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Ann Arbor Accurail kitbash 12 messages
Thought I'd post an updated photo of my kitbash of one of the Ann Arbor 73750 series boxcars. It uses the 4300 series Accurail boxcar, with modified door rollers, top plate, and strap bracing on the e
Thought I'd post an updated photo of my kitbash of one of the Ann Arbor 73750 series boxcars. It uses the 4300 series Accurail boxcar, with modified door rollers, top plate, and strap bracing on the e
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By Robert kirkham
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Frisco “Sawtooth” boxcar photo 11 messages
Anyone have a prototype photo (or reference to one) of these cars as they would have looked in the 1930s? The Westerfield kit (their no. 11251) has a couple of builders photos, but would like to see a
Anyone have a prototype photo (or reference to one) of these cars as they would have looked in the 1930s? The Westerfield kit (their no. 11251) has a couple of builders photos, but would like to see a
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By Marty McGuirk
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How thin can you go?
I have my list of the 4 best items to have blessed model freight car building as follows, in no particular order: 1) Evergreen styrene strips 2) Dial calipers 3) Resins, such as polyurethane 4) RPM me
I have my list of the 4 best items to have blessed model freight car building as follows, in no particular order: 1) Evergreen styrene strips 2) Dial calipers 3) Resins, such as polyurethane 4) RPM me
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By Andy Carlson
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[Non-DoD Source] [RealSTMFC] More boring well car stuff pt 4, was: Photo: Reading Well Hole Flat Car 99009 (Undated) 3 messages
Group; Then there are the well cars with no floor, like the FN. Here is Jack Consoli’s fabulous rendition (featured in TKM) in which the load is both suspended and distributed to side sills and ends,
Group; Then there are the well cars with no floor, like the FN. Here is Jack Consoli’s fabulous rendition (featured in TKM) in which the load is both suspended and distributed to side sills and ends,
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By Gatwood, Elden J SAD
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[Non-DoD Source] Re: [RealSTMFC] More boring well car stuff
Tony; I greatly appreciate the input! Any input you can provide is ALWAYS appreciated. Menagerie is right. I was looking back at some of the data I collected, and it was indeed a dog’s breakfast of ca
Tony; I greatly appreciate the input! Any input you can provide is ALWAYS appreciated. Menagerie is right. I was looking back at some of the data I collected, and it was indeed a dog’s breakfast of ca
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By Gatwood, Elden J SAD
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A list of square corner '37 AAR box cars 20 messages
Hello folks- 1936 to 1940 were the years that large numbers of square corner Drednaught end equipped '37 AAR box cars were built. As can be seen in the list below of these square corner end cars, ther
Hello folks- 1936 to 1940 were the years that large numbers of square corner Drednaught end equipped '37 AAR box cars were built. As can be seen in the list below of these square corner end cars, ther
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By Andy Carlson
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Comical - PFE
I had a buy signal from my stock consultant for PFE. Pacific Fruit Express???!!! Turned out to be Pfizer. Dale
I had a buy signal from my stock consultant for PFE. Pacific Fruit Express???!!! Turned out to be Pfizer. Dale
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By Dale Grice
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F/S: 80+ HO locomotives 2 messages
Hi Hugh, Please send me the list. Thanks Chuck Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 2:03 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] F/S: 80+ HO locomotives F/S: 80+ new HO locomotives, all are
Hi Hugh, Please send me the list. Thanks Chuck Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 2:03 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] F/S: 80+ HO locomotives F/S: 80+ new HO locomotives, all are
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By Hugh Guillaume
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EJ&E twin hoppers 5 messages
This photo, taken in Longmont, Colorado, has an EJ&E twin hopper in the background, adding more to the mentions of roaming hoppers: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Great-Western-Sugar-Co-Steam-Engine-0-4-0-T
This photo, taken in Longmont, Colorado, has an EJ&E twin hopper in the background, adding more to the mentions of roaming hoppers: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Great-Western-Sugar-Co-Steam-Engine-0-4-0-T
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By Richard Townsend
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Allan Seebach 2 messages
Would Allan Seebach of Tappan NY, please contact me offlist. Or if anyone knows him , please forward this to him Thanks -- Pierre Oliver www.elgincarshops.com www.yarmouthmodelworks.com
Would Allan Seebach of Tappan NY, please contact me offlist. Or if anyone knows him , please forward this to him Thanks -- Pierre Oliver www.elgincarshops.com www.yarmouthmodelworks.com
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By Pierre Oliver
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Sorry for not placing the correct address
I am guilty of not checking my emails before sending. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA
I am guilty of not checking my emails before sending. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA
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By Andy Carlson
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Wood sheathing, reasons for differential weathering
There has been some disscusion on weathering wood on single sheathed box cars and I felt that quite a few folks were not too knowing of the effect of wood to the weathering differences. This is what i
There has been some disscusion on weathering wood on single sheathed box cars and I felt that quite a few folks were not too knowing of the effect of wood to the weathering differences. This is what i
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By Andy Carlson
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Pacific Fruit Express Data Boxes 8 messages
Hey everyone, I looked at photos of various PFE reefers from the mid 1930s and onward which contain these boxes with lettering in them. What information is put into these boxes and why do they change
Hey everyone, I looked at photos of various PFE reefers from the mid 1930s and onward which contain these boxes with lettering in them. What information is put into these boxes and why do they change
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By Ray Carson
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CMO boxcar 37640 with Duryea underframe 4 messages
I have completed the build of a National Scale Car mini-kit for Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha (CMO) steel boxcar 37640 with resin ends and unique Duryea underframe you install on a plastic ca
I have completed the build of a National Scale Car mini-kit for Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha (CMO) steel boxcar 37640 with resin ends and unique Duryea underframe you install on a plastic ca
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By Lester Breuer
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Trainlife downloads was Car ID just for fun 5 messages
If you know which issue of RMJ, MRding, or ProtoModeler you want to download, type in http://magazine.trainlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/abc_yyyymm.pdf where abc = rmj = Railmodel Journal mrr =
If you know which issue of RMJ, MRding, or ProtoModeler you want to download, type in http://magazine.trainlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/abc_yyyymm.pdf where abc = rmj = Railmodel Journal mrr =
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By John Monrad
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TRAINLIFE site issues - used to be Car ID just for fun 6 messages
Hi List Members, I too have has much trouble accessing the TRAINLIFE site. One work-around that I have found, that appears to work as of this current moment, is to build a URL that is based around the
Hi List Members, I too have has much trouble accessing the TRAINLIFE site. One work-around that I have found, that appears to work as of this current moment, is to build a URL that is based around the
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By Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
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IC 50' double door single sheathed box car 7 messages
Hi Al- Based on your mentioning of IC 50'ers, I went to Fallen Flag and found a 1968 shot of IC 34730, a 4 + 5 panel double door SS car. This car had 5-5-7 Murphy corrugated ends, a lower side sill fi
Hi Al- Based on your mentioning of IC 50'ers, I went to Fallen Flag and found a 1968 shot of IC 34730, a 4 + 5 panel double door SS car. This car had 5-5-7 Murphy corrugated ends, a lower side sill fi
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By Andy Carlson
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Car ID just for fun 41 messages
It's be nice to know the make up of this train (attached) running on the branch l model. It's obvious the first car is an X31. I've been told the second is a D&H Seley hopper. I have a Bowser X31 and
It's be nice to know the make up of this train (attached) running on the branch l model. It's obvious the first car is an X31. I've been told the second is a D&H Seley hopper. I have a Bowser X31 and
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By Clark Propst
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RPC #35 13 messages
Group: Can someone provide me the contact information for the PUBLISHER of Railway Prototype Cyclopedia No. 35? TIA, Gary Bechdol Stone Mountain, GA
Group: Can someone provide me the contact information for the PUBLISHER of Railway Prototype Cyclopedia No. 35? TIA, Gary Bechdol Stone Mountain, GA
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By Gary Bechdol
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Sal G10 gons 4 messages
I picked up a Southbound Modelworks Seaboard low side gon recently, former Wrighttrak I believe. There are a few pics in the instructions but they are small. Looking for more information on the G10 pr
I picked up a Southbound Modelworks Seaboard low side gon recently, former Wrighttrak I believe. There are a few pics in the instructions but they are small. Looking for more information on the G10 pr
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By Brian Carlson
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