Dennis, One does have to wonder why wheel sets, be they freight or passenger, would be an “express” cargo ;) Note that the trucks appear to be off of an H21 hopper. Regards Bruce Bruce F.

I find it interesting that the Pennsy found reason to retain the steam line on this

At first I thought this was a joke! "tar mixed with a small percentage of other and unknowningredients" !! I wonder whether it might have stuck to some of the grainitself. Ah the good old days. Tim

Dennis Storzek wrote: For anyone interested, I included a photo of an SP workman rolling one of these wheels, in a blog post awhile back. Here's the

Here is, I think, a more direct link to the Griffin Wheel Co. pic: https://saintpaulbybike.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/griffin-wheel-company-c1918.jpg

Unmounted wheels were indeed shipped in carload lots as new wheels or worn wheels as scrap. Large car shops would be equipped with wheel presses for mounting and dismounting wheels. A quick look on

SP built two as tests of the stock design, then changed the design for greater inside height (and modified the underframe), went on to build thousands -- but they are NOT ARA standard cars except

Gang; Brian is correct, it was rebuilt as a 70-ton capacity car to haul freight car wheelsets, based on an old baggage car chassis. Unfortunately you have axles in there, but by the end date of this

This car appears to be a capy of 140,000: http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/photos/undefined/PRR%20F45%20Flat%20Car%20-491165%20E22700%20BLT%203-26%20Wheel%20Loaded%201024x.jpg Thanks! -- Brian

http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/13/t/247226.aspx Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: STMFC List <STMFC@...> on behalf of STMFC List <STMFC@...> Reply-To: STMFC List

---In STMFC@..., <thecitrusbelt@...> wrote : How much would a 33-inch freight car wheel weigh, both newand worn, on average? I appreciate allowances need to be made for wheel style,

Bob I'm not sure you'd see individual wheels as a car load but rather a wheel set. Two wheel plates and axle. 33" 50 ton = 2200 lbs & 33" 70 ton 2400 lbs. These weights would be for new. Worn would

I think it is important not too generalize too much about the cars grouped under this banner of Pratt truss frames with Hat Section bracing. Going from memory for example I think the CRI&P and SP cars

Thanks, Don, for the quick response. This is very helpful. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

I was under the impression the ARA XM-1 box car was an alternate design to the 1923 ARA proposed standard steel sheathed box car. I know the L&N received a few thousand of these cars in 1924. Eric

Thanks Ed for the info! and Brian and Lester for the photos. I knew Icould induce you guys to send me photos! :-) :-D I should have looked more carefully at all sides in builder photos. I

Andy, RPC 18 is the reference for this. L&N and B&M were the biggest XM1 users, with A&WP, BAR, CGW, CRI&P, Georgia, GF&A, M&StL, SAL, SP, WA&G and WRofA all having some. Don Burn

Hello- Recent conversations with an online friend has focused on the '27 ARA design SS box car. Besides the BAR, what other railroad had cars of this design? Were there any RR users with very similar

Ben, the door guides are similar. I refer you to Speedwitch's book about the AAR 1932 car for good photos of the MP's various deliveries of these cars. Bill Welch

Dear Bill What are the door guides on the MP version of the 1932 ARA car like? I assume rather different to the 1937 AAR car? I'm cutting up a Gold Coast TT car as it struck me for the first time