Thanks for the identification and the suggestions. Clearly the model prioritized fidelity to prototype over running qualities. If I leave the coupler box on I may impose restrictions on tight curves.

No buffers. I just applied Erie lettering from a Champ decal set. I am looking for a coupler with minimal side swing. If it doesn't center that is acceptable. A Kadee #4 is the only one I know that ca

I would appreciate help identifying this car. The side and end frames are white metal and the decks are basswood. If anyone has found a suitable coupler installation that would also be very useful. I

I have a set of Walthers decal 49-4, a combination freight car decal set for Erie cars with yellow lettering. The package includes two small sheets with black and white Erie decals, two with Erie repo

The NYCSHS Company Store is advertising Walthers triple dome tank cars, with a photo of a solid NYC freight train of tank cars, probably wartime. The cars in the photo are single dome. Other than wart

Could someone explain why the bottom 2/3 of the stock cars was gray and the top 1/3 red? If this was lime or something similar used as a disinfectant, should we be doing something similar on stock car

Same concept but increments of 1/20 inch rather than 1/32. Not even useful for O or S scale, nor model aircraft at 1/72 or 1/144. Alex Schneider

Thanks for your candor before I spend my money. I wonder if the sizes they offer are even fractions of an inch, which would work better in O or S scale than in HO. Alex Schneider Sent from AT&T Yahoo

Dave, the list you provided is very informative but well before my modeling era. Do you have any postwar editions or any suggestions where collections of Oildom are held by libraries? Thanks Alex Schn

Lowering a loaded car on wheels, balanced on a platform suspended in the middle, seems very unstable. If the center of gravity is even slightly off the platform will tip and the car will tend to roll

I'm not an Adobe Acrobat expert, but I believe you can significantly reduce file size by options concerning backward compatibility. I believe that the program is up to version 22 or thereabouts. If yo

I think Tempura paint was in use on the Japanese National Railroad's cars for shrimp lading. Alex Schneider Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android

Depressed center flat cars commonly used dual brake systems. While this isn't freight cars, many heavyweight Pullmans had dual cylinder brake systems, each acting on one truck, with a common control v

For those interested, price is $74.95. Alex Schneider Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android

They also offer hog and mule sound effects. Was the Army still using mules during WW II? Alex Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android

Thanks for the memories! Alex Schneider Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android

If the rubber bands aged and broke could you substitute the plastic ties used for some brands of garbage bags? You pull them tight and they lock, you pull out at 90 degrees and they release. I haven't

Are gas holders such as the one in the photo always associated with a manufactured gas plant? Does it follow that they would be obsolete when natural gas took over the market? Alex Schneider Sent from

Does anyone have information whether 4 wheel cabooses were used on any of the NYC Lines (including Big 4, MC, etc.)? To keep it manageable, post WW I. Thanks Alex Schneider Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail o

Could the reluctance to ship to destinations outside the US be due to customs, tax and environmental pitfalls? Hiring brokers, accountants and lawyers versed in the rules may be cost prohibitive for s