Hi Gents, I’m in need of about 4-5 pair of Intermountain 1937 Modified 10-6 Youngstown box car doors for a project, and a few 1937 Modified (preferably undec) box car kits. Can anyone recommend a

I have a package of 5167 with two door latches in it, thus enough for one car. The other two I used in a project. If this works, let me know where to mail it. I also have 5168. Chris Palermo San

Paul, Class K-7 90950-93199, blt 1926 by ACF. Attached are the Lines South article from Spring 1990, 2 Larry Goolsby photos, and photos of models I did about 25 years ago based on the Ertl

Pierre, Are you sure about the number? Or, do you mean 5106? Mark Feddersen Denver, Iowa

I placed an order for some Grandt Line parts from San Juan in August. I didn’t receive any response for about a month- but when I did it was to tell me that my order was ready and to send payment.

Lettering on trucks goes way back. I have photos of in service cars from 1905 that show car number and journal size lettered on the trucks. And yes, my models have all this lettering. Howard Garner

All of the MDT's SUF cars built between 1911 and 1917 (~3700 by my count) had 5-ft wide doors with four hinges per side. Cars built after the war had 4-ft doors and the more typical three hinges per

Also interesting is the pair of four-hinge doors on the MDT reefer. Not rare but maybe less common than three-hinge doors? Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Hello, Further to Craig's comments below, please find attached a photograph taken on 3 July 2005 of NKP 8099 at ITM Noblesville IN. It looks like a black end to me. Regards, Glen

Hi Eric, Thanks for posting. I’m literally taking a break from construction of 3 Westerfield USRA boxcars today. What a wonderful surprise and helpful info on the car ends. Thanks, Gary

Was looking on ebay and came across this postcard of a Merchants Despatch car in a wreck. Interesting the different trucks on the ground to the left. Rich Wilkens

Ron, in all the stenciling drawings, they show thestenciling on the bolsters & ends. And, either casting data/RRmarks & #s or painted info on wheels and/or side frames (dependingo nthe regs at that

The normal stencil drawing for freight cars as built by P-S,SSC and others show that there were a multitude of stencils. The truck bolsters (with car #) The car ends (multiple lines) the center

While the WWI era stenciling that Eric linked to seems like an advertisement for the builder, kind of like the option list on a car dealer's window sticker, it eventually evolved to include only those

Hello, I believe lettering on truck bolsters to be very common. One big reason. When cars derail, you need to match trucks to each car. I remember investigating derailments in the 1970's and all

Those of us modeling the real steam era are well aware of the car end data stencils. It seemed to be popular on several batches of USRA boxcars.

Stenciling the reporting marks and number on the center sill is pretty visible on tank cars, and that data is almost always included in the tank car decals I've seen. But I also recall it as being

As several posters have noted, the practice of stencilling data on car ends didn't end after the requirement was dropped, but the content changed over time. In the postwar steam era, a quick review

Clark, I checked my C&NW Color Guide and in the 1970’s they picked up both the Betlehem (from C&EI and PC) and the ACF car from the PC. Rick Jesionowski

When 8099 arrived at ITM the ends and underframe were black with the roof the same as the sides. That is how I repainted it. It had been parked at the Noblesville grain elevator at their request to