[S-Scale Modeling] PRS / Gold Coast stock

2005-04-15 Thread Tom Hawley
- Original Message - From: John Gibson [EMAIL PROTECTED] I know that Tom Hawley (dba Michigan Models) . . . . . [has]PRS/GC cars in inventory. I will try to bring as much as I can of my stock to the Spring Spree. And someday I will take a complete inventory of every Gold Coast

Re: [S-Scale Modeling] Katy car-off topic

2005-04-15 Thread Manfred Lesser
Look for a pair of books (Part 1 and Part 2) called The American Railroad Passenger Car by John H. White, Jr. They are printed by John Hopkins University Press. John White was the curator of the Smithsonian when he wrote the books. Believe me, they are a gold mine of information. Manfred

[S-Scale Modeling] Car Weight and other factors

2005-04-15 Thread George
Being a non-engineering type, I don't know, but I wonder if part of the problem is that we superelevate far sharper curves than the prototype? George Courtney The poll results are in... To REPLY to the list, use REPLY ALL, to reply to the sender, use REPLY. I do NOT know if

Fw: [S-Scale Modeling] Katy car-off topic

2005-04-15 Thread John Picur
Oops, this should have been sent to the list. Now that I think of it, if you would be happy with Canadian examples, the Andrew Merrilees collection of the Public Archives of Canada will most likely have what you need. Merrilees, a railroad equipment dealer, was also an historian who