Bob asked: “My question is, when did the stenciling of car types on freight cars become mandatory?” 1959 AAR Interchange Rules: Rule 3, Section (s), Paragraph (9) Stenciling: AAR mechanical

Looking good, Chuck! Another modeler has used the same car end print on an Intermountain USRA gon. I think your model was originally a Proto1000 release. Finding it for $1 is pretty lucky! Eric

Chuck, Great touch with an unusual bash. Well Done Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Group, I purchased an old Walthers gondola kit at the PRRT&HS for a dollar back in 2019. I was not sure what I would do with it, but it was a bargain. One of my operators had some Shapeways

Cars owned and operated by the FGE/WFE/BRE/NX System were never stenciled to indicate they were "RS" types. Bill Welch

Photo: Helium Cars At Keyes Plant (1959) A photo from the Gateway To Oklahoma History website: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc359288/m1/1/?q=helium Photo can be enlarged quite a

Photo: Grain Sack On Flat Car (Undated) A photo from the Museum of Ventura County https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/2165 Click on the photo to enlarge it. Port Hueneme did a fairly

I've been told that during most of World War II and for a period thereafter, the Office of Defense Transportation initiated measures effecting the national pool of freight cars. To obtain maximum

 Hi List Members, Looking at the RI boxcar that also appears in this image, I would say it is numbered in the 41XXX range somewhere. That would put it in this slot of cars according to my Dec

Bob, That number is in fact, a Bx-O, 11 of which remained in the series 32343-35199 in Jan 45. John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville, VA 707-490-9696 PO Box

Thank you Jim and Bruce. Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

#1 Yes #2 Yes J. Stephen Sandifer

Folks, The Summer, 2020 issue (#113) of The Keystone Modeler is now available on the PRRT&HS web site at: http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/newPRRKeystoneModeler.htm A gentle reminder - If you don't

Gary, The brake lever location is relatively common with top acting uncoupling devices, at least on rebuilt cars (note that this is a rebuilt USRA reefer, iirc. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

Andy, Yes, these are classic sill steps for a rebuilt car where the body is wider than the old under frame. The most likely explanation for the ladder ends is that they are bent under to prevent

One of my friends on the Rock Island list identified this location as Ponca City Oklahoma. The building is till standing and can be seen on Google Maps at 200 West Central Ave. It is actually near

Yes. Those are the Union Metal Products replacement sides with integral stakes. You'll notice that each stake looks like an I beam; they are actually the edge of the pressed panel bent outward with a

Is that a foot step under where the ladder is curled under. Andy Jackson Santa Fe Springs CA

I’m guessing the containers were “experimental” because they were transitioning from wood crates. David Soderblom Baltimore MD USA drs@...

Gary, I don’t know for certain, but I looked through the Santa Fe Society’s Refrigerator book to look for examples. On the RR-8 (wood sides and ends) the ladders conform to the shape