Byron, Glad to see somebody step up to the plate on this. I went home thoroughly depressed last night after our extended conversation on this subject. I was beginning to think this kind of information

Hi Guys, It's funny that the subject of book publishing should develop out an exchange of comments between Warren Whatizname and me about freight car education. I actually have some deeper roots in th

Ben & All, My apologies. Ben, I meant to say I was looking forward to your article(s). Whoops! Just getting used to everyone in the group, and dealing with a family illness a few states away has me a

I am a new member on this list, and I have a question. I have a couple balck-and-white pictures of tank card from approximately the era I model, the late 20s. One of them [CO-OP] is described as "alum

even Westland Lysanders (let's see how >many people on this list recognize that one!)......Westland Lysander-British High wing monoplane originally intended to serve as an artillery spotting aircraft

Warren, Thanks for asking this question - after sitting in on clincs at the San Jose national and seeing the large attendance by modelers fairly new to prototype modeling and listening to some of thei

Paul Graf of Atlas is looking for photos from which to create the artwork for other versions of their HO scale pulpwood car. Supposedly the Frisco, Savannah & Atlanta, IGN, MP, SP and NCStL all had th

The recent post (which I deleted in error please excuse me) I believe sed UP did not load Utah coal in the 50's. But it did haul Utah Coal, loaded on the Utah Ry, to Southern California for steel maki

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the STMFC group. File : /Truck Swing.5.xls Uploaded by : Dick.Harley@... Description : Da

The car being stolen is somewhat of a local legend--no way of verifying its truthfulness. It strikes me as kind of funny-little MC&CL swiping a car from the giant PRR. The evidence that I have that th

Byron Rose asked: Didn't the Pennsy also use "FG" classes for flat cars built from gons? Or was it GF for gons built from flat cars? Or all of above? None? Several pictures of PRR MOW equipment in the

I am currently researching the PRR's F23/F22 Gun flats. I plan to model three of them. One will be the one that the MC&CL acquired and converted into a snowplow/line car (an F23, the last gun flat in

Paul, The photo of MC&CL #104 sure looks like a PRR 30' flat car. The shape of the side sills is right, as are the number and spacing of the stake pockets. The trucks also appear to be PRR Class 2E1F1

A friend of mine has a July 52 ORER he wants to unload, asking $75, but I think he might take a bit less. I will relay any offers anyone cares to submit through me (off list, of course). -------------

Does anyone have any details on the Branchline EZ Kits? Is this based on their Blueprint tooling, but with cast-on details? And what about their "Yardmaster" series? What's the difference between Yard

Friends, While scanning MODEL RAILROADING at the hobby store last weekend (didn't buy, seldom useful except as t.p.), I noticed that in the new products section was mention of an SP tank car (O-13, II

As has been alluded to on this list several times, Ed Kaminski's new book, entitled _The Magor Car Corporation_ is now available. The history of this company and its extensive carbuilding record, from

The coil steel cars like the Bachmann and Walthers seem like an obvious solution to the problem of shipping coiled steel. It is so heavy you have to load with a crane and you need some sort of weather

http://gelwood.railfan.net/other/bo/bo910529as.jpg When did B&O start applying the patches along the lower sill? ( About the same time as PRR? ) Would most cars have patches by the late 50's? Timothy

I have managed to acquire a couple of P2K War Emergency hoppers. Sorry if I missed out on some info...working Prototype Rails dimenished both my limited brain power and my computer time. Has anyone ta