InterMountain was established in 1988 by Jerry Porter and John Verser. Richard Bale Oceanside, CA

To Pierre Oliver Hello Pierre.. Please clarify the difference between YMW 131.1 and YMW 131.4. Thanks for your help. Richard Bale Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine.

I was not very clear in my comments about Globe. As Tony has noted, Model Railroader magazine was correct about Frank Taylor being the founder of Globe. It is my understanding that the remnants of Glo

This should put a wrap on the tale of Train-Master vs. Train-Miniature. Francis Edward ‘Ted; Hollow launched Slim Princess Scale Models in San Diego in the late 1950s while still in the US Navy. The p

Bob... There's lots of good information on your chart. Thanks for publishing it. Here is some additional notes to fill-in a few of your boxes: Athearn was purchased by the Geddes Family, than by Horiz

Indeed, Alan Armitage designed the Revell engine house and fought hard with management who wanted nice even bricks rather than the weathered variety. The tool maker on that project was Jack Parker, wh

Ted Hollow, of Balboa Scale Models, introduced a new line of HO scale plastic kits to the trade in June 1968. A few weeks later, much to the embarrassment of Tom Ayres who put together the packaging a

Hi Eric... Does the new WP reefer include decals? Can you expand a bit on the detail parts including what type/brand of brake wheel? Thanks Richard

Garth... To compare metal running boards go to http://mrhpub.com/2016-12-dec/online/ . Then scroll to the Table of Contents, then click on Freight Car Roofs, than scroll to page 16. Richard Bale

Irv Athearn lead a rather frugal lifestyle, just he and his wife in a double-wide trailer a few miles from the office. What made me remember that was seeing the Cadillac's in the Blue Box auto carrier

Jack Parker worked at Revell where he prepared tooling for all types of products including the ubiquitous Revell Engine House, which was designed by his co-worker Alan Armitage. In a 1995 interview Pa

Don... John Signor prepared a map showing the location of Santa Fe icing stations between the west coast and Chicago. The map appears on page 166 of John White's The Great Yellow Fleet. Richard Bale

Gene… I misidentified the lever action hand brakes in Bruce Griffin’s original inquiry posted 1/20/19. On closer examination they are clearly not Universal Type 5790-A devices as I suggested. They sha

This appears to be a model 5790-A pump-action hand brake with a stirrup-grip handle from the Universal Railway Devices Company. It was also available with a straight handle. Richard Bale Oceanside CA

Thanks for the kind words. You can download the entire issue then print just the pages you want. Thanks again and thanks for reading MRH. Richard Bale

Bill... Go to http://mrhpub.com/2013-11-nov/land/#117. Richard Bale

What is the vertical rod to the left of the ladder in http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/ebf357cf3c52bc67_large Thanks, Richard Bale

Ted,... You are spot on. Thanks for blowing the whistle on this. Richard Bale

It is my understanding that modern 33-inch freight car wheels weigh 900 to 1,000 each. An axle is in the same neighborhood so a wheelset of two wheels and one axle would be in the range of 2,700 to 3,

Most wheels mounted vertically on power hand brake mechanisms are 22-inches in diameter which is within the A.A.R. standard. The A.A.R. standard for brake wheels mounted horizontally on vertical shaft