Scott, The document Dave posted had handwritten notations. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=ien.35556029478633&view=1up&seq=9&skin=2021 These do not, so there may be differences. https://babel.h

Gene, Your model building, with Rick's decals and Lee's paint and weathering, captures the prototype with amazing fidelity. The black and white image - like most of those we have for reference - reall

The later 1925 version is available free from google books https://books.google.com/books/about/Freight_Terminals_and_Trains.html?id=9O5KAAAAMAAJ

Following several posts by Clark Propst and others, Todd Sullivan wrote: and later Sugar beets and sugar production were a major business along the NP in eastern Montana into ND and also south of Bill

I should have noticed that the caption is in error. Ice hatches are clearly visible.

Came across this online while searching for a steam locomotive photo: Ron V. Nixon Collection Image Record - rvn21078 http://www.morphotoarchive.org/rvndb/rvn_date_jpeg_rec.php?objno=RVN21078 "WCLX Wi

The referenced youtube video misinterprets the trucks gauge (see the image at 0:43). It reads in inches of mercury, not psi. With the gauge designed so that atmospheric pressure is set to read zero, a

Nature of color and perception well described, Bruce: This excellent book covers color and perception for those who may want additional detail, and I do not think it has been recommended here before.

Dave Nelson <Lake_Muskoka@...> asked: John H. Armstrong in The Railroad What it Is, What It Does, 3rd Ed. Simmons-Boardman, 1990, page 169, says, "The next step in terminal operations is to assemb

The three volume series called Chalk Talks Air Brake Study Course are available for full view at Hathi Trust. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?field1=ocr;q1=railroad%20air%20brakes%20chalk%20talk;a

Todd, Where were these stumps hauled and did they originate on the CG? There was a Hercules explosives plant for near Brunswick, not served by CG. Rufus

Before you take it off, await further replies. I believe the lettering change you described took place _during_ production of that group.

Two points The roof on the mentioned car does not have the expected NP features (roof not curved and cast fittings clamping the panel joints are absent at the edges). From the LOC tif version of the i

Jake Schaible wrote: This is a good suggestion. Chemists often wrap the outside of bottle caps with parafilm to seal the joint with the bottle. For this, you use the 2" width, which is sold in 250' le

Without meaning to criticize anyone from the previous posts, and certainly not Mark, I strongly urge those of you near facilities with collections to volunteer with the curators of those collections.

My belief is that for the NP DF box cars and RBL's you want the Loewy-scheme dark green passenger car color. The 1000's and 1100's had a white stripe. The RBL's had a chrome yellow stripe. Bill Welch

See pages 29-31 of RPCyc Volume 10 by Pat Wider for excellent illustrations. With the exception of one 1936 order that had an Ajax hand brake (82500-84749, built in Laurel), the NP used the "Miner Ide

The corrected citation for life magazine is May 21, 1951. Also mentions 9 cars with up to 4400 ft per car. You may be able to access this issue online at https://books.google.com/books?id=fVEEAAAAMBAJ

Retainer pipe.

Life Magazine, May 1, 1951, pp. 75-76. Bob Chaparro wrote: