Are we talking about the same GSC Union Pacific flat car thar Exactarail produced an excellent model of? What is the designation (F-??-?) of the car in question? Bill Pardie. Sent from my Verizon,

I replaced the Tichy trucks with sprung Bowser trucks, and it raised the coupler height. I don't know what would have happened if I used the Tichy trucks that came with the kit. I

I built a couple of these shortly after they were released. I found the same issue. The problem is the car weight thickness. Don’t use it. Install the underframe without that weight then fill space

Steve Kay wrote: "I picked up one of these kits back in the days when you could go to a train show. After a bit of study, I decided to use it to model a worn UP flat

Thanks Eric. I appreciate your response. Chuck Cover Santa Fe, NM

Hi List Members, Anyone have any thoughts on the origins of this car? Was it perhaps originally a Western Union work train car? https://digitalcollections.smu.edu/digital/collection/rwy/id/2089

Hi List Members, If some are still interested in modeling cotton bales for their railroad, you will like this image... https://digitalcollections.smu.edu/digital/collection/ryr/id/3254 Enjoy!

Bill, I tried to find if there was ever a vinegar works in the Charlottesville area via the web, and came up empty. There are, and have been, a number of cider works in the area which might have also

 Thanks Bob for the awesome image. I especially like the chalk marks, including a cursive-written "Humble" on the side of the tank Claus Schlund

I picked up one of these kits back in the days when you could go to a train show. After a bit of study, I decided to use it to model a worn UP flat (http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/up/up59588k.jpg).

Nice picture. Note the Andrews U section trucks with a snubber in place of one of the springs on each truck.

Photo: UTLX 32391 (1946) A photo from the SMU Libraries: https://digitalcollections.smu.edu/digital/collection/ryr/id/2744/rec/24 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Built 1920. Bob

Thanks, Fenton. Tony Thompson tony@...

Tony You Da Man, I agree it looks much better and congratulations on going back and redoing it. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Interesting photo Bill; thanks for sharing. Jim Brewer

Over the weekend, I posted a description to my blog of PFE ice service practices, including the borrowing (occasionally) of ice from Santa Fe's SFRD. I included a photo of a model Santa Fe ice car,

Did you check the Ed Hawkins spreadsheet on thee 1932 ARA cars/ http://steamerafreightcars.com/prototype/frtcars/1932aramain.html Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

The photo Claus shared is dated 1949. It features the “House Where We Began”, the original Heinz house. In the photo description, it notes the house was dismantled in

Very interesting. Thanks! Steve Hile

Some time back I recall a discussion of these cars, or maybe I just think I recall. In any event, I thought I would share this photo of what I assume was a Standard Brands car sitting in what passed