Dennis Storzek wrote, "The modern term in car building is camber" and that is the same term that has been used for heavy haul trailers for years as well. One can see then on any Interstate in the US a

I believe u are correct, Todd, and also wonder if Photoshop even existed at the time especially since it is stated that the photo was taken from a manual a number of years ago. Gary must have been ove

I'd have to agree Tim, I've never found a use for Tenax and after several tries over the years with different bottles of it put it in the trash as useless/. Cordially, Don Valentine

Hello Bruce, There is no speculation involved here at all. To me the man is NOT spray painting. Look hard at the equipment being used. Have your or anyone else ever seen a spray gun with a nozzle at t

The snow makes me really wonder if this is a paint scene or something totally different as I find it hard to believe that anyone would be trying to paint in a temperature that is below freezing. Even

Hi Roger, The #1000 1/2 Door Add-On Kit was specifically made to duplicate Richard Hendrickson's efforts to resin cast such doors to convert the Accurail cars to GTW prototypes as noted. The original

Thanks, Dennis, for proving that my memory still works pretty well even if nothing else does, like finger dexterity, eyes and such! (-: My best, Don Valentine

Were some of these D&MIR cars stitting around in a yard at Duluth, MN in August of 1987? I seem to recall seeing some single sheathed and double sheathed cars there at that time and possibly a reefer

My feelings echo Fenton's, Dick. Had a wood model of one of these once in O scale when I used to operate on a friend's O scale pike every Friday night. Eventually gave it to him and later wished I had

Hi folks, I agree that the ends look black and the roof red to me but the white in the monad herald b may seem "whiter" in the newer herald only because there is more white in the larger size herald.

Thank you Todd. That's what I was thinking too and made most famous by Johnny Cash's rendition of it on Sam Phillips Sun label. Cordially, Don Valentine

If someone is seriously interested in ice harvesting it is still done on one day in February each winter on the pond at the center of Brookfield, Vermont, the same pond with the floating bridge, using

Hi folks, Can't recall, when did Mather really get it's start? This is the first Mather car I've seen that has not utilized commonly available steel channels, angles and such. It appears that they wer

Definitely a photo beyond our period given the steel I beams in the PC gon #598980. But not that the stacks of I beams have a vertical piece of scrap wood between each of them and along the sides, the

Bruce Smith, what class is the Pennsy #532885 boxcar seen in this photo? Is the roof slope really as flat as it appears or is it just my view of it? Also forgot to note earlier folks, not the sign on

There are several htings that stand out to me in this photo. Since the tank car is the primary reason the photo has been posted let's take it first. Were the walkways for this car designed by Rube Gol

Does anyone offer decals for a whole Santa Fe car that includes the "Buy War Bonds" slogan? while anything but a Pennsy fan I have always appreciated things like that slogan on an appropriate car as a

Hi folks, If memory serves Wright-Trak offers, or offered, a kit for the Tennessee Central with the PS-0 ends. Cordially, Don Valentine

Bill Welch wrote: "IRC the minimum order is $30 so you may need to recruit some people to fill out your order. This is fun and easy build to get to a GTW car. Richard Hendrickson had an article in RMJ

Hi folks, Does anyone have enough familiarity with Boston & Albany triple hoppers to comment on the Marklin B&A hopper listed on eBay as Item #372692339988? Not a bad looking car in which I have some