Scott, I use their surfacer but often just grab a can of One of their light grays. Seems to work fine, Tony Thompson

Tim Alund wrote: You must! The Tru-Color will not adhere to resin at all. Prime any way you like (I prefer Tamiya rattle cans). Tony Thompson tony@...

That a car end would be termed "indestructible" tells you all you need to know about problems with wood car ends, leading eventually to steel ends, of course. And BTW the name of that end turned out t

Dave Parker wrote: I'm not sure what Dave based this statement on, and have looked into the history of freight car handling to see if I could see what he meant. I already replied that essentially the

Mont Switzer wrote: Works equally well with brass screws, Mont. Just turn a nut onto the screw above the cut, make the cut, then turn the nut back off, cleans up the thread, then file if needed. Almos

Lovely model and beautiful paint scheme. But if the body color was called "yellow ocher," I would say the model is not that color. Alternatively, if the model is the right color, it should not be call

Don Valentine wrote: Looking at the photos I have from PFE shop work, I see no sign of any panels being assembled. Several photos clearly show individual boards (grooved to look like two boards) being

Bob Chaparro wrote: This is what the tariff rules called "loaded to full visible capacity." Tony Thompson tony@...

Tim O'Connor wrote: Very true, and a point to remember. Conversely, in slower economic periods, many foreign empties would be sent backwards over their service route. Tony Thompson tony@signaturepress

Tim O'Connor wrote: There were at least two match factories in California in the WW II era. Tony Thompson tony@...

Dave Parker wrote: Not sure where this comes from. The Car Service Rules as we know them were adopted by AAR in 1934, and were described as codifying principles already largely in operation. Tony Thom

Dave Parker wrote: Then why are the same Car Service Rules in the back of ORER issues prior to 1942? Tony Thompson tony@...

One more time, guys. Box cars were free runners. They could have arrived in Seattle after being loaded ANYWHERE. Get over the idea that they had to be loaded on their home road. Tony Thompson tony@sig

Doug Paasch wrote: Remember that for awhile in the '50's BAR loaned its reefers to PFE from June 1 to October 1. So there you are! California vegetable or oranges, fresh to Seattle! Tony Thompson tony

Claus Schlund wrote: The late Warren Mayfield, who supervised wreck clearance on the P&LE for years, said that inevitably the worst accidents happened on bridges or fills, usually at night, and typica

Doug Harding wrote: Good example, and the railroad serving Stanley would have wanted to provide good service, thus possibly a Grade A home-road box car. But that yardmaster, having a Stanley request f

Steve SANDIFER wrote: Google and you shall find. Tony Thompson tony@...

Claus Schlund wrote: Usually a car like this would be LOADED through the dome, but the apparatus looks a little like a siphon, so it may be unloading. Some states forbade unloading through bottom outl

R J Dial wrote: You're assuming they were loaded by the home road and sent to the West Coast. More likely they were loaded SOMEWHERE in the U.S. and sent there. For example, the car in Seattle might h

Tim O'Connor wrote: You are right, Tim, the entire business model for the PFE trailers was to capture westward loads in addition to produce eastward. I was referring to reefers, both ice and mechanica