Photo: CN Boxcar Truck (1937)
Photo: CN Boxcar Truck (1937) A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3351119 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Frame reads "Symington Double Truss". Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Photo: C&O Hopper 122699
Photo: C&O Hopper 122699 A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=4118760 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Car built in 1934. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Photo: CN Eight-Hatch Reefer 209500 (1941)
Photo: CN Eight-Hatch Reefer 209500 (1941) A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3514331 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Car built in 1939. I understand PFE and Fruit Growers also had a few refrigerator cars of the eight hatch/overhead bunker design. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Photo: CN Tank Car 990870 (Undated)
Photo: CN Tank Car 990870 (Undated) A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3353755 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Car built 1930. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Photos: Grand Truck Gondola 79799 (1927)
Photos: Grand Truck Gondola 79799 (1927) Photos from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3349576 https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3349575 Photos can be enlarged quite a bit. Built 1923 Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Re: Lipstick on a pig - detailing an Accurail box car
Paul Doggett
Looking Good Clark I look forward to seeing the finished cars.
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Paul Doggett
On 31 Oct 2020, at 16:22, Clark Propst <cepropst@q.com> wrote:
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Lipstick on a pig - detailing an Accurail box car
Clark Propst
In the past I've detailed a couple Accurail single sheathed cars for CB&Q and MKT and wasn't looking forward to do it again. I picked this model up from an estate cheap and thought alls I needed to do was carve off the grabs and replace them with Tichy...Dummy me. I made the mistake of getting out the Milwaukee freight car color book. It has several pictures of cars like the model. First off I noticed the diagonal corner straps and the door stop. Then I noticed the model had the post 53 tilted box emblem and I model 48-50, so what the hell I'll add the straps which meant the ladder had to come off. I found some leftover resin ones that were close enough replacements. The ends took the most work scrapping off everything except the two center verticals. I did reuse the brake step. About half way through it dawned on me I had a Sunshine model of this car! Gave it a quick once over to see if I was on the right track and mostly followed the book's photos. The model's been washed, waiting for it to dry then I'll paint with Scalecoat so it'll be awhile before I can decal.
Clark Propst
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Re: In memory of Stan Rydarowicz
Schuyler Larrabee
He didn’t cringe when I said Rye-Dare-o-witz. Stan, I knew I could handle, but I agree the last name was a challenge.
Schuyler
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Andy Carlson
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2020 10:14 AM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] In memory of Stan Rydarowicz
I could never pronounce Stan's name correctly, let alone remember his spelling. As I wrote my post I did an on-line search and came up with Sherman's lament. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA
On Saturday, October 31, 2020, 5:34:32 AM PDT, Benjamin Hom <b.hom@...> wrote:
Stan *Rydarowicz*. “I think I know what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.” - William Tecumseh Sherman
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Re: Pacific Fruit Express Reefers 47269 and 47312 Upgrade
Bill McClure
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Re: NH Boxcars
Peter Ness
1955 was when the repaint and renumbering on the New Haven 30000-series boxcars began. This boxcars were sold to Hyman-Michaels and leased back by the New Haven starting in 1955. The first few boxcars (1-3 total) were renumbered but repainted in the prior freight car red with script herald before the “McGinnis schemes” developed by Herbert Matter were approved with drawings and applied.
Mrs. McGinnis’s involvement with the paint scheme was limited to the EP-5 electric motors; On a visit to preview the first two units, one was painted yellow/black/white, the other painted red-orange/black/white. The story goes she was dressed in a red/black/white color combination for the visit, which influenced the final color scheme decision.
These boxcars were 10’ IH 1937 AAR design and the Red Caboose as well as Intermountain and Branchline models are accurate models. The freight cars page on my website has information on these cars and models. Goggle New Haven Railroad in 1959 for a link.
Stay healthy, Peter Ness
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Allen Cain
When did New Haven first start painting boxcars in the bright orange and orange and black paint schemes?
I attached an image of the Red Caboose HO model as an example. They also do one with an orange body and black door. Did the two versions first appear at the same time or at different times?
Much appreciated!
Allen Cain
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In memory of Stan Rydarowicz
Andy Carlson
I could never pronounce Stan's name correctly, let alone remember his spelling. As I wrote my post I did an on-line search and came up with Sherman's lament. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA
On Saturday, October 31, 2020, 5:34:32 AM PDT, Benjamin Hom <b.hom@...> wrote:
Stan *Rydarowicz*. “I think I know what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.” - William Tecumseh Sherman
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Re: In memory of Stan Rydarowicz, a steam era Kit bashing
Benjamin Hom
Stan *Rydarowicz*. “I think I know what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.” - William Tecumseh Sherman
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Re: In memory of Stan Rydardicz, a steam era Kit bashing
On Oct 30, 2020, at 9:46 PM, Andy Carlson <midcentury@...> wrote:
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Re: Pacific Fruit Express Reefers 47269 and 47312 Upgrade
Good read and good modeling Lester, thanks for sharing
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Fenton
On Oct 31, 2020, at 6:37 AM, Paul Doggett via groups.io <paul.doggett2472@...> wrote:
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Re: Pacific Fruit Express Reefers 47269 and 47312 Upgrade
Paul Doggett
Lester
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More fine work. Paul Doggett
On 31 Oct 2020, at 02:17, Lester Breuer <rforailroad@...> wrote:
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Pacific Fruit Express Reefers 47269 and 47312 Upgrade
Lester Breuer
I have upgraded two Pacific Fruit Express (PFE), Refrigerator Cars 47269 and 47312, PFE Class R-40-23. If you are interested in the upgrade of these reefers including changes, addition of parts not in the kit and additional lettering. Photos and writeup of the upgrade process including painting, lettering and weathering are now available on my blog I have to share photos and writeup of modeling projects on my Minneapolis & Northland Railroad Company. If you would like to take a look please do at the following link:
http://mnrailroadcab100.blogspot.com/
Lester Breuer
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In memory of Stan Rydardicz, a steam era Kit bashing
Andy Carlson
Hello Everyone- New resin ends for a long planned kitbash. Stan drew my appreciation in his way of finding projects which could be facilitated by making some resin parts. with the interest generated from the recent RPC #35 book I think it is time to talk about doing an early 1937 AAR box car in HO. First, a little background. Intermountain made the tooling for the IMWX '37 AAR box car as part of the "divorce" from a founding member leaving the company. Though the car was nicely done, it did have an error which was passed down from Intermountain's earlier made 'O' scale '37 AAR box car. The floor stringers are not in the proper location. I believe that the tool maker must have thought that the cars should have 3 stringers and before the 3rd one could be cut, decided to leave the remaining 2 stringers alone. This was unfortunate, as those remaining 2 are not correctly placed. After the sell of the IMWX tooling to Red Caboose, Intermountain felt compelled to offer their own '37 box car. While made well in some aspects, such as the separate ends, problems emerged with a big mistake in the roof panels (too wide) and furthering the repeated errors of the floor stringers. In addition, the bolsters were poorly designed and have made all cars with this frame to ride too high. Later, Branchline Models made their only "shake-the-box" kit, also a '37 AAR box car. It has been mostly off the radar due to its molded on parts. This Yardmaster brand car is, however, a nicely tooled car. It has a very nice under frame of the earlier version of single floor stringers. The car side's rivets are very well done as well as the Murphy raised panel roof. Some one could commit to a large project by filing off the ladders, grabs and end brake gear, such as what Richard Hendrickson did years ago with the Athearn 40' box cars. Side ladders are not too difficult to remove, but the end ladders, grabs and brake removal is a lot of work. A positive design of the Yardmaster kit is that the ends are separate parts which means if another 4/5 end can be found, most of the grunt work is done, leaving just the sides to have their ladders relatively easily removed. Since this Yardmaster kit has the earlier single floor stringers, I feel that these Yardmaster kits would be a useful project for a quality early '37 AAR box car. The earliest '37 cars had square corner ends so I looked into seeing if an end I was gifted from a friend years ago would work. Wayne Madison made his 4/5 end from Terry Wegmanns' 4/4 sq corner ends with which he did a lot of work to remove ladder brackets and adding the extra bottom 5th rib. So now a quality kit bash of the Yardmaster '37 AAR box car using resin ends will make a car which has correct ride height, good roof and a nice correct, for early cars, under frame. Stan would approve, I am certain! I now have a mold for the Wayne Madison end. I am offering a pair of these resin ends which fits the Yardmaster '37 AAR box car well. Price is $7 pair and includes a sprue of Red Caboose bracket grabs. I accept checks and with a small fee PayPal is welcomed. Sadly, the post office rates for 1st class mailing is somewhat expensive. Buyer will need to pay $4.80 shipping. Contact me of-list for details at <midcentury@...> Do well, everyone -Andy Carlson Ojai CA
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Re: Photo: Inflammable Placard (1926)
Andy Brusgard <ajb1102@...>
Must be a car in LCL service. Why else have a scale inside?
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Re: Need broadside photo of OSL #3029-54 short caboose
#3029-54
Andy Brusgard <ajb1102@...>
It is in the little details.
I like the way the corner is notched for hanging the markerlights
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RP Cyc #35
Ted Schnepf
Hello Everyone,
RP Cyc #35, about the 1937 AAR boxcars is a real monster, at 384 pages. Much reading in this issue. There were 750 copies printed this summer and now only about 100 or so remain. They expect to be sold out by Thanksgiving. If you have been delaying ordering your copy, now is the time. Thanks to everyone supporting this freight car publication. If you still need a copy please contact me off list. Rails Unlimited Ted Schnepf 126 Will Scarlet, Elgin, Ill. 60120 847=697-5353
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