Hi Daniel, Can't state for the preserved Dominion cars because there are a number of them out there of which I am not aware. There are, however, a nunber of photos depicting cars with the

Brian Ehni wrote: "I have been trying for a while for this link to come up. You may have better results." http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/fsac/1a34000/1a34700/1a34781u.tif Got it to come right up. 

I have been trying for a while for this link to come up. You may have better results. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/fsac/1a34000/1a34700/1a34781u.tif Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: Ray Breyer

Hi Daniel, slow progress on the printed parts, but progress indeed! Re the GT’s 6’ door cars, I do not have actual blue print drawings orequivalent quality measurements from surviving examples

The LoC website is UP: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/ (has been since Day 2 of the Teapublican Tantrum)   And these specific images are in the Illinois State University holdings

Just send in an order, Tricia is filling all the orders she can. Charlie Slater To: STMFC@... From: brianleppert@... Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:07:20 +0000 Subject: [STMFC] Sunshine Decals

Jim, You have a wine tank car in operation at Chicago. Tom VanWormer Monument CO jcdworkingonthenp@... wrote:

Too bad the originals on the Library of Congress site are unavailable due to the shutdown. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <jcdworkingonthenp@...> Reply-To: STMFC List

Having a little trouble posting however hope this works. Here is a link to trains: http://chicagopast.com/tagged/Trains There are several pages of photos here and note that the third photo down

---In STMFC@..., <stmfc@...> wrote: As a random factoid: William Fowler calls his cars "cars of the Fowler type" in at least one of these patents. It's likely a marketing tool, but since these cars

And if so, what is the shipping cost? Brian Leppert Carson City, NV

Hi guys, As a frame of reference as to what constitutes an "actual" Fowler boxcar, I just pulled the patents. Can't really have an intelligent discussion about the topic without 'em!

Yeah, Clark, but the problem here is the nomenclature has never been defined. If one says a 1937 AAR boxcar, or a USRA double sheathed boxcar, the mind's eye goes directly back to the drawing

Thanks for posting that great photo Paul Doggett UK ---In STMFC@..., <stmfc@...> wrote: The Chicago Past Website, archival photos of Chicago that one can get lost in for hours has a photo that

Jim, that is a GATC-built 6K gal. capacity six compartment bulk wine car. Unfortunately, the reporting marks aren't visible. but it's likely to be a GATX car. There's no way to know whether it was

Being a relative lightweight in this conversation I think some are missingthe forest and just looking at trees. To me, the purpose of these modeler coinednames is so a person can get a vision in their

Rob, Given your extensive study of these cars, I have a question for you in regards to the GT's 6' version of these cars. In S scale there has been produced a 6' version in resin. These are great cars

The Chicago Past Website, archival photos of Chicago that one can get lost in for hours has a photo that I have found rather captivating with the different cars, the switch lead layouts. This one:

BTW,Does anyone know if Sunshine's decals are stillavailable,especially the "chalk marks" ? Armand Premo

I think there is a problem with the debate about whether to call the carsDominion or Fowler. I guess because of Westerfield’s extensive line of kits and Swain &Clegg’s articles in Mainline