From the ORER: Quantify of stock cars was given during this blackout period as: 34 cars from January 1927 through July 1936; 40 cars from July 1937 to April 1938; 45 cars from July 1938 through

Photo: ATSF Boxcar 148312 (Bx-32) A photo from the Cornell University Library: https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:20864661 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. ATSF 148312 is a

From 1927 - 1952 inclusive, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway listings in the ORER contained only a "Recapitulation of Car Equipment" rather than full number series and dimensions. I have a copy of

I jinxed myself... Just after I sent the message below, I started reaming the trucks for the 2nd car and SNAP - the truck sideframe snapped in half! %$#@# So, in spite of Brian's comments about what a

On Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 02:37 PM, ROGER HINMAN wrote: This is ACF lot 6421 and there a bunch of builder’s photos on the Westerfield ACF CD. Comparing the photos shows straps added not only around

This is ACF lot 6421 and there a bunch of builder’s photos on the Westerfield ACF CD. Comparing the photos shows straps added not only around the ends, but also a beefed up siding protector beneath

Thanks guys. Didn't mean to hijack the UP thread with my WP double deck. Working on the next one (of 11). Will post some more views/info later. ------------------- RJ Dial Mendocino, CA

This is essentially the Accurail 1700 series boxcar showing the extra straps the NYC added to reinforce the ends. Dennis Storzek

...as you can plainly see: -------------------- Richard Brennan - San Leandro CA --------------------

Photo: DL&W Hopper 73453 A photo from the National Parks Service Collection: https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/f94d5e4f-ea66-4748-80cb-002b148ef673 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. This

Photos: NYC Boxcar 256241 (1926) Photos from the National Parks Service

Perry Squier has finished prepping ten Shawmut boxcars for the paint shop. He shares details and techniques in the latest DesignBuildOp blog post.

Thank you Guy. I’ll update my notes. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

 Douglas Harding wrote: “Many double deck stockcars had single doors on each side. These cars would have a “bull board” which was a 2x6 that was placed in brackets creating a barrier in

RJ Dial showed his Westerfield model: Gorgeous WP stock car!! Tony Thompson tony@...

Very nicely built Westerfield stock car! On 1/10/2021 2:55 PM, radiodial868 wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Thanks Eric. :-) On 1/10/2021 2:44 PM, Eric Hansmann wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Photo: ATSF Boxcar 49760 Fe-31 A photo from the Denver Public Library for a car right at the tail end of this group's

All- Note that the side number panels varied in size to suit the number of characters to be displayed. The early nose side number boards also varied in length for the same reason. The General

Thanks for the photo link! This will help when time to build the ramps to load my Westerfield double-deck WP stockcars. -- ------------------- RJ Dial Mendocino, CA