>Maybe the folks in St. Louis can scratch through what little paint is left on the PPKX 5568 Been there. Done that. Only thing for sure I could confirm from my hour with that car is that the

They do. A photo of the prototype, plus plans, are in the 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia, pages 236-37. The car in the photo is Erie 44000. It has drop doors. Also, I need to correct myself regarding

Orthochromatic film would also explain this and it was still in use during the twenties. It did not capture yellow or orange well, rendering them a dark graytone. I've seen several Orthochromatic

The Revell / Concor gondola was also produced (first?) by Fleischmann, spelling probably not correct. I have 2 of these, and 2 Revell's and 1 Concor, they are all identical as far as the body goes,

The whole idea of color is very difficult. I doubt that these cars were in passenger trains (brakes, trucks, etc), so Pullman Green does not appeal to me. I do have photos of them in freight trains

Gary Roe asked: "Was their kit 36L what became Eastern Car Works kit #5000?" Same prototype (N&W Class H-2A). but completely different kits. The Rail Road Progress kit was a styrene craftsman kit;

Jim King asked: "There was a post on this group on Feb 20 re: an RRP 36L kit. Which came first, Eastern Car Works or RRP?" Rail Road Progress. "Did 1 company buy out the other? I can’t imagine

I bought a pair of the Lindbergh gons several years ago. IIRC, they follow an Erie coal gondola prototype. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Amazing detail. Your work is inspiring. Mike S. recently tossed me his N scale resin casting of the same car. I will be hunting for parts as few of what you show are available off the shelf.

It was from Revell. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Dave North wrote: "I believe the Con Cor 50’ gondola was originally a Lindberg product?" No.  Revell. Ben Hom

I believe the Con Cor 50’ gondola was originally a Lindberg product? Cheers Dave

I buy these 'oldies' whenever I find them at meets, bring them up into modern standards and run them. I've lost count of how many of these cars currently are running on my layout. Walthers wood and

I had similar experiences at the Illinois Tech Model Railroad Club c. 1964-5 when the Lindberg trucks first came out. There were few places on the club layout that a car equipped with them would

When they first came out, back in the early 1960s, I was a member of the model railroad club at the Air Force base in Rantoul, IL. I bought and assembled the early version of the Con-Cor air slide

Most of the American Flyer HO was original tooling….not to say that the F3s were not Marx bodies. The Model Power / Marx “F2” was a copy of the Varney tooling but IIRC there were additional

I believe that Mantua got the Lindberg line so now that it has morphed through Model Power and MRC to Lionel we will have to await yet another attempt at releasing dated tooling to see them again.

Here is a screen capture from Kristen’s PowerPoint, which shows several variations in Poultry Car paint schemes. The two Poultry Palace cars show a light colored body, one has dark entry and ends,

Garth I am attaching photos of Lindberg stock car, kit T181, purchased in March 1975 for $1.75. It has been in service on my railroad, the Minneapolis & Northland Railroad Company since March 1975.

Thanks for all the kind comments. I built two underframes for this car. One using the recommended Tichy part and the Scratchbuilt one as seen here. I hope to present a clinic on its construction