Oops, I made an error, this is two-car series 67051-67053 (odd only), not series 67053-67054 Claus Schlund

or what my high school mechanical drawing teacher called "the Pitha Gorian theorem"[0], ... He was of Veneto extraction, though, ergo forgivable. [0] sqrt(x^2 + y^2)

 Hi Bob and List Members, Thanks Bob for another great image. Regarding the image date, I think I see 10-36 stencilled on ERIE 7209, so it cannot be 1935... Regarding the car CMStP&P 67053,

Ed: This helps a lot. I have these files downloaded and in paper form, should have pulled this one also to see what it had. My best guess is the bolter-to-bolster sidesill is the major difference in

Well, if you know the 3-4-5 rule . . . Tony Thompson tony@...

and I didn't need to cheat

The major difference is the straight side sill from bolster to bolster. Information on these cars can be found here. Steam Era Freight Cars - Postwar AAR Box Cars - As Built Steam Era Freight Cars -

Brian Carlsonwrote: I agree, and used an upgraded Walthers body to do a Santa Fe car. Tony Thompson tony@...

Tom, Well, maybe for something else, but personally I would have fixed the problem myself rather than hang on to a car that was obviously designed wrong. OTOH, I still have a pristine but empty can of

As these photos are from St. Louis, I wanted to determine which yard was the subject of these three photographs. I determined that they are actually an industrial yard in north St. Louis City in the

Photo: Gondola Load Of Christmas Coal For The Needy (1940) Photo from the State Historical Society Of Missouri: https://cdm17228.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/imc/id/46258/rec/1 Scroll on

Photo: St. Louis Syrup Refining Co. Tank Car 201 (Undated) Photo from the State Historical Society Of Missouri: https://cdm17228.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/imc/id/34180/rec/1 Scroll on

Photo: SSW Boxcar 32000 (1928) Photo from the State Historical Society Of Missouri: https://cdm17228.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/imc/id/13034/rec/8 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob

Photo: MKT Boxcar 91500 (1950) Photo from the State Historical Society Of Missouri: https://cdm17228.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/imc/id/11859/rec/7 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob

Photos: Assorted Freight Cars In St. Louis (Undated) Photos from the State Historical Society Of

Photo: Chemical Processing Vessel On Flat Cars (Circa 1935) Photo from the State Historical Society Of Missouri: https://cdm17228.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/imc/id/12440/rec/1 Not SSW

Ron, Perhaps the notes column of my Postwar AAR R+3-4 IDN (1948-1954) roster would help to define the differences of the prototype cars vs. the Branchline model. For these Wabash box cars the side

They did - and pretty quickly. Should have kept my one example. Tom Madden

Didn't see that brake shaft discrepancy, but I still have a couple of the unbuilt Walthers kits. I assume I will build a couple more in the not-too-distant future since they are again the best choice

Jim: I agree not enough information to positively identify some of the characteristics of the prototype cars, except that the end drawing confirms it's the same as on the model. While many of the