Marty McGuirk wrote: Full agreement, Marty. Tony Thompson tony@...

Bill Pardie wrote: Bill, Microscale has a bunch of sets for various gasoline companies, and if you want smaller logos, use the N scale sets. Tony Thompson tony@...

Les Sittler wrote: Almost. The ORER says that RBL stands for "Refrigerator Bunkerless Loading devices." (Not all loaders had dividers.) Tony Thompson tony@...

Why is there a resistance to FUBAR as the origin? One can readily describe a lame model with the words behind that acronym (whichever word starting with "F" you prefer). It has always seemed to me tha

Nelson Moyer wrote: I once asked a former car clerk, whether those kinds of car-side restrictions or "return to" legends were observed. "Sure," he said, "when it was convenient." Tony Thompson tony@si

maynard stowe wrote: Yes, he was, and he was using "foobie" back in the 1980s, maybe before. Tony Thompson tony@...

Dave Nelson wrote: Richard said he learned it in the Navy, from FUBAR. I have never heard of the term applied to silicone body parts, and in fact would suspect that's a "false construction." Tony Thom

Elden Gatwood wrote: But many of the GA-E cars were leased to the railroads. Did not the lessor own that loader equipment? Tony Thompson tony@...

Jim Dick wrote: SP regularly issued "Equipment Instructions" to divisions, stating how various empties would be handled. I constructed a composite version suited to the era and locale of my layout. th

mel perry wrote: They merged with Olin in 1954 to become Olin Mathieson. Tony Thompson tony@...

Tom Madden wrote: And NX, of course, is one of the reporting marks of National Car Co., an FGE subsidiary. They leased cars to lots of people, obviously including Mathieson. Tony Thompson tony@signatu

Oh, I wish you hadn’t done this, Mont. I am so tired of the associated foolishness that the humor is long gone. Tony Thompson

Ken Montero wrote: Yes, I did that and it was pretty easy. Tony Thompson tony@...

Well said, Tim. I follow the same principles. Tony Thompson

Chris Barkan wrote: I would just add that the Shackleton expedition in the Antarctic in 1914 included a photographer, Frank Hurley, who was taking color images using the Paget process, when actually i

Can it not be a gray car? Why would they fail to colorize one box car?? Tony Thompson tony@...

Dave Nelson wrote: No. Everything COPYRIGHTED before that dat is in the public domain. I already explained the difference. Read what I wrote. Tony Thompson tony@...

Tom Madden wrote: I will certainly miss Jon and his trademark fedora. He often contributed to this list, as experienced members will remember. He was a fixture at Pacific Coast Region events and alway

Tim O'Connor wrote: Very true. In this context, I always mention the editorial in _Model Railroader_ in the early 1950s, a period when MR surveyed its members every year or two. They had noted that th

Steve Hile wrote: GATC had a repair plant at Colton, California, likely the "C". I have seen photos of GA tank cars with either C or COLN on them. Tony Thompson tony@...