If you are a modeler be sure to catch Ryan Mendell's clinic about Machinist's Tools. He is in charge of the Univ. of Toronto's Engineering Dept. Shop and knows his tools. I should add that my checking

Very nice shot, Garth! I like the very visible B end details, which you don't often have a clear view of. Thanks for sharing! Elden Gatwood

I believe u are correct, Todd, and also wonder if Photoshop even existed at the time especially since it is stated that the photo was taken from a manual a number of years ago. Gary must have been

Chad, Upon reflection, I believe this photo actually shows four crates. While a crate could be over 40' long, I can't see one bending in the middle. As for load

Hogging as applied to vessels is what happens to the ends, which are less buoyant than the middle - they sag. The hog chains are to reduce the hogging. Long, faiy sharp wooden hulls in later days had

Gary, I don't think it's photo shopped. The number and initials on the far end of the gondola match those on the near end. There is an apparent optical illusion due to the guy standing on the forks

Just as I was headed out the door to Lysle I received the culvert pipe from Gain Belt Models that was discussed last week A little shorter than I expected (25 scale feet) but a good looking product

It’s a photo shopped picture. Look at the forward end of the car (A) and it is GRa while the B end is a G22 same gondola. Notice the machinery is on the GRa end of the car and the crates are on

I believe that "hogging" would be exactly the correct usage. I have worked on paddlewheel steamboats that had what were called "hog chains" for exactly that same purpose, to take out the sag. If an

I thought the DA ones were round corners? (W post)

Off-list, I used the phrase “hogging the car by tightening the truss rods”. A fellow questioned the word choice, and so I thought I’d ask this group whether they have seen the word used in this

Detail Associates - beautiful tooling. Perhaps from Terry Wegman? Both 4/5 and 5/5 ends. -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*

My understanding (which I no longer remember where it came from) is that the NYS&W cars were of the Erie design with the ribs going horizontal,and depending on the era the Susquehanna had no cars in

Friends, Some years ago I copied this photo from a government document, probably a War Department / Army Transportation Corps manual. I believe it was on US military railroads

Any chance 5/5 square corner 10’6” high ends might be available separately? I have a number of potential projects that could use them. Tim VanMersbergen

Tim, http://store.sooline.org/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=367&osCsid=epc46dl6bha4a4g5cv8ifr8d40 Jim Brewer

what Soo Line freight car book? -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*

On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 09:37 AM, mopacfirst wrote: So the one thing I'm curious about, that I don't recall from the Soo book (mine is packed),is what prompted the center-door design?As far as I know,

Hi Dan - The third type of W.C. 50’ double-door boxcars (350 total) was built/assembled by the Soo Line at its North Fond du Lac, WI shops in 1950, 1954 and 1957. These cars were built with

I’ve got a friend who wants to give them away newer AAR open load books. I’ll have them with me at Chicagoland. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org