Sounds like a wonderful excuse to pick up some extraordinary Duha loads from JWD: http://www.jwdpremiumproducts.com/servlet/Categories?category=HO+Freight+Car+Loads-DUHA%3ACable+Reel+Loads No idea

I have posted side and underbody photos of 3 of the GN flats. The 65000 is 52' X 9'3" riveted deep fish belly side sill. The 66000 is a 52' X 10'4" welded straight side sill. The 67000 is a 50' X 8'6"

I believe that Saturdays numbers were about 12,000 paid attendees with 23,500 (I think) total paid for both days. All I know is that Saturday was as jammed as usual! Sunday morning is always the best

Nelson Moyer wrote: But wasn't Nucor a "mini-mll" from the days long after this list? Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

I can't argue about the numbers, but I do know that all day Saturday all four buildings were packed to the point access to some tables was restricted or delayed. Sunday morning was a dream, plenty of

Scrap gons also went from big city salvage yards to small towns with big steel plants, e.g. Nucor in Norfolk, NE. Nelson Moyer

Guy, Thanks for you offer to help. I model 1950. I support Tom's idea of posting the diagrams so that everybody has a benefit. Peter Aue

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Guys; I think everyone who has dug long into the subjects of gons and scrap would agree they went just about anywhere there were scrap yards, which were

Why would scrap go to a "large city or town"? Steel scrap is really only used by steel mills.  So I would think it would frequently travel a long distance.  Some is even shipped overseas. Jim

Depends on the railroad Jim. My railraod didn't own any gons they'd want used to haul scrap, so they'd 'barrow' other roads cars. Clark Propst

Hi, My instincts tell me that a gondola with a scrap metal load was not highly likely to be moved long distances. That they were - most of the time/usually - routed to a local facility that was

Thanks, guys. At least Buzz asked, and I was somewhat concerned that he wasn't getting any response on the RYPN board. Looks like he asked other places, too, so he does have good info. In defense of

John Hagen wrote: But remember the builder, whether of locomotives or cars, prepared the photographs the buyer wanted. "Builder gray" is just one such option. Whether overhead or 3/4 views were

Builders photos for sure, for sure. Remember, those were advertisements and whatever could be done to enhance them was done. We are talking black and white so whatever colors give the desired contrast

To which one could add view "builder's portraits" with suspicion as well. Tom Casey

For what it's worth, I'll second Andy on this. The photo Buzz cited shows a caboose on display at a museum, and some museums are more responsible than others at replicating colors, etc. of the

Hi Dennis, I responded to Buzz on one of the Santa Fe lists. I don't know of any documentary or photo evidence for way car window sash being anything other than Mineral Brown during the service life

Guy, Will you be posting those flat car loading diagrams? I model the mid-fifties. Thanks, Tom Houle

Al Kresse wrote: Yes. Unfortunately the AAR has now discarded all those old records. As late as 1995 the bulk of them were still at the AAR headquarters in Washington. You can understand the

Tony, That is interesting from the railroads perspective.  However, it appears that the ARA Car Service Divsion was able to impose on the railroads to divert all resources to a specific