That’s one advantage of being a SLOW modeler. I stand very little risk of running out of 158s. Schuyler

Thanks! Made a donation, too. Schuyler

Well, Pierre and Brian, that’s what I thought they might be. There’s a dimple for drilling a hole through the short upturned end, and it makes some sense that is what they’d be for. I’ll go with that

I hate to admit this, but in the course of doing some deep cleaning and rearranging of my workbench and supplies, I came across this sprue of small parts. I have no idea what they are. Realizing that

Was this a class of cars, or a one-off? Schuyler

Thank you Ben! Schuyler

So Tim, the date on the HC car in photo you attached is 8-49. Is that the date that the HC would have acquired these cars? Excellent photo, BTW. Schuyler

Very sadly, I agree with Tim. Schuyler

I found, rummaging around in my files, part of a copy of a supplement to RMC from 1979. It lists significant dates for many changes in railroad locomotive and freight car standards. But for some reaso

Thanks.

This is probably well known, but not to me: is there a “standard” axle length that fits all Tahoe trucks? Who supplies the best matched wheelsets for these trucks? Preferring .088” treads, of course.

Thank you, Jack, appreciated. One of the things that happens over time is you forget all the references you have to work with, and I do have this one. Thanks for pointing it out. Schuyler

I’ve always eyeballed the offset from the car centerline for the air hose brackets. It’s usually been known to not be accurate anyway, since the coupler pocket’s too wide to allow it to be properly lo

Time to reissue, Tony! Schuyler (but not for me . . .)

Very nice, Bill. Schuyler

I would hope that he will produce the decals in such a way as to cover many variations over time. Schuyler

Schuyler Larrabee wrote: And I agree. But remember that train crews who did the same job every day could recognize where nearly everything in the train was going, when they walked it when going on dut

What a great photo! And not just because it has an ERIE box car in it, “wrong way door” and all. 😊 It also has a couple of obligatory NP cars. The older I get the older my freight car interest gets. S

Ah! That's where your ops strategy comes in. I operate on layouts using 4 place bills and yes you learn what goes where. IF the cars are 'noticeable' meaning bright colors or unusual design. My gon's,

And if he can be contacted by email . . .