Ken, please hit me off list to I can snag your e-addy, this one just
bounced. DJE-KCMO
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Is not VT the Lucius Beebe road? Yeah, I hve heard that name ever since I
started playing with trains in the 1950s, but admittedly don't know much
about him and Charles Clegg.
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Ed and all: This is the first year I can remember I have actually asked
someone close for a particular item; in this case books, and given them the
ad tear sheet to work from. I normally surmise that anything I want, I am
the only one who knows where and how to get it, so I keep quiet and,
Check SSLS (Fred Rouse) for a 4-wheel commonwealth tender truck, I can't
remember the stock number, and, admittedly, it may not be available at the
moment.
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Thanks Much; I'll check it out--this could be a retrofit project in itself
for the fleet if I plan it decently enough. DJE
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Diety? Gee, what about us plain ordinary members, especially those in
Scale, as defined by the NASG/NMRA standards.?? I am not interested in
started another discussion of scale vs. hi-rail; my budgetary controls are
set.
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Could one of you please contact me off list with a copy of the Roos article
referred to on page 23 of the 12-04 Dispatch, about the DL-109 locomotives?
DJE-KCMO
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Can someone ID the mfr who made the following items, which have turned up
here in an inventory.
1. Part No. T-1033 Cast Tender Steps, in brass; no name, but address is
Box 1296, Fenton, MO 63026, and
2. Part No's. 56, 57, 58, 30:1 worm, 40:1 worm and gears; 30:1 gear.
Only ID
Has anyone heard from Ladd Houda or Terry Harrison lately, like within the
last month or two? DJE
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Were there any editions of the blue-covered illustrated catalog of parts
from Claud newer than the 4th? DJE
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The PCL list has posted a source for decals; John Arnold, 5635 Monk House,
Somerville, TN 38068, phone 901-465-5385. No indication of what sets he has
are available in S scale, or could be so if the interest is there. I'm not
familiar enough with LN passenger prototype details to get involved,
For wagon-top box cars, there was a class M-53, and an M-53a. We think it
is because one has a smooth door, the other has a ribbed door. Which is
which? Thanks Much. DJE
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How many of these were built in the first place? Were there not prototype
units in service in Mexico and the names mentioned could be places they were
seen?
S Scale Alco Models brass RSD4/5 with PRR antenna
I spoke with the owner of the model and he rambled on, something
about Pennsee, San
But we'll have to wait for the BTS 85-foot pig car to carry two of them,
right?
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Caution: The photo of RIZ 50-9135, aboard TTX 472137 shows a PROPANE, not
usual liquid fuel, tank underslung, about 3 feet behind the dolly, left
side. Caption says Thermo-King model TKD-30 nose-mount unit. Page 89, Rock
Island Color Guide to Freight Passenger Equipment by Steve Hile, David H.
Is Mr. Bob Rzasa still in business? What S gauge items does/did he carry?
DJE
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I understand that Union Pacific has done a number of these installations
from Omaha west in the last few years; they may be worth a look. No, I have
no inside connections or knowledge of where exactly to look, but I suppose
they could be located.
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Has anyone checked out these new KaDee Shelf couplers? If I read the
photo in the ad right, don't they also have the side projection and pocket
for regular Tightlock couplers? How long is the shank?Are they fully
compatible with existing ones?
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Tom Baker
Stan Furmanak
Please contact me off list. DJE
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This will sound like a joke but I am serious. Where were these cars built,
and what was the routing from that plant to the delivery point of the CTA.
A string of these cars being towed by a diesel loco from your favorite road,
with a flat or boxcar in between to adapt couplers; or maybe even
What would it take to have these cars available in other scales?? Like S
(1:64) and O 1:48? Same for the commuter car and baggage cars.
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If there is anyone interested in Rock Island in S scale, you may want to
check twinstarcars.com What is shown there is all HO-scale, but the
question of what it would take to have S or O scale counterpart cars has
been asked on the RITS BB; no time for responses to come back yet. DJE
One of the cars listed in the NYC consist that Kaslo is announcing a GO
for is the 24 single room/8 double room, referred to by some as the
Slumbercoach The main spotting feature is 6 windows in the letterboard
area, starting at the blind end. This car or very close sisters of it were
also used
Well, gee, what about AF tank cars as a material source??
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While I join you in welcoming these new laser sources, I have one question
for them and any others--how long a table do they have, or more
specifically, how long a piece can they process on their machine. DJE
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Ken, sorry to disagree; but this is what these mfr's tell me when they
decline any interest in doing S scale products. Union Station Products in
Memphis is one, AMB in St. Louis is another, the TSP place in Ohio simply
has not responded, etc. It is the table itself and/or the protective
Looking for copies of articles on War Emergency Gons in RailModel Journal,
May and June, 2002. Please contact me off list if you have an issue and
access to a copy machine.
