I have not seen this new issue mentioned on the list, unless I completely missed it, but I received my copy of RPCyc 35 today. It is everything you wanted to know about the 1937 boxcar including 180

in 1945 (13 cars) and 1947 (7 cars) (best as I can determine right now) the B&M sold some pulpwood racks to the West Virginia Pulp & Paper co. (later Westvaco) Do these show up in any ORERs of the

What era? Teens? Twenties? Thirties? Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

I’ve been a PWV fan for years but lack of available locos kept me at bay. I like their black boxcars. Brian

Oneof these cars was covered in one of Ted's Essential Freight Cars series and he also offered a kit for the car. Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

I'm pretty sure there's PL&E lettering for that car in Ted's NYC box car set. At least that's what I used...He also makes/made the correct door. Clark Propst

Elden, I'm not into the P&WV, but do you have Greg Martin's September 1993 MM article on modeling their boxcars? If you need a copy, please meet me off group. Yours Aye, Garth Groff 🦆

Group; I really want to engage with people that are kmowlegeable about the P&WV’s freight car fleet. Please reply. Thanks! Elden Gatwood

Dennis, Yes, charcoal briquettes. My the way, the coal in bags dispensed from Consumers Coal and Ice were coal briquettes also. Not sure if that was the term used for this type of coal,

The C Reiss briquette plant was (may still be) in Superior, WI along Winter Street, not far from where the NP's grassy Point bridge was/is. Coal transloading was not big in the ports, it was

Mont, Do you by chance mean 'briquettes'? Charcoal is carbonized wood, not coal. I can't even begin to imagine the taste of prime steaks grilled over... soft coal. Yuck! As to coal briquettes, yes, C.

I almost forgot. You may want to contact Jerry Glow. He is one of the best in the business and can provide P&LE USRA SS Box Car decals. Contact him here: jerryglow@... Rich Christie

I emailed Ted recently about the same set. He told me he is going to re-release them soon. Rich Christie

Bravo Claus, this is one of about 5,000 such cars all basically the same that C&O rostered into the 1960's. And aren't those Barber 50 ton trucks with spring planks under there? Are you listening in

This looks like an expensive specialty device in a time of cheap labor. Jared Harper Athens, GA

Here is what I have on the Ottumwa Boxcar Loader, built in Ottumwa, Iowa. Iowa at the turn of the 1900s had a thriving coal industry. W.E. Hunt, of The Ottumwa Iron Works, & Henry Phillips, of

Having acquired one of the Tichy USRA SS Rebuilt P&LE box car kits, I found the Speedwitch D107 is no longer available. I really like the Speedwitch decals. Is there an alternative. The Tichy decals I

Hi List Members, Image of NYC 434305 and friends at coal mine. No date given, but I think I can read NEW 10-27 on the side of the hopper. https://wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/004435 Enjoy!

Hi List Members, Image of B&O 532495/431735/430677 hoppers at coal mine. B&O 430677 appears to be a class W-2B hopper. https://wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/030227 Enjoy! CLaus Schlund

Hi List Members, Image of C&O 41461 steel gon at coal mine in 1944 https://wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/025868 Enjoy! Claus Schlund