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Re: GM&O GSC 43' Flat Car Build, Bloomington Shops 1951
Josh
The thin decks are a deficiency that has since been fixed. There is no reason to worry about it on future runs - the GSI 53'6" bulkhead flatcars had the new decks and I am told that future releases of the standard flatcar will also have deck sheets of the correct thickness. If it wasn't obvious by the title of my message, yes, we are referring to what ExactRail called the 42' flatcar. It's actually slightly longer, since 42' is the length of usable deck that Union Pacific listed in their rosters and ORER entries. The GM&O car is exactly the same, but they measured to end of the wood planking instead of ends of the entire deck including the steel framing hence being called a "41-foot car". Josh B
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Photo: Hyman Pickle Company Car #3
Photo: Hyman Pickle Company Car #3 Courtesy of the Barriger Library via “gmpullman”: https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/25611551918/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/39450844172/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/38772953064/ The Hymen Pickle Company of Louisville, KY, incorporated in 1903. The company had a large farm in Medora, KY. They produced several products. Their Hot Oyster Catsup was one of their top labels. The Hyman Pickle Company building on Pearl Street between Floyd and Brook, was consumed by fire in 1947. A current Louisville Google map does not show Pearl Street. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Re: I received my Rapido X31s today
Jeffrey White
All three of mine were perfect. Jeff White Alma IL
On 10/21/2021 3:22 PM, westside_joe
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Did any of your cars come with crooked stirrup steps? Both of my cars had a couple poorly placed ones. If so, how could they be corrected?
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Re: PRR X31A HO cars for sale
Ted, for reasons that passeth understanding whenever I send an email to railsunl@... the destination address is changed to railsurnl@... !! This causes me to get this error reply: Sorry, we were unable to deliver your message to the following address. <railsurnl@...>: 554: 30 Sorry, your message to railsurnl@... cannot be delivered. This mailbox is disabled (554.30).Do you have another email address I can use? I have tried it multiple times and each time the address is modified. In 40+ years of emails I have never seen this happen before! 😕 Tim O'Connor
On 10/22/2021 10:41 AM, Ted Schnepf
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PRR X31A HO cars for sale
Ted Schnepf
Hello, The Rapido, PRR X31A cars, have arrived, in the circle keystone versions. Both single and double door, 6 numbers each. Will sell individual cars. Contact off list for discount pricing. Rai8ls Unlimited Ted Schnepf 126 Will Scarlet, Elgin, Ill. 60120 847=697-5353
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Re: X-3 Tank Car Rapido
Jared Harper
They want to leave something for the modeler to do.
Jared Harper Athens, GA
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Re: GM&O GSC 43' Flat Car Build, Bloomington Shops 1951
I have the UP on my workbench. I put support under the deck pieces to bring them up to the
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level of the steel braces. The too-thin decks are an eyesore. Tim O'Connor
On 10/21/2021 6:08 PM, David via groups.io wrote:
but which of the Exactrail cars? wasn't there more than one version?By fortuitous coincidence, these UP flats are essentially identical to the GM&O cars in question: --
*Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*
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GM&O GSC 43' Flat Car Build, Bloomington Shops 1951
David
but which of the Exactrail cars? wasn't there more than one version?By fortuitous coincidence, these UP flats are essentially identical to the GM&O cars in question: https://exactrail.com/products/gsc-42-flat-car-up-1951-as-delivered David Thompson
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Re: I received my Rapido X31s today
westside_joe
Did any of your cars come with crooked stirrup steps? Both of my cars had a couple poorly placed ones. If so, how could they be corrected?
Thanks, Joe Piazza
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Re: GM&O GSC 43' Flat Car Build, Bloomington Shops 1951
but which of the Exactrail cars? wasn't there more than one version?
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On 10/21/2021 3:18 PM, Josh wrote:
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Re: GM&O GSC 43' Flat Car Build, Bloomington Shops 1951
Josh
I think everybody is a bit confused here. Most of the photographs actually depict the standard 42'6" flatcars that were used in Caterpillar service. From what I have been told, GM&O listed them as 41' flatcars because they measured to the edges of the wood deck rather than total usable space. There are one or two photographs in that list that are not GSC cars, but probably more likely depict rebuilds of cars from other builders. I don't see any 53'6" cars in the photo group. ExactRail's GSC flatcars are the correct model to represent these.
