Hello Mark,
Glad to be of help. We have a nice close up slide of car #27471 from Michael Bradley that shows the left side gusset. The gussets look similar to some that are used on the later 50 foot PS-1s. They are riveted, however, the top portion looks as though it is under the side panel where no distinct seam appears but just a fold and rivets. This is the way the drawings indicate on some of the 50 foot cars. If you contact me directly off list I'll try and get some dimensions for you.
Sam Clarke Kadee Quality Products
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Heiden" <mark_heiden@hotmail.com> To: <STMFC@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 11:27 AM Subject: [STMFC] Re: Question about a RI PS-1 box car Hello Sam and Ed,
Thanks for the information; this was exactly what I was looking for! Do either of you know of any good pictures showing the door gussets? I found a photo of RI 27560 on Fallen Flags, but it is difficult to make out the shape of the gussets and whether they are welded or riveted in place (although it does appear that the gusset to the right of the door has rivets along the sloped edge).
Thanks, Mark Heiden
--- In STMFC@yahoogroups.com, <mail@k...> wrote:
In addition to Eds' information the following is from one of our diagram
books. The page for this car has been copied a zillion times so some of the
road numbers are hard to read.
Also note the reinforcing gussets at the bottom corners of the door
openings which need to be added to any current PS-1 40 foot body styles.
The doors are as Ed mentioned.
Running boards 27350-27599, 28100-28349 U.S. Gypsum, all others have Apex.
Hand Brakes 27350-27599, 27850-28099, 28650-29149 Equipco 27600-27849, 28250-28349 Klasing 28100-28249, 28350-28649 Ajax 29250-29349 Ureco 29150-29249 Ellcon Since these cars were built in 1963 the actual hand wheels were the generic
modern styles (each make has their own little differences but generally look
similar) but the housings are not generic looking..
Trucks 27350-27549, 28050-28249, 28350-28899, 29081 Barber S-2-A 27550-27749,27850-28049, 28900-29349 Ride Control A-3 27750-27849, and others National C-1
The few photos we have indicate that the ends are certainly black and the
running boards are unpainted galvanized. The roofs were more than likely
black but this is unconfirmed with the info we have.
Sam Clarke Kadee Quality Products
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Hawkins" <hawk0621@s...> To: <STMFC@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [STMFC] Question about a RI PS-1 box car
On Wednesday, November 9, 2005, at 08:08 AM, Mike Brock wrote:
Mark Heiden has a question about a car that is out of our time
period.
I'm going to permit it's entry into discussion but only with
regard to
this one car series and discussion will not be allowed to extend to
others.
Thanks.
Mark, The 500 RI PS-1s built in 1963 were numbered 27350-27849, built
circa
October. Pullman-Standard lot number is 8847. The Illinois Railway
Museum has the correspondence files for cars built during this time
period. However, be advised the documents are currently stored in an
express reefer on the grounds of the IRM and are difficult to gain
access.
The first 200 cars came with Youngstown doors, the next 200 cars came
with Pullman-Standard doors, and the last 100 cars came with 6- panel
Superior doors. I don't have any definitive information on the hand
brakes, trucks, and running boards as the RI diagrams I have are dated
1962. Ends were coated with black car cement, freight car red sides,
and the running boards were unpainted galvanized steel (appears to be
Apex Tri-Lok or equivalent with rectangular open grid). The roofs may
have been coated with black car cement when new, however, I don't have
conclusive information on the roof color. The hand brakes may be Equipco, but the wheel is the later "generic" style. As is often the
case, there may have been multiple suppliers of hand brakes.
A photo of 27452 taken 1/64 shows the use of S-2-A Barber Stabilized
trucks. A Dick Kuelbs color photo of 27657 (December 1997 Railmodel
Journal, page 4) shows a brand new car having A-3 Ride-Control trucks.
I photographed 27570 myself in 1974 and the overhead view was published
January 1994 RMJ on page 46. By this date the roof was mostly unpainted galvanized steel with hints of black car cement still applied
to the seam caps and other small portions of the roof sheets, which
give me reason to believe the roofs were originally coated entirely
with black car cement. Regards, Ed Hawkins
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