If'n you have a bottle of clear, and you wonder whether it is gloss or flat: the flat will have "sediment" (the flattening agent), after it's been sitting awhile. When I've wanted more "flatness" in

Rob Kirkham asked: "I was wondering if there is an existing model for this other car (shown in the photo Bob has linked below.) It looks like the Tichy 3001 end would be a good starting point, and

I was wondering if there is an existing model for this other car (shown in the photo Bob has linked below.) It looks like the Tichy 3001 end would be a good starting point, and maybe ? an Accurail

Garth, I don't have my ORERs where I can get at them (recent move). Can't you find out info about this car in them going by car number and "go from there"? If you can find the car(s) you should

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In the early 20th century, there were cars called "hopper-bottom gondolas," that had modest amounts of slope sheets to help most of the cargo depart through the doors. In later years, the hopper

The CBC plans and photo are for a steel-bodied version of the car, lettered SRIX 101, built 10-29. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

I don't think they are SRLX cars. I think they are SRIX. The dot after the "I" makes it look like an "L". My 1931 CBC on pages 190-192 has a photo and plans. The cars used a "silica-gel iceless

Photo: SRLX Reefers Does anyone have details about the Swift refrigerator cars that are on the right side of this

eric: understand whar you are saying, question arises, in regards to the useage of only one set of truss rods?, normally two sets were the minimum, usually inside and outside, matter of a fact, i csn

I have an ACF builders photo (1907) of D&H 27507 - adefinite hopper - with "xxxx hopper door service |patented" on the side. Very similar construction (atleast given the two photos). Most hoppers

Andy, Thanks for providing this information; I have copied and pasted to a word document and saved for reference; much appreciated. Jim Brewer Glenwood MD

I found the same listings as Eric, and these cars are present in my 1930 ORER, but not my 1935. I think they are "legitimate" class HT cars. There is a clamshell-type hopper chute just in front of

These MCB/ARA/AAR car codes are a moving target. Designations depend upon era and what the railroad applies as the designation. In this specific case (DL&W 70793), the MCB designation for DL&W

I think it's been said before - a GB gondola is a car with ends, sides, no roof, and a flat, solid bottom for cargo space. The height of the sides, or ends, or whether the car was purpose built or

Mel and Bob, I'd go with gondola too. The car obviously was constructed as a single piece, rather than a box added to a flat car. I don't see actual stake pockets here, just the stake permanently

David, My correspondence with Ed was several years ago. Perhaps he was only saying this wasn't an AC&F Type 7. I do remember he said AC&F never made any cars with this gallonage, but again, this may

As a photo dealer myself ($5 each for an 8 x 10, postpaid), I can agree that prints are getting harder to sell. Until sometime in the 1990s, I had a chronic backlog because I had so many orders, but

Thanks Jon, pleae let me know. I love dead flat. I appreciate you! Greg Martin Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

In the same age category I have some "Dullcote Lacquer" and a bottle of "Scalecoat" S51 flat glaze. Lacquer is easy to deal with and I also have a couple of pints of Scalecoat