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bud: OOPS mrr should read 11/97 :-( mel

By mel perry · #170610 ·

bud: only drawng listed was in 2/91 rmc, mm had a couple of articles in 11/86 & 5/02, and rmc also had an article in 11/03, rmj in 8/03, and mrr 11/87 & 12/87

By mel perry · #170609 ·

Re: Drawings for Mather Patent boxcars

Hi Larry, Bud, and List Members, How about having a look at “The Mather Boxcar Draft Horse of American Boxcars” in RMC Feb 1991 pg 85 by Martin Lofton. Has photos and drawings. Claus Schlund

By Claus Schlund \(HGM\) · #170608 ·

Re: Drawings for Mather Patent boxcars

In the fwiw column, the Pullman library has haskell and barker drawings for Mather stock, auto, refrigerator, vegetable, and beef cars. I didn't see one for straight box, but it may well be there.

By Bob Webber · #170607 ·

Re: Drawings for Mather Patent boxcars

There was an article in RMC showing the "tall" 10' IH car-sorry I don't have the date but I think it was in the late 80's or early 90's.MRG for 12-1987 had an article with a lot of pictures but no

By lrkdbn · #170606 ·

Re: Model: CB&Q "Bomber Boxcar"

If you read the caption of the photo posted, you will learn it was built from a Sunshine kit. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

By Douglas Harding · #170605 ·

CB&Q "Bomber Boxcar"

Maybe it is still there--20 years ago I was in Scotts Bluff NE. and adjacent to a small rail yard, a grain mill had an on-site storage structure which was a surviving CB&Q extended height box car

By Andy Carlson · #170604 ·

Drawings for Mather Patent boxcars

Hello, Anyone know of existing drawings for the Mather 40' single sheathed boxcars? Mainline Modeler perhaps? Thanks in advance, Bud Rindfleisch

By Bud Rindfleisch · #170603 ·

Re: Model: CB&Q "Bomber Boxcar"

The Burlington Bulletin on the extended roof XA-14D cars states that some served out they’re life without conversion to original height. I’m traveling, so I can’t access my source until next

By Nelson Moyer · #170602 ·

Re: AHM roof

The AHM roof does resemble a the flat-panel version of SRECO's steel roof. But the seam caps should extend to the edge of the roof. Jack Mullen

By Jack Mullen · #170601 ·

Re: RPM updates

On Sun, Mar 15, 2020, 5:24 PM Mel Perry <clipper841@...> wrote: not to rain on anyoes parade, but consider what the chinese had to do, one they figured out what they were dealing with, quarentined a

By mel perry · #170600 ·

Re: RPM updates

not to rain on anyoes parade, but consider what the chinese had to do, one they figured out what they were dealing with, quarentined a city.of millions, quarentined half a province, daily mandatory

By mel perry · #170599 ·

Re: RPM updates

NERPM is still a go. I just saw a Facebook post announcing the Western Prototype Modelers meet has been postponed. I've been updated the RPM event calendar as these

By Eric Hansmann · #170598 ·

Re: RPM updates

In response to Tim's question, NERPM is still on for now. We are carefully following developments and will of course follow the advice of health and government officials. Our meet is at the end of May

By Dave Owens · #170597 ·

AHM roof

To me that looks like an early Stanray steel roof before the raised panels. I had a need for a few of those 20+ years ago and I believe I used a Train Miniature donor. Look at the seam caps--look like

By Andy Carlson · #170596 ·

Re: RPM updates

What about nerpm?

By Tim O'Connor · #170595 ·

Re: AHM roof

Clark I think there were some flat panel steel roofs with seam caps like that. CP or CN perhaps?

By Tim O'Connor · #170594 ·

Re: RPM updates

A saw a post on Facebook earlier that the Savannah RPM has cancelled. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

By Eric Hansmann · #170593 ·

Re: RPM updates

In case anyone missed the Special Notice posted here, the Toronto RPM has in fact been postponed. George Irwin

By G.J. Irwin · #170592 ·

Re: Model: CB&Q "Bomber Boxcar"

I know of two sources on these: Culotta, "Freight Cars Reference Manual", v 1, p 192 Masterson, Wagner, and Hoffman, RP CYC 12, pp 46-87 (see especially pp 78-83) CB&Q class XA-14D (100 cars,

By al_brown03 · #170591 ·

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