Sad hobby news has reached my computer. Our favorite extreme modeler and Dodger fan, Bill Welch, passed away Sunday afternoon, November 15th, 2020. This was reported by his niece on his Facebook timel

Tom; They were 70-ton cars, believe it or not. Someone is going to weigh in on what class battleship that turret faceplate is destined for. I noted how the load is accommodated by distribution to the

Group; One of the interesting engineering problems in those days was how to distribute a load across the car without destroying the car. For well cars with floors that were load-bearing, it generally

I’d met Bill at one of the RPM meets in Collinsville, Illinois and we both ‘hit it off’. Bill invited me to a small group session of ‘resin builders’ later that day. I was thinking how could I keep Bi

Not a great photo, but it’s what I’ve got. Schuyler

Friends, By chance I ran across the TRAINS issue with the photograph showing M3 tanks that I spoke of earlier this week. Sadly, my memory was defective, but in my defense, I hadn't seen that picture f

F/S: new old stock HO freight car kits by Proto 2000, Red Caboose, Stewart, Tichy and Walthers, all on one list, to receive the list send an e-mail to me at: mguill1224 at aol dot com Offered by Hugh

There was some discussion about a week ago as to the status of the San Juan Car Co. I just received a Grandt Line part from them. I guess that they are still operational I did order the part on E Bay.

Hello Everyone, Years ago Rail Graphics made a generic data decal set and I have two of the sets in HO. They are the 1920-1940's set and the 1940 to 1960's set. both are shown below. My phone is not t

I am trying to find a website for ProtoWest Scale Models. I though that I had recently seen one, but I may be mistaken. If they have one, can one of you provide it to me? THank you in advance. Ken Mon

Photo: Borden's Tank/Reefer BFIX 518 (Undated) Photo courtesy of the Fine Art America website: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/bordens-milk-refrigerator-car-underwood-archives.html?product=greetin

I learned Rob Manley, master of Pan Pastel’s, died on Monday. I understand he had a heart attack. Here is his obituary. https://www.schroederlauer.com/obituary/robert-rob-manley?fbclid=IwAR24csyKzx-SV

Photos: Bangor & Aroostook Flat Car 71710 With Army Tanks (Undated) Photos from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber

Truly sad news. He’ll be missed for sure. Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)

Suggestions? - Livestock Cars & Operations Books I'm looking for books on livestock cars and operations. So far, my very short list includes: Live Stock Operations: History, Equipment, Facilities & Mo

A photo with a lot of early freight cars: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll21/id/9552 Enlarges enough to read many of the numbers. Jim Gates

Perry Squier shares his work on several new boxcars for his 1923 Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern layout in the latest DesignBuildOp blog post. http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/2020/11/18/shawmut-boxca

I am very sorry to hear of Bill’s passing. He became a friend earlier this year due to his passionate interest in Fruit Growers Express, my former employer. I most recently heard from him on 11/9 and

Eric, So sorry to hear this. We have now lost 3 pillars of our fun in Florida each January. RIP Bill, Denny and Greg. Steve Hile

COMPLETE KIT OR JUST ROOF.