IIRC (debatable) the owner of OMI was T Wenzel. T was for Tony or Tom, I can’t remember which, though I think Tony. Does anyone have contact information for him? Schuyler

Jerry Hamsmith returns to the Resin Car Works blog with part two of the NYC 50-foot gondola build. Brake system detail are the focus in his latest blog post. http://blog.resincarworks.com/nyc-50-foot-

There was a hobby shop in New York state that was referenced on this list that specialized in narrow gauge and had a good supply of Floquil. Anyone recall this? Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsu

I bought this car on eBay because it looked like something I could kitbash into a usable car in the era covered by the list. All metal European prototype. Someone already removed the buffers and added

Photo: Reading Drop End Gondola A photo from the Cornell University Library: https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:20434265 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit to get a good look at the ca

I have four questions about the B&O class N-34 wagon top covered hoppers: #1 - When the 200 cars in class N-34 were new in 1940, did they all have wood roofwalks? #2 - What was the difference in const

In 1955, GN changed the slope sheet angle on some of their 73000-73199 hopper cars: http://www.accurail.com/accurail/art/2300/2301.jpg from about 30 degrees to 55 degrees, and renumbered them into the

Ed; There were other roads that modified hoppers for powdered ore traffic, with the rationale that: 1) powdered ore had the tendency to “stick” in place on “standard” (read: 30 degree) sloped slope sh

Looking for info on Mid Continent Type 21 tank cars, specifically COSX 2950-2957. Anyone have photos of these cars with AB Brakes? It's probably a stretch but hopefully someone can help out. Thank you

Friends, While scanning old magazines for articles I wanted to save, I ran across this interesting photo of WAG gondola 125. This car is not listed in my October 1958 ORER (the only WAG gondolas at al

These (attached) instructions on where to return refrigerator cars were distributed periodically. (3 parts, 1 large page) Because the Southern originated banana traffic out of the Port of Charleston,

I just wanted to thank everybody for their ideas and suggestions on my storage question. I appreciate the time you took to write them. gary roe quincy, illinois

I was gifted this Accurail USRA hopper. Asked about it’s accuracy on the this list and a photo of one was posted. Thank you! With that big hurdle jumped it was time to consider the amount of time I wa

Seems there's much more info on USRA box car than other types. I wonder if there's a replacement hand brake racket for the hoppers? If so I'd like to replace the one on my car. I know there's one on a

Gize, I have four books that I simply do not need, since my modeling interest has kind of settled into the early 50s. These are all more modern books and likely after the sunset date of this list – bu

Hi List Members, I thought some might enjoy this set images of NRC express reefer 600 in 1933... http://www.gn-npjointarchive.org/Lists/NP_Gene_Hawk_Photos/DispForm.aspx?ID=487&ContentTypeId=0x010061E

Can someone forward the log-in information for the 8 pm reembrace of Bill W? Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

Folks, Following on the Delano weathering thread and several other discussions of weathering, and in an attempt to cross-pollinate with some of the extraordinary work done by military modelers, I have

Ken; Not ignored😉 Elden Gatwood

As many have discovered, InterMountain sometimes has wheelsets in stock, sometimes not. They do have 33-inch semi-scale sets in stock now, but not a huge number of the 12-packs, so anyone needing them