Hi Chuck, The only pictures I have seen of LV box cars prior to the green ones has the LEHIGH VALLEY on the left side of the car. The LV was on unique in that there were a number of other railroads th

Hi All, This is a very interesting car with the door offset to the left side of the car. Someone thought that the doors would be opposite. This could be true, but it could also be that the door was no

Hi Gene, E-Bay says this item has been removed or is not available. Joel Holmes

Hi Jerry, I do not think it effect the way they slide off. It is just hard to cut them out properly. Joel Holmes

Good idea. I gotta try that. Joel Holmes

Hi Jim, I have asked the same question. I forgot the answer, but I think it was a cop out. I often have to use a strong magnifying glass under bright light to see what the decals are. Joel Holmes

I second that. Joel Holmes

I used to follow the temperature in Anchorage, AK. It was warmer 90% of the time than in Minnesota. I escaped to TN. Florida can not be very cold. Joel Holmes

Hi Greg, Good thing you or Mike do not live in Minnesota, Now, that cold. Joel Holmes

Hi Claus, Thank you. Glad to be of help. Joel Holmes

Hi Richard, This morning I watched an old documentary on the NH railroad shot probably in the early 40's or late 30's. There were some American Flyer coaches in the documentary and the NH was in bankr

Hi All, I found a plan for a 38' gondola in the 1906 reproduction of the Car Builders Encyclopedia that sure looks like the NH 38' gon. Joel Holmes

Hi John, Thank you. Yes, please mail me a copy of what you have. I have over 25% of my cars scratch built. I have plenty of technical information to be able to get a fairly accurate model, plus I do n

Hi All, Does anyone have a plan or photo of the Hart 34' wood gondola? I would like to scratch build several for my layout and need some reference. I have checked the 1906 car builders encyclopedia an

Hi Charlie, You are correct. Many railroads had this type of truck under cabooses. Joel Holmes

Hi All, I have received some of Jerry's decals in the past few weeks and have applied some to cars for a museum layout. They are excellent and easy to work with. No doubt, with this quality, Jerry wil

Hi Nelson, Not only were they wood-beam trucks, but of the high speed passenger type which gives a smoother ride. Joel Holmes

Hi Nelson, My understanding was that the crews likes the old wood CB&Q cabooses because they were quite and rode well. We had a lot of complaints about the noise in the steel cabooses. Joel Holmes

Correction, 40's or 50's. Joel

Mi Mark, These kits go back to the 10's or 50's. I quite think they qualify for this group. Joel Holmes