Thanks for that data point, Todd! Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Good catch, Steve! I was focused on the photographer notes in the bottom portion of the images. The Southern flat car number is presented in error on the two images documenting the steel delivery on

Nicely done Fenton. A great looking car George Toman

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I've got one of Jim's S scale CG cars. Love it.

Another option for the Central Valley stock car roof is to use the roof from F&C's NP boxcar kits #1007 & #1008. It's a perfect fit and is the correct width. I don't know if they sell the roof

Beautiful job Fenton. More stimulus to break my inertia and build the two S kits one complete and one accumulated but nearly so that I have above the workbench. I consider these to be among Jim

Thank you, Doug! This is very helpful! Stay healthy, Peter Ness

Thanks, Doug, and yes, I misunderstood – was only thinking of one side for the doors! Thanks also for the info on the NP stock cars. Richard Townsend also identified the width discrepancy, and

Here is an excellent explanation on HO stockcar models. https://sfrhms.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/stock_car_models.pdf Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Thanks, Richard! I knew “something” would be incorrect. Stay healthy, Peter Ness

Peter, I think you misunderstood. All the 71000 Swift cars had four doors, one for each level on each side. Photo evidence shows the 72000 series was single deck cars. Again the NISX reporting

You will be told that the NP car is wider than its prototype. The NP historical society has proper width ends and instructions on how to narrow the car.

FWIW the Southern flat car has number 115232 not 15232. Steve Hile

Thanks, Doug. How inconsiderate of Swift to mix 2- and 4-door double deck cars in the same series! They obviously weren’t thinking of modelers needs in 2020 J I guess that means perhaps ORERs

Here’s additional correspondence on the C&O car(s). “June 24, 1954: Memo from C&O’s KA Browne to PRR’s C.K. Steins, offering a description of their experimental car for hauling coil strip

So, I’m pretty sure they are for river barge construction/re-construction. River barges were treated very badly, with frequent groundings, collisions, and little maintenance. They frequently

For some reason I’m on a 1923 ARA kick. Besides the PRR x29s I plan to do the DTI, W&LE, LNE and I’ve done the diagonal panel roof and the CNJ so I had to do a Hutchins Dry Lading roof for that

I like the black gon. I and doing the WLE 1923 ARA version

Thanks Lester Appreciate that