Eric--This may help in your search for a Poly S (and Floquil) replacement for Rail Brown. Here is a chart from a Model Railroad Hobbyist discussion page with replacements for all your favorite

thekays100@... [STMFC] wrote: Stephen, The description helps. The prototype cars were 5 PS-1 insulated box cars, KCS 1700-1704, built ca. 8-60 with 8' door openings & plug doors.

Dennis wrote: "The "Journal Pac", or references to "lubricators" also came very late in the history of solid bearings, post 1960 IIRC. Both are references to proprietary journal pads rather than

Only offer this car in the 50 version as far as decals Mask Island Decals .com Hubert Mask.

Good point. I should have been more specific. The car shown in the photo is a 40' plug door car, painted box car red. The lettering to the left of the door is minimal. Reporting marks "K.C.S."

The flat car behind (in front of?) the box car intrigues me as well. An interesting load. Tod C Dwyer (Ohio)

This car that Gary has asked about appears to be a 1951 rebuilt car from MP 47000 series. The rivet (and stenciling) pattern seems more affected by the blurred image rather than the design. See RP

"I came upon a photo in my files of a model of a 40-foot boxcar with interesting markings. It is a Kansas City Southern car, with "DF" in a rectangle to the right of the door. Since this photo was

I came upon a photo in my files of a model of a 40-foot boxcar with interesting markings. It is a Kansas City Southern car, with "DF" in a rectangle to the right of the door. Since this photo was

This is a partially blurred picture but the 4 rivet wide vertical seams onthe side of the car do stand out as well as the extra width added. Doesanyone recognize this boxcar?

For those not sure what might be feasible for repack and brake service stencils, with the fine Sunshine sets not available, here is what Richard Hendrickson used to do, back in the day. He used the

One more source, not previously mentioned, is the MRS (Monon Railway Supply?) repack sheet. I bought a set of these, possibly in the late nineties, and I've probably only used one-third of

Ben Hom wrote: Well said, Ben, and all true. Reweigh is not repack is not brake service. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

And not just painted reporting marks. Many truck side frames had the owning RR initials cast into the side frames. Who will be the first to model THOSE? Not me..... Chuck Peck in FL

Al Smith wrote: "If you go to google search and type in Station Reweigh and symbols. Select the steam era sight It will take you to

If you go to google search and type in Station Rewiegh and symbols. Select the steam era sight It will take you to www.steamerafreightcars.com/.../resources/StationandReweighSymbols.pdf That will

---In STMFC@..., <jimbetz@...> wrote : Almost all of the have the reporting marks on the frame - as well as on the left end of the tank. Is that so they can be identified when the tank leaves

Jim Betz wrote: The many Sunshine decal sets for reweigh symbols also included repack data, as do most Speedwitch sets and newer Microscale sets. Richard Hendrickson was of the opinion, after

Yes stenciling reporting marks on underframes was a standard going back at least to 1921. Two reasons for this: in case of a derailment when the tank and underframe can get separated and the fact that

Brian--Thanks much. That helps a lot. Steve Hoxie Pensacola FL