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Re: a nice shot of UTLX 59762

From the June 1936 Tank Car Capacities volume, UTLX 59762 is listed as being 6591 gallons. (A compt. 2190 gals., B compt. 2211 gals., C compt. 2190 gals.). Domes are 107 gals./275 gals./109 gals.

By Ian Cranstone · #123171 ·

a nice shot of UTLX 59762

March 21 I have an answer about where the bulkheads are located. First, it helps to recognize this tank as being a 4 course. The 4 sections are full length, from head to head with no splices. Non of

By Andy Carlson · #123195 ·

Re: a nice shot of UTLX 59762

On 3/21/2014 10:17 AM, Claus Schlund HGM wrote: Because of the large center dome I would guess this to be correct. -- Jon MillerFor me time stopped in

By jon miller <atsfus@...> · #123170 ·

a nice shot of UTLX 59762

Hi List Members, For your viewing pleasure, a nice shot of UTLX 59762 photographed at Denver, Colo., May 21,

By Claus Schlund $HGM$ · #123169 ·

INTMT undec 2-bay Alt Std hopper kits

March 21 2014 Hello- Has been a wait, but the Intermountain #42199 2-bay AAR alternate standard open hopper undecorated kits have arrived. MSRP $25. The kit's trucks are the familiar Accurail

By Andy Carlson · #123194 ·

Re: SP&S Freight Car Modelling and Research

Osborn models makes some boat kits in actual mahogany. See osbornmodelkits.com that look like Chris Craft boats.

By rws1225@... · #123168 ·

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By william darnaby · #123166 ·

Re: Chris Craft boats

In the group photo album "Parker's Boat", the boat is a shortened Athearn hull with modified superstructure. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

By al_brown03 · #123165 ·

Re: Chris Craft boats

Richard, Preiser makes something very close,Walthers number 590-17304. Take care, Chuck Higdon - check out my FEC layoutat https://picasaweb.google.com/102920461774912857361

By Chuck Higdon · #123164 ·

Chris Craft boats

This may be pushing the envelope a bit, but it is about flat cat and gondola loads. Does anyone know of a source for HO scale boats such as the classic sleek, wooden Chris Craft runabouts? I'm

By Richard Townsend · #123163 ·

Re: Photos With Freight Car Details

David Allen wrote The Class S-40-1 through -3 are indeed covered and pictured in my Volume 1. But it is not true that they are "readily kitbashed" from the two kits mentioned, because they had

By Tony Thompson · #123162 ·

Re: Photos With Freight Car Details

Bruce F. Smith wrote: Very cool! I note the dual gauge trackage and that the overturned car is a Union Pacific stock car (#14572?) with a pressed steel fishbelly side sill.

By David Allen <dallen@...> · #123161 ·

Re: Stock Cars on the Central Vermont

Sadly, bogus. CN stock cars, with very few exceptions, were converted from CN boxcars, and I think the BLI lettering was meant to represent (in a very general sense) cars converted by CN in the

By Ian Cranstone · #123160 ·

Re: Stock Cars on the Central Vermont

Hello Bob, BLI made it very clear to we buyers that only the PRR had some model accuracy, but what we were buying was the sound aspect. The UPs I bought are not accurate. When I want accurate, I

By JoelDee · #123167 ·

Re: Stock Cars on the Central Vermont

Bob Moeller wrote: "Somehow a PRR designed car in CNR livery makes me wonder what happened. Its a nice looking car, I don't remember cars that looked like that, but it was a long time ago. I'm just

By Benjamin Hom · #123159 ·

Re: CN flat with top mounted tank labelled GAS TRANSPORT in 1937

On 3/20/2014 9:37 AM, Claus Schlund HGM wrote: One of tank's flat has arch bar trucks. What type of gas, the tank looks like it might be pressurized. -- Jon

By jon miller <atsfus@...> · #123158 ·

Re: Stock Cars on the Central Vermont

I have a record of a CP car in central Texas about that time. But the only plastic cars know of that were Canadian were the Proto 1000 cars of some time

By Steve SANDIFER · #123157 ·

CN flat with top mounted tank labelled GAS TRANSPORT in 1937

Hi List Members, CN flat with top mounted tank labelled GAS TRANSPORT in 1937 http://cdm15330.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll22/id/60338/rec/1293 - Claus Schlund

By Claus Schlund $HGM$ · #123156 ·

Stock Cars on the Central Vermont

Saw the BLI CN stock cars on the internet and am wondering if they or any other stock cars came from Canada (CN to CV) in the 1947-1957 period. Somehow a PRR designed car in CNR livery makes me wonder

By robertmoeller47@... · #123155 ·

Re: Source for 1-72 Pan Head Screws

Microfasteners have a limited range of 1-72 in brass. Micro Mark have some shorter brass 1/72 in both round and flat head. More expensive than Microfasteners but they have sizes MF don’t

By North Model Railroad Supplies <nmrs@...> · #123154 ·

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