I ordered my various Walthers UP CA1's February 25th of 2005. And I received them not a whole lot later than that. Check out 932-7541, 2, 3 on the Walthers site. Ed Edward Sutorik

I posted the following in the MFCL. I'm also interested in how the matter was dealt with "back in the day": Someone on the Atlas forum asked about wood floors in gons--in particular, Railgons. I "asse

Thank you all for your answers! Ed Edward Sutorik

No for SP&S, no for GN, highly likely no for NP. Ed Edward Sutorik

A consensus? Surely, you jest, sir. I'd like to see a nice USRA double-sheathed box. But that's not exactly an answer to your question. Are you asking if folks think there are "models available" that

"If you're having an assembly problem, YOU are making a mistake." It is a STUNNING bit of design/engineering work. But, it's neither a foobie or an anti-foobie. Like the Dude, it just IS. Ed Edward Su

Inspired by Tony Thompson, I figured I try setting up a place for the group to post info on the prototypes for various HO models. I was tremendously impressed by how everyone got together and did the

I'll throw in a couple of WOW's, too. I didn't know about this site before. I finally found out what that funny looking triangle was that I had to make out of little pieces of decal stripe. Great site

Since we're going OT, note this one from definitely-not-the-SE-of-USA Stockton, CA: http://www.groceteria.com/place/california/stockton/stocktons-new-piggly-wiggly-1932/ And, I recall (in a perhaps dr

A different "issue": I noticed that in the "Scale models" section of the Cyc article, no mention was made of the Athearn sheet metal kits. I s'pose they could be considered too inferior to qualify, bu

The subject of this model last came up, as far as I can find out, on this list back in '04. I thought I would myself submit it again. The model is OMI-3230, described on the box as GATC 10,000 Gal. Ta

Neither the company nor the reporting mark is listed in my January 1939 ORER (nor in others of mine, from 1926 to 1960), but Northern Indiana dot-dot-dot does show up after the end of the world (1960)

"A more likely cargo would have been to carry transformer oils (contain PCP)when the utilities were having to get rid of them and use more benign fluids." This tank car must have been built way before

I wonder if the reporting marks "NIPX" might possibly not be for Northern Indiana Public Utilities. In post-list years, the organization used "NORX", not "NIPX". And in my list-years of ORER, I can't

Thank you, Ian, for the info. Speculation withdrawn. Well, that one, anyway. This info sorta implies that the ad photo was taken in the early thirties. The top-activated coupler kinda gets me thinking

Wait a sec. Someone pointed out that the car may have been withdrawn from service (interchange). If that were the case, the car could have sat on a siding somewhere untouched for a very long time. And

Tim, The photo is credited to Gerritsen, not Marsh. Also, there would be no particular reason to remove lettering just because a car was removed from interchange service and "stored". I don't think, a

Right here (I hope), Bob: www.shorpy.com/node/10695?size_original Sure is interesting to see a photo of a ferry with stock cars plus cars with clerestory roofs. Must have been great fun!! Ed Edward Su

In my 1953 Cyclopedia, Superior, in their ad, refers to their doors as "doors", but there are no examples in their ad of anything but the typical sliding freight car door. In a Youngstown ad, they ref

The below has been on the GN group for a few days. I thought I'd bring it here to a wider group. Athearn has announced GN airslides. The artwork they show if for GN 71904 (series 71900-71909). These w