Rich Be aware that these trailers are plaster and are very heavy unlike the hollow cast resin trailers. Would love to see the photo of the SOO Line trailer on LV Flat, also the LV trailer on the M&StL

Hey Tony The best article I've seen on the old methods of tie downs is from a Model Railroader back in the 1950s. And you are right about the way the trailers were literaly straped in place using diff

Tim The man's name is Paul Redmond. His phone number is 1-815-379-2171. Don't have his new address. Be ready to talk as Paul will bend your ear. Larry Smith Tim O'Connor wrote:

Shawn I think you might be painting too broad of a brush about the lack of piggyback cars for this era. Up until the introduction of the PRR 75' cars, which Walthers offered at one time, most if not a

Walthers has them listed in the vehicle section. There are three of them. A 24, 28, and 32 footers. They list for 14.95 to 16.95. I have several of them and the detail is excellent. Larry Smith Clark

Brian You are over looking Sparrow Point Models, a div of Bethleham Car Shops. He has accurate models of the Lacawana Trailers, the PRR Trailers in resin. Don Mills Models has an accurate model of an

Jeff While there are Pure Oil Decals available from Walthers they are not usable for the time frame that you are asking about. I have researched this one myself and the lastest I can find Pure operati

Does anyone know anything about the cars made by Picard Novelty Co.s car kits. A friend of mine has received four of them. One is a 50 standard roof car, 42' standard roof car and 2 40' round roofs. A

Steve Those dies were trashed and the product destroyed. The Yardmaster series has cast on detail verses the add on detail of the Blueprint series. That's the big difference. They aren't too short. La

Xeron cutters. Larry Smith Beckert, Shawn wrote:

Peter I did an article for Model Railroading on a history of the Circus flat cars. Also the curator of the Circus World Museum has wrtten a more complete history then I did. Mt Vernon cars were built

Quick question When were archbar trucks outlawed in interchange service. Larry Smith

Speaking of narrow gauige versions, it looks like the TWin Mountain and Potomac had a narrow gauge version of the B&O M-15. I have the builders photos of the car and they were big cars for a narrow ga

Ted I've got an extra Viking roof and looking for someplace to use it. The D&H car looks like a great choice. What body did you use for it? Larry Smith.

1947 was the official year, however they were still reporting cars for the Pere Marquette district in the 53 ORER Larry Smith Paul Catapano wrote:

After judging two cars last night at my club for merit awards for the AP program, it became appearant that a total lack of understanding, not just from the person who built the models, but by most of

There are more ramifications to this then just the UP forcing the manufacturers to ante up a fee. Since a lot of our equipment is now manufactured overseas, all it would take is for them to notify cus

Denis What type of underframe did the AMB cabooses (M5s?) have. I have a friend who is building the kit and wants to build a better underframe then what comes with the kit. Larry Smith Denis F. Blake

If by ribbed side you mean their USRA, then yes you can get away with it, but the car isn't exactly right as has been noted on this list. The Accurail car is more correct as also has been noted on thi

Thanks David. That was exactly what I needed. Larry Smith James D Thompson wrote: