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Re: C&BT Car Shops

You can't, as you know Andy, since I sold you a couple of the C&BT kits. But a C&BT reefer still looks like @#$#$ in my opinion. It's a shame, because as I said, the C&BT reefer sides are quite

By Tim O'Connor · #118991 ·

Re: Most needed car?

Ben Hom wrote Ben, not quite -- The Intermountain 12 panel, 10'0" IH postwar box car body is good for SP classes B-50-25 and B-50-26 -- A total of 5,600 cars built 1946-1948. Of course appropriate

By Tim O'Connor · #118990 ·

Re: C&BT Car Shops

Tim, Where do find an I/M plug door SFRD reefer? ;-) Andy From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Tim O'Connor Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 11:31 PM To:

By Andy Miller · #118989 ·

Re: SSW 31000-33499

Lee Great photo! Eric Neubauer's post to the old FC list 9-26-2000: "SSW 31500-32499 box cars apparently include 2 orders of 500 cars each from ACF placed in 1923. One lot is 9727. Does

By Tim O'Connor · #118988 ·

Re: C&BT Car Shops

I believe all of the C&BT tooling was modified to include cast on ladders and grabs. Between that and the poor quality of the details and oversized rivets, and the availability of Branchline and Red

By Tim O'Connor · #118987 ·

Re: MR plans from disk.

Hi Denny, I bought the DVD set for much the same reason as others have stated. I have a large expanse of wall area dedicated to magazines, and was contemplating replacing those mags with digital

By North Model Railroad Supplies <nmrs@...> · #118986 ·

Re: C&BT Car Shops -- Re: History of Prototype Freight Car M

Ben Hom wrote: “I also take that little, if any, upgrading of tooling has been done unless you can confirm otherwise. I'm also curious if the PRR Class X29B model will ever see the light of day.

By North Model Railroad Supplies <nmrs@...> · #118985 ·

Re: AUTOMOBILE SHIPMENTS IN BOX CARS IN THE 1950S

Charles, Your work is just stupendous! Brad Andonian

By Brad Andonian · #118984 ·

Re: AUTOMOBILE SHIPMENTS IN BOX CARS IN THE 1950S

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

By Charles Hostetler · #118983 ·

WIF Boxcar Herald

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

By George Courtney · #118982 ·

Re: SSW 31000-33499

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

By cinderandeight@... · #118981 ·

Re: Most needed car?

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.

By midrly · #118980 ·

Re: 3-Dome GATX Type 30 Tank Car from Tangent make surprise debut

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

By O Fenton Wells · #118978 ·

Re: 3-Dome GATX Type 30 Tank Car from Tangent make surprise debut

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

By Richard Hendrickson · #118977 ·

Re: 3-Dome GATX Type 30 Tank Car from Tangent make surprise debut

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

By Richard Hendrickson · #118976 ·

Re: SSW 31000-33499

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

By Andy Carlson · #118979 ·

Re: 3-Dome GATX Type 30 Tank Car from Tangent make surprise debut

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

By Jim Betz · #118975 ·

Re: Multi-dome tank car data

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.

By Tom Birkett <tnbirke@...> · #118974 ·

Re: 3-Dome GATX Type 30 Tank Car from Tangent make surprise debut

By ajferguson@... · #118973 ·

SSW 31000-33499

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

By Lee Gautreaux · #118972 ·

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