Well said Marty. As with all of you, Richard has helped me with various information over the years. The first time I contacted him, he didn't know me from Adam; but he took the time to answer. At the

Well said Marty. As with all of you, Richard has helped me with various information over the years. The first time I contacted him, he didn't know me from Adam; but he took the time to answer. At the

Thanks Richard. Do you think it would be possible to see the scheme you mentioned of reporting marks, numbers, and data only, into the late 50's? gary roe quincy, illinois

Whoa Jerry! Whoa! I need to disspell that rumor right away. I am not an "authority" on anything, much less on the Wabash. However, you are right about them being virtual duplicates. Series 2600-2624 w

David, How late could one reasonably expect to find a car painted in this scheme? Thanks! gary roe quincy, illinois

Many thanks to Eric Lombard, Ben Hom, Bill Hirt, and Tim O'Connor for their help, and especially the photos! Now all I have to do, is figure out what "handsomely rewarded" means. Perhaps I can purchas

I recently learned of a little shortline in Jerseyville, Illinois called the Jerseyville & Eastern. Sometime between the Jan 1957 and Jan 1958 issues of the ORER, they acquired 3, 40 ton steel box car

Clark, In a nutshell, it was a husband and wife operation. The husband died and the wife (Bev) kept the business going for several more years before retiring. gary roe quincy, illinois

Charlie, You must be my long lost cousin. I too have many more projects started, than projects completed. Sometimes it's a matter of not having the right part, or the right paint, or (more often than

E&P made a model of the version that was right for the Wabash as well. They had 2 of these GSC kit cars, No. 10 & 11. gary roe quincy, illinois From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...

Woops! Forgot the IC, who the truck was developed for. gary From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Gary Roe Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 6:12 PM To: STMFC@yahoogr

Brian, The sheet lists the following users: C&NW DL&W NP SL-SF NWX WRX NADX NATX gary roe quincy, illinois From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Brian carlson Sent: S

Good news is that I got a mailing from Tahoe Model Works today announcing their newest truck. It is a 40 Ton ARA with Barber Lateral Motion Detail. The bad news is that it is to be their next to last

Al, Just go to www.shorpy.com. That's where virtually all of those came from. gary roe quincy, illinois

Bill, Thanks for the info. Did FGE commission the design and building of the car? gary roe quincy, illinois

In 1955, Railway Age and sister publication Railway Locomotives and Cars, had articles about a new mechanical refrigerator car designed and built by EMD. It was named the "Frigifrater". Basically, it

My apologies to the group and Bob Hundman. The other day, I misspoke about the drawing of the Wabash single sheathed car in the Nov/Dec 1980 issue of Mainline Modeler. I was going off 30+ year memorie

Dave & Ben, As I recall, the drawing that went with that article was not printed to scale, and was reprinted to the correct scale in a later issue; but don't remember which issue, right off the top of

Bill, How is this different or better than the very extensive article on brake wheels in RP Cyc Volume #10? gary roe quincy, illinois

True, the cars postdate the era of this list; but the idea could be applied to STMFC's. gary roe quincy, illinois _____ From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of BRIAN PA