never see a foreign hopper being loaded on the on its main to Newport News. IIRC, these were also loaded at coal mines served by the C&O, not off line mines. Would NRBX be considered "foreign"?, Or ar

Can anybody provide me with a telephone number or e-mail address for Hundman publishing. Their WEB SITe has neither. Thanks Bill Williams

Each car had two blue flags. Why was this? Were there maybe two different crews/groups working and one wouldn't want to be in danger relying on the other's blue flags in case one group left earlier th

<matthewjstrickland@...> wrote: Matt I was wrong about the Richardson part. The name I was thinking about was the Harry L. Laws Molasses Co., also of New Orleans. Bill Williams

<matthewjstrickland@...> wrote: Dear Matt I have two tankcars decaled for the "Williams Molasses Co". of New Orleans. My name is Williams and I live in the N.O. area so I had to get these decals when

anyone Please Sorry. tried to e-mail off list but had a computer problem. I would like this book if still available. Bill Williams > > > >

Dear Arnold There were no U.S. Army boxcars (in any reporting marks) in my 1943 ORER. The Transportation Corps herald on the car indicates that such a car would be post WWII. My guess, subject to corr

I just got a copy of a catalog from Karen's Books. They are advertising a copy of the above book by kline & Culotta for "only" $59.95. Their phone number is 1-760-736-9288. If interested I'd suggest m

wrote: question. The more relevant questions are: do ? -- requiring steel center sill. additional suupport. increase to the extent that the additional support provided by truss rods became irrelevant.

is bananas Does this mean that, at least in the '60's, banana ships came to Seattle for eastward loading? I had always thought that bananas came through Gulf Coast ports and went all over vis I.C. and

52999) painted in the "tilted roadname" scheme, or whatever it was called? Kurt Subject to correction, AFAIK those wood cars were never painted in the slant lettering. Some, post WWII, got the new her

wrote: had may and FWIW, a few years ago I ordered the War Bonds C&EI car since I model 1943. It was a great kit to assemble. Later I happened to be looking through some WWII era "Railroad" magazines

Just called and ordered one. Thanks Bill Williams

when wrote: well unless, freightcars. the with a info it. stencil" I have seen (and sometimes done when in a hurry to get a car on the layout) the reweigh dates just covered over with weathering when