Heads up for anyone modeling NYC, IHB, PRR, ATSF, LV, NW; these roads had
them.
Doug Evans, please contact me
Mr. Tom Persoon, has become an open loads expert with all his good material
in the NMRA Bulletin, now known as Scale Rails.
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Not only that, two of the ex-MSt.L, ex-RI cars still survive. One should
be on the Rio Grande exec train, with a window change that I described
earlier, and the other is whomever bought the car from Ashley, Drew
Northern a few years back. DJE
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I'm more worried about the time I have lost while derailed on the learning
curve.
Of all the things in life I have lost, I miss my mind the most.
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What about the War-Emergency Gon that has been there awhile, but has ??? to
go to be a done deal?
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Yep, there were photos floating around last year--a long trestle and about
20 cars were burned up IIRC, before it was all over.
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Is it true that on all switches, prototypically speaking, the run through
the guard rails is straight, then goes back to the curve of the diverging
route as needed?
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What does it cost to get into the NTS on one of the open to the public
days?
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Also, the short line Cedar Rapids and Iowa City RR, known from traction days
as CRandIC, had (maybe still has) SW-9s painted UP colors but with their own
lettering.
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What is the date of the most recent issue? My inventory says Feb/Mar. DJE
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Check RFP and ACL for tenders with 8-wheel trucks-which one was the
Governor class? CO articulateds?--maybe
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Another one, maybe: Wireless Micro Color Cam System--page 12, new RMC mag.
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Yesterday I bought a Bolt-Nut-Screw Gauge at local store, to measure so I
can sort all the screws, etc., on hand here that I don't know what size they
are. It is a good tool, but the catch is, it does not handle anything below
a 1/4 nut, or, if I read it right, a #6 screw. It is an embossed
Those units probably worked east with the N-W one, likely though Kansas
City. However, UP had SD-50s black-lined and being prepped by Mid-America
Car in KC in '03 for sale and shipment to others--overflow leasing is
catching on again; Model-wise; nowadays you could probably justify units
from the
FWIW, I will be surprised at any non-ATSF engine that can be rebuilt form
the ATSF one without major work that would make it better to start from
scratch. While there are similarities and families (including USRA
groups), it is more realistic to say that nearly every group of steam locos
built
What is the scale height, and the scale inside length on these cars,
especially the ones on the new sheet just mailed about the sale on
AF-equipped versions of them. DJE
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Anyone on here familiar with a restaurant built in the late 60s that
included two NYC-painted streamlined observation cars, one of them a
relatively short pre-war Budd car (that was ex-RI), but repainted NYC? Is
it still around, or not. If so, I could use some measurements if possible.
DJE
I apologize, guys; I just reviewed my earlier message about looking for a
restaurant that had two NYC-painted observation cars. I forgot to include
that the location is/was Elkhart, Indiana, the original builder was Robert
Spaugh. This is this specific because I have the history of the Budd car
Will the gentleman who kindly related the history of these cars please
re-send his story? I can't find it here in the list so I can thoroughly
digest and understand it. Thanks Much - DJE
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Has anyone heard from Barney Daehler lately??
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Charles Malinowski
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 8:30 PM
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Subject: [S-Scale Modeling] Proto 64
I have a friend in
There is something out here called JB Weld, that Bill Wade recommends--I
finally got some at a Hobby Town shop recently, and it does as well for this
stuff as the old plastic Steel does--JB is two parts to mix, Plastic
Steel is a single squirt out the tube, which may dry up before you get to
use
Listed on page 14 of the Nov. MR are O-scale searchlight signals that are
based on the bi-color LED, thus are capable of red, yellow, or green, by
electronic control.
Is a decently accurate S scale version of something like this? They do show
2- and 3-head signals, Hope the S version could
Some time ago the question of 3-tread vs 4-tread vestibule steps came up on
this list, apparently prompted by some of castings available from past mfr's
in S scale. A message from one of the sources on the PassengerCarList just
out essentially says that the 4-step tread went standard in April,
Does anyone have the phone number that he had, I understand a son is still
there, and have someone who needs to reach the son. Yeah, I have a catalog,
but I can't find it in all this mess. Thanks Much. DJE
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Gee, has Walthers done something right?? Normally, their catalogs go
straight to the recycle bin (trash to those of us in Rio Linda) but as I
tossed it there, a postcard touting a free 3-month (1-month if Canadian)
subscription of Model Railroad News fell out. Hmmm-wasn't that the one tht
Mr.
I'm seeing this for the first time:
(RI's) RDC-3s were 85'0 coupled; the RPO section was 17', the baggage
section was about the same; the coach section was about 39 ft, plus 3-1/2 ft
for the vestibules. The trucks are 59'-6 centers.
