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Re: CMO 20040 Express Box
Tim, I mentioned to Tim yesterday, that the ends were "W" corner not square and posted a link to Steam Era Freight Cars for the PDF on the modified height cars
Rich Christie
Tim, I mentioned to Tim yesterday, that the ends were "W" corner not square and posted a link to Steam Era Freight Cars for the PDF on the modified height cars
Rich Christie
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Rich C
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#170234
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Re: Yankee Clipper Kit List
Bill this is all I have --
1923D B&M XM-1 steel w/ reverse Creco door
BMO B&M XM-1 reverse Creco door
BM1 B&M XM-1 ribbed roof, Youngstown door
BM1A
Bill this is all I have --
1923D B&M XM-1 steel w/ reverse Creco door
BMO B&M XM-1 reverse Creco door
BM1 B&M XM-1 ribbed roof, Youngstown door
BM1A
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Tim O'Connor
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#170233
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Re: N&W Boxcar
WABASH series 90000 to 90549 were welded box cars with 8 foot doors built by ACF in 1960.
The N&W lettered cars simply had a "3" prefix applied to the car number. And some cars
WABASH series 90000 to 90549 were welded box cars with 8 foot doors built by ACF in 1960.
The N&W lettered cars simply had a "3" prefix applied to the car number. And some cars
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Tim O'Connor
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#170232
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Re: NP Mystery Car
The use of hog fuel in the earlier era was generally for fuel in the boilers of sawmills.
Later, some was burned in Tee Pee burners along with shavings and sawdust, though shavings became useful for
The use of hog fuel in the earlier era was generally for fuel in the boilers of sawmills.
Later, some was burned in Tee Pee burners along with shavings and sawdust, though shavings became useful for
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boro2ang
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#170231
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Re: CMO 20040 Express Box
Tim - solution is the SUNSHINE mini-kit which included those ends.
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*Tim O'Connor*
*Sterling, Massachusetts*
Tim - solution is the SUNSHINE mini-kit which included those ends.
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*Tim O'Connor*
*Sterling, Massachusetts*
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Tim O'Connor
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#170230
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Re: CMO 20040 Express Box
The TICHY is a little too old, and the ATHEARN (attached) a little too modern?
Tim O'Connor
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Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts
The TICHY is a little too old, and the ATHEARN (attached) a little too modern?
Tim O'Connor
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Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts
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Tim O'Connor
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#170229
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Re: Accurail Ribbed Sided Box Car
Clark,
We do. They will come out as I get time to work on them, and those are really filler jobs between large projects.
Dennis Storzek
Clark,
We do. They will come out as I get time to work on them, and those are really filler jobs between large projects.
Dennis Storzek
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Dennis Storzek
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#170228
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Re: Accurail Ribbed Sided Box Car
Dennis
Thank you very much for the information on the mold history for what sounds like a series of Milwaukee rib sided cars from Accurail. I have absolutely no complaint about the molded on grabs
Dennis
Thank you very much for the information on the mold history for what sounds like a series of Milwaukee rib sided cars from Accurail. I have absolutely no complaint about the molded on grabs
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Ken Adams
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#170227
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Re: Photo: Freight Cars The Departure Yard At Boston Freight Terminal
Hello, Folks...
Attached is a spreadsheet in which the 25,000 New Haven wood-sheathed, steel underframe cars built 1902-1912 are documented. They were all retired from service by 10-1950. There is a
Hello, Folks...
Attached is a spreadsheet in which the 25,000 New Haven wood-sheathed, steel underframe cars built 1902-1912 are documented. They were all retired from service by 10-1950. There is a
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Eric Lombard
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#170226
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Re: Accurail Ribbed Sided Box Car
I have to ask Dennis, do you have tooling for the other models. Short ribbed 40' and 50' cars?
Thanks for bring these back out!
CW Propst
I have to ask Dennis, do you have tooling for the other models. Short ribbed 40' and 50' cars?
Thanks for bring these back out!
CW Propst
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Clark Propst
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#170225
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Re: Photo: Freight Cars The Departure Yard At Boston Freight Terminal
To Bob Witt, Thanks so much for posting Chris Barkan's sheet on B&O hopper lettering diagrams
and thanks to Chris fr developing it. For whatever reason in northern Vermont we seemed to see
more B&O
To Bob Witt, Thanks so much for posting Chris Barkan's sheet on B&O hopper lettering diagrams
and thanks to Chris fr developing it. For whatever reason in northern Vermont we seemed to see
more B&O
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Donald B. Valentine <riverman_vt@...>
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Re: Yankee Clipper Kit List
Robert Kirkham wrote:
"Well, I don’t have a list, but I do have kits: the CPR mini-box and the CPR big Otis gon."
The CPR "Big Otis" gon was originally a Rensselaer Railroad Shop kit.
Ben Hom
Robert Kirkham wrote:
"Well, I don’t have a list, but I do have kits: the CPR mini-box and the CPR big Otis gon."
The CPR "Big Otis" gon was originally a Rensselaer Railroad Shop kit.
Ben Hom
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Benjamin Hom
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#170223
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N&W Boxcar
Friends,
The attached photos are of an N&W MoW boxcar I photographed in the 1990s at Elkton, Virginia. As the detail photo shows, this car was "built" in 1960, so it fits within our period of
Friends,
The attached photos are of an N&W MoW boxcar I photographed in the 1990s at Elkton, Virginia. As the detail photo shows, this car was "built" in 1960, so it fits within our period of
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Garth Groff and Sally Sanford
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#170222
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Re: Yankee Clipper Kit List
Well, I don’t have a list, but I do have kits: the CPR mini-box and the CPR big Otis gon.
Rob
Well, I don’t have a list, but I do have kits: the CPR mini-box and the CPR big Otis gon.
Rob
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Robert kirkham
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#170221
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Re: Accurail Ribbed Sided Box Car
Having inspected all the tooling, I find that only the first two releases, the 40' "long rib" single and double door cars, had molded on grabs. George then switched to supplying wire grabs, which, of
Having inspected all the tooling, I find that only the first two releases, the 40' "long rib" single and double door cars, had molded on grabs. George then switched to supplying wire grabs, which, of
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Dennis Storzek
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Re: Photo: Freight Cars The Departure Yard At Boston Freight Terminal
I wanted to include Chris Barkan's stencil diagrams for hopper cars.
Bob Witt
I wanted to include Chris Barkan's stencil diagrams for hopper cars.
Bob Witt
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rwitt_2000
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#170219
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FS- HO Freight Cars
I have a list of freight car models, Kit and RTR for sale. These models are from the era covered by this list, with a very few models a few years newer.
As I'm downsizing my ambitions due to age, I
I have a list of freight car models, Kit and RTR for sale. These models are from the era covered by this list, with a very few models a few years newer.
As I'm downsizing my ambitions due to age, I
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Scott H. Haycock
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Re: Photo: Freight Cars The Departure Yard At Boston Freight Terminal
Tim and Group,
To make the stenciling more specific, the B&O hopper in the photo has the Billboard "B&O" with a small ampersand which places it in the mid-1950s introduced in 1956 lasting to 1957. The
Tim and Group,
To make the stenciling more specific, the B&O hopper in the photo has the Billboard "B&O" with a small ampersand which places it in the mid-1950s introduced in 1956 lasting to 1957. The
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rwitt_2000
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#170217
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Re: Accurail Ribbed Sided Box Car
RPC Volume 13 is the one you want.
Curt Fortenberry
RPC Volume 13 is the one you want.
Curt Fortenberry
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Curt Fortenberry
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#170216
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Re: Accurail Ribbed Sided Box Car
The doors are accurate. The "Rib Side" kits seem mixed regarding the grabs. I have only built the 40-ft DD and removed the mold-on grabs easily. I have the 50-ft w/6-ft door to build and the grabs are
The doors are accurate. The "Rib Side" kits seem mixed regarding the grabs. I have only built the 40-ft DD and removed the mold-on grabs easily. I have the 50-ft w/6-ft door to build and the grabs are
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Bill Welch
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