Tim, According to George Losse’s presentation at the March 23-25, 2012 Prototype Modelers Meet titled “Modeling Reading Company Open Hopper Cars 1948-1956”, the 86000-86699 class HTv hopper

Nice story how the F&CC parts made it to West Side Lumber Co. and also repatriated back to Colorado. After the F&CC RR was severly damaged from a storm in the earlier 20th Century, much of their

Yes, the trucks are 3 foot gauge. No collar on the end of the axle and the wedge has a thrust bearing plate on it. And those little boxes have to be jacked up just right to get parts in and out.

Yes, West Side was 3-foot gauge. They had a few trucks that had started out on the Florence & Cripple Creek. David Soderblom Baltimore MD USA drs@..., 410-338-4543

The diamond coincided with "speed lettering" did it not? The earliest speed lettered hopper I know about is from 1957. The first new cars were the

Jerry, You are right about the rivets. The side stakes appear to have rivet detail, but there are no rivets along the end slopes on the sides, or on the ends where the end sheet

Is this narrow gauge? If so, the D&RG was using a non-MCB collarless axle (called a "Muley") on their standard freight truck. This bearing has a face to bear on the end of the axle to control

They do look good Dave, thanks for sharing. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Wow, I don't even remember this company. I was an active modeler then, and was actually in the country after having been on assignment. What I do remember about that era, and a few years later, was

Wow, these look good Dave. Bill Welch

Hello I have here a couple of Rail Progress cars that I built back in the late 1980s when these cars first came out as accurate hopper car kits for the times. I did add some details to

I seem to remember they were lacking rivet detail. Easily solved now with Archer decal rivets..

My father, James Montgomery, 81, has been a lifelong rail nut. Why do you think my infection is so bad? He has amassed 1000's of issues of every magazine about railroading, going back to 1912 as far

I think you’re extremely unlikely to find smaller than 3-3/4 x 7 because that’s the size bearings West Side Lumber Co. used on narrow gauge log cars and other equipment (with some 4-1/4 x 8 on the

I would love to one of these built up, I remember the ads but without seeing one close up, I was always reluctant to give them a try. Bill Welch

Ben, Was their kit 36L what became Eastern Car Works kit #5000? gary roe quincy, Illinois

Rail Road Progress ad, December 1987 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman. Ben Hom

Sorry ... my last post about dwarf signals should have been for Tony Thompson. Here's the link again: HO Scale Signals, Wigwags & Trackside Detail Kits HO Scale Signals, Wigwags & Trackside Detail

Showcase Miniatures has pictures of that dwarf, formerly Century Foundry, but I cannot ascertain if it is stock. Charlie Tapper

The older standards might be useful. I'm looking at one truck marked D&RG without the W so it's pretty old. I can measure the existing bearings but if they do not match any existing or former