Clamp the underframe, floor and weight together in a vise and drill holes for 2-56 taps. The screws can be bought cheaply at Radio Shack and since the excess length is inside the box you don't even

OTOH, I see no reason to assume the stock car was at a destination point. It could have been just as easily been set out for a hotbox or other problem. Chuck Peck

And since the car is not located at a stock pen, it's reasonable to think the car was carrying a different type of load -- perhaps lumber or posts like those lying on the ground near the car. Stock

thanks, Mike, for enforcing the rules...political hooey not needed here... Clark Cone

Potatoes, especially out of Maine during the winter. The messengers were called "potato bugs". John C. La Rue, Jr. Bonita Springs, FL

When new Diesel locomotives were unusual, rather than the norm, they were accompanied by a messenger, at least ones shipped by the Army. I can recall mention of messengers camped on locomotives in

I've drilled holes for screws in Athearn metal weights. I don't knowif they are 1/8" thick though... Tim O'

Fellas, Anyone have preferred mix for Lackawanna steam era box cars? Thanks Brad Andonian Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad

I guess you could demand your money back for your membership fee to the group. I'd be willing to improve the qualy of my post if your willing to pay for it. Lets face the facts this is a free group

Gold, silk, nuclear material, some oversize loads. Sometimes steam locomotives had a messenger to care for lubrication needs. Live fish had messengers except I understand those usually traveled on

Rob and all interested, SHAKE_N_TAKE for 2015 is a 40-foot Double Door Automobile boxcar built forthe Rock Island in 1937 by AC&F lot 1597 in series 161000-161349. The car had a clear opening of

I knew that livestock often had drovers. I did not realize thatbananas had messengers to accompany the fruit. What other commodities typically were accompanied bymessengers?

 Excellent, Thanks for the info. joe binish

I wonder if peer-review of posts is inevitable. JerryMichels

Ben wrote: "PRR built at least one X29 with AB brakes in 1930. The builder's photo of the car shows it with an "EXPERIMENTAL AB BRAKE" stencil." The Westinghouse air brake system which was

Arved wrote: "AAR mandated AB brakes in 1933" The American Railway Association did not become the Association of American Railroads until October 12, 1934. Therefore, it was the the ARA which

The basic answer is Yes. Western Fruit owned cars identical to the cars built by FGE in ther 32000 series beginning in 1922. WFE began building them after their formation in 1923. If you downloaded

Bruce Smith wrote: "There may well be a census of X29s with AB brakes at some time in their history other than construction but it was almost certainly NOT done on a yearly basis. Why would it have

From what can be seen of it, this crane is technically a "bridge derrick" which had the self-propulsion feature mainly as a means of positioning itself. A true "locomotive crane" was also expected to

This was an apology to apparently suspicious looking Pierre Oliver. Ed Mines