Is there a modern freight car group on io. I need to get some info from them on piggyback cars. Larry Smith

I thought I saw what looks like a fishbelly underframe on the car, as you did. If you notice the Strates cars are all loaded with wagons and Royal American and Venice cars are unloaded. From all of th

Jack It has to be around 1934 or somewhere in that time period as Strates purchased their first flats in that year. I was surprised to see a wooden flat as they were outlawed in 34. Larry

I need help in identifying a flat car in the attached photo. It is the one on the right and is the wooden flatcar attached to the Royal American car. The reporting marks are VTCo 912xx. Tks in advance

David I would be interested in any of the Keith flatcars that were sold to circuses and carnivals. Larry Smith

Wonder why they haven't even tried to down load these to disc and sell the whole thing for home use. When Randy closed the business, he sold all of the magazines from day one to the end and my club ha

Thanks Ed that is exactly what I needed Larry Smith

Claude Is there anyway I can get those four Model Railroadings from you. I have articles in them that I need to use. I'll pay the postage on them. Larry Smith

Does anyone have the Model railroading issue for August 1998. I had an article in there on the history of circus flatcars. I need a copy of the article for use in my Strates book and wondered if you h

They come in all shapes and sizes in HO. Here's some of the companies who make shingles. PS Campbell's still does and you can order them on line. OK here goes: BTS, BEST, Builders in Scale, Bar Mills,

I can relate to what Tom said, and I've seen it on two occasions where its not just unbuilt kits but the whole model railroad. Two recent occasions was the removal of one layout that had been idle fro

A friend of mine is looking for some information on a tank car GATX #12578, built date 5-38 and is lettered for Curtis Candy Co. and their brand Baby Ruth. Any help[ would be appreciated. Larry Smith

Ed I don't know who that judge was or really care to know, but had I been the head judge, I would have fired him on the spot. The contest room, nor any other place, is where you make that kind of comm

Clark You were right in the statement you made to him about getting into the ring. I have been a judge, or evaluator as they are now called, both at National and at regional and know it can be very ha

Eric How about a photo Larry Smith

In 1933, the East Broad Top received its first standard gauge car in interchange at the Timber Transfer where they exchanged standard trucks for narrow gauge trucks. In a recent article in the FEBT ma

I'm trying to compile an accurate list of the Warren and Mt. Vernon flats used on the 1967 Strates train. All of these cars were built prior to 1946 and are steam era cars. I'm hoping someone has a li

According to the 1937 C&O freight car book, these cars were built by Standard Steel Car 1906. They were rated at 50-tons. The drawing indicated that they had heap shields on each end. They were classi

In 1947 RB&BB needed new flat cars for their fleet. With Warren and Mt. Vernon out of the business, they turned to Thrall and purchased 5 cars. When the circus changed over to longer cars, they got ri

Eric and all My mistake on saying GLc as it should have been, GLa. Thanks for the information and the article from RMJ Larry Smith