Thanks Tim & Tom....message has been sent OFF LIST. Dave Strahlendorf

On Sun, Aug 25, 2019 at 12:55 PM, Tim O'Connor wrote: 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

The Susie-Q had 49 cars that were 36 ft. DOMINION cars by April 1948, never mind the Fowler car nonsense as in the photos I have seen NO Erie Dominion cars used the unnecessary, and expensive, Fowler

Looks a lot like this, I bet! Tom Madden

The end is made of three pieces and the fat part is where they are joined, either riveted or welded, I can't tell for sure in the photo but it looks like they are welded. Cordially, Don Valentine

The book, PM Revenue Freight Cars, Million & Paton, page 92, refers to these ends as "three-piece "recessed" type Dreadnaught ends." Regards from Sunny Grove City in western Penna......Mike Schleigh

Hello- I have more Cal Scale plastic brake levers that I could use in multiple lifetimes. I am offering sprues of 6 pairs of these HO brake levers. All are equipped with 3 cores for wires and

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