Bob, In addition to Ed’s very detailed comments, I would add that these cars have some other detailing problems. Chief among these are the lack of the outward facing channel on the side sill of the

thecitrusbelt@... [STMFC] wrote: Bob, SHPX 9119-9123, built 10-29 (ACF lot 1040) and SHPX 9124-9125, built 12-29 (ACF lot 1068) were uninsulated 8,000 gallon, Type 27 tank cars leased to the

Reaching a new high in computer incompetence [ and I wrote software that supported the Viking missions to Mars ], I already have numerous photos of SC&F in the STMFC photo section under “My

The InterMountain Railway Company's November productannouncement included HO & N Scale ACF Type 27 Riveted 8,000 Gallon TankCars. These are re-releases featuring new car numbers and will be

Here are two pages MAYBE from the 2016-17 Broadway Limited catalog about their tank cars. Unsure if the link will take you to the two pages 80-81 or the entire catalog, hah. OFFICIAL 2016-17 PRODUCT

Hello all, I just got my copy of Dwight Jones new Caboose book titled "Encyclopedia of B&O Cabooses Volume 4. It covers the B&O I-5 and I-16 cars only. First it should be said that this is only my

TimO’Conner asked: What'sall this talk about reweighing tank cars? As far as I know there was norequirement to reweigh tank cars. The gallonage was the only number thatshippers cared about, or

Tim O'Connor wrote: As I pointed out yesterday. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510)

I am placing 2 photos of SC&F GATX #1638 2 dome tank car in the photo section…maybe. Mike Brock [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

What's all this talk about reweighing tank cars? As far as I know there was no requirement to reweigh tank cars. The gallonage was the only number that shippers cared about, or were charged

Kadee trucks, and especially Kadee HGC trucks, are wonderful looking andthe HGC trucks also perform wonderfully - BUT because of the peculiar Kadee bolsters,the trucks really have limited utility. For

Steve Sandifer said: The SC&F cars has two compartments of just over 3000 gal each. However, it looks like a 10K tank in overall size. Wait a minute! I don't know what you're comparing to, but that's

Product: GATC 1917-design 8000 Gallon Non-Insulated Tank Car Scale: HO Scale 1:87.1 Truck: Tangent 50-Ton Cast Steel Spring Plank Truck Wheels: CNC-Machined 33″ Flat Back Wheels Undecorated

David-- Thanks for your reply. I'll have a look for one of these kits. The CN, CV, and GTW cars differed between roads as to which panels were used on a car side, and in the case of CV cars, some

Steve: Yes I was wondering. In addition to the 1936 tariff book, which lists these road numbers as 10,000 gallon cars, there were no 702xxx or 703xx cars in either the 1926 or 1930 ORERs. This

I would get the AB brake version and see about changing thereweigh date. The 1958 one is a bit curious, anyway, although there isundoubtedly photo evidence to support it. UTLX did a lot of its AB

Steve and Group: Because they are, incongruously, listed by Bowser as "70 ton AAR ", some folks may not realize that their 74277 truck (74286 for frame only) is a perfect match for the PRR 2D-F8 (as

I had a chance totalk to Sam Clarke at Kadee yesterday at Trainfest. I asked about gettingthe ARA Type Y (PRR 2D-F8) made in the new HGC compound sideframes, rather thatthe open spring look. He

Clark, modelers might want the car lettered differentlyand someone mentioned Sinclair and that Black Cat had the decals. Maybethey want to spend their kit time on resin kits! gary laakso south of

I model October 1955, 2+ years after K Brakes were banned. No UTLX car YET, for my time period. No General American at all YET. Bill Welch