A post-1950 mod. Tom Madden

According to the Sunshine PDS there were four different types of ends applied to the various Fe-6 through Fe-20 rebuilds: inverted Murphy, inverted Dreadnought, inverted Murphy with stretcher panel, a

Aaannnnnndd - the Resin Car Works kit: Tom Madden

That's what happens when you wench. Tom Madden

For the third time in the last few weeks all the photos have been purged from the Emailed Photos folder, apparently because we exceeded the 1 GB storage limit. All images attached to posts since we mo

Last I heard he was stuck in Brooklyn for the duration. Tom Madden

That's one of the things I would do differently, and I'd also attach the left ends of the grabs to the car ends and not to the car sides. But those DA grabs were the best available at the time and I k

Twenty five or more years ago, when model railroading was still a hobby and not a business, I actually built some models. If you wanted a 12 panel SP B-50-25 back then, the C&BT 12 panel body was the

I just googled "weed chains" and got a full page of links for necklaces displaying precious metal replica marijuana leaves...... I suppose "beer garden" wouldn't lead me to information on composting b

Very sad indeed. But if you were aware of Greg's medical history you knew he'd have a very hard time if he contracted the virus. When this all started a medical commentator said that when COVID-19 has

No dashes in PRR numbers. Besides, it's PENNSYLVANIA SIX FIVE OH OH OH Tom Madden

Attachments are now showing up on posts on the web site and the "Emailed photos" folder has been reestablished. Guess someone paid the bill. Unfortunately the Emailed photos folder only contains the v

Yep. Same here. But if there's a followup post and you click on "Show quoted text", the quoted text will include a link to the photo. (See Tim O's followup to Clark's post with the Sophocles Marty att

Actually, no. It was June 1960, not 1961. I've corrected the post. Tom M.

It's not a river - it's a tidal basin. The first two images are file photos from an April 2017 article in the Tacoma News Tribune regarding cleanup of the Hooker site. The third photo is a panorama ma

Have been systematically scanning my slides going back to 1968. Here's one from September 1962, stopped for a passing CB&Q freight in Edgemont SD on our way from the Black Hills to Colorado and just h

"Memories of Eastern Pennsylvania Railroading" by Gerald Bernet, page 9. Two red Swift reefers, distant view, roofs are a dirty dark freight car red with a couple of lighter red individual boards. Lot

As as far as I know it's planned as a one day (Saturday) local meet with setup on Friday evening - the building isn't accessible until 4 pm. Don't think they expect anyone to travel a long distance to

I thought we discussed this some time ago and concluded that no manufacturer will willingly include information that would give customers a reason to not buy his products. Tom Madden

When my employer closed down my prototype printed circuit lab in 1992 I liberated a 3/4 full gallon jug of MEK that was slated for disposal. I've only used it occasionally since I began resin casting,