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Re: Cudahy 1501-1600
Not a Mather car, though Cudahy did use Mather reefers. All photos I have of Cudahy Mather reefers have the Mather name visible somewhere. And all have six hinges, not four.
The photo of 5557 is from the Fairmont Motor Co archives, demonstrating their experiment with a Goodyear rubber spring block. I scanned the high rez image at the Marin Co Historical Society a number of years ago for Richard Hendrickson for the Billboard Reefer book and have shared that photo many times. At 1200 dpi the repack lettering reads “REPACKED C.R.L.X. E.CH.IND. 2.6.35”
Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Eric Hansmann
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 7:38 AM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io; Steve and Barb Hile <shile@...>; FHodina@... Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Cudahy 1501-1600
Attached is a slightly different photo of CRLX 5557. My file name indicates it is a Mather car. Note the clear stencil near the right side ladder indicating Return to E. Chicago, Ind.
The car wears a 2-35 E. CH. weigh stencil and a Built 9-28 stencil. I believe this came to me from Ray Breyer.
Eric Hansmann
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Re: Cudahy 1501-1600
Eric Hansmann
Attached is a slightly different photo of CRLX 5557. My file name indicates it is a Mather car. Note the clear stencil near the right side ladder indicating Return to E. Chicago, Ind.
The car wears a 2-35 E. CH. weigh stencil and a Built 9-28 stencil. I believe this came to me from Ray Breyer.
Eric Hansmann
Murfreesboro, TN
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Re: Where does the ‘Empty Return’ Stencils go on n an SP SS boxcar?
Thanks for all the replies; given the particular use of the cars to the Eugene agent I’ll leave it off.
-- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.
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Re: Where does the ‘Empty Return’ Stencils go on n an SP SS boxcar?
Rich C
The photos that were attached are actually A-50-6's converted to hogfuel cars. They are the 50' variety. I know the A-50-4's were also so converted. This would make a fairly simple kitbash of a Funaro kit. Since this is a flat kit, build it without the roof and cobble up 4 "flapper" type side doors. I also believe the SP did the same to their 40' single SS boxcar types (B-50-13 thru 16) Rich Christie
On Tuesday, August 24, 2021, 09:54:37 PM CDT, Tony Thompson <tony@...> wrote:
> Charlie Duckworth wrote: > > I’m decaling the Speedwitch SP A-50-4 and plan to use it going to a lumber yard on the layout. The decals have a white backed decals for returning the empty car to Eugene. I’ve looked through several books but can’t find an example on where it goes on the car. One side is angled so I assume it’s against a ‘Z’ brace. These kinds of painted assignment legends were usually near the door on the left. One SP employee told me that sometimes they were even taken into account in car movements <g> Many sorts of cars that could be used for lumber were marked “return to Eugene” so this can be quite a general usage, especially for a double-door car, convenient for lumber loading. Tony Thompson tony@...
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Re: Where does the ‘Empty Return’ Stencils go on n an SP SS boxcar?
Tony Thompson
Charlie Duckworth wrote:These kinds of painted assignment legends were usually near the door on the left. One SP employee told me that sometimes they were even taken into account in car movements <g> Many sorts of cars that could be used for lumber were marked “return to Eugene” so this can be quite a general usage, especially for a double-door car, convenient for lumber loading. Tony Thompson tony@signaturepress.com
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Re: Where does the ‘Empty Return’ Stencils go on n an SP SS boxcar?
Tony Thompson
hubert mask wrote: Um, Hubert, the SP part of that book is by me. Dick wrote the PFE part only. Tony Thompson tony@signaturepress.com
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Re: Where does the ‘Empty Return’ Stencils go on n an SP SS boxcar?
Bill Decker
Doug,
You may well have identified the use of the Eugene "return to" placard. The placard makes perfect sense for the photo (likely via Tim O'Connor), but will not do much good for Charlie Duckworth's SP A-50-4 project unless he is building a hog fuel car. The photo is very clearly a hog fuel car, as one can see through the open door the mound of hog fuel ("sawdust" inside and the lack of roof. SP converted a number of older box cars to haul hog (or "hogged") fuel, mostly within the timber region (e.g., Oregon). Photos certainly confirm these cars post-WWII into the 1950s. For reference, the first wood chip racks started going onto GS gons around 1956. Before that, the commodity hauled was hog fuel--basically sawdust used for both home heating and industrial fuel. This predated the wood chip traffic for paper pulp mills. I well recall a few old house basements with sawdust bins and home furnaces fueled by that product in the 1950s, but the practice was rapidly being replaced by oil fuel--much safer and less messy! Think spontaneous combustion in a bin of sawdust. I am fairly certain the hog fuel traffic was fairly local to Oregon and maybe Northern California. As with the later wood chips, there was not much (if any) profit to be made in hauling very far. Bill Decker McMinnville, Oregon
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Re: Where does the ‘Empty Return’ Stencils go on n an SP SS boxcar?
