Charles, Your work is just stupendous! Brad Andonian

Hi Bill (and other interested in automobile traffic): I gathered some statistics from the 1% carload waybill study on passenger and freight automobile shipments into a post that you may find useful

If anyone knows, would a Circle with the words Superior All Rail Route to Cuba herald be more appropriate for 1953 or 1956? Decaling awaits a West Indies Fruit 40' Boxcar. Thanks, George

Lee, SSW ordered 1000 box cars from ACF in 1923 (in two500 car lots), My June 1924 ORER does not list #32000, but my Dec. 1924issue shows the first 500 cars (32000-32499). The second series

Indeed, Douglas. Ted Culotta's Essential Freight Car #8 is a CN' 40' steel-frame boxcar. Numbered CN 503500-513499, these ten thousand 1929-1931-built cars were seen all over North American rails.

Thanks Richard, I thought somewhere I read they were gone and cars repainted in 1951 or '52. fenton wells

Allen, later this week, as soon as I have time, I'll go through my GATX photos and send you those that may be useful for this purpose. Richard Hendrickson

Jim, I did indeed supply numerous photos to David Lehlbach of Tangent, who is meticulous both in his prototype research and in his attribution of sources. You're suffering from some misconceptions

I don't know the builder, but I recognize the car's ends as being re-used for a 40' double 8' door steel side rebuild into Bluebird bus seat boxcars. The USRA clone DS car reused the frame and ends

Hi, 1) I notice that on the Tangent web site these tank cars are listed as part of "The Richard Hendrickson Collection" (sic). If Richard is involved I think it is highly unlikely

Recall the original purpose of the "dome" was to provide expansion space for the product in the car, or compartment in this discussion. Therefore, a smaller done would be required. Thomas N.

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Does anyone happen to know the builder of SSW 31000-33499? Here is a photo: http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/photos/sp/ssw/ssw032000a_cotton_belt_public_relations_sp_lines.jpg I have that they

Hey Andy! I've used C&BT Shops shells then detail them with Archer rivets, Kadee, Branchline, Plano and other detail parts and Microscale decals. I have even laser printed some decals to fill in

Fenton, take another look at my post on this subject. The lines disappeared in 1945. By the early '50s many, if not most, GATX cars had been repainted without them. All that's necessary is to

So Gentlemen, based on backdating the GATX to an early 1950's what will everyone use for the white stripes above and below the reporting marks ( assuming they were there on the prototype)? Would love

I took two 1958 version cars and changed 8's to threes. I have no prototype photo, so asking if there Is there any other change that is needed to back date to early 50's. Lester Breuer ---In

I for one am thrilled to see the return of C&BT. As already mentioned they are the only source for many freight cars. But more than that they are a return to KITS! I have more freight cars than I

Steve a good start would be the series of 46 articles that Ted Cullotta published in Railroad Model Craftsman, titled “Essential Freight Cars”

Doug Harding wrote: We should be a little careful here with terms. "Distillate" can be a general term to denote ANY product distilled from crude oil. Its meaning has varied over time. Today it