Many times on the O Gauge Forum questions arise regarding transition-era tank cars, Mr. Koester's article provides a well detailed history of tank cars during this period when the cars were built to ICC standards. Some may raise the issue on the wisdom of referencing an article on this Forum from another model railroad publication that is being posted to assist these Forum members, it is well known that the Model Railroader magazine article and advertisers are primary Dc voltage HO and N scale trains and modeling, occasionally the have an done an article on an O Scale layout. Many of the articles on Dc supplementary track signaling and layout ideas in the Model Railroader magazine actually is supplemental information for us 1/48 Scalers, O Scale or 3-Rail.
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