The May-June 2010 issue of the free Model Railroad Hobbyist eZine is now available (147 pages of new model railroading how-to content). Go to _http://model-http://mohttp://mohtt_ (http://model-railroa

Attached is a Vulcan truck from the 1919 Car Builders Cyclopedia. Note the size of the rail spikes. Richard Bale tgmadden@... writes: Lack of freight car immersion showing... Tom "but I c

Free for your enjoyment... The March/April edition of Model Railroad Hobbyist eZine is now available free at _www.model-railroad-hobbyist.com_ (http://www.model-railroad-hobbyist.com/) Richard Bale Ne

Free for your enjoyment.... The February 2010 Newsletter from Model Railroad Hobbyist eZine is now available free at _http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com._ (http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com.) Richard

The 150-page Jan-Feb 2010 issue of the Model Railroad Hobbyist eZine is now available free at _http://model-http://mohttp://mohtt_ (http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com) Richard Bale News Editor, Model

In an update last night I learned that Martin's doctors have delayed the surgery originally scheduled for late December. No firm date has been set but presumably it will be within the next several day

AFAIK Ron Sebastian owns Centrailia Car Shops, the name and the tooling and decides what should be built. InterMountain is responsible for manufacturing and marketing including direct sales and distri

Martin Lofton, who previously expressed plans to retire as sponsor of the annual Sunshine Prototype Modelers Meet, has announced that an agreement has been reached with Joe D’Elia to take over the pop

The October Model Railroad Hobbyist mediaZine is now available at _http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com_ (http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com) As always, it's free. Richard Bale

Jerry... I have the two-page AAR Standards Report from the 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia. Today is a little hectic but I'll scan it and email it to you this evening. Richard Bale Carlsbad, CA Have you

Ed... Copies of drawing and photo of Erie 53' 6" flat from 1946 CBC are being sent directly to you at _Loizeaux@... (mailto:Loizeaux@...) Richard Bale Carlsbad, CA Have you read t

Steve... As a point of clarification, the proper title of the book you reference is Cyclopedia, not Encyclopedia. Perhaps other nit pickers on this list can provide a better definition, but it is my u

FYI...A rare Simmons-Boardman book that combines the essentials of the 1951 Car Builders' Cyclopedia and the 1951 Locomotive Builders' Cyclopedia but without such things as the advertising and AAR/ARA

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Hello Al: I request permission to download and use your photo of the Matheison R7 in a new products column that will appear in Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine - a new E-zine that may be accessed at h

A-Line carries a variety of lead weights including sheets. Go to http://ppw-aline.com and scroll down to Weighting Supplies, than scroll to Lead Sheets. The items are also listed in WWW.Walthers.com u

Whit Towers, who was president of the NMRA during the development of the X2f, once told me that the project was one of the most frustrating experiences of his life. He said industry leaders pressed th

At what point does a gratuity become a bride? As long as I'm asking questions, what does this thread have to do with steam era freight cars? Dick Bale ************************************** See what's

I'm curious if anyone knows why the significant difference in time required to clean up Kemtron casting vs those from Valley Brass, since production at both firms was handled by Harry Parker, a produc

Bill Clouser had samples of his O scale resin box cars at the PCR 25th Anniversary Convention at Disneyland in 1969. But they didn't draw much attention because Clouser was there to demonstrate the us