Try this question at "STMFC" Yahoo Group... more members there, and more activity. Scott Pitzer ... Railroad of New Jersey's Southern Division and its sand...
I am painting a Branchline 40' boxcar for the Illinois Central scheme. Anyone know the best color for the exterior. I will be using waterbased paints. Thanks,...
Fenton, Â I posted the same question a few years ago, I was also trying to find out letering scheme's for IC cars also. Luckly, I save all my modeling emails....
Can anyone point me in the direction of getting an accurate list of Railroads who used USRA 55Ton, Two bay Hoppers? I also need the number series for all...
Have you checked the Model Train Magazine Index at the Model Railroader site? I did a Keyword Search for "USRA hoppers" and had 17 hits that may be worthwile...
Would anyone know around what year the 20700 series KCS Autocars were put into General service, and around what year if so, Evans Auto-Loaders were removed? ...
An ORER might give you the best answers, but I did find a 1950's photo of one of these cars at Naperville that had been converted to a single door. Tim...
Is anyone interested in building kit together? I was thinking it doesn't have to be the exact same car, but a similar type, or class of freight car. David...
Hi, All. I started a new group for letting members know of private layouts that can be visited. Since a lot of buzz has been out here dealing about clubs...
Gentlemen,  The latest edition of The Seaboard-Coast Line Modeler is uploaded on the ACL & SAL Historical Society website and is ready for your viewing. ...
Hi there, I have to sell about About 100 Palm Trees (Plastic) 800-1000 Figures handpainted 800-1000 Figures unpainted Hot Wheels 1/87 Bone Shaker blue Hot...
hi trains and railroad fans in this international group you can post all rail road related items for sell, buy, search or trade from scale Z till G. you can...
I'm getting ready to build the Sunshine G.A.R.X 3800 series meat reefer and was wondering if anyone know the correct color mix for the "dirty" yellow used, or...
Fenton,   I have used Folquil ATSF Yellow. It has a darker appearence then Floquil Reefer Yellow.  I use it on all my Resin  FGEX, BREX and WFEX Reefers. ...
From the RPI web site: "Thomas Underwood has pointed out that around 1950, the EJ&E went to an interim all green color, with yellow lettering. The belted...
... Lane and published in the ... This is the article I see ... Yes, this publication is the gold standard for all USRA car fleets, but that is not the entire...
Eric Hansmann wrote: "A primary source article on USRA Freight Cars was written by James E. Lane and published in the Railway & Locomotive Historical Soceity...
Greetings group; please pardon the cross-posting; We are pleased to officially announce the second annual Northeast Fallen Flags Railroad Prototype Modeling...
Greetings all, and please pardon the cross-posting. The 2009 Northeast Fallen Flags Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet is just a few short days away, taking...
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A second to the Right Clamp -- extremely useful tool. Best, Lawrence Rast To: virtualmodelers@yahoogroups.com From: smithbf@... Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009...
Absolutely essential. I got a Right Clamp for Christmas last year and it's one of those tools that you just wonder how you managed without it. It's very easy...
Gentlemen,  The latest issue of The Seaboard-Coast Line Modeler is now posted on the ACL & SAL Historical Society website at http://www.aclsal.org/. Go to...