I remember when these cars came out that my friend Leo Landry figured out how to cut them up to make 40 foot cars for some road or other. So the kits have their uses! :-)

I'd forgotten about the Branchline cars! Yes, they did the scheme, and yes, those also were incorrect because of the ends. Tim O'Connor -- Tim

Francis The "S" and "W" both refer to the shape of interior corner POSTS applied to the cars. They also happen to be reflected in the shape of the overlap on the ends - a "square" shape and a "round"

Bill, that is a splendid model. Please tell us more about how you built the rest of it. Doug Polinder Poquoson VA Thank you for your kind words Doug and for possibly overlooking my attempt at peeling

I have heard of square-corned ends, I believe W corner ends, terminating and non-terminating ends. I have never heard of S cornered ends. Are they W ends with different name? Basic appearance -

That's very optimistic of him. I hope he's right. Personally, I think 2020 is over. Plan to have fun in 2021 instead! Think of all the fresh models we'll see in 2021 !

Des Plaines did the A&EC scheme with tobacco leaf scheme on a Viking roof car and Branchline also offered same on a Yardmaster series kit. Drew Marshall in soggy Philly, PA Modeling the pre-Depression

The Intermountain cars must be incorrect, since IRC does not make the S-corner ends. Tim O'Connor -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*

It was done by DesPlaines. Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV David, Des Plaines Hobbies offered the special run of A&EC models that were made by Innovative Model Works (IMWX). The kit I purchased is

Bill, that is a splendid model. Please tell us more about how you built the rest of it. Doug Polinder Poquoson VA

David, Des Plaines Hobbies offered the special run of A&EC models that were made by Innovative Model Works (IMWX). The kit I purchased is catalogue no. DPH193, A&EC 1045, having square-corner 4-5

David Thompson wrote: Might as well be a decade. Tony Thompson tony@...

You're a year too early. Southern sent 100 of their AAR '37 boxes to A&EC in 1954. This may be the first time Intermountain has run the A&EC scheme, but I know it's been done before in HO (probably by

Ryan Laroche wrote: John White's historical writing is simply excellent, and in TGYF the text, at least prior to 1930, is entirely reliable.(For later years, Duke even added text.) But Duke

Tony, Thank you, I will seek out both of those issues. I was able to find some of your's and Richard's comments in the list archive. Its good to know which parts are more accurate then others. The

A fast sell to one of our own! The car has been sold. Thanks, -Andy Carlson Ojai CA Hello- Offering for sale; I have a new,

Ryan Laroche wrote: Richard Hendrickson reviewed White's book in the old _Santa Fe Modeler_ magazine of the Santa Fe Modelers Organization, in the spring 1987 issue, pp. 24-26; I reviewed it in

Ted Schnepf wrote: It is indeed an attractive herald. However. Can't speak for other eras, but in my modeling year of 1953, the ORER entry for A&EC says that "freight cars owned are not employed

A long, long time ago, I addressed this issue by shortening the Walthers car to 40 feet and using the auto door end from a Funaro & Carmelengo kit, since it came with a spare end, anyway. The result

Nice cars, Jim! I really like the differential board weathering. Elden Gatwood