wrote: Shawn, It may be a galvanized roof; but my guess is that what you're seeing is sun reflection off of fresh paint. Look at the trust plate and journal box lids. gary roe

Bill wrote: Lastly, a well known modeler has announced that he is leaving fulltime (and safe and secure) employment to among other things do books, a magazine, full resin kits and resin kit conversion

Clark wrote: The iron ore mined in southeastern Minnesota went to the East St. Louis area. I can't remember exactly where. Clark, Probably to Granite City Steel. gary roe

Chris asked: Where were the CGW ore shipments going and how were they unloaded? Would they have used a power shovel of some type? Chris, I can't help with the first question; but it is highly likely t

Tim asked: Why did the Wabash have so many thousands of hopper cars anyway? Were there coal mines in central Illinois, Indiana or Ohio served by the Wabash? Or perhaps in north-central Missouri? Tim &

Tim wrote: Oh well... I've been trying for some time to acquire one accurate model of a Wabash caboose. When the good ones show up on Ebay I always get outbid. Tim, Overland Models has announced that

Bill asked: I am thinking about putting them in a loose leaf book to make each page more accessible, but that that would compromise that originality of what I think it are major surviving PRR artifact

Ted, You mentioned that those of us in scales other than HO would have to do a lot of scratchbuilding; and after reading your list and seeing that a LOT of the cars were Sunshine, I can see why. Could

Ed asked: Does anyone know an organized model railroad magazine collector with magazines from the '40s and '50s who is willing to make photocopies? I'm willing to pay $1/page. Ed, You could probably g

A small article in the 13 Aug 1932 issue of Railway Age about a shipment of silk stated "At Chicago, where the shipment arrived on the morning of July 30, one car broke bulk". What does "broke bulk" m

Richard asked: I have seeveral B/W photos of FtDDM&S box and auto cars in which it's obvious that the herald background is a different color than the car body. Can one of you corn belt guys tell me wh

Ed wrote: It is very likely that the Wabash owned the property on which Ford built the Claycomo plant. Ed, I won't say for sure; but I doubt it very much. Not unless they bought it for the sole purpos

I would like to buy one of the Sunshine mini kits which is the replacement roof for a Kato covered hopper with decals for the CB&Q version. I would like to buy several of the same kit which has the Mi

Buddy, You need to get a copy of RP Cyc No. 3 gary

Mike, The Wabash Railroad "Rules and Regulations for the Maintenance of Way and Structures" dated 01 Feb 1944 states: "When required to ride on freight or work trains, employes must place themselves i

Mike Brock asked: I noticed a new wood caboose in my hobby shop yesterday. A 30' Walthers caboose, cupola on the end, 3 windows ahead of it. Lettered variously, it looks like a photo of a CB&Q [ I'm n

Bill Darnaby wrote: If this review is of interest to the list I can provide more as I am in the middle of plowing through a large backlog of resin kits. Bill, This type of information is extremely hel

I recently came into possession of a copy of the book "The Iron Horse at War" by James E. Valle. On page 142 of the book is a shot of the ATSF Argentine Yard. Directly below the photographer are two b