Not a Reading car but very interesting to say the least. There's several views of this car but this is the only one that can be enlarged. The name on the side isays "Morgan Smith". Does anyone know anything about this car?
 
http://clerk.seattle.gov/~scripts/nph-brs.exe?s1=14265.NUM.&Sect6=HITOFF&Sect5=PHOT5&Sect4=AND&d=PHO2&l=1&p=1&u=/~public/phot1.htm&r=1&f=G

Todd Horton


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From: Richard Wilkens <railsnw@...>
To: STMFC@...
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 4:31 PM
Subject: [STMFC] Re: Reading USRA Gondola Load



 

Not sure what class these Reading cars are:

http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~scripts/nph-brs.exe?s1=diablo&S2=%40date%3E%3D19300000+and+%40date%3C%3D19410000&S3=&l=100&Sect7=THUMBON&Sect6=HITOFF&Sect5=PHOT1&Sect4=AND&Sect3=PLURON&d=PHO2&p=2&u=%2F%7Epublic%2Fphot1.htm&r=190&f=G

http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~scripts/nph-brs.exe?s1=diablo&S2=%40date%3E%3D19300000+and+%40date%3C%3D19410000&S3=&l=100&Sect7=THUMBON&Sect6=HITOFF&Sect5=PHOT1&Sect4=AND&Sect3=PLURON&d=PHO2&p=2&u=%2F%7Epublic%2Fphot1.htm&r=192&f=G

Richard Wilkens

--- In STMFC@..., "Larry Sexton" <SSEXTON9@...> wrote:

Rich,



I visited your webpage and studied the photos that were attached. Can you,
or anyone else on the list, tell me approximately when the Reading gondola
lettering or stenciling changed from the earlier version shown on Reading
21772 and 25020 to the version shown on RDG 23035 and 24198?



I have two of the Walthers 46' USRA gon models stenciled as in the latter
version and with a re-weigh data for 1-55. My question is whether the
stenciling would have been correct for 1943, assuming the reweigh data is
corrected to that period.



I also have two of the Walthers 46' USRA gon models, kits 932-27458, for the
Lehigh Valley with a new date of 5-29 and in a red primer paint scheme. Does
anyone know whether that lettering or stenciling scheme was correct for the
1943-44 period.



Any help would be appreciated.



Larry Sexton



From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of
Richard Yoder
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 11:18 AM
To: STMFC@...
Subject: RE: [STMFC] Re: Reading USRA Gondola Load





To all interested,
I also produced this model in "O" Scale a few years ago.
There are several good photos on my web site of Reading cars.
http://www.richyodermodels.com/rym_fc_rdg_cont_gon.htm

Rich Yoder

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[mailto:STMFC@... <mailto:STMFC%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf
Of Tom
Houle
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 10:29 AM
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Subject: RE: [STMFC] Re: Reading USRA Gondola Load

To all interested in the USRA 70-ton 46' mill gons operated by the Reading,
Pennsy, NYC, B & O, and a few other eastern roads, I recommend the RMC
multi-page article "USRA Steel Mill Gondolas" by Eric Neubauer in the
June, 2000 issue. It includes photos, Reading HO drawings, and history of
this car. Westerfield and Walthers offered this car.
Tom Houle

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[mailto:STMFC@... <mailto:STMFC%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf
Of Eric
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 8:15 AM
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Subject: [STMFC] Re: Reading USRA Gondola Load

In addition to the load, I wonder when these USRA mill gons were equipped
with AB brake systems. A recent comment here noting AB brake systems on less
than 25% of the 1940 freight car fleet had me wondering about how quickly
the mill gons would be upgraded. Hoppers tended to be rebuilt more
frequently and many owners of the composite USRA gons rebuilt with steel
sides through the 1930s.

Wouldn't these USRA mill gondolas be candidates for retaining K brake
systems through WWII?

Eric

Eric Hansmann
New Paltz, NY

--- In STMFC@... <mailto:STMFC%40yahoogroups.com> ,
richtownsend@ wrote:

I have a Walthers USRA gondola painted and lettered for the Reading RR.

I'm trying to come up with a suitable and interesting load for it. My
research on Reading, PA disclosed that the city is or was known for
anthracite coal and for pretzels. I don't like the idea of a coal load, and
while I am confident I could fashion HO scale pretzels from thin wire, I
don't think a load of pretzels would be very realistic. So I am asking the
collective brain of this list for suggestions on what to load in this car.
Anyone?

Richard Townsend
Lincoln City, Oregon

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