Living now in a suburban area, I initially had trouble finding a convenient way to buy several hundred 2-56 x 1/4 inch screws for couplers and trucks. In case this information could be of help to any of you, I did find a supplier in Baltimore that was able to ship an order to me. The minimum order was 800 screws, which is only enough for two hundred cars. The price is $3.00 per hundred, and there was a shipping and handling charge of 5.02. The total bill was $29.02, which they invoiced me for. The company is:

A & A Bolt & Screw Co.
1110 Batavia Farm Road
P. O. Box 72120
Baltimore, MD 21237-0120
410-687-8831
1-800-638-4540
FAX 410-687-0071


Bill 'Welch <bwelch@...>
Associate Minister, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax
P.O. Box 130 Oakton VA 22124 www.uucf.org
Telephone 703 281-4230 Fax 703 281-5399