From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Tim O'Connor Maybe after Roger Hinman finishes the MDT book and Bill Welch the FGE book, someone with the knowledge will write t

Gene, Since you were last there, an enterprising soul has devised a way to bring the table height up to approximately arm pit elevation. It makes for much more enjoyable viewing, and much less back pa

I left Naperville on Sunday, not hearing or seeing anything official about next years' meet. I thought I overheard a couple folks saying that it was moving to the first weekend in November for next ye

Tim, I agree. I prefer metal wheels for various reasons; but was really surprised at the findings. In his rollability testing, Brian used the same box car with the same trucks, swapping out the wheels

Pierre, I agree with Steve on the uniformity being the key. The HO Scale club I belong to does not weigh to NMRA Specs, rather something a bit lighter, due to our grades. We very seldom have any troub

Olin Dirks wrote: Along the old Wabash near Minneola Iowa, are three wrecked boxcars lying on their sides tilted down into a gully. Olin, I can't help you with identifying the car; but the Wabash comm

Tim, No. As far as I can determine, the horizontal stiffener across the ends (and in line with the top of the side), is the only difference. gary roe quincy, illinois _____ From: STMFC@...

Tim, The closest I can determine is that the Wabash acquired the cars in late 1962 or early 1963. I have a photo dated April 1963. Technically, the model is wrong for the Wabash in that it is a Class

Larry & Jim, Thanks for your humorous and informative replies! Seems I gave up my search for the truth too soon. Sorry. gary roe quincy, illinois _____ From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@yahoog

I started looking at these records this AM and already have a question. The very first train has 2 car loads of "styron". A check of the internet tells me he is "a writer born in 1925"; but for some r

To All, I received the below message just a little while ago from another list. I know that, like me, a number of you know Ed; and will want to know of this development, even tho it is very bad news.

There is an article in the 08Feb1960 issue of Railway Age concerning Mechanical Refrigerator Cars, and how they are managing to increase traffic. While the article is beyond the cutoff for this list,

Thanks Tony & Bill! gary roe quincy, illinois _____ From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Anthony Thompson Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 12:30 PM To: STMFC@yahoog

Tony, Thanks. I felt like it must not have gone over very well. However, I cannot find the pictures you speak of in the PFE book. I did find a couple small photos of Preco "Cargotemp" equipment on pag

The March 28, 1955 issue of Railway Age has an article in it about a new development by the Waukesha Motor Company. Basically, it is a retro fit for an ice-bunker reefer to turn it into a mechanical r

Claus, Please consider writing an article on your conversion and sending it to "N Scale Railroading" magazine. gary roe quincy, illinois

As life has a way of doing, Rob has been under a lot of "outside influence" which has been in competition for his free time for well over a year now. The company he works for is located in Cedar Falls

Schuyler, The book you are thinking about is most likely "Wabash" by Donald Heimburger. Other than saying that it looks like it was laid out by a 3rd grader, and that virtually all photos are badly re

Al, The C&IM facility at Havana has utilized a Wellman Rotary Car Dumper since 01 Dec 1949. I do not know what method was used prior to that. gary roe quincy, illinois

Thanks Dennis! gary roe quincy, illinois