Thanks for pointing out the date Brian … ;>) Bill Schneider

Well, before the conspiracy theories start. .We had nothing to do with JFK, Elvis does not work for Rapido, and we did indeed receive the reefers. Really. http://www.rapidotrains.com/rapidonewscurrent

Actually, if you zoom in, there are TWO hoppers of pickles, one is in the loading dock. That’s the O&W one, and it’s still there. The freight clerk was some guy named Brock… ;>) Bill Schneider http://

Due to the long promised, but as of yet unfulfilled, hope of increased meat traffic which - it was claimed - would occur as soon as a new group of meat reefers arrived, and also in no small part to th

They were mentioned in the last (#49 http://www.rapidotrains.com/rapidonews49.html#anchor3 or http://www.rapidotrains.com/rapidonews46.html#anchor3 – scroll down a bit) newsletter… as well as most pri

Seriously, the era covered by this list is still – by most opinions – the most popular era, followed by the (GASP!) modern era (defined here as post-1959). Most manufacturers are well aware of this. T

Manufacturers never listen. Bill Schneider Rapido Trains Ex-Branchline

Having just finished getting one of these ready for my 1951-era layout I can report that the careful use of the point of a #11 X-Acto blade will very convincingly turn an “8” into a “0” simply by scra

Obviously, this is a VERY important car as the NYO&W had a fleet of copies. Unfortunately, since I model 1951 and they were largely off the roster by 1947, there is no chance of Rapido doing one… And

They no doubt have Tim… they’ve all been let go… Because the ends were separate parts it was possible to put the wrong ends in with a kit. We used to do everything that we could to minimize this possi

“Unfortunately, the photo has two major flaws: the O&W diseasels (which he wisely cropped out of the one that didn’t work), and the total lack of UP cars in the train.” You say flaws, I saw benefits…

Thanks for spotting that Tim… ;>) I posted sample photos at the end of last week at - http://www.rapidotrains.com/trucks_ho.html (scroll down). Bill Schneider Rapido Trains From: STMFC@...

At the risk of jumping in on a “me too” post… Me too! In fact, there are two freight car articles in a row if you consider the continuing DL&W/C&IM caboose series. In the spirit of equal coverage, I c

A few photos on line thanks to Terry….: http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/images/nyc-47025.jpg http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/images/nyc-46832.jpg http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/images/nyc-72

Scott, The “Dartnot” ends were not unique to the NYC, but the Despatch ends were. Perhaps these are what you meant. The Despatch ends do resemble a PS end in that they have straight ribs going across

Don, Seems that there is some sort of temporal distortion on my STMFC feed since I read the reply to this message earlier tody. ;>) Still, the idea posted then was a good one. I would use a piece of t

I'm well aware of the "yellow/silver roof". discussions.. But this thread has presented some additional information that I was not aware of and might shed a little light on this. Erie cars of that tim

Sent: Friday, August 9, 2013 5:56 AM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] Re: Atlas 1932 ARA Boxcar - Again "Erie - Paint and lettering are right on but will the model have "Buckeye" ends? I'd l

Craig Zeni has mentioned it already, but I’ll second it – the NYO&W. 1) early to mid 1930s - The highest level of traffic was in this time period. 2) researchable through visits, photos, books - Check

Could be… http://freight.railfan.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=cn55219&o=cn Bill Schneider From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Bruce F. Smith Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 5: