Not later than 1959... perhaps earlier -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Hi Bruce--I think you will find everything you want to know on these

Per Ed Hawkins handout on the Kadee site. You are good. You could do 10 cars total :) https://www.kadee.com/STL2016RPM/11K-Gal._ICC-105A_ACF_Type%2027.pdf Brian J. Carlson

Friends, To close the loop on this thread, I ended up just buying a second Kadee ACF 11k insulated tank car with the same number as the first for the same bargain price of $30. I assumed there was a

Thanks Dennis! Good to know! Rob

Actually Richard if you take a trip to the Smithsonian you can see a silk purse that Dupont IIRC made from a sow's ear. I do not know if it was transported there in a STMFC freight car. Cordially,

Rob, Eric correctly answered you question about the parts. When you get them, you'll note that there are four cross tie parts, but only three slots. The initial planning for the molds used the old

Based on article I found in the hobby press—don't remember which magazine or date of—I used the Concor flat to create a very nice and I believe accurate, based on the article, a CB&Q flat car. The

Thanks Tim, any idea when this marking first appeared on SAL boxcars? Allen Cain

I know they are sow's ears, but I like making silk purses and am hoping for a prototype. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

While at the angle of the picture, the doors seem to be spliced, they could be door and a half. Does anyone recognize these cars? The side ladders are short with 7 steps and likely two grab irons.

Richard, Consider WP 50' flat cars 2351-2400 (PC&F, 1937) and identical 2401-2700 (AC&F, 1942). The slope started just outboard of the 3rd stake pocket, actually just about

Thanks Eric

Both the Revell/Concor (53'6") and Model Power (50') flat cars have sides where the slope down to the fishbelly begins at about the third stake pocket from the end and reaches full depth between the

The straight underframe part is the same as the Fowler kit underframes. There are a few extra parts. Overall the main underframe casting is the same for the three different 36-foot Accurail boxcar

Was looking at the Accurail site, and considering ordering their 36’ floors and brake sprues to retrofit some non-Accurail Fowler cars I have. I had some questions about the parts. It isn’t

They are just a particular brand of "damage free" load devices Spartan Loader: SL Spartan Easy Loader: SEL Spartan Tri Belt: STB

When did the "STB" emblem appear on SAL boxcars? Also, what does it designate? Allen Cain

Randy, Tell me about it. I believe I was the one who inadvertently introduced the term "Gould Standard" to the hobby some 30 years ago (to my shame!). I used it to describe the

Some of us are more OCD than others. I agree in terms of it improving your modeling, other than using consistent terms helps ensure we are talking about the same thing. But part of being a prototype