I think the important thing to know is that the PRR never bought the GSC 53' 6" flat car in this configuration. Close but no Cigars, Greg Martin Eventually all things merge into one and a river

Throw in the Seaboard B-6 class of 1937. The first order, in 1934, did not originally have any advertisement, but the second order of these "1932 ARA Box Cars" had advertisement for the Orange Blossom

Is there anyone on the list that knows of a Peter H. Comstock or his collection of New Haven Railroad oriented photos? If so, I'm trying to determine whether he's still around and what may have

I think that is a good response. Also, if you have prototype photos, try to ID the trucks to see what their rating is and also check the LT WT on the cars. If the LT WT is higher on the 70 ton cars

Rob, if you draw a face in SU that intersects and passes thru another face you will have a very smooth "joint" between the two, however the verticies used by that face are going to be inside the

Hi, I have the following new Intermountain and Red Caboose undecorated kits in HO being offered for purchase. INTERMOUNTAIN 2  41099  12 panel box car 10'0" IH 

Yeah, Thanks, I'll wait for the GS F-70-10 kit then. It's not like I have plenty to build. Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga, NY From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On

Brian Carlson wrote: Off-line SP piggyback in the 1950s was rare, AFAIK, except for friendly connections like NP. Until late 1959, SP strongly believed in what is called "Plan II," the use of

OK, I'll bite on this Tony, were any of these F-70-10 cars provided to trailer train when SP joined? What likelihood of an F-70-10 appearing on the Erie in 1957 and what trailer would it be carrying?

Brian Carlson wrote: No, the Society has not yet done so. Hopefully they will at some point. I believe the pig flat version was thought to be an attractive seller, and the trailer hardware is

Thanks Rich. I ordered one of the F-70-6 cars and 1956 bulkhead also. Good to know I didn’t miss the F-70-10. Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga, NY Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2013 8:40

Santa Fe's 53'6" GSC flat cars, classes Ft-W, Ft-3, and Ft-5, had nominal capacities of 50 tons. Santa Fe's one class of 60' GSC flats, class Ft-7, were of 70 tons nominal capacity. Trucks are

Brian, The F-70-10 regular flat car is going to be done in a future release. I have the piggyback version and have not looked at all the details yet.   Hopefully they will release the F-70-6,-7 and

Tim O'Connor mention the SPH&TS have a F-70-10 flat car kit. The website show only the piggyback version. Can anyone tell me if these were released as general service versions also? Brian J.

The car in the slide is also missing the rivets for the internal baffles and has fewer handrail stanchions than a Tk-M. It is also riding on Buckeye C-R trucks that appear to be 50-ton capacity. But

Dave, from what I have read, after the war the PRR began to replace its mainline rail with standardized 136 lb rail (as did many railroads) This is the standard size for heavy rail in the US to this

Trucks would be one factor. There may have been other reasons as well.

Walther HO model 53' 6" GSC flatcar, in PRR paint is a 70 ton car, in ATSF paint only a 50 ton car. Is that determined by the trucks it sits on? Thank you Steve Shaffer

Getting off the STMFC topic a little, but I did locate at 1943 report titled "The Life of Rail" at the PA state archives last May. It was to inform various wartime regulators of the need to support

The angle from which it's viewed is deceptive, Tim. It's certainly a larger car than 10K or 12K. Some details don't match the Tk-M class as built (e.g. single tank bands), but given the extreme age