Count full-width windows on a side, there should be
Do we have any sources for roof vents and similar details for streamlined
cars? I have Bill Wade's list, and need to find the Precision Scale catalog
tht I got a couple years ago, for starters.
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Well, we called it Moo U, up the road from Drake High, where the most
prominent landscape feature on campus was known as Lake Latrine.
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Go to scenic-valleyrr.com and nose around the site.
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I agree, the Internet is a major cause; I have a complete set of MR, a
complete (less 5) set of TRAINS, and a complete since 1960 set of RMC, plus
a lot of dupes. 10 years ago, such was worth a lot of money- nowadays, you
can't even give away back issues of a lot of mags. Of Course, Kalmbach's
Has anyone checked out the KaDee 118? This is the new shelf/tightlock. I
have not seen a dimensional critique of it. Yes, the shank is too short for
most passenger cars, and it is not as flexible (sloppy??) at the knuckle
pulling faces as the 802.
Also, has anyone tried Floquil Crystal Coat
Has anyone done a full length passenger car shell by replacing the sides of
the A-M shell with those from Laser Horizons? Need your advise on how you
got the car height on the floor and over the trucks set correctly.
Anyone interested in the P-S bi-level commuter cars, smooth sides, 4
How about another look at it--instead of a pristine consist, what about a
consist as it really was? The train I want to model had no less than four
different styles of corrugated side cars at any given run--nothing pristine
about that in the context of this thread so far.
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Are 100-ton, or whatever rating, roller bearing trucks with operating
spinners available in S at all? The only person I ever heard of working on
that was the late Bob Miller of Valpo.
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Anyone interested in sides for a series of PS-built commuter cars unlike
anything else known to have been built?
The prototype group of cars is Rock Island 2700-2719, built in 1949 by
Pullman-Standard. They were interchangeable with intercity steam-heated
cars and sometimes reached Iowa in
The new issue, received here today, has on page 63 its only S entry: SHS set
of 3 panel side hopper cars; $64.98. Gee, who do they think they are
kidding. It is the same thing as before, last month Ann Arbor, this month
Frisco. Yippee.
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This is to ask for info from any S scale modeler who is planning, or at
least interested in, full-length scale lightweight passenger cars, Budd or
Pullman-Standard, that would have (simulated) corrugated sides.
We want a good handle on the, uh, demand so those involved can plan any
possible
Does Grandt Line have its own website?
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Very good
Walt Danylak did a truck like these, did he not?
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Reminds me of something I saw first hand. In July, 1958, I was with a group
that came into here on RI 507, and went out on Santa Fe's Grand Canyon, #23,
all heavyweight except the diner, behind the then-usual ABBA set of F-7s.
Next morning at LaJunta, they switched some cars ahead of us, then
For those of us who may appreciate this: Remember that on the ATSF F-unit
Fleet, only the B-units had steam boilers in them. The A-units only had
extra water tanks, and fed that water back to the B's as needed--there were
extra hoses installed and used. I remember being told this for the 99
Not so fast, guys--if those are all 300-series units, you are probably
right, they were considered dual-service. Look for the polished stainless
steel sides on the earlier F's, those numbered under 100, but higher than 15
or so.
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OK, what about the American Models done in ATSF? Are they chromed, painted,
or what???
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Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 2:42 PM
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What is the stuff that used to advertise in Model Railroader--Cast-O-Lite?
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OK, all I see is Scalecoat. What about Scalecoat II? My old stunt from
early days is dump 4-6 BB's into the jar the first time I open it. Strange
how the thinner seems to be a contaminant.
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I don't remember hearing anything about Mr. Graeff working on a live cap,
but I do know Bob Miller (Valpo) was working on it--he had pieces made that
were 1/8 scale, and was going to scale them down 1/8 again, but apparently
did not get to do that before his time with us ran out.
I'd like to
Is the Precision Scale Co. of Montana the same people as the Precision Scale
Co., of Woodland, Cal. in the 1980s. I remember hearing there were two
separate org's. woith essentially the same name. DJE
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For anyone who happens to remember the old and relatively crude Kansas City
Kits of the very early years. Just found a sheet among Will Estes' stuff that
lists the Wornall Road address, but it is lined out in red pencil, and
Spencer, Ind. is rubber-stamped after it. First indication I have
In previous years, NMRA issued certificates of conformance to NMRA standards
for most commercial products, and published the information on those
products accordingly.If these switches were tested and passed/failed
according to the standards, that was put out in the NMRA Bulletin to all
Respectfully disagree: NMRA did make and distribute an S scale sheet metal
plate gauge to members in 1960.
I should still have mine. However, there has been a change to the standards
in more recent years, particularly with the wheel flange spacing and
associated relationships. If the current
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Enhorning, and the original F-7 shells: Were any shells ever made in any color
of plastic other than white or clear? Were all
Oh my, what an earthy sense of humor.
