I've started putting my dish of tap water in the microwave for a minute or so before I toss in the decals. Using this "hot" water (more like hot shower temperature) cuts the time to float off the back

I've done it with passenger trains, but not freight. lack of reference materials on my part mostly as I'd like to do an accurate mixed train sometime. Jim Murrie -

I was fortunate enough to get a copy of "Moving Mail and Express by Rail" from Ed when it first came out and it is, indeed, a treasure trove of information. Because it has an abundance of primary sour

One person's opinion; strong yes, consistent transpaency, no. The larger the window, the more it was noticable. But, as I said, that's just my experience so it might include large amounts of "operator

Jeff; Many moons ago when I was getting my MBA degree the rule of thumb was that you wanted to "long haul" the raw materials (low value goods) and "short haul" the finished product (i.e. high value go