Pierre, It looks like DT&I received the cars in 1953. I have a few photos and the Main Line Modeler Diagrams from an F&C X26c Instruction sheet. I can scan and email you them if that is what you are

Pierre, are you looking for photos? Try the July 1988 issue of Mainline Modeler, page 56. Side, end and 3/4 views of DT&I 104452, circa 4-53. Brian Leppert Carson City, NV

Thanks, Rich. I've been trying to find a way to get in touch with him for two years! Wayne M. Dzwonchyk

Alternatively, you could go directly to the source for these images, and bypass the thieves at Shorpy completely:   http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=railroad&co=fsac&st=gallery Ray

39 cars in 1/53 ORER, equipped for auto parts loading, individual numbers listed. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

Pierre Oliver asked: "Can someone provide a little history of this car lease? Time, duration, etc? And maybe a really brief look at the actual cars?" From Dave Mikulec's DT&I

Keith R. email is frecklesearnhardtbear@... Sincerely, Rich Yoder

Can someone provide a little history of this car lease? Time, duration, etc? And maybe a really brief look at the actual cars? Thanks, -- Pierre

Great! Would you mind sharing his contact information with the members of the group? Wayne M. Dzwonchyk

Thanks, Greg, I knew it would be obvious which photo I was looking for. Yes, I'll be at Cocoa, look forward to seeing you and everyone else. Schuyler From: STMFC@...

Schuyler, Here is the link, go the left and click the Delano link and you find it. _http://www.junipergallery.com/historical_railroad_photos_

I am sure that many of you know the photograph I'm referring to. I cannot find it on line. Can any one of you provide a pointer to the photo. I think it is a LofC photo, but could not find it

Excellent blog post by Tony on modifying this car to a Seaboard model. I'll have to print it off--there is a "peacetime" use for this model that I bought in a fit of ignorance. As for Atlas

Unless they've changed the rectangular panel roof, there is something weird about the way the panels come all the way to the edge of the roof. Dennis

All true, A. T., and the other RR that had cars built to the same design was the Florida East Coast. Also, the Texas & Pacific had some flat cars that were dry close. Those cars have been modeled in

Guys - I am replying to my own email to add more info on the Pacific Limited 53'-6" flatcars! Pat had Wo Sung (WBM) make (300) total flatcars in this series. Richard Hendrickson helped him with

Al Brown asked: "Ben, are you using Tichy's equalized Andrews trucks (one pair, #3012; ten pair, #3016) or their rigid ones (one pair, #3026; ten pair, #3027)? If equalized, I agree: I can't get them

Ben, are you using Tichy's equalized Andrews trucks (one pair, #3012; ten pair, #3016) or their rigid ones (one pair, #3026; ten pair, #3027)? If equalized, I agree: I can't get them to hold together.

Tom, Tony's article in his blog is excellent. FYI, we did an exhaustive article in The Seaboard-Coast Line Modeler in 2009 that covered the prototype SAL cars and modeling using both the Atlas and

Larry - I think that Pat obtained the drawings from one of those CBC's, so it is actually a model of the NC&StL car. However, I recall that someone (Richard Hendrickson?) did an article in the model