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Re: [Proto-Layouts] Time to call in Columbo?

The car looks too tall to be an x-29 copy. Travers, 10-27-18

By sailsman@att.net · #159393 ·

The hand brake itself is a variation of Miner's 3290/3290-X/3290-XL or one of the predecessor Miner worm gear hand brakes. The hand wheel may be an early Miner 24" diameter wheel. If it is the Miner

By Gene Green <genegreen1942@...> · #159392 ·

Re: Ann Arbor Boxcar

No Tim, That wheel is a 24" Miner wheel. Ann Arbor used Miner Hand Brakes almost exclusively. Dan Smith

By Dan Smith · #159391 ·

Re: Rapido

I ordered one at that price from the NP Historical Association. They have a version with no road number, in addition to the others. Steve Hile

By Steve and Barb Hile · #159390 ·

Re: Rapido

On 10/26/2018 8:21 AM, Nelson Moyer wrote: We use the same dealer. I got 4 but found it interesting that a high end RTR freight car now has a $50 (msrp).

By Jon Miller <atsfus@...> · #159389 ·

Re: [Proto-Layouts] Time to call in Columbo?

About a decade ago I was researching the 1926Western Maryland freight boxcar fleet andfound some anomalies. There were three cars with dimensions that did not matchup with anything on the roster.

By Eric Hansmann · #159388 ·

Re: Rapido

Discounts help a lot. I got three at $37.50 each (a 25% discount) from HO Hobbies. Nelson Moyer

By Nelson Moyer · #159387 ·

Rapido

I received my Rapido NP boxcars and they are very nice. Notice from their site that they are totally sold out of all including the unpainted. Don't know how many but I

By Jon Miller <atsfus@...> · #159386 ·

Re: Ann Arbor Boxcar

Here's another one, still in the black paint. And it appears to have aPEACOCK brake wheel. Tim O'Connor -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

By Tim O'Connor · #159385 ·

Re: RPM Chicagoland Photos

My Soo Line boxcar was marked like Bills. Paul Doggett England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

By Paul Doggett · #159384 ·

Re: RPM Chicagoland Photos

Cool. I've never seen them marked that way. My kits were "DesPlaines Valley". Tim O'Connor -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

By Tim O'Connor · #159383 ·

Re: Time to call in Columbo?

Well, Marty, there just aren't that many possibilities. The only "&A" reporting markscould be B&A,C&A, L&A,S&A. Not Columbo. You need Sherlock Holmes: "Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever

By Tim O'Connor · #159382 ·

Time to call in Columbo?

Thought I'd seek the help of all the freight car identifiers who seem to be out in force this week at solving what's proven to be a stubborn mystery. See this link for my Steam Freight Car blog

By Marty McGuirk · #159381 ·

Re: AAR Loading Rule for Flatcars info

Thanks Eric and Doug for the leads. Found the plan in the group files and have started the search for RPC 20 and TSC 36. Fran Giacoma

By Fran Giacoma · #159380 ·

Re: [ResinFreightCarBuilders] RPM Chicagoland Photos

These showed up in the store from a collection: Bill Dixon

By W.R.Dixon · #159379 ·

Re: Ann Arbor Boxcar

Definitely ex-Wabash double-sheath cars rebuilt as steel-sheath cars. They operated in revenue service as AA 1100-series cars then became MofW/Company Service boxcars. Most were black as MofW cars

By Craig Wilson · #159378 ·

Re: Ann Arbor Boxcar

Tim O'Connor wrote: "And here's yet another DT&I rebuild, also with 5/5/5 ends - this one appears to be identical to the LOVX car. The DT&I had some very interesting freight cars!" DT&I 19150-19199,

By Benjamin Hom · #159377 ·

Re: Ann Arbor Boxcar

Tim O'Connor wrote: "Ben, is this one of the FIRST rebuilds of 11000-11299 that you refer to?" Correct. Here's more information from Brian Everett's DT&I

By Benjamin Hom · #159376 ·

Re: Ann Arbor Boxcar

And here's yet another DT&I rebuild, also with 5/5/5 ends - this one appears to be identical to the LOVX car. The DT&I had some very interesting freight cars! Tim

By Tim O'Connor · #159375 ·

Re: Ann Arbor Boxcar

Ben, is this one of the FIRST rebuilds of 11000-11299 that you referto? Thanks Tim O'Connor ========================= Bob Witt wrote: "Here's the USRA rebuilt with 5-5-5 ends." Rebuilt USRA DS

By Tim O'Connor · #159374 ·

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