No, but whoever wrote the accompanying text thought it was a plug. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: Bob Chaparro <thecitrusbelt@...> Reply-To: STMFC List <STMFC@...> Date: Friday,

There is a very sharp image of a ventilation hood on a refrigerator car on the following link. Click on the image to enlarge

...3) The hex head looks vaguely mechanical, and is easier on the eye than a giant slotted screw head. I happen to like socket head cap screws (available down to 0-80 size)for the same reasons, from

I use philips head screws (I prefer fillister head steel screws) with a  magnetized screwdriver of correct bit for screwhead and do not worry about them falling out or marring surface(the corners of

A while back, I bought a New Haven FL-9 and EP-5 from Mark Castigliano of New Haven Terminal/Branford Hobbies. The coupler pockets are held in by 2-56 hex head screws. Since nothing else on the

Apparently soda ash made by the Solvay process is a fine granulated powder, the kind of material that railroads didn't have much experience with in 1909. The small size of the laoding hatches confirms

Bill, I would think that your kit had a side that possibly was a reject from the casting process and was inadvertently packed when the kit was made up. I have this kit and immediately went and

I am pleased to announce the newest model available from JJLModels. It is the Erie Bay Window caboose. The model is in HO. Resin shell and parts, stainless steel etchings , includes trucks and

Given that Ralston apparently designed the car as opposed to building it, and there was reference to a 1906-1909 time frame, the note in Railway Age 1907 volume 43 page 887 may be pertinent - "Solvay

So this is likely to be the fist type of covered hopper car?   Cyril Durrenberger

I was about to weigh in on this subject, as the speculation about box-tank cars, pickle cases, etc. struck me as too clever by half, and say that the cars appeared to be early covered hoppers when

James and Group: From the pictures, one can see sloping and horizontal rivet lines indicating slope sheets for (up-side down pyramid shaped) muitiple hoppers, and the hopper bottom outlets, which

Dear Bob, I believe that these might be soda ash cars built in 1909 by Ralston Steel Car Co. for The Solvay Process Co. That same website has some other photos showing what look to be the same type

Group, A while back there was a discussion about painting freight cars. I took pictures of my method in case it helps somebody out. I prefer to paint and weather the whole car at once. The holders

Guys, It is fairly obvious now that screws can be found at various places at cheaper prices than at Walthers. However, the connection [ not bad, eh? ] to frt cars is rather limited. The thread is now

Bob Witt wrote: ie in ... bodies be I finally found the photo and the caption. It was taken at the Ralston Steel Car plant. The caption is below. " A view of the track work on the east end of the new

As some of you might know I am involved with the Banning Centennial Train Festival. This will be held on October 19th and 20th in the Southern California town of Banning, formerly on the SP Sunset

Bob, Along with al the other "I don't really know" answers, my guess would be some form of pickle tank car, hence TSPX, ... .... pickle. All the hatches and walkway width. Chuck Hladik

early road 1922. A very interesting photo and "tank car". FWIW, it looks like a car shop to me. Both the gondolas in the middle ground have raw unpainted wood side sills. I am not sure why the

Bob it appears to be an enclosed tank car. The open hatch and T handle would indicate a valve or hatch just below the roof that needs to opened or closed. It certainly is not an ice car, as the photo