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Hi
I have been using #12 wire for layout wiring for decades, with some #18 for
pull-off feeders. Learned a long time that seemingly oversize wire was less
resistance and voltage drop, etc., and as easy to buy as the smaller stuff.
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Question related to what I sent out a few minutes ago. How far do you go on
the heel side of the frog from the point with the full-length single switch
ties before going back to 10-foot standard ties--is it 3 tie-centers (tie width
plus space between), or what? DJE
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Looking at NMRA RP 12.2. the distance (8) from the point of frog to the tip of
the point rail is about 8-1/2 inches, spec. for a #6 turnout. This is for when
the main route is straight.
What about when the main route is a 48-inch radius, and the diverging route is
40-inch radius, plus or
Closed Circuit for John Degnan and other SAL fans: (John, Apparently I do
not have your latest e-addy). DJE-KCMO
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I have a problem associating Floquil with plastics. I always think of the
old formula that crazed any plastic unless it was essentially already dry
when it hit the surface. Polly-S, and any other contemporary formulation,
well, I plead total ignorance. DJE
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Picked up flyers for these this morning in Warrenton while heading west,
thought they may be of interest for anyone looking for a way to promote S to a
possibly new audience.
Greater St. Louis Metro show, Oct. 14, 10-5, Sunder, Oct 15th, 11-4. Info:
http://mvns.railfan.net
Decatur Train
Best guess is Union Pacific Historical Society, or whatever they call
themselves; or the UP people in Omaha who handle stuff like this. The only
other big crane in this area of the past is one that Chicago Great Western
had, so maybe CNW HS has something on it. Will be interesting to see if
Has anyone heard lately how the passenger cars are coming, especially the
NYC ones? If not, I'll try to ask.
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Ref. questions from the HandLaidTrack website: Are those S scale sets of ties
for turnouts that they sell somewhat laterally flexible? I have LH and RH
turnouts to build,1 each, normally it would be curved radii on both routes, but
to fit existing, they will be straight for about the first
Do we have anyone who can get in on this???
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I went from Tenax to Zap-a-Gap when I noticed Tenax and Ambroid will leave
an edge line when they dry. Also, as near as I can tell, none of the PRS
curved-side covered hoppers here have a weight plate in them.
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I dial up 136% when blowing up an HO-drawing to S. It may very slightly
from machine to machine, depending on aberrations. 87 divided by 64 equals
1.359374, thanks to that oddball Santa Claus Stuff - HO-HO-HO.
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There are two here. One is as Dick said; it will retain the tank cast onto
the A-M E-8 frame because to cut it off to make room for the DL-109 tank
casting looked like it would weaken the frame. The second one is a
fabricated frame, with brass sheet and angle, and the DL-109 cast tank will
So does David McKenzie on his Sn3 layout in Kansas City (Liberty), Mo. I
may do that next time around.
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Remember those Brass RS-3's, etc., that were imported some years ago? The
label was Alco Models, Samhongsa, et al.
Does anyone know who many of each model/version were produced. I remember 106
for the RS-3, but never heard any of the others.
Thanks. DJE
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What was the RSD-7? Did Alco Models actually consider a newer high-hood
body, or did Alco, the loco builder, try to cram a 251-block into an RSD-5?
Diesel Spotters Guide does not list them, goes up only to RSD-5 the goes
to high-hood RS-11, as in the Overland Models unit.
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As I understood it, the SD-7 was introduced to spread out the weight of the
engine so it could run on lighter branchline rail. Except maybe on the
DMIR, I don't think the concept of a bigger and heavier engine with more
pulling axles and greater tractive effort came along until the SD-24,
The (IF-ME) in the last message was supposed to be only (F-M). Not sure
how I managed that, and apologize accordingly.
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OK, what is the latest on Mr. Becker, then???
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From: Michael A Scivoletti [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 9:44 PM
Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} Re: Downs Models rolling stock
FWIW,
A photo of my Downs
I am trying to lay out a pair of switches for either a #7 or #8 frog,
following the NMRA RP 12.2 diagram. I am trying to get the right distance
between the stock rails at several locations between the points and the frog,
but before the frog and the rails behind it are in place.
If I
FYI
- Original Message -
From: Miller, Andrew S. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 9:45 AM
Subject: [PCL] Where's the Black Beetle?
Google no long discovers the Australian web site for the Black Beetle
mfr, and the site for their American
It is listed as an NW G-4, on the website, and shown in the new Dispatch.
What differences are there between this car and the one that has been discussed
on here as being the War-Emergency Gondola that is under consideration by
Kaslo Shops. The W-E gon is 53'-6 length, the photos make the NW
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