Say guys, this is not an earth shaking question but....what do most of you do with your boxes after the freight (or other) car is built? I realize that they would be nice to have in case you wanted

Just curious Barry, what is the problem w/the roof in the Sunshine HPT&D/WIF kits? Bill Welch

Fred & All, You have to dig but you can find a lot of cross reference 'guide' information from this list. Randy Danniel Floquil Paint to Military Color Conversion Chart V1.2 from Model Railroad

Garth Groff wrote: "There is a color photo of WIF 314 on page 43 of John Henderson's CLASSIC FREIGHT CARS, volume 1. It is nice brick red. There is no date in the cutline, but it probably is from the

Fenton, There is a color photo of WIF 314 on page 43 of John Henderson's CLASSIC FREIGHT CARS, volume 1. It is nice brick red. There is no date in the cutline, but it probably is from

These ends are not only good for the Monon. The SooLine had composite gondolas with these ends (e.g. SOO #64341) as well. Tim O'Connor

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Elden Gatwood wrote: Both in steelmaking and other industries using refractory brick, there are numerous kinds, and they all have different looks. Silica brick can be gray to almost golden,

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Rob McLear wrote: I should point out that the book is still in print and a new copy can be obtained by on-line secure ordering at www.signaturepress.com with free shipping within the U.S. Full

I am working on one of the Speedwitch cars at the moment. I am going with a rich oxide red colour (actually Triumph Russet Brown) and am going to use decals from FECRS. There is also a dry transfer

Trying to do a few West India Fruit boxcars. Does anyone know the paint color of the early car(looks like a Pennsy X-29) with the round logo? Also a second car (Like Speedwitch ex Erie cars) with

I don't see how covered hoppers would be used in general service unless the customer didn't mind having his load contaminated by the previous load. Cement would particularly be a problem to clean

A couple observations from the Chicago area in the fifties, sixties, and seventies: Dad was a carpenter, so I had early exposure to construction sites, and keenly watched what was going on in the

Gary; One more add: The steel industry and foundries all over the country used vast quantities of refractory (oven bricks). Since they were valuable, they were usually shipped on pallets bound in

The B&OHS has several document about specialized cars including LO. The one from the early 1950s shows that most covered hoppers were in assigned service and not in pool service. So these cars

Thanks to everyone who replied. Really appreciate this group and their expertise. Gary Ray

Richard, Paul is correct that the Shops was the name of Chad's Monon model business. As a Monon modeler myself, I benefited a great deal from his creativity and I have too many of his kits to count.

How much do we model end of car details? The latest Resin Car Works blog post has tips and photos to illustrate the possibilities. http://blog.resincarworks.com/end-sill-details/ Eric Hansmann El

It could be a function of the utility of the covered hopper. If I (meaning a railroad) invest in a car that is specialized in nature, it's likely done with the intent of serving my customers' needs,