John - Will the decals work for earlier schemes as well? Does anything in the kitbash need to be changed if modeling c1946 through to 1953? Thanks - Randy Hammill http://newbritainstation.com

I believe our own Denny Anspach is a veteran of the wars required to build one of the Sunshine cars. SGL If you look on Al's website you will find that Al produced a number of pickle cars, but

Ed wrote: "Builder's photos of 70051 from series 70051-70069 (odd) show the cars were painted black. Stencils were probably white but could also be aluminum." The painting diagrams call for white

Good afternoon: I have two sets of drawings in quarter-inch: H.J. Heinz Pickle Tankcar H.J. Heinz Vinegar Tankcar These drawings are from the Heinz Company and are dated in 1941. Contact me off

Winchester, VA, had three plants making vinegar from apple cider during the era covered by this list. One of them, the Heinz apple cider vinegar plant, was served by the B&O. Standard Brands had an

On the subject of vinigar tanks...for you Southern fans, on the lower half of page 46 of the book "Southern Railway System, a pictorial" by Doug Nuckles and Curt Tillotson Jr. There is a picture of

Operationally speaking, Vinegar production in the steam era was usually associated with Yeast production, vinegar being a byproduct. So if you know of a Fleishman or in later years, Standard Brand's

Another small but noticeable difference may be the vertical ribs. On PS car photos I've seen, the top of the rib is tapered at about a 45 degree angle. There are also different hatch designs, although

See Mainline Modeler, May 1993 for a builder photo of M&StL 70051.

My Thanks to Ed and Richard for their quick response. Confirms the cars are extremely close, with just one minor detail. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Doug, the IM covered hopper represents an AC&F car, but General American and Greenville built cars that were essentially identical apart from some minor detail differences. I recently modified

Doug, The IM model is based on the ACF design. On the version of the prototype car that IM produces, one distinguishing difference is the locking bar arrangement. The ACF design had a single

I don't think so.  The article was in the March, 1955 Model Railroader.  If I remember correctly, the Stevens car was a single wooden  tank on a steel frame and was used to carry mineral water. 

Does anyone know the prototype for the InterMountain HO 1958 cu ft covered Hopper? Is if ACF, GA or P-S? I ask because they offered it in a M&StL paint scheme that is accurate for a series of cars the

Wasn't this car kit based on the one Eric Stevens did a construction article for in Model Railroader back in the mid-1950's? Not sure but wondering. Don Valentine

I've seen photos of LV hoppers with the LV emblem AND a stenciled car number, but I've never seen a photo of one with the number inside the emblem! When was LV 19000 built? Champ decals actually made

He's probably thinking of the Heinz PICKLE tank car from Westerfield, kits 2200/1/2/3.

I've heard lots of stories like that, but I'm incredulous -- even a lowly underpaid office worker probably understands that glossy photos have a reasonable resale value. Yes, a manager might have said

There is another excellent photo of a brand new GN #71903 on page 31 of the Four Ways West Great Northern Freight Car Pictorial Volume 2. This photo is not in the RP Cyc. The car looks very new, and

Ted's roster of Duryea equipped freight cars and a drawing of a flat car http://www.steamfreightcars.com/prototype/frtcars/protoduryeamain.html Also see Mainline Modeler Feb 1986 which has a drawing