Thank you Tony. We do want people to use these and anyone from a RR Historical Group who has asked about these for their magazine has been informed of our pretty generous conditions for use in those

Guys, Before I take this thread off line to keep peace in the "family" I think that there MIGHT be usefulness from this discussion IF we can do it calmly. Note that Kaminski states on pg 241 that "By

Tim O'Connor wrote: For "modern" tank cars, OK, if you say so. But the 1956 Cyc shows the Apex running board grid bars as 1 inch deep. That ain't 1-3/4 inches. And in any case, photos before 1940

Tony Thompson wrote Or do you think the 1-3/4-inch minimum thickness refers to steel, either solid or grid? No running board made of steel was ever that thick. I don't know how thick (deep) they

Tim O'Connor wrote: Look again, Tim. The earlier drawings show a CROSS-SECTION of the running board with wood grain. I hope that convinces you that it is not steel. The drawing you cite is

Ok, if you say so Tony. But the word "wood" is not apparent onany of the drawings. But ONE drawing does have a parts list, and it identifies oneof the parts as "AAR approved steel running board" I

Tim O'Connor wrote: I invite you to inspect the tank car drawings in the back of Kaminski's _AC&F Tank Cars_ book. Walks are clearly wood, called out as 1-3/4-inch minimum thickness. Tony

Tim, you might be amazed with what can be done with clear, straight grained, well seasoned full dimension oak and other hardwoods. That sort of lumber is difficult to find today. Chuck Peck

Ok, I can't really tell that from any photos I have. I'm surprised a2" thick plank that was unsupported for a distance of 10 or 12 feet would bestrong enough to hold a 250 lb man walking on it, and

That's a challenge with much of N scale still Tom. Other then an occasional brass item or if you get lucky, something in plastic. We do have the B&O "wagontops" and Milwaukee Rib Sides, but otherwise

Normally, the extremes of side roll forces of the body are taking up through the bolsters. With six-wheel trucks the contact plates are more-inboard (because of the center wheels) than with 4-wheel

All this dialogue on the Semet-Solvay tank car prompts me to inform all of you that Yarmouth Model Works is working up a cast resin kit with etched metal platform supports. We're

These cars employed a somewhat unusual truck setup without a bolster. The weight of the car was carried directly by the truck sideframes. The truck had a lightweight spider casting for the center

Tim O'Connor wrote As late as 1940, numerous photos show new tank cars with wood walkways and wood dome platforms. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest

Al, what does "taking rolling or rocking bolster loads through the side-sills through adjustable wear plates." mean? is that a means to unload without a rotary dumper? Curious. Clark Cone loves Pennsy

I'm trying to get some info on 3-D Printing and saw that STMFC member csxt5555 posted a photo of some air-horns cast with 3-D Printing, with excellent detail. I don't know how to contact them through

I don't think Type 27 walkways were wood -- they would have to be steel. Open-grid steel walkways came later, sometime in the 1950's I think. But platforms could have wood treads, which were probably

This sounds like an interesting project. I have a couple undecorated Intermountain 10,000 gallon tank cars waiting for a use. I do have a couple questions. The intermountain car has wood walkways,

Hey David, Happy new Year! I believe these were "over-light-weighted" so they could be truly called 100-ton cars (versus 90-tons for other N&W gons). They relied on taking rolling or rocking

Happy New Rich! Thanks! I do find some later liveries. I need an automobile historian to ID the car in the foreground of a pier 9 pre-traveling bunkers, picture. Al From: cinderandeight@... To: