Is there a way to edit our posts?! in the last sentence it should read "and carefully filed and sanded" instead cared filled. Bill Welch

Close examination of the prototype photos I have of these cars show that the diagonal braces extended slightly below the lower sill. This is pretty subtle but in the Sloan yellow scheme I think they

Tim, this car agrees in detail with the four photos of Fe-19 cars in my collection. The ends vary since recycled material was used.. There is one restored at the Arizona Ry Museum.

No "h" in Lindberg, AFAIK. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; e-mail,

I guess I am offering an alternative history. I think these were most lately sold as "Old Pullman" but I think they were originally tooled by "Lindbergh." I still have few in the Lindbergh packaging.

Lester Breuer asked: "I am attaching a photo of two Dennis Storzek kits I still have in inventory to build, one with trucks in kit (box on top) and one without (box on bottom). The Andrews trucks,

Lester, I think those are older Walthers trucks. I’ve got a pair or two in the stash but I prefer the Tahoe Model Works versions now. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

I am attaching a photo of two Dennis Storzek kits I still have in inventory to build, one with trucks in kit (box on top) and one without (box on bottom). The Andrews trucks, plastic or delerin

I received some additional information from other sources. Steve Harvath said, "There were AT&SF refrigerator cars that had what were called Garland ventilators on the roof. The ventilators are off

AAR Pamphlet No. 19, “Methods for Loading and Handling Live Stock”, revised January 1942: Page 3: “In cars for interstate shipment, bedding which makes cars unfit for loading must be

Thanks Bruce. I have not watched the video and was not able to tell from the photos posted. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

The corrected citation for life magazine is May 21, 1951. Also mentions 9 cars with up to 4400 ft per car. You may be able to access this issue online at

Jon, It depends on the animals. Hogs had to be able to lie down. Regards, -Jeff

Take a look inside a barn that held livestock. Most are not painted, never were painted. Especially barns dating from the era of this list. The only “paint” I have seen inside a barn was a white

Doug, Folks, You’re correct that a separation would be bad, but not that they are welding the chains. Instead, they are soldering a strap of metal through the lift pin on the coupler to precent

I did watch the entire thing, and it was fascinating! Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Bruce Smith <smithbf@...> Reply-To:

Dennis, Folks The entire 7.5 mile of cable was loaded onto 9 ERIE gons, so yes, there were multiple layers in each gondola. The cooperage was radiused at the ends to keep a large enough radius to

IIRC, the movie mentioned 9 cars. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of "rwitt_2000 via Groups.Io" <rwitt_2000@...> Reply-To: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Date:

Naw, there are four coils showing per layer in the overhead view... but if they were only going to load one layer, they wouldn't need the "core" they constructed in each car, the obvious purpose of

Anyone know the class of this automobile box car (clearly arebuild)? My guess is Fe-19 but I'd like to besure. https://www.ebay.com/itm/362246531472 Tim O'Connor