From: Mark Landgraf Sent: Monday, April 10, 2017 6:48 PM To: Tim O'Connor timboconnor@... [STMFC]; STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: ORERs

Well, my 1952 ORER says the GN USRA originals and clones had the same height to the eaves, running board and top of the brake staff, and the same cuft capacity (3098). The only difference is that I

Thanks, Tim O’! Gary Laakso south of Mike Brock

Tim O' wrote: Does Accurail offer its USRA DS box car with 7/8 ends?? I don't know if Accurail does, but Westerfield offers a 7/8 corrugated end that looks like it should fit their USRA DS kit. I'm

Say WHAT?? There was no such thing as an insulated box car (i.e. RBbunkerless reefer) ??? I have shots of wood sheathed steam era Hershey's RB's. The "L"refers to loading devices, which really came

Jeff, I would think heat in the summer melting the bars was more of an issue than shelf life. RBL cars did not yet exist. Reefers where used to keep the contents cool just from all the insulation.

Gary, I can't speak for Brown and Haley, but I've done a lot of research on Hollywood Brands Candy in Centralia, IL. They made the $100,000 bar and I think the Zero candy bar.�

Gary Cocoa beans did not need refrigeration or insulation. Hershey had insulated cars for its PRODUCTS, which did need insulation. Deliveries to the candy factory should include packaging (specialty

I suspect the accountants may have driven the periodic changes in the remaining cars in the fleet. While most of the cars that were coming off the road were fully depreciated, there was still the need

The Milwaukee tried to hit the factory with locomotives and freight cars more than a few times! Paul Paul Krueger Seattle, WA

We have a model of the factory on out layout. See PSMRE website. Sorry, its truck served! Bill S.

The Milwaukee Road served the Brown & Haley candy factory in Tacoma, WA, a substantial building of maybe 5 stories and there is a partial picture of it on page 43 of A Northwest Rail Pictorial II

So since the GN cars were not true USRA clones, does that make them prototypical foobies? :-) Tim O'Connor

---In STMFC@..., <dahminator68@...> wrote : Bill, you might be thinking of our #10400 Series kits for GN DS boxcars, but these are different than the USRA clone. Thank You. Andrew

Hello Bill & Tim: Westerfield does not yet make the USRA clone with 7/8 ends, but the patterns for it are being worked on. We will certainly make an announcement about this car when we get it

Jared, I'd be willing to pick up 2, 3 and 5. Thanks Corey

Railway Prototype Cyclopedias for sale--Vols. 1-3, and 5. $17.50 each plus shipping. They are in excellent condition with a little darkening along the spine when they were smoked in our house

I am seeking photos of the SP&S flat cars in the 32005 -32054 series. This is the Tichey flat car for the NC$ StL.. I did this kit years ago for the SP&S although I believed at that time that the

Bill, have you published photos of your plywood box with the DA ends? I am very interested to know what that looks like. :-) What do you think of the Intermountain plywood box? (Other than the bottom

I am fairly certain that Westerfield offers the post-war 7/8 GN USRA clone. I was one of the lucky ones with Andy Carlson's castings. I have his 50-foot steel rebuild using the old Walther's 50-ft SS