The recent discussions of painting and weathering reminded me of this video. Lots of freight cars but it is unusual in the number of overhead shots. Makes me think I don’t have enough galvanized roofs

My NMRA reprint of the 1/53 ORER has all of this info on page 721 just preceding a 9 page listing of all cars for all roads so equipped. Check your ORER’s of that period. Bill Darnaby

The EMD library had copies of all of the railroad industry publications going back into the 40’s and I remember seeing a blurb about these cars that stated that some of them were assigned to the Omar

On page 200 of RPCyc 35 is a discussion of the Allied trucks, their issues and the fix. The same page also has photos of the car in question. Bill Darnaby

Here is a screen shot I snagged off a Herron Rail video of an empty Monon coke car headed back to Indy on an NYC freight out of Bellefontaine, OH in 1955. Bill Darnaby

I have one of those Globe 2 compartment cars running on the railroad and it is lettered UTLX 87xx if I remember correctly. No doubt a foobie but I still like it. I also have a mint kit of that 2 compa

I got to meet Mr. Miller some 40 years ago at the Miller-Felpax plant in Winona and he must have been about 90 at that time. I was the project engineer at EMD responsible for the wick lubricators that

One of the very last things I did before retiring from EMD was to wander out back in the yard with a coffee can and scoop up some machining turnings or chips, as they were called, for my scrap loads.

I don't know what to say that has not already been said about Denny, especially in relation to our engaging hobby. I knew him from another angle as he became my mentor in all things wood boats. His fa

I have not seen this new issue mentioned on the list, unless I completely missed it, but I received my copy of RPCyc 35 today. It is everything you wanted to know about the 1937 boxcar including 180 p

These cars were built as gons by Thrall in 1952 and, except for the covers and wood sides replaced by steel, looked pretty much as you see it in the photo. IIRC, there is a builders photo in the '53 C

Thanks for posting this, Brian. Somebody at the model railroad club was showing this around some 40 years ago, so long ago that I could not remember what the document was. Anyway, I remembered seeing

Thank you, Jeff. That is more information than I had before and it narrows it down. The instructions have only one photo of a 49500 series car and the handbrake is in profile. Clearly not Ajax but I a

Does anybody on the list know the breakdown of handbrake type on these cars? The photos available to me show some Ajax but I see others that I cannot make out. Thanks, Bill Darnaby

I forgot to mention...cause it was late...resin gons get .020 lead sheet, hammered from .040 from McMaster-Carr, between the floor and underbody. Years ago I standardized on Intermountain wheel sets,

I have never paid any attention to the NMRA weighting recommendations and couldn't begin to say what they are. For styrene cars I use what I am given. For resin cars of any kind I use I use six of the

This car was offered by Sunshine. I have one running on the railroad…someplace. Bill Darnaby

A looong time ago, when I was still working, EMD used old box cars as mobile warehouses and these kind of floated around the plant as needed. I do not remember the exterior reporting marks…some second

Some 40 years ago at an NMRA regional convention clinic Tony Koester remarked that “there is a prototype for everything but I reserve the right to laugh”. For some reason that has stuck with me. Bill

Yes, Don, that’s the one. Doug has replied that the short RC models are likely foobies so it appears the Sunshine model is the only option. I have also built one and the kit was typical of Martin’s ea