The PRR and B&O empty gondolas just right of the centre bottom of the image appear to contain left-over mineral chunks – could be broken cut stone, or something else more unprocessed. Cars on the left

Sorry, I seem to be receiving no e-mail from yahoo today and cannot seem to access it online either. Rob

Hi Pierre – do you have an image of the running board lateral supports folded up? I’m curious to see how they are supposed to look. Rob

My apologies for sending irrelevant stuff to these lists. Not at all sure what’s occurring but will go silent for the time being. Rob Kirkham

OK give the next a try. Rob

That’s interesting. Any idea whether the full length rib versions or the shorter ribs? Rob Kirkham

Well, in a pinch I’ve used a door hinge as a vice and a razor blade to fold over the part. Worked well enough. Rob Kirkham

For an assembly jig, I cut a C shaped piece of heavy styrene sheet roughly the height of the ladder to be modelled. Tape an unfolded etch to the styrene, positioned so the top holes/rungs of the ladde

LOL! Definitely one of the funniest yet. Rob

Good advice guys – thanks. I’ll look over the deck and make additions and changes to reflect the many good ideas! No promises about Prototype Rails just yet Jeff. But I’ll see if I can entice my sweet

clinic preparation insights? Hi there, I’m busy collecting images and ORER information to present a freight car clinic. The focus is basically a summary of the house car roster of a specific railroad

Hi Dennis - Can you explain the logic that leads you to suggest I look for lots 5179 and 5294? You made a mental leap there and I have not kept up. Rob

USRA single sheathed boxcars Thanks Dennis; will look for those. Rob

USRA single sheathed boxcars Just wondering: when I look at some published drawings of these cars (wish I could remember where from and date), the end is represented as a 5/5/5 murphy end above an end

The photos I have of the 220series cars show 6/8 ends. So as a stand in, yes. The 7/7 ends on the 215 series make it a closer match, though I am still wondering about height. A photo I have shows a si

Thanks for this Dennis, that’s a helpful start for comparing cars. I was looking through various records for the CPR fleet prior to 1923 and noticed that the split between the steel frame (Dominion/Fo

Thanks Dennis. The need to be careful using any of these dimensions on such a diverse group of cars is noted. One element of modelling cars from the era is obtaining square-enough photos to try to der

Yes, thank you Ray (and everyone else supporting the effort to identify prototype opportunities). It is really helpful to see the cars these models reflect. For me the kitbash fodder is perhaps the mo

Ah, 8 is a “sold out” issue. Will have to look around for a used copy. Thanks for the tip Bruce. Rob

I model the CPR in Vancouver, 1946. The area was frequented by gons bringing shipbuilding material to the waterfront for a few years, so I need a variety. The other thing I’m curious about is how the