Eric, Thanks for the RCW update. I for one am very excited about the MILW 50 foot gon. I have seen these cars in photos taken in the Midwest for years and it will be great to build one. Mike

In a message dated 8/7/2017 12:51:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,STMFC@... writes: Though I cannot speak for the era in the photo, I've seen plenty of boxcarsmoving with one or both doors open and

A quick scan of my hard drive finds ACDX, CDLX,HOKX, NOX with National Type B trucks. That's 4 out of 36 images that I've noted on my hard drive with thosetrucks. The back cover of Freight Cars

Santa Fe was a large user, but it wasn't universal among during the period that they were purchased. National B-1s were purchased with many orders of refrigerator, gondola and box cars. But, other

Iain, It isn't a Canadian car, but you might ponder Allied Chemical, ACDX 26446 a special sulfer trioxide tank car built in 1948 with type B-1. There is photo on page 20 of

Thanks Mike! This applies to other groups also. Al Kresse

Guys, I think it's time to remind the members about the group rules and philosophy regarding responses to questions. Note the following rules: "It should be noted that discussions by the group's

Folks, As an FYI, I received an announcement from Bowser that they have sold the Selley Finishing Touches brand and all related materials, including the spin casting equipment. No announcement on who

John I'm almost certain I recall seeing one of the Georgia rebuilds with a CORRUGATED METAL roof but now I can't find it, or any reference to it. I have side views of the flat metal roofs but no

I can only speak off the top of my head for Canadian National, which used them on various lots of 40' boxcars, 48' gondolas, and 52' flats on various times in both 50-ton and 70-ton versions. I don't

---In STMFC@..., <timboconnor@...> wrote : Commonly seen with fresh ballast. Nowadays a machine goes down thetrack lifting it from underneath and allowing the clean rock to settle underand between the

Hi Bill, Do you have any photos you can share of the welded roof on the GA RR cars? I'd like to see them. Disclaimer: Speculation Follows. I have a photo of the roof of a C&WC single-sheathed box

Commonly seen with fresh ballast. Nowadays a machine goes down thetrack lifting it from underneath and allowing the clean rock to settle underand between the ties. Tamping and surfacing I think it's

To me, the most interesting thing about this picture is the large amount of ballast piled up over the ties and crowned at the center between the tracks. I've never seen that much ballast on any other

Hi List Members, It looks like the gon coupled to the boxcar was here moved with the drop doors open. While we are at it, the boxcar was probably moved with the door open as

GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND !!! https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1603&bih=919&q=KOTX+tank+car&oq=KOTX+tank+car You're welcome. :-) Tim O'Connor

On 8/6/2017 5:41 PM, Gerald Michels gjmichels53@... [STMFC] wrote: I know this is a typo but I was just picturing it in my mind:-)! -- Jon MillerFor me time

Jerry, I have a scan of this photo and can send it to you off-list. I am pretty sure it was either built as a two-compartment car or was converted from a single-compartment car, judging by visible

Gerald, The photograph you saw may have been of KOTX 8138, which I believe is a single dome tank converted to two domes, with the original dome still in the center. I think it was on Tony Thompson's

I hate to bother the list, but believe I saw a prototype photo of a KANOTEX tank car that looked originally to be a three dome tank car that had been converted to two domes, but I cannot find the url