Another example.
Thanks!
From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Douglas Harding <iowacentralrr@...>
Believe this photo shows where. I think it came via Tim O’Connor.
Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Charlie Duckworth
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2021 6:10 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] Where does the ‘Empty Return’ Stencils go on n an SP SS boxcar?
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Re: Where does the ‘Empty Return’ Stencils go on n an SP SS boxcar?
Believe this photo shows where. I think it came via Tim O’Connor.
Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Charlie Duckworth
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2021 6:10 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] Where does the ‘Empty Return’ Stencils go on n an SP SS boxcar?
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Re: Where does the ‘Empty Return’ Stencils go on n an SP SS boxcar?
hubert mask
I checked Dick Harley’s sp book and didn’t see any examples for that time being.
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On Aug 24, 2021, at 8:05 PM, Charlie Duckworth <omahaduck@...> wrote:
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Re: Where does the ‘Empty Return’ Stencils go on n an SP SS boxcar?
Could be but it’s angled and placards were rectangular. Before computer routing many ‘agent assigned’ cars were stenciled with specific empty return information.
-- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.
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Re: Cudahy 1501-1600
Thanks Doug Fenton
On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 7:02 PM Douglas Harding <iowacentralrr@...> wrote:
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Re: NYC Post-war PS-1 box car paint
Allan Smith
Page 33 of Freight Equipment of the NYC Volume 1 has a photo of 169074 with black roof and ends . photo 10-20-1951 Al Smith Sonora CA
On Tuesday, August 24, 2021, 01:15:13 PM PDT, Todd Sullivan via groups.io <sullivant41@...> wrote:
Tim & others, FWIW, I tend to trust Kadee on their painting and lettering. I looked up NYC 40ft PS-1s on their website, and the 170000 and 180000 series cars, built in 1951 and 1952, respectively, had black ends and roof. Models of earlier PS-1 series were all freight car brown. Let the dissent begin! Todd Sullivan
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Re: Where does the ‘Empty Return’ Stencils go on n an SP SS boxcar?
Eric Hansmann
If it’s on a white background, maybe it’s a placard.
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On Aug 24, 2021, at 6:09 PM, Charlie Duckworth <omahaduck@...> wrote:
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Where does the ‘Empty Return’ Stencils go on n an SP SS boxcar?
 I’m decaling the Speedwitch SP A-50-4 and plan to use it going to a lumber yard on the layout. The decals have a white backed decals for returning the empty car to Eugene. I’ve looked through several books but can’t find an example on where it goes on the car. One side is angled so I assume it’s against a ‘Z’ brace. -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.
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Re: Cudahy 1501-1600
Clover House offers dry transfers in O scale https://cloverhouse.com/Cart/product_info.php?products_id=11981 They had them in HO, but are no longer listed on their website. You might contact Clover House or search eBay.
Don Valentine of NERS commissioned a special run of HO Atlas meat reefers with this scheme back in 2014. I doubt he has any left.
Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org
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Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2021 4:40 PM To: main@realstmfc.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Cudahy 1501-1600
Does anyone make decals for these cars?? Fenton
On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 5:29 PM ROGER HINMAN via groups.io <rhinman11=verizon.net@groups.io> wrote:
-- Fenton Wells Pinehurst NC 28374
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Re: Cudahy 1501-1600
Does anyone make decals for these cars?? Fenton
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Re: Cudahy 1501-1600
The same mistake is in the Billboard Reefer book, but the picture is clearer.
Steve Hile
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of ROGER HINMAN via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2021 4:30 PM To: main@realstmfc.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Cudahy 1501-1600
your eyes are better than mine, I just enlarged that build date and it is 1928; a quick check in the earlier ORER confirms
Roger Hinman
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Re: Cudahy 1501-1600
ROGER HINMAN
your eyes are better than mine, I just enlarged that build date and it is 1928; a quick check in the earlier ORER confirms
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Re: Cudahy 1501-1600
As nearly as I can tell the CRLX series 5501 – 5600 was built by GATC in 1928, this photo shows fresh paint in 1935 along with experimental rubber springs in the trucks.
Steve Hile
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of ROGER HINMAN via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2021 3:52 PM To: main@realstmfc.groups.io; FHodina@... Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Cudahy 1501-1600
Actually cars in that series were built by ACF, GA and Cudahy
GA built 100 cars in 1935
Roger Hinman
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