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Union Pacific S-40-6 Livestock Cars Available (HO Scale Kit)
Union Pacific S-40-6 Livestock Cars Available (HO Scale Kit) This car is available (limited quantities, some numbers no longer available) in two paint schemes from the Union Pacific Historical Society. The S-40-6 stock cars were originally built as single deck stock cars when delivered to the UP in 1918. They were re-built starting in 1941 to double deck cars and numbered into the 41000 series. This group of cars represent the Pre-1955 scheme with stripes above and below the car number. The following car numbers are available: 1) 41010D, 2) 41176D, 3) 41285D, 4) 41309D, 5) 41377D, 6) 41419D, 7) 41452D, 8) 41590D, 9) 41616D, 10) 41664D and 11) 41988D. $20.00 per car plus shipping and handling. https://uphs-store.myshopify.com/collections/models/products/stock-cars The S-40-6 stock cars were originally built as single deck cars when delivered to the UP in 1918. They were re-built starting in 1941 to double deck cars and numbered into the 41000 series. This group of cars represent the 1955 scheme with no stripes on the car number board. The following car numbers are available: 1) 41005D, 2) 41143D, 3) 41201D, 4) 41244D, 5) 41323D, 6) 41473D, 7) 41531D, 8) 41653D, 9) 41714D, 10) 41840D, 11) 41872D and 12) 41901D. $20.00 per car plus shipping and handling. https://uphs-store.myshopify.com/collections/models/products/up-s-40-6-1955-scheme The cars initially were to be made by Red Caboose, who folded during the manufacturing of the cars. Jimmy Booth, a UPHS member and owner of PBL, took over. They are a flat kit. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Re: X-3 Tank Car Rapido
Bill J.
That's Rapido for you. Strives for accuracy, but, when a problem is found early enough on, they fix it., YAY!
Only wish they would offer cars in faded/weathered paint! Bill Jolitz
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Re: Cleaning off my desk
Paul Doggett
All good looking Clark.
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On 21 Oct 2021, at 15:41, Clark Propst via groups.io <cepropst@...> wrote:
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Re: GM&O GSC 53' 6" Flat Car Build, Bloomington Shops 1951
mopacfirst
You are correct about the configuration of the kit.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/353732688322?epid=1227812656&hash=item525c1c79c2:g:l8AAAOSwXlNhUm3N Or you can search in eBay for 'Walthers GSC flatcar'. Some old kits show up, but W must have reissued this product as "assembled". https://www.ebay.com/itm/174975452947?hash=item28bd598713:g:C-cAAOSwiVRhX9in But if you want the cast GSC frame only, you can buy any kit and throw out all the other parts. Ron Merrick
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Cleaning off my desk
Clark Propst
I usually try to work on one model at a time. Beings I had to wait for trucks and mad a stupid goof I also needed to wait for decals for the KCS PS-1. So, I opened the SL_SF Sunshine kit I bought a couple Wednesdays ago. Then I picked up the P2K CB&Q auto car kit for $6 and picked a assembled Ribside Cars model out of a $5 a car pop flat at a swap meet a couple weeks ago thinking they would take long to finish. I had to do more work to them that I thought, but finally cleared my desk yesterday morning. Just in time to start on basically a scratch building project for Jason Klocke. He wants three of the FDDM&S welded bulkhead flats built after time stops for this list.
Instead of writing a book detail what I did on each car I think it's best to just answer any questions someone may have. Clark
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Re: GM&O GSC 53' 6" Flat Car Build, Bloomington Shops 1951
Kenneth Montero
The Tichy kit for this car (no.1000) has a separate frame, but does not have as a separate part the portion of the frame that is level with the deck. I believe that the Walthers kit for this car did so, but I don't know if the Walthers kit is still available from Walthers, but that kit should show up on Ebay and other reseller sites.
I am asking others of this group to confirm my recollection of the Walthers kit, as I did not purchase one.
Ken Montero
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Re: GM&O GSC 53' 6" Flat Car Build, Bloomington Shops 1951
Ray Hutchison
The photos show a wonderful modeling opportunity, with the flatcar decks being assembled on the two tracks, perhaps add frames on the side, or flatcar with the frames aon the track waiting for assembly.
Only problem: where to purchase a dozen or half of the frames? Ray Hutchison
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Re: X-3 Tank Car Rapido
Dave Boss
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Thank you all for all the input. So I'm to understand the numbers on the UTLX reporting marked cars will be changed to be the correct ones? If so will rapido reanonce the numbering so they can be ordered? Thanks again Good Day Dave Boss
On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, Steve and Barb Hile <shile@...> wrote:
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Re: X-3 Tank Car Rapido
Dave Boss
Hi Tim
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I know they offer painted index ones but I don't think any in numbered ones? Dave
On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote:
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