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Re: Prototype drawings/photos help needed

Thank you! That is exactly what I was hoping to find. Brent ________________________________ Dr. J. Brent Greer

By Brent Greer · #159205 ·

Re: Prototype drawings/photos help needed

These were built by the Ralston Steel Car Company and no drawings were preserved. There is a builders photo on the Columbus Railroad web

By rwitt_2000 · #159204 ·

Re: Prototype drawings/photos help needed

Distracted by Dodgers-Brewers game sorry I did not read the reporting marks carefully. Bill Welch

By Bill Welch · #159203 ·

Re: Prototype drawings/photos help needed

Bill Welch wrote: "Brent, I suggest checking the the C&O Historical Society's Archives. It is a well organized resource." It most certainly is, but it won't help research on a B&O Class M-14

By Benjamin Hom · #159202 ·

Re: Prototype drawings/photos help needed

Brent, I suggest checking the the C&O Historical Society's Archives. It is a well organized resource. Bill Welch

By Bill Welch · #159201 ·

Prototype drawings/photos help needed

I am looking for photos and/or drawings of B&O class M-14 ventilated boxcars for the purposes of modeling same. I've not had much success with Google searches and I'm just not worldly enough to know

By Brent Greer · #159200 ·

Re: GN Spokane Hillyard Yard Photo

Bill, My best guess is that the car has recently sat somewhere that a roof was dumping filth (run off) on the center of the car but not the ends. I am not 100% certain but it looks to me like the

By Jim Betz · #159199 ·

Re: GN Spokane Hillyard Yard Photo

I'd bet it's the result of a bulk coal loading and that the car (on the NKP end) was assigned to such "rough" freight. Michael Seitz Missoula

By mikefrommontanan · #159198 ·

Re: GN Spokane Hillyard Yard Photo

Bob, Thanks for sharing this photo. I wonder what was the cause of the weathering displayed on the NKP double sheathed box car. Cheers, Bill Keene Irvine, CA

By Bill Keene · #159197 ·

GN Spokane Hillyard Yard Photo

With a little photo editing this becomes a nice period photo of a lot of freight

By Bob Chaparro · #159196 ·

Auto Frame Loads In Gondolas

For the various major railroads I'm looking for the number series or classes of the gondolas assigned to auto frame transport so I can research photo examples of these cars, their equipment and

By Bob Chaparro · #159195 ·

Re: Hello please allow me to introduce myself, I am . . .

LOL, you are right but they consist of 3 Milwaukees by Westerfield (only one with the inside detail), two different SLSF, NYC and PRR by Westerfield, and the Sunshine collection: MKT, CNW, PWV, C&O

By gary laakso · #159194 ·

CHICAGOLAND GIVE AWAY

To compliment the gentleman who is bringing extra trucks I am bringing a few (I wish I had a larger suitcase) that I will never get to. Catch me on the lobby. The price is right (Free). Bill

By WILLIAM PARDIE · #159193 ·

Re: Hello please allow me to introduce myself, I am . . .

Gary, 11 gondolas is childplay compared to 24 stock cars ; ) Nelson Moyer

By Nelson Moyer · #159192 ·

Re: Hello please allow me to introduce myself, I am . . .

It is a real jewel, many, many hours of labor and thought before any work started. Your patience and planning show, congrats. It will look great coupled to the 36’ DRGW boxcars from Sunshine that

By gary laakso · #159191 ·

Re: Hello please allow me to introduce myself, I am . . .

Kit looks very nice. I will purchase once it is offered. Dale Florence On Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 4:47:40 PM EDT, Bill Welch

By dale florence <dwwesley@...> · #159190 ·

Hello please allow me to introduce myself, I am . . .

. . .the Pilot model for a new resin kit. Like so many early 50-foot wood sheathed box and auto cars I am from the West (as is my designer/pattern maker coincidentally). But I am not just another

By Bill Welch · #159189 ·

Re: B&O 5470

Bob, Thanks for that info. Based on this, I will letter my car without a class designation and place "HM" in that spot as shown in the F&C instruction photo. Jim Kubanick

By James E Kubanick · #159188 ·

Around the web

The latest Resin Car Works blog post rounds up resources on a few blogs and sites that feature ideas and details to help you make progress on your models.

By Eric Hansmann · #159187 ·

Re: B&O 5470

Recently someone was griping about my use of spaces vs tabsand I responded that formats vary from screen to screen... Just thought you might beinterested to see what Bob's note looks like on my

By Tim O'Connor · #159186 ·

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