The film is set on the NYC: https://www.historicvehicle.org/history-in-motion/ No wonder those doors took a beating, look at the gear used to open them. Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike

Hi Claus, This is, most likely, a simple type of coal dock where coalcan be dumped from GS gondolas (mostly) into pockets and then discharged intothe waiting tender of the engine on the mainline.

Claus Schlund asked: >What type of industry is this, at the inclined ramp, being served by steam era freight cars on the C&NW? https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/12294845895/sizes/o/ I

The ramp leads to a coal dump for the railroad. This is an engine servicing facility. Note the water tank beyond the end of the ramp; the coal chute which can be lowered over a tender on the left of

Coal Shute ? Hubert Mask On Jul 29, 2017, at 1:28 PM, 'Claus Schlund' claus@... [STMFC] <STMFC@...> wrote:

John I have never understood why ATSF listed them as 10'4" IH. Thickfloor boards, perhaps? Lower ceiling? They are listed with the same heightto the top of the running board (14'11") as C&NW box cars

Hi List Members, What type of industry is this, at the inclined ramp, being served by steam era freight cars on the C&NW? https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/12294845895/sizes/o/ Claus

Hi List Members, A somewhat larger operation can be seen here... https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/12293186573/sizes/o/ Claus Schlund

I am working on a presentation the will include LV boxcars and I am in need of decent photos of the following cars. Lehigh Valley XM 61000 61299 1937 AAR XM 61300 61899 1937

Tony, I would be thrilled to receive such a photo. At least for now, it sounds like this was only a CNJ car???? I did look through my two NYC photo books. The NYC surely loved having lotsa ribs, but

A day late and a dollar short, I'm surprised that no one else has challenged #10. I concur with the choice of an ATSF steel box as they were highly visible and numerous. And the choice of the Red

Tim O'Connor wrote: in what year? In both 1946 and 1952, 805 was an LA Division train. as was 815. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA

Ed, I have this car now and can send you a photo of the model, if you like. Tony Thompson

CNJ owned this car - I don't know if there were other owners aswell. Richard Hendrickson had one and lettered it for CRP, I think, which wasa short lived CNJ tax dodge immortalized in a Paul Newman

Also Taylor Yard had tri-color signals for the hump yard, and if youlook over the top of the box car on the right, it looks like the trees on thehill that overlooked Taylor Yard Tim O'

805 was a San Joaquin number, so 813 may be from centralCalifornia

You have a point, Tony... and UP did come into LA as well. Thanks. Bill Daniels San Francisco, CA On Friday, July 28, 2017 6:36 PM, "Tony Thompson tony@... [STMFC]" wrote:

Ed, The side stakes (ribs) appear to be spaced closer than the AAR design for these 65ft mill gondolas. I recall seeing some P&LE and perhaps NYC gondolas that also had close spacing, but I have no

I find myself with an unpainted 65 foot mill gon by Precision Scale. It is part number 15474. And is referenced as "Bethlehem Steel". I found one of these factory painted for B&O (part number

Bill Daniels wrote: I don't know about the signal, but 813 is not a Salt Lake Division freight number. I would think it could be an LA Division number. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature