Here is a link to an online Southern 1962 Equipment Diagram Book That includes that car, on page 7. Scott Haycock Modeling Tarheel country in the Land of Enchantment Ben, can you

On the subject of reefers tonight, I came across a half page entry for the P&P Car Line which in the July 1957 ORER operated 90 Refrigerator cars in three series, 400-499, 625, and 800-899. Obviously

Ben, can you be more specific? I’m thinking that I could cut up the AHM car saving the sides. They couldbe cut down if too tall. But, I know absolutely nothing about the Southern car.If it’s not

Those are great photographs thanks for sharing the links. While off topic for this group I sure wish I had the room and radius to run some models of the 9000's. That is just a cool looking engine.

Eric Lombard wrote: Thanks, Eric. Good sources. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510)

Brian, I have a photo of a URTX Oscar Meyer reefer dated 1956, so I think you’re okay. Richard Hendrickson

There are two cars in this picture and they are really dirty and its hardto tell that are 1947 new cars:

Hi Everyone... Here are a couple of quotes that might be of interest on this topic: "The earliest case of spray painting applied to railway work was been described by the prominent railway journalist

While preparing to get my hands on some Oscar Mayer Rapido reefers, I read a caption in Gene Green’s Reefer color Guide that “In the 1930’s Oscar Mayer’s refrigerator cars came from Standard

The Santa Fe adopted spray painting for its freight cars at least as early as the early ‘30s, and this made possible the application of the bold slogan-and-map lettering schemes starting in 1940.

Ed Bommer wrote: I think this summary folds several things together, possibly confusing the issue. The first ready-mixed paint, in a newly-invented resealable metal can, debuted in 1880. By

David Thompson asked: "Would anyone care to venture an estimate on the proportions for each type of underframe in the various rebuild classes?" Just to show Mr. O'Connor that there is more than one

The varnish used on passenger equipment was like that used in marine applications, because passenger cars got washed frequently. Such washing could be hard on paint but a few coats of varnish over it

 So T-Z is not the samething as diamond tread at all. The Allan Wood super diamond runnning boards thatRDG used were sometimes slotted for drainage and mounted like most other types.However, the

Which probably explains why passenger car paint specs that I've read call for overcoats of "varnish" -- Clearly passenger cars were intended to be shiny. :-) Tim O'Connor

1944, Eric. The T-Z pressed steel brake step was still being advertised in the 1946 Car Builders’ Cyclopedia, though it was not in the 1953 edition. The photo shows it as having semi-circular

Hello Carl, Should be in the BLC along the north wall and will have WrightTrak SAL ventilated boxcars with me. Yes, they did make it to Northern New England. May have their gons as well if they

Larry Sexton wrote: "Years ago, I exhibited a number of freightcar models and was told they were too dull, flat, and the paint surfaces were an unrealistic replication of real FC colors after several

Clark Propst asked: "Just for curiosity how close is that old AHM double sheathed double door box car to the Southern car in that photo?   My kitbashing wheels are turning...Somebody stop

Just for curiosity how close is that old AHM double sheathed double doorbox car to the Southern car in that photo? My kitbashing wheels are turning...Somebody stop me... ClarkPropst Mason City Iowa