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Strange parts
Just got my MP hopper conversion from Ted and started on it. Could someone tell me what the retangular pieces are and where do they go. Larry Smith
Just got my MP hopper conversion from Ted and started on it. Could someone tell me what the retangular pieces are and where do they go. Larry Smith
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Virginian Hopper Decals
David That style of lettering for the VGN H8s can be done using Champ's VGN roadname set combined with the hopper set. Virginian put their car classes on all their cars and that data is missing from t
David That style of lettering for the VGN H8s can be done using Champ's VGN roadname set combined with the hopper set. Virginian put their car classes on all their cars and that data is missing from t
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Pig Iron - Sloss Furnace
Sloss is still open to the public and other areas are being restored making it a major museum site. They have completly restored the area under the receiving tracks and you can go under them and see h
Sloss is still open to the public and other areas are being restored making it a major museum site. They have completly restored the area under the receiving tracks and you can go under them and see h
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Resin Casting: Strength vs. Length
Shawn I've built lots of cars from resin and made my own. I have cast an entire fleet of, while not applicable to this list, EBT double hoppers. They are as strong as any of the styrene cars I have an
Shawn I've built lots of cars from resin and made my own. I have cast an entire fleet of, while not applicable to this list, EBT double hoppers. They are as strong as any of the styrene cars I have an
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Propane Car
Gary That was a Chlorine car. Larry Smith GMeyer6103@... wrote:
Gary That was a Chlorine car. Larry Smith GMeyer6103@... wrote:
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Railroads and the Auto Industry: A Research Question.
Shawn I won't say never because that will get you in trouble, but I doubt if the NYC gons would have been used on the SSW. Larry Smith "Beckert, Shawn" wrote:
Shawn I won't say never because that will get you in trouble, but I doubt if the NYC gons would have been used on the SSW. Larry Smith "Beckert, Shawn" wrote:
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Railroads and the Auto Industry: A Research Question
Greg I wrote the section on the automobile cars prior to the introduction of the high cube and auto racks and it was edited down from around 60000 words to just over 3500 to fit in the space, so there
Greg I wrote the section on the automobile cars prior to the introduction of the high cube and auto racks and it was edited down from around 60000 words to just over 3500 to fit in the space, so there
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Caboose help
I'm doing a review of the new Walthers' caboose and the sample I received is for the C&NW. I know the prototype for this cabosse is GTW, but I have a question? Did the C&NW have anything close to them
I'm doing a review of the new Walthers' caboose and the sample I received is for the C&NW. I know the prototype for this cabosse is GTW, but I have a question? Did the C&NW have anything close to them
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Walthers Catalog-Wabash WWII emergency Gons and Westerfield
Victor Where have you been? Westerfield canceled out of the Wathers catalog last year when they presented him a bill for, I think $1500, as a cost of being in the catalog. Al pulled his listing and no
Victor Where have you been? Westerfield canceled out of the Wathers catalog last year when they presented him a bill for, I think $1500, as a cost of being in the catalog. Al pulled his listing and no
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The End of The "Kit"
Shawn What do you mean rumor. Its a fact and they are already doing it. Larry Smith "Beckert, Shawn" wrote:
Shawn What do you mean rumor. Its a fact and they are already doing it. Larry Smith "Beckert, Shawn" wrote:
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Armour cars
I know that Armour had one such facilities in Huntington, WV. It was interesting in the fact that it was served on two sides by two different railroads, the C&O on the river side and the B&O on the st
I know that Armour had one such facilities in Huntington, WV. It was interesting in the fact that it was served on two sides by two different railroads, the C&O on the river side and the B&O on the st
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Steam era piggyback, more on CNSM RR
Tim You might also want to add that the South Shore also operated the same type of equipment. What I found interesting was that there were two type of piggyback cars. One that held two trailers and th
Tim You might also want to add that the South Shore also operated the same type of equipment. What I found interesting was that there were two type of piggyback cars. One that held two trailers and th
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modeling group?
I was surprised by that one too. I'll get the info together today and post it. Larry Smith Schuyler G Larrabee wrote:
I was surprised by that one too. I'll get the info together today and post it. Larry Smith Schuyler G Larrabee wrote:
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Steam era piggyback
I know from research that the follwoing railroads operated piggyback behind steam. Chicago Great Western, New Haven, Lackawana, and now SP. The questions I have are PRR and B&O along with the NKP. The
I know from research that the follwoing railroads operated piggyback behind steam. Chicago Great Western, New Haven, Lackawana, and now SP. The questions I have are PRR and B&O along with the NKP. The
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modeling group?
I think this group is what he's looking for as far as the railroad cars go. I have some info on the Lakawana cars and it seems as though they were cut down hopper cars. I'll check on my info and post
I think this group is what he's looking for as far as the railroad cars go. I have some info on the Lakawana cars and it seems as though they were cut down hopper cars. I'll check on my info and post
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C&BT
Ted Dick has been critically ill and from what I understand recently had a lung transplant, so the whole company has been on a slow down. Larry Smith Ted Culotta wrote:
Ted Dick has been critically ill and from what I understand recently had a lung transplant, so the whole company has been on a slow down. Larry Smith Ted Culotta wrote:
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BC&G hoppers
Please give it a check and see if they are listed Larry Armand Premo wrote:
Please give it a check and see if they are listed Larry Armand Premo wrote:
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BC&G hoppers
I was refered to a site that contained a lot of photos of one of my favorite railroads, the Buffalo Creek and Gauley. In one of the photos, taken at the Widon tipple in 1925 that the BC&G had two type
I was refered to a site that contained a lot of photos of one of my favorite railroads, the Buffalo Creek and Gauley. In one of the photos, taken at the Widon tipple in 1925 that the BC&G had two type
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Extra Decals to a Good Home
Garth I have a HN-58 I'll be glad to send you. Just send me your address off list. Larry Smith "Garth G. Groff" wrote:
Garth I have a HN-58 I'll be glad to send you. Just send me your address off list. Larry Smith "Garth G. Groff" wrote:
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tractor combine loads not on topic
While I relize that this isn't relevant to the timeframe of the list, I thought I would pass this on to everybody as the same concept could be used for an earlier era. I just got back for shopping wit
While I relize that this isn't relevant to the timeframe of the list, I thought I would pass this on to everybody as the same concept could be used for an earlier era. I just got back for shopping wit
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