Full data as required by the interchange rules would have been required to get the car from the point where it was rebuilt to the Huntsville arsenal. After that, there is no evidence that the car

Didn't this start out as a M&StL flatcar project that morphed into an MP project? The M&StL version is fine with me. Jim

Richard, It seems like they went to a lot of effort with lettering and dimensional data if the cars never traveled off line. Todd To: STMFC@... Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 12:06

As of right now there's a glitch. I took Frank Hodina's word that these cars were all alike. The WP and MP cars and M&StL as built had narrow decks, meaning only as wide as the sides. The drawings

Bruce Fielder asked: "Would these cars ever make it to the east coast?" Richard Hendrickson replied: "In addition to the photo at Harrisburg that Andy Sperandeo cited, there's a photo in my book on

Bruce, I did leave out the BI reweight date, sorry about that. It looks to me that given the data on the car that it must have traveled off line, at least once anyway.  I would be curious how long

Jace, most of us on this list are in HO scale and don't have any idea what the Max Gray model looks like. If you could post a photo or two in the list archives, we might be better able to

In addition to the photo at Harrisburg that Andy Sperandeo cited, there's a photo in my book on Santa Fe open top cars showing one at Washington, D.C. in 4/48, and I've been informed that a

Hi Greg, interesting insight; it's always more complex than it appears from the outside, isn't it? A PRR-PC traffic planning guy once told me why the Pennsy would route limestone for Beth Steel via

Todd, Now that the photo is up, I note that you left out the reweigh of B.I. 4-42 The only B.I. I know is Blue Island yard, Illinois... very interesting... If that is the case, that might indicate

No, because the cars were used on site only and were never in interchange. Richard Hendrickson

To underscore Greg's very cogent comment, among the correspondence I have from the USRA to the various Railroad men involved in the deliberations over whether to purchase the assets of the Armour

Jace, While some PRR bobbers lasted into the late 1950s (e.g. there were 4 ND class bobbers on the 1957 roster), the NC class disappeared well before that. I'm still chasing the data, but it seems

Will this kit do the M&StL (built '31) or are they different. Also are decals available? This may have been stated and I missed it. -- Jon Miller For me time stopped in

Greetings all, pardon the multiple postings as we announce the: Northeastern Fallen Flags Prototype Modelers Meet 9AM – 6 PM, October 1, 2011 Ted Blum 4-H Center 310 Milltown Road Bridgewater, NJ

Hi Bruce, Not exactly coastal, but is Harrisburg, Pa., far enough east for you? Larry Kline and Ted Culotta's book, "The Post War Freight Car Fleet," includes a photo on page 189 of ATSF 171033, a

Would these cars ever make it to the east coast?

Do the ORER's say how long these cars lasted?  Todd Horton To: STMFC@... Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 10:19 PM Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: Huntsville Arsenal SS Boxcar   I think

The New York Central System Historical Society (NYCSHS) published the first NYCentral Modeler on its website on August 1st. Members and non-members can download it at www.nycshs.org It contained

Hello to all...first post! I'm looking for the above kit, preferably unbuilt, in HO scale. Would consider one of the OMI imports at the right price. What have you got? Thanks in advance...John