Bill No, sorry, I've never seen square wire. I have music wire from SmallParts as small as 0.009 Small Parts makes really tiny T and L section brass so I'm surprised ifthey don't sell square brass

Claus: The USRA SS boxcar has the same picture address as the CGW boxcar. Gary Laakso North West of Mike Brock

Well. With a full minute of on-line research plus the click of a button, I will apparently be in receipt of the 1937 version, shortly. There IS an upside to this internet thing. Ed Edward Sutorik

Hi Al, I believe this is the Clybourne area on the north side of Chicago. Squire Dingee/Ma Brown had a plant in the area. Pages 21 and 22 in the Pickle book. ted Rails Unlimited Ted

Hi List Members, Some enjoyable steam era freight car views in the Barriger collection... look to have been taken on the CGW. WFEX 65990 reefer parked in front of O'Neill Fuel and

The drawing that Tim cited is the same one I have in the paperback reprint that I mentioned. I will have to keep an eye out for a copy of the '31 or '37 Cyclopedia that Ed mentioned. This has been a

Dear list, I’ve been transcribing some early 1950s pocket notebooks from the Superintendent of MoW on the Maryland & Pennsylvania RR. There are frequent notes of freight cars as MoW materials came

Hmm, you are right Dave, I would have sworn it said "square" somewhere but do not see that now. My mistake, I will keep looking. Bill Welch

Perhaps as small as .015-.016 square Tim? What gauge would it be? Bill Welch

Hi Al and List Members, Looks like Al hit the nail on the head - the Leider book has a clear image of a similar car. While the lettering in Leider is not identical, common themes can be seen. In the

is it square cross section? i buy small diameter music wire at alocal hobby shop, smaller sizes than 0.020

Bill: Music wire is an intriguing alternative to brass/bronze for things like brake staffs. I am planning to try some used guitar strings. The brake staffs that I have seen in the flesh are about

lol - great minds thinking alike! :-) Tim O'

Ted, could it be a drain plug of some kind? It almost looks like an outdoor electrical plug.

Dennis Storzek wrote: "Looks like the steaming spear hole covers used on ore cars. I have no idea what the purpose of one would be..." Jon Miller replied: "SWAG but the term spear could mean just

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What do you guys think of this: https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/31981236 Bill Welch

Similar fittings are visible on the side of these Summers steel ore cars. The ones on modern cars seem larger. http://www.viewsofthepast.com/photos/transportation/railroad/rr-069.jpg

SWAG but the term spear could mean just that, use a long rod to loosen the material inside so it flows out? -- Jon MillerFor me time stopped in 1941Digitrax Chief/Zephyr systems,

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