Tim O'Connor wrote: I don't see this as a reverse end at all. I think people are being confused by the two wider ribs, probably located at seams where pieces of the end are joined together. It

Tom Madden years ago made replacement cast resin roofs (using spliced IMWX/RC roofs for the master) for the Proto 2000 box cars that had incorrect roofs. The roofs

Does anyone have or know of a source for a rectangular panel roof for a 50' boxcar? I have a Branchline Blueprint series car that I need this for. As a last resort I could probably modify a couple of

You're looking at the backside view of most dreadnaught ends (with variations in the number of ribs and panels). Some call them "reverse dreadnaughts" and I've heard "inverse dreadnaught" as

I'm away from my '43 ORER, but I'm not sure if NYS&W had any 40' boxcars in the forties. They had ex-Erie 36' Fowler boxcars (Westerfield 4300-series kits). I'll look when I get home. Al Brown,

Fellas I am seeking info on early steel or wood 40’ boxcars. Build dates type etc appreciated! I only see repaint images in the green scheme in my searches. Of course a black white image would

or 2-3-3. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Without knowing the proper nomenclature <g>, I would say it is a reversed 3-3-3 dreadnaught end. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Ref: http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-08-25-19/X7535.jpg From the Erie Lakawanna list, PM 91493 - double-door steel box car on the left... What type of end is

Clark, I can trade the two sq corners for W corners. If you want I will check my stock-- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Our local Lowe's has it...Ace is too small a volume to bother with it any more. Joe Berger Indiana

I just got some Red Caboose 1937 box car kits. Two of the kits are from the CL CGW mini-kit from a couple years ago. Upon inspection the two Des Plaines Hobbies undec kits appear to be square corner

Yes (thanks!)...I likely should have added an emoticon or whatever - I have known Tony (longer than he's known me...) and he wouldn't apply anything like that on purpose - and it was wrong of me to

Well, your dissertation on the word "proper" is all well and good. But I never used the word "proper" nor did anyone else in this discussion to date. But I do get your point. I already knew the

Bob, you forgot the distinction between swing plug door and sliding plug door reefers ; ) This topic has been thrashed to death, and to my knowledge, nobody has changed their usage based upon learned

Congratulations Bob Webber because if one can't laugh at themselves they have no right to laugh at anyone else! My best, Don Valentine

No issues there. They are both prototype terms... for different things. A turnout is the whole assemblage of rails that allow one track to become two. A switch is only the movable rails, throwbar,

Thanks to all who responded with quality suggestions to my phoat question. Thanks to you I was able to transfer the photo to my desktop and can enlarge it to almost full screen. Wow! Normnally when I

JOKE COMING! Sounds like my porn folder. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Garth Groff <sarahsan@...> Reply-To: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Date: Saturday,

Especially on Flikr! Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> Reply-To: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Date: Saturday, August 24,