A heavy under frame with deep side sills would be needed for such a car, as the body with a large opening for four moveable doors on each side would not have much structural strength. When each pair

Hi- I posted last Friday about a limited amount of Intermountain 2-bay Alt. Std. AAR hoppers. Those few cars went quickly so I got more. Same price--$18 off from MSRP. Also, a few Clinchfield and

The following photo on eBay has been brought to my attention, a 50’ box car with four doors built on what seems to be a flat car. http://www.ebay.com/itm/371447774953. I have been to now unaware of

There were 634 cars remaining in 1953; 6 in 1958 and 1 in 1963. Photos post 1951 are going to be rare as the class was rapidly being scrapped. In 1953 the following series still contained active cars:

Protocraft in O scale Jack Mullen

Before you mention this, yes, I have asked Bill Lane for help but thought I’d post to this group just in case someone has another piece of the “gondola puzzle” to share. I bought a Des

Dave, Westerfield ACL decals may or may not be useful depending on the period you are modeling. The ACL USRA DS boxcar decals represent an earlier version of the ACL herald used on boxcars. The width

---In STMFC@..., <johnsykesiii@...> wrote : According to Westerfield's website, they only have decals for the ACL U-5 dry rock (phosphate) covered hopper. -- John Take a look at their decals for the

I have all four volumes but tend to use Vol 1 the most. Vol 2-4 focus on railroad collections of libraries not just in this country but some international also. It takes a bit of work and luck

Thanks Eric. I did check Westerfield but did not dig far enough into their website to find the decals. Now that I did find the decals I also ordered 2 kits for ACL cars; like I really need more

According to Westerfield's website, they only have decals for the ACL U-5 dry rock (phosphate) covered hopper. -- John

Gene wrote: "Does anyone have volumes 2-4 and can they describe them more fully?" Wedding anniversary and house guests until Sunday so can't look into them until then but happy to do so if someone

Another potential source is Guide To Railroad Historical Resources compiled by Thomas T. Taber III. This was published as a four-volume set back in 1993 but may still be available from: Thomas T.

Westerfield for HO scale. Eric Hansmann El Paso, TX

Good day all, Does anyone know of a decal source for the older style ACL lettering with serifs? Ive tried all the usual sources but no luck so far. Dave Lawler Avon Lake, OH Emailing: ACL Box Car old

Here is what Jim Hinds (Richmond Controls) has to say in response. Actually, Richmond Controls targets the MODEL RAILROAD MARKET. ALL Richmond Controls circuits are designed to work with

I am in DCC and Richmond Controls circuits work just fine. I know his locomotive circuits seem to be DC oriented but caboose and passenger car circuits work well for either. Prototype N Scale

To take that thought about Richmond Controls a little further . . . what I note on the Richmond site is that their products are only safe with DCC systems that maximum are 16 volts. Anything more is

Hi all, Claus - I'm working on a different circuit that is still based upon using a super cap ... that can be used for either LEDs or bulbs - at the same time. "Watch this space." George - I

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