Also, THANK YOU!!!!!  Al Kresse

Some one from England (I believe) wanted to buy some of the CGW box car doors. But, I can’t find a name and address anywhere. I’m hoping he’s on this list. Clark Propst Mason City

Thanks to all who have made suggestions. As for those who say it would be out of scale, I agree that in HO scale much if not all of the characteristic foundry casting texture would not be visible.

John Allyn wrote: Standard SP term for wood chips. Also widely used in the lumber industry. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

I have a similar question in that I have a F-50-4 flat car (Gilmaur kit) that I'm considering adding wood racks to for use as a hog fuel car. BTW hog fuel is wood chips/sawdust. Charlie

In that case the RC truck was only used under X28a and X29 class cars, Rich Orr

Fabulous site in more ways than one. I now know far more about NH boxcars and the transition to the McGinnis scheme. Fascinating stuff. Also lovely to see the grandson being recruited into the fold.

At the risk of sounding flip and/or inviting snark , what is "hog fuel"?  John B. Allyn

Am looking for a good photo or two plus corresponding number for Southern Pacific hog fuel cars built using old F-50-2,3 flat cars. These were 10' high wood racks with cross bracing on the lower

Dear Group...    While looking through the October, 1950 issue of Railroad Magazine, I came across this article on page 64 that I thought the Group might

Bob   I have tried many times to get this site off of Ted and he said he gve it to someone else.  My wife and fellow modeller, was willing to run it.  Who knows, maybe I will try again. Dennis

I recall someone took over the site from Ted and was trying to make it active again. It's a significant loss of information on freight cars. A request for financial assistance may have received a

Dave, Folks, Bowser has indeed made this truck as it is used under the GLa hopper, IIRC. Bowser HO scale trucks are as follows: 2D-F8 - standard PRR freight truck and close to AR type Y, part

I stipple on black artists acrylic straight from the tube for this. It can be weathered or toned down after it dries Jerry Glow http://home.comcast.net/~jerryglow/decals/

I know but won't spill the beans. I'm already working on decals for them and have one version about done. Jerry Glow http://home.comcast.net/~jerryglow/decals/

Martin Lofton wrote a six page article on PRR 2D-F8 freight trucks in the June 1993 issue of Model RailroadING magazine. In it you can learn that the the Red Caboose truck is actually an ARA Type Y

The PRR "Crown" truck used on the Bowser H22 is part 74091 and truck class 2D-F2 (50 ton) and on the H21a 2E-F2 and 2E-F2a (70 ton truck thus the journal size E). The 2D-F8 is a 50 ton truck. Bowser

Thanks Bruce, So has Bowser ever made the 2D-F8 truck? Dave Evans

Guys Try the WAYBACK MACHINE :-) Quite a few of the pages are archived here. http://web.archive.org/web/20110716134240/http://www.steamfreightcars.com/gallery/gallerynewmain.html Tim O'Connor

Hi Clark, A modified version of New Haven boxcars based on the web site list is on the "New Haven Freight Cars" page on my website about halfway down. This table is based on the original by Ed