Best regards, Charlie Charles Dean Shelbyville, Kentucky

John Ask Jim Six to let you use the pic of his Seaboard box car on his Michigan Branch layout. It would be nice to learn the minor changes he made to the model and a description of its weathering appl

Walter, Ask this same question on one of these lists: modern_tank_cars@... MFCL@... (modern freight car list) You'll get a prompt and accurate response. Best regards, Charlie C

I have GATX 4251 with heater coils, tank capacity 8044 gal, dome capacity 198 gal. Best regards, Charlie Charles Dean Shelbyville, Kentucky

Rich, I photographed a few of these helium cars passing through my town on the Norfolk Southern a few years ago. What prototype info do you have that you can share? Best regards, Charlie Charles Dean

The 1920/1921 "All About Tank Cars" was a book that I searched for with great anticipation over a few years. It was a major disappointment. I still have a couple of copies of it. The 1920 "Tank Car Jo

Richard, In my years of collecting such books, I have never come across a subsequent volume. There is a 1920 edition of the Tank Car Journeys book. The 1931 edition is, by far, the superior of the two

Jon, I think you are confusing Steam Era Freight Cars (very active) for SteamEraBOXcars (dormant) Best regards, Charlie Charles Dean Shelbyville, Kentucky

If Richard's Citabria isn't worth homage, I don't know what is! Well, perhaps an L&N Big Emma pulling a string of AC&F 55-ton hoppers with loads of Eastern Kentucky's bituminous coal (required freight

If a Citabria is worth homage, I don't know what is!! Charles Dean

SGL, Your eBay item is precisely what I ordered through my neighborhood auto repair shop. They're great for "house cars" and likely one of the cheapest sources (vs. free) that a modeler is likely to f

Fred, You're more fortunate than most. I visited several tire stores/auto repair shops seeking lead weights, even if they were in a discard bin. The best I could do was order some lead from their sour

For those of you interested, I had sheet lead rolled to a .028" thickness so that it could be used in the cavity between the underframe and floor of Speedwitch Models' gondolas. I can cut it easily wi

Ted Culotta has UTLX decals in the "pipeline"... they'll be available soon. Charles Dean Speedwitch Models 2213 Frankfort Road Shelbyville, Kentucky 40065-9470 502.649.7012 www.speedwitch.com

Pierre, I also have instructions for Sunshine kit #10.7 which apply to the Pennsy X-31, 31A, and 31F. Charlie Charles Dean Speedwitch Models 2213 Frankfort Road Shelbyville, Kentucky 40065-9470 502.64

Pierre, I have the kit in question and can copy the instructions/data sheet tomorrow and send them to you. Just provide me with an address. Charlie Charles Dean Speedwitch Models 2213 Frankfort Road S

Tony, I finally found the database at http://www.cityoforange.org/localhistory/, Charlie Charles Dean Speedwitch Models 2213 Frankfort Road Shelbyville, Kentucky 40065-9470 502.649.7012 www.speedwitch

Darren, The website for Speedwitch Media/Models is www.speedwitch.com. The Southern RY gondola kit will be ready for the Savannah PM meet on April 8-9. Currently castings are being made from the Ted's

Richard, I'd like to echo Rob's comments below.... there are several tank car parts that I would like to have cast in brass (rather than resin).... Charles Dean Shelbyville, Kentucky p.s. Had to cance

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 20:40:00 -0000 From: "prrk41361" <prrk41361@...> Subject: CGTX tank cars Were any of the CGTX tankcars in the 1001-1100 ACF Type 27's. If so how usual was it to see CGTX c