I received my Third Quarter 2021 issue of Diesel Era today. "DE" is one of my favorite railroad publications - I have every issue. This issue...
I'm reading a very interesting book, Steam to Diesel, by Albert J. Churella, Princeton University(*) Press, 1998, ISBN 0-691-02776-5. I'm about...
[ATTACH] The discussion on Nichols junction has reminded me that I have a copy of Howard Fogg's night time rendering of SLSF 5217 passing...
Here's a surprise. In an Athearn Pullman car box, I apparently had included a pair of mint, un-opened HO wood decks sized for 52' 6" Proto 2000...
Hi. Those of you who are members of the Terminal Railroad Association (TRRA) of St Louis Historical and Technical Society (H&TS) likely know by...
Here is a mint, unopened, Athearn HO Genesis F9B in the red orange/white decor that is available. It is DC only, no sound. I have had it here in...
I finally had my copy of the "Frisco Meteors" framed and hung up above my desk. I don't have a layout any more, and I haven't built any models to...
FYI, I have two minor items you might be interested in. First, I read that one of the builder's plates on SLSF 1501 has been removed and stolen....
FYI, I have just posted on eBay a somewhat rare brass model of an ACF kit-built 2-bay, 70-ton LO Frisco covered hopper, painted black, with white...
OK, we are back home in Florida after a two week holiday stay in St Louis for some business matters (and a great "Hill Fix") and then in Olathe,...
As many of you may recall, I am a bit of a railroad truck nut. When I was building a kit, or modifying or detailing one, I always wanted to try...
Here is a nice Frisco covered hopper to add to your freight car roster. This is Intermountain #48609-03, a 2-bay, 1958 cu ft LO class car. This...
I know I've asked this before ..... could somebody re-remind me of the name and telephone number of that nice model RR shop in Nebraska? Thanks! Ken
Hi again. I've dug into my last four boxes of model railroad items I brought with me to Florida. I'd like to offer some items for sale as I have...
FYI, Today I received my March/April 2019 issue of Diesel Era magazine, Volume 30, Number 2. Yes, they usually do run a month or two behind...
Where is the pic of the old flatcar, riding on archbar trucks, with the thin bulkheads mounted on each end? Recently posted. I was looking at it...
FYI, I just bought a new book that appeared in the recent Ron's Books listings: American Steam Locomotives, Design and Development, 1880-1960....
Here is a short list of brass steam locomotive parts I discovered today in one of my RR storage boxes. All are unused, in good shape, in their...
OK, a couple of months back I mentioned that I have a large stock of HO freight car trucks available at a significant saving. I'm a "truck guy"...
I have two mint, unused, unopened bundles of Rail Craft Code 70 HO track, straight, six sections per bundle, 36 inches long. Will sell for $14...
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