I just don't think that it is reasonable to assume that this ever happened much. I 'm fairly sure that bulk deliveries went to wholesalers and trucks then delivered to the individual service stations.

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Can anyone tell me when the Hooker Chemical Co. began painting their tank cars Orange? Thanks in advance. Paul Catapano

A bogie is a colonel but only in "March". Be happy in your work. Paul Catapano Winchester, Va.

So long Andy. Paul Catapano Winchester, Va.

PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong. I was under the impression that the car service rules GENERALLY pertained only to 40' boxcar's. Paul Catapano Winchester, Va.

I ordered a large run of custom decals from Portland Car & Foundry. They are, actually, very good decals, with a lot of specific-to-my-freelance railroad data; repack stencils, etc. I could not be hap

Off topic but was the B&O Timesaver a premium LCL service? Did the cars, as a general rule, travel off line? Was it LCL service from a B&O Freight House in one city to a B &O Freight House in another

Re: source for sheet lead Did anyone suggest roofers, or rain gutter installers? If you are in California forget it. Almost anywhere else though. Paul Catapano Winchester, Va.

I didn't know where to go with this. It seems like it would be a big expense for REA to maintain an ice dock at a passenger terminal. GENERALLY wouldn't express reefers just get switched over to the f

In the film D.O.A. with Edmund O'Brien he runs into the "Southern Pacific Hospital" in San Francisco. Paul Catapano

My models coupler height was right on according to the gages I use. According to the scale I use they weighed about 3.8 ounces and I added 1/2 ounce to each car. Also the trip pins on the couplers wer

Thank you, Tony, for your help. Paul Catapano [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Thank you all who contributed. Paul Catapano

I have seen several models of PFE reefers with black hinges, and many without. Was it a PFE policy to paint hinges black, or was this a discoloration that showed up black in photos, -OR- Am I just see

Thank you to everyone that helped out with this question. Paul Catapano

Can anyone with experience with a Pasche air eraser please contact me off list. Thank you. Paul Catapano [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

First thanks to everyone that participated in the thread and answers to my LCL question. Some one wrote "Define "Fraction", which reminds me of a story. "My wife only spends a fraction of my income...

GENERALLY did railroads assign cars to LCL service semi-permanently? Were doors and or dock space reserved for LCL service at larger freight houses? Paul Catapano

Is this guy familiar to anyone? http://www.modvid.com.au/html/body_anders_malmberg.html Paul Catapano Happy Independence Day! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]