Thank you for your great responses so far. BUT.....(and there's always a but!)....stand alones? If the three units of the non-articulated...
Wow! A Z-scale convention, finally!! That would be great ... but bad for me ... because if MTL were to announce at the convention that they were...
Hi! I purchased a Walthers 932-8053 N Sacale Double Stack Car and was surprised to find that each unit had two pairs of trucks for a total of 6...
Thank you! That makes perfect sense!!
Hi! When I look through train magazines, I see CSX engines along the Hudson River hauling those large and long articulated Auto-Max cars (like the...
Thank you both for your suggestions. I tried Google earth w/ its map and then satellite views. I was surprised how close to ground those satellite...
I was hoping that there was ONE great book, but it looks like that there several good ones out there. so, I did go ahead and purchased 3 of the...
Hi! I hope that someone can help me. I did Goggle searches for my “subject” title above and also searched <Trainboard.com> but can't find...
Hi! I just purchased and am reading with fascination "Western Maryland Fast Freights and Black Diamonds"--the 2nd Edition (1992). Can anyone...
What do PTI crew van drivers do? Thank you, Robbman! That's pretty funny that they thought that I might be one of the crew van drivers!! [Are...
Here's something funny... I took my mother railfanning with me this afternoon to Shenandoah, VA, to check out the small NS yard and trains there....
Excellent! Thank y'all, but I especially want to thank SP 8299 for the reference to WTTX and the accompanying link to the Railcarphotos.com shot...
I was hoping to change the reporting marks on last month's MTL release of the 89' 4" TOFC w/ TTX markings. BUT what mark from the TTX family...
Thank you for your replies. SO, please confirm if I understand y'all correctly, those rare double-stacked well cars that I see on Sand Patch w/...
Hi, y'all! I tried searching for this in the search function but could find no answer. Does anyone know why so many of the stack trains...
Also, thank you pilotdude for the great website that shows and talks about the NS Shenandoah Valley Line. After viewing it, I am going to have to...
Hi! Thanks for the replies so far!! Why I thought that there were TWO yards is because the aerial view from 3/31/2000 on TerraServer-USA shows...
I was driving down US 340 yeasterday through Shenandoah, VA, and was pleasently surprised to find a train yard there! I came home and looked up...
Thanks, Tony! Your reference and quotes from Bill from the Yahoo site were just what I needed! My B&O 6-pack of boxcars is still in its shrink...
Hi! I hope that someone can help me. I limit my transition era items to 1959 and earlier. Thus, anything with a 1960 or later BLT, RBLT, repaint...
