Woops...there it is on p.42 Clover House set #8372-01 WIF&Steamship Co. Box car 40' brown c.1952-62 white lettering of #247 with ship herald on right upper stating "Florida-Havana Railroad Car Ferries

There is nothing for WIF in last Clover House catalog that I can see. regards Stefan Lerche Duncan, BC

Folks, I picked up some of those "ACF built" center belt rail meat reefers for cheap that were done wrong for ARM by IM, in their anything goes schemes(Yes, I've got the good ART kits from Jerry as we

Don, Go here: http://amarillorailmuseum.com/artreefer.html Hope that helps Stefan

Acquired a P2K single deck Mather type stock car in good shape except for damaged paint/stenciling. Any thoughts on correct replacement decals for prototypical roads ie: NP/GN etc. or will I have to s

I'm modelling KCS 20899 50' DD steel boxcar with the P2K kit and Oddballs decals and was wondering if someone could help with the correct paint practice for these cars. I've got the builders photo whi

Are these Thomas models actually of ~8K (in total) tanks vs. the common 10k plastic models out there? regards Stefan wrote: (I'd Conoco have a not only if

Thanks Tony! I was wondering what shops those cryptic PRR codes represented. Stefan Not being a--- In STMFC@..., Tony Thompson <thompsonmarytony@...> wrote: other PRR car and from such as

What are plausible PRR reweigh codes/lettering for these and other PRR gons. I'm using a Komar dry transfer for a Tichy War Emergency car and it only has a "New" date. I can't make out the corect lett

Well, given that these are very fine books, I wholeheartedly second that request. Volume #2 seems especially sought after as it contains part 1 of the ACF type 27 tankcar series. However, IMO this auc

Brian, I'm not sure if there is another more specific article, but see Richard Hendrickson's article on PFE R-40-23 cars(with info on the PC&F built NP clones) in the October 1994 Railmodel Journal. A

Thanks to all who replied so quickly! Stefan Lerche Duncan, BC

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good/complete set for HO scale GM&O boxcars? I've had little luck so far with the usual supects as all I can find is a roadname set at Champ. Is this set accura

I'm also looking for a source for a photo of one of these cars in as delivered or early 1950s repaint. Can someone confirm black roof, ends and underframe/trucks? Thanks again Stefan Lerche Duncan, BC

Can someone direct me to a source for (or perhaps be so kind as to send me) a side/end view of this series of 40' DD auto car? I'm looking for the as delivered or early 1950s repaint for a modelling p

As I understand it, K brakes were banned in interchange on tank cars as of October 1, 1953 and had a final ban (returning cars)by January 1, 1954. Is there evidence that there was a large scale rebuil

Go here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&ih=010&item=200018210064&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 cheers Stefan

I think that was "Hidalgo"...like the Mexican state named for independence leader Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. cheers Stefan Lerche' Duncan, BC Mortensen and about how came AAR of Frank stock of the the

I thought that he already had one: #1219 Symington-Gould Hi-Speed Trucks 5 1/2' w/b Axle to Axle or is this not a correct truck? Stefan Lerche' Duncan, BC Canada these trucks, would it be possible to

Don, You need Tony Thompson's PFE book and that'll answer all the questions you'll ever have (even has paint chips). The Athearn car is indeed based on the PFE R-40-23. He also had an extensive series