You are all trying to overthink this situation. A Baggage car in a passenger train goes B/O in route and must be set out. The Railroad will arrange to transfer the cargo if any to the quickest means p

All: Recently Tony and I have discussed replacement Stirrup steps for the Intermountain R-40-23 cars. Attached is a photo of a sprue with one of the steps still attached. The sprues will have six step

Tony: The late Paul Lyons and I took the plastic casting from the Intermountain kit and had them cast up. We used them in lew of the plastic ones that came in the kit. Paul C. Koehler

Bill: Best guess would be Indio. Paul C. Koehler

Tony: Very well said. You took care of the shipper who wanted a car for loading first. Everything else came second. Paul C. Koehler

All: Yesterday while at the Whistle Stop in Pasadena I discovered that they had somewhere around 50 Sunshine kits for sale. They are priced at either$50.00 or $60.00 each. They are not on their web si

Tim: I sure that if you did the research, John would publish in trainline. Paul C. Koehler

Bob: All van type trailers in the 400000 series were open top, they did not have a roof. This was to facilitate the loading and unloading of the van by overhead cranes. Normal vans with full roofs wer

Bill: What is your question on the PE caboose? I might have the answer. Paul C. Koehler

Brian: Yes I read it and I would like you to explain your comment. You stated that the four cars that you pictures were “Other cars not suitable of interchange?”. . All four cars could be seen in inte

Brian: Please explain, as all of these cars were used in interchange service. Paul C. Koehler

Kevin: Thank you for the car photos, I personally was getting very tired of the town names. Paul C. Koehler

Nelson: That’s OK I forwarded it to Fred. Paul

Brian: Look again, I believe that’s two Coast Guard SP’s and a Coast Guard Officer. Paul; C. Koehler

Nelson: I have had good luck getting MV lenses from Fred at The Original Whistle Stop in Pasadena CA. Paul C. Koehler

Tony: Almost correct it was the 999 track, which only was located in the computer. As soon as the correct location for the car was identified the car was sent to that location. Paul C. Koehler

Bill: Yes I use File Maker Pro. Like it very well. Paul C. Koehler

Andy: You are not alone with this affliction. Paul

Tony: After seeing Ben’s response with the instruction I agree. It’s a Varney. Paul C. Koehler

Tony: I had one just like that years ago, I think yours is one of the early Athearns. Paul C. Koehler