Tim, The steel floor of these cars likely had holes for rods used as tie downs. Some steel floored flat cars had holes that were essentially a larger diameter circle partially superimposed on a

The short flat car behind it is pretty cool too! The gondola is a class GRA. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

And then there is the question of the color of the door on this car!😉 We've discussed this in the past, and I'm still voting for black. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

I have added a new post on model brake levers on my blog that shows how I make my own brake levers from Evergreen strip styrene. In addition, it provides prototype information and information on the

Tim, You are correct in that there is a lot of info about the M53 and Duryea underframes. Unfortunately, there is only 1 photo that seems to show the long braces and nothing that indicates how/where

sublettered for WNY&P but always painted PENNSYLVANIA I like that tiny P&LE flat car in the background! any better photos of those? -- Tim

I don't really care what it is, but I'd like to know what those heavy steel rods are attached to on the deck of the flat car. Didn't those flats have heavy steel floors?

I don't believe it's a browser/OS problem. For some reason - there is a 'dot' missing in the links If you click on the link in the

They are part of the Duryea underframe. The body of the car and trucks can move along the center sill. The Duryea design evolved over time and these pieces changed shape a bit. But the longer one

Win10 with auto update. IE 11 ver 11.615.17763.0 (this is auto update I think. I can't remember the wording but suspect it's a IE problem. -- Jon MillerFor me time

Jon Miller wrote about HTTPS links from Bob Chaparro: ****** Using Windows 10 and Google Chrome as my standard browser I have no problem clicking on the links. They open the destination without

Probably correct that this load is some part of the base or frame of the machine. A cyclotron consists mainly of two “D” shaped vacuum chambers surrounded by a big magnet and some RF coils. The

Photo: PRR Gondola 384661 A 1941 photo: https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3A8223.7300.RR/viewer Photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Description: View of 40-foot gondola car

Photo: Cyclotron Load On C&NW Heavy Duty Flat Car 48053 A 1946 photo: https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3A943.84664.GN/viewer Photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Description:

Ed, That is part of the Duryea cushion underframe. The short ones go on either side of the draft gear. The long ones are to go next to the underframe. The taller end goes against the bolster I think

Ed The SEARCH function on the RealSTMFC (groups.io) is quite good. It sounds like you're looking at parts for the DURYEA underframe.

I have asked this question on another group but no one seemed to have an answer. I hope someone on this group can help. I am building a F&C wagontop boxcar for the B&O and I cannot figure out how

Tim, Protocraft does have a buy war bonds set as well. https://www.protocraft.com/category.cfm?ItemID=417&Categoryid=20&This_Sub_Sub_Category=CEI That's an interesting photo. I note Yarmouth's kit of

Photo: PRR Gondola 367784 A 1913 photo: https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3A715.133520.CP/from_search/b65d5c930eed563791932f22205f544d-193 Photo can be enlarged quite a

Photo: Various Early 1900 Boxcars A 1906 photo: https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3A8223.336.RR/viewer Photo can be enlarged quite a bit but will require photo editing to enhance