Brianna, it seems, independently discovered one of the corollaries to Murphy’s Law: “There are two kinds of dirt – the dark kind, which is attracted to light objects, and the light kind, which is attr

It is my sad duty to inform you that my great friend, Denny Anspach, passed away today, September 20, 2020. Denny was a man of great accomplishments, not only within our hobby of prototype and model r

Hi Folks, We’ve had some great new people join RealSTMFC recently. And unfortunately, I neglected to send them a copy of the RealSTMFC rules. So here they are, for all of us (new members and old) to r

Guys, Many thanks for delving into these details to find the answer to my question (and confusion)! I am grateful to your for taking the time. Regards, -Jeff

Thanks guys, but I’m still puzzled. Now it appears that I don’t understand the ORER. The ORER has a column labeled, “Dimensions – Outside – Height from rail – To Extreme Width”. For this car, UP 18358

Hi Folks, The dimensional data in the attached image doesn’t make sense to me. I tried to puzzle it out using the ORER, but no luck. Obviously I have a wrong assumption somewhere. Here’s my thinking a

Prototype Rails postponed to January 6 - 8, 2022 Prototype Rails, normally held each January in Cocoa Beach, Florida, has been postponed. The current Covid-19 pandemic makes it impossible for us to pl

Hi Folks, Allen forgot one of the fundamental STMFC rules about selling – inquiries are to be handled OFF LIST. Please do NOT reply to RealSTMFC with your inquiries (double-check the “To:” line in you

Hi Folks, The Goodyear tire plant in Topeka, KS (and other tire factories) needed to receive raw materials. For some, the method of transport is obvious to me (bales of rubber arrived in box cars; car

This document, though dated 1970, appears to contain information from an earlier era, given the sizes of tank cars referenced (4K, 6K, and 8K gallon). The tank car stuff starts on page 3. https://www.

Hmm. I think a similarly-worded response would be “yes, it does.” But I’ll refrain from the all caps. Regards, -Jeff

Forwarded from the RockIslandLines list. It looks like a few pages are missing – hopefully they’re present at the Hathitrust website. Regards, -Jeff

No, you may not ask us a favor. Obviously Bob’s account has been hacked; I saw the same msg from him on the PassengerCarList. Bob’s account is being Moderated, so we shouldn’t see any more messages li

Hi Eric, My collection of photos of SHPX LO’s is very limited. The ones that I have that are legible are all photos of new cars that have not been reweighed. Sorry, -Jeff

Jim, This is exactly what I needed. Thanks for taking the trouble to scan it for me! Regards, -Jeff

Hi Folks, I have recently become interested in SHPX (Shipper’s Car Line) covered hoppers (LO’s) and in particular, the ones leased to Westvaco / FMC. I am very fortunate that the January, 1992 Railmod

Hi Folks, Gentle reminder – this is the (real) Steam-Era Freight Cars list. It’s a place where we talk about Steam-Era Freight Cars (thank you, Captain Obvious!). Recently we’ve strayed into some spec

Hi Folks, While some locomotives did haul Steam-Era Freight Cars, this is not a list dedicated to them. This list is about Steam-Era Freight Cars. So if you have additional comments or ideas about the

Hi Folks, This thread has now strayed away from the Steam-Era Freight Car that Jared is selling, and into topics about a particular club, and the treatment of particular members of that club. As a res

Very nice models! I also like the lighting in the photos – were they taken outdoors? Regards, -Jeff