It is my understanding that the insulation requirements were higher for an RB. RBs always had plug doors; either the sliding or swinging type. XI was kind of a catch-all classification for boxcars

the NYNH&H RBL had vents up high mounted vertically just under the roof w/a bent metal rod to open and close it. Very Visible on the F&C patterns Steve did for whomever originally issued the kit in

I'm trying to determine the differences between insulated boxcars (AAR designation XI) and bunklerless refrigerator cars (RB or RBL), and don't see any real difference in design or use (although the

I think they borrowed whatever they could, I have a UP with 2 bay hoppers in a beet train. Paul Doggett

I don’t know about SP beet trains, but I have seen photos of UP and even Chicago & Alton hoppers in Colorado & Southern beet trains.

I have seen this photo before, both in the CERA Bulletin and many years ago at TMER&L railfan slideshows. I probably should have paid more attention to the comments then. If I remember correctly, the

RJ I have never seen a photo of one mine will be carrying scrap I think or timber . Paul Doggett

Looks like SP had the monopoly on California sugarbeets, and the Santa Fe moved Colorado beets. So Paul, I'm guessing the next question you ask is, "would an AT&SF gondola ever end up in a consist of

Clark, You are a week ahead of schedule! The 2020 event was set for next weekend. It was cancelled in March. Details were posted on the website and in messages to several discussion

Ed Hawkins wrote: “The SSW diagram for 46000-46199 denotes the following info. 3. Roof raised & steel roof applied by SSW 1939 The cars were equipped with Evans Auto~Loaders, Type “E”, 8

It’s Naperville time!.....I remember Mike Skibbe saying he was having trouble finding a location being the current hotel wasn’t interested in us anymore. The mini meet Frank had arranged is

Bruce Thank you very much and please thank Bruce for me as well. Paul

Very likely so. When we were moving wood working machinery out of the former TM Cold Spring Shop in Milwaukee in the seventies (then being used as the main bus shops of the Transport Co.) there were

Thank you, Jack Mullen, for calling attention to the truck in this picture. To me, even though it isn’t a "Steam Freight Car”, it is “perhaps” the most interesting part of the picture…IMHO.

Bruce Morden of Carpinteria, CA, commented: "By 1950 many of the California Sugar Beet facilities had closed. Still open in the 1950's: Alvarado (closed 1968) Betteravia (1994) Brawley (still

Do you have that roof in resin? Fenton

My late friend Wayne Madison made this roof pattern for the SSW rebuilt box car. It has a lot of additional material for what I can only figure must have been part of the rebuild process. Ed mentions

Ted's article was in the August 2003 RMC, Essential Freight Cars: 5 Cotton Belt's double-sheathed boxcars. Jim Brewer

Andy, Here is a link to another shot showing the brake wheel end of the car. To see the full size photo you must join the group but it is

didn't ted culotta do an article in RMC, anout SSW extended height boxcars? mel perry