Friends, I am in need of some Eschelman turnout links. I have three and need three more, but would gladly take extras for future projects. If any of you have any of these kicking around in your parts

I am in the process of building a resin freight car kit that contains photo etched ladders that need to be assembled. Since my post on ladders I have found and am using new tools and jig to assemble

Time to thin the herd sale! This link will take you to my first pass of cars for sale, both kits and RTR. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c0BmeHou_rc16TBHV660FCtTGpqvLFMH/view?ths=true Take a look

Whoops! It's in print and I have a copy. It's V.3 I'm trying to find. Carry on. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

It's in stock right now. You may be thinking of Volume 3, which is indeed OOP. Tony Thompson tony@...

If only it were in print . . . . Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

see also MM 10/92 and RMC 9/03 mel perry

Richard Townsend wrote: Kitbashed by SP from USRA corrugated ends in the B-50-12A rebuilding. Covered in detail in my book on SP box cars, Volume 4 of the _Southern Pacific Freight Cars_

looks like a b50-12 rebuild? mel perry

Here's a new one on me: a 5/4/5/3 end. https://www.flickr.com/photos/kheelcenter/39554942674/ Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

The door, pulling loops and the roof and running board may need to be changed as most of the NYC cars had been re-roofed with either straight or diagonal panels and all(ish) some iteration of patch

Jeff, This is perfect! My thanks, Brad Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad

Thanks Barry. Just looked at them. Great photos! I like the door and pulling loops so might just build the car as is? Need to check my NYC info first tho... CW Propst

Photographs show 24589 (1/53), 25200 (5/53), and 28500 (5/56), so it is likely the N&W-built groups in 24561-25499 (1953) and 28500-29999 (1956). David Thompson

Clark and all, Agreed. Cement just didn’t get shipped long distances so the cars that hauled it tended to stay close. Due to lots of cement dust it also became pretty obvious what service they

The MM cover shot was taken at CNW, Proviso, IL, I believe. There were a couple of Monon wood boxcars in the shot. This is all SLSF and a wonderful photo just the same. Mont Montford L.

If you have access to the Vancouver Archive photos you will note that both the NB and the HC reached that city, so not so unlikely to appear in Propst country as presumed. Barry Bennett, UK.

The first 4000, 15500-19499 were built in 1949. Jeff Coleman

N&W split side h2a I have found conflicting dates on the actual build dates of these cars. Yoder has 52/53 but I think that was the rebuild date... Can anyone please pass me the correct

Rob and Todd, the kit came with several doors including a corrugated one. I have some Speedwitch NYC decal leftovers I think I can patch something together. I have RP Cyc 21 out. I'll built it as an