Nice video. I enjoyed seeing your layout and how you operate. It shows what can be done with a small space. I am impressed with your staging drawer. J. Stephen Sandifer

Titchy decals are extremely thick. There is no way I have found to blend them into a car. It is like using vinyl letters on a car. They would be fine on a 1.5” scale, but not HO. J. Stephen Sandifer

I purchased one of these two dome Overland cars and wrote Richard Hendrickson about it. His reply was: "Steve, the genesis of this Overland model is that when Arndt Gerritsen was doing much of Overlan

I took the photo during a visit at Steamtown, though it is well out of that era. J. Stephen Sandifer

36 gauge magnet wire, like we use on 403 LEDs. By the way, when did the railroad begin shipping corrugated pipe like in the photo. Being a specific modeler, I want to confirm the time frame for such s

It was added for the war. It was removed when the war was over. J. Stephen Sandifer

According to the list given in the Sunshine instructions, the 148912 would have the Chief slogan and the 149512 is “incomplete.” However, the painting and lettering guide says the 148497 was Grand Can

According to Richard Hendrickson, Santa Fe applied the Buy War Bonds to about 200 BX-36 box cars at the Argentine shops between September and December of 1942. Then the company decided to do 200 more

I like the fact that the Santa Fe car still has “Buy War Bonds” on it at this late date. J. Stephen Sandifer

Actual consists, Santa Fe Fast Mail J. Stephen Sandifer

Santa Fe had a contract with a Manure Pulverizing company to process the waste from it big Morris Feed Lot. Ultimately it became fertilizer. The same was true for dirty stock car bedding. J. Stephen S

In photo printing, the print is exposed, then goes into a developer, then to a fixer (which stops the development process), then a water wash for 4-5 minutes. If one wants the print to have a gloss, h

List please J. Stephen Sandifer

Before trucks took over LCL, it was common for the combine on a branch line to have the mail, LCL, and Express in the same car. It was also common to have an old reefer or box in front of the combine

I have photos of this car also if you need them. J. Stephen Sandifer

What I see is that short distant LCL was hauled by truck, but long distance remained on rail through the 1960s. Santa Fe advertised their LCL business as coordinated rail-truck. All service by the San

Santa Fe entered the trucking business in the late 30s which greatly reduced shipping time. Most (not all) LCL on the Howard Branch was by truck by WWII.

Thanks for all of the good info. J. Stephen Sandifer

Pueblo, CO, was home to Nuckolls Packing. Does anyone have photos of their meat reefers they can share? J. Stephen Sandifer

I purchase Intermountain wheels in 100 packs. Since you are replacing them all, decide now whether you want scale width or traditional width. J. Stephen Sandifer