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Re: 50' Mather stock car.
jerryglow2
When I sold my line to Tichy I withheld those I produced for Stan. I still do occasional custom work and could include any set for Stan's cars you may need Jerry
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Re: MKT box car
yep. I've seen photos of cars with very elaborate chalk instructions either on the doors or on the sides. This must have been very close to the end of all passenger trains on the MKT, and all passenger train mail contracts ended just a couple of years later. But Dallas--KC was definitely a route for the MKT. Tim O'Connor
Can anyone read the chalk markings on the doors? The last on the left door is the date "12-13-64" plus "FULL". This would make some sense if it was stored mail service; load the car until it was full.
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Re: MKT box car
al_brown03
I agree with both Mr Witt's observations. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.
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Re: MKT box car
rwitt_2000
Can anyone read the chalk markings on the doors? The last on the left door is the date "12-13-64" plus "FULL". This would make some sense if it was stored mail service; load the car until it was full.
From the chalk markings I also see "KC MO"; a possible destination. Regards, Bob Witt
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list birthday
I just realized we forgot to mention STMFC's birthday - December 11th.
We turned 17 years old this year! :-) It's amazing how much our world has changed in that short span of time... and the vast amounts of information we have happily shared. Tim O'Connor
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Re: MKT box car
Bill Keene <wakeene@...>
This MKT series of box cars were also pained in traditional BCR with white lettering and also in Sloan Yellow with black lettering.
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Cheers, Bill Keene Irvine, CA
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Re: Lackawanna steam film with sound - 1929
Paul Doggett <paul.doggett2472@...>
Excellent piece of history
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On Friday, December 22, 2017, 5:30 pm, 'gary laakso' vasa0vasa@... [STMFC] wrote:
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Re: Lackawanna steam film with sound - 1929
gary laakso
A wonderful view of a very different world. The freight cars are classic. Thanks for sharing.
Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock
From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...]
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2017 8:49 AM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] Lackawanna steam film with sound - 1929
Hello all you 1920s modelers -
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Lackawanna steam film with sound - 1929
Todd Sullivan
Hello all you 1920s modelers -
Here's a link to a March 1929 movie (outtakes, really), with sound, about Lackawanna's new Pocono 4-8-4 freight locos. It provides an interesting look at lineside industries and glimpses of freight equipment as one of the Poconos gallops along the DL&W line in New Jersey. The link to the film is courtesy of some NJ Lackawanna modelers from another group. Here's the link, and enjoy! https://mirc.sc.edu/islandora/object/usc%3A46921 Todd Sullivan (who models the SP, UP and NP in the other end of the country)
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Freight Cars & Dining at Prototype Rails
Bill Welch
A great time to discuss Freight Cars and the modeling thereof is over a meal. This is a reminder that on the Prototype Rails Web Site (http://prototyperails.com/) there is PDF with suggestions for taking meals. Bill Welch
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Re: MKT box car
Rich C
There were 225 cars built in this series 45001-45225 built in 1945. They had a 15' 4" door opening, 18 of these cars were assigned to mail storage and repainted Pullman green. Sunshine made all 3 flavors of this car. Rich Christie
On Thursday, December 21, 2017, 3:45:55 PM CST, Michael Gross ActorMichaelGross@... [STMFC] wrote:
As the car appears to have been reweighed at Katy's Ray Yard in November of 1964, Bill Keene’s dates are looking pretty good. Michael Gross Pasadena, CA
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Re: Chicagoland RPM meet CGW decals
Ted Culotta
I am happy to report after more playing around.... problem solved. Avery Design and Print app is so much easier, by orders of magnitude, than any mail merge trickery in Word, Pages, etc. It's free, too. This message does contain Steam Era freight car content... CGW box cars.
You can watch for decals in the coming week. Cheers, Ted Culotta
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Re: 1926 B&O Freight car fleet summary
Eric Hansmann
Thanks, Fran! I’m glad you enjoy it. More to come in the next few months.
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On Dec 21, 2017, at 8:11 AM, frangiacoma@... [STMFC] <STMFC@...> wrote:
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Re: Accurail Fowler Boxcar
Jeff Shultz <jeff@...>
It will be in the January MRH News with some information on it.
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Re: Accurail Fowler Boxcar
Eric Hansmann
This is coming soon to my DesignBuildOp blog. It will be similar to the other summaries for the Accurail 36-foot double sheathed box cars.
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On Dec 21, 2017, at 7:00 PM, kemal_mumcu@... [STMFC] <STMFC@...> wrote:
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Accurail Fowler Boxcar
Kemal Mumcu
It seems Accurail is serious about doing a Fowler boxcar. Any more information on this car and it's prototype inspiration, namely which Fowler it is modelled after?
http://www.accurail.com/accurail/1100.htm Colin Meikle
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Re: MKT box car
George Courtney
Tim,
I don't know why they used a double door boxcar in express service. First thought that pops into my mind is as cars grew longer, the 40 double door was more expendable than a single door car? Second, lots of farm implements to single farmers. Not the bigger tractors and stuff, but smaller machines used by farmers and ordered individually but still large enough for a double door? Just musing. Perhaps a farmer on this list could comment? George Courtney
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Re: MKT box car (CZ-1588)
Richard Townsend
Actually, after some license plate research I am coming around to the idea that it is a Texas license plate.
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Lincoln City, OR
-----Original Message----- From: Benjamin Hom b.hom@... [STMFC] To: STMFC Sent: Thu, Dec 21, 2017 11:30 am Subject: Re: [STMFC] MKT box car (CZ-1588) Richard Townsend wrote:
"I was wondering if it had something to do with the California Zephyr ("CZ") with the "1588" being essentially instructions on placement or routing in accordance with specifications for operation of the train regarding routing and delivery of mail and express."
I'm skeptical as I haven't come across any photos of the CZ handling blocks of mail and express.
Ben Hom
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Re: MKT box car (CZ-1588)
Benjamin Hom
Richard Townsend wrote: "I was wondering if it had something to do with the California Zephyr ("CZ") with the "1588" being essentially instructions on placement or routing in accordance with specifications for operation of the train regarding routing and delivery of mail and express." I'm skeptical as I haven't come across any photos of the CZ handling blocks of mail and express. Ben Hom
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Re: MKT box car
As the car appears to have been reweighed at Katy's Ray Yard in November of 1964, Bill Keene’s dates are looking pretty good. Michael Gross Pasadena, CA
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