Steve Hile wrote: Ah, mine is different. I have always thought mine to be a Varney, with a one-piece metal body that is folded to shape, with stake pockets pressed outward (that is, they are part

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Ben and Dave, At least two ATSF way cars ended their days on the Central California Traction Co. as CCT 24-25. Originally repainted all-silver in the mid-1960s, later a black

Tim, Thanks for digging this list out. If it is being edited in any way, let me note the ends of the 40' steel reefer don't match the photos in Tony's PFE book. The Athearn car

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Looking at the fineness of detail in this photo—ladder stiles and rungs, the post or ring at the corner of the roof grab for example—this could easily be mistaken for "O" scale I think or the the

Garth The Atlantic Coast Line acquired the reporting marks, and still owned 5 cars lettered WIF in 1963, from series 300 to 349. Perhaps someone with a 1961 or 1962 ORER can tell us

I like the Kansas City Mexico & Orient boxcar to the right in the photo. As the KCM&O was acquired by the Santa Fe in 1928 that pretty much means this is a pre-depression view. Dennis Storzek

Lester, Nice model. Where did their cars go when WIF was driven out of business by the Cuban Revolution? Yours Aye, Garth Groff

Lester, Nice model. Where did their cars go when WIF was driven out of business by the Cuban Revolution? Yours Aye, Garth Groff

Here is a snap shot of the metal car. It would appear that they were only made for a brief time, as I see a 1954 ad in MR listing 40 and 50 foot flat cars as new. Just a few years later, Athearn

Dave Lawler wrote: "I believe the Athe[a]rn, ATSF offset cupola steel caboose is a reasonable stand in for a group of Grand Trunk Western cars." They should be - GTW acquired 34 ex-ATSF waycars and

Here is a link to an undated photo of a Texas & Pacific freight yard from the Portal To Texas History website: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth853399/m1/1/?q=boxcar There is quite a

Tony Thompson wrote: "Another Athearn "raw material" model of significance is the 50-foot gondola (really about 48 feet). Though it has no prototype and is evidently a shortened 52'6" car, it can be,

I believe the Athern, ATSF offset cupola steel caboose is a reasonable stand in for a group of Grand Trunk Western cars. Dave Lawler

Another Athearn "raw material" model of significance is the 50-foot gondola (really about 48 feet). Though it has no prototype and is evidently a shortened 52'6" car, it can be, and has been, used to

Thanks Steve

Clark Isn't the Athearn car too tall compared to the prototype cars? That would seem to be an argument for scratch building the sides if one wanted to be completely accurate.

I used Athearn sides on this kitbash. In retrospect might have been just as quick to scratch the sides with better sill relief. Might be done in the same amount of time it took to cut the Athearn

Good summary by Ben Hom, and helpful list re-posted by Tim O'Connor. Just one comment that may not be widely known: The UP diagram drawing for this class shows the roof the way Athearn modeled