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Re: Fw: Milwaukee road flood photo

Based on the side sill, the shape of the ends, the apparent lack of a running board on the car in the original photo I’m almost certain that’s one of the NYC/Rutland express cars. It most

By Marty McGuirk · #182785 ·

L&N Woodrack -- 6

Would be better if it had the typical 10 inch or so overhang. DPayne

By David Payne · #182784 ·

2021 Red River Prototype Modelers Meet

Fellow Modelers: Our group, the Texas Railway Modeling and Historical Society, is hosting our inaugural Red River Prototype Modelers Meet here in the D/FW metroplex. This meet will be held at the

By Jacob Damron · #182783 ·

Re: L&N Woodrack -- 6

Bob, Congrats on finishing the project...all wonderful models! Jim Brewer

By James Brewer · #182782 ·

Re: L&N Woodrack -- 6

Bob, Another great build keep em coming

By O Fenton Wells · #182781 ·

Re: Fw: Milwaukee road flood photo

I think you were probably referring to the Sunshine 88.5/88.6 kits. Kevin Lafferty

By kevinhlafferty · #182780 ·

L&N Woodrack -- 6

The last L&N woodrack (yea!). In the 50s, General Steel Castings offered woodrack kits that several roads purchased and built in their own shops, sometimes with road-specific

By Bob Chapman · #182779 ·

Re: Fw: Milwaukee road flood photo

Yes. ALCO imported a brass model - I had one (I may still :-)) and I think Sunshine 64.3 was the resin model kit for this same car. Tim O'Connor

By Tim O'Connor · #182778 ·

Re: Does anyone have info on Klingan 943?

Interestingly, I don't see anything about this car on the informal records from the museum's dissolution. ITM Disposition List as of 8-28-19 - Google Sheets Aidan Mollohan

By Aidan Mollohan · #182777 ·

Re: Fw: Milwaukee road flood photo

I believe, and it would take much digging in my files to find it, that NYC had some express cars converted from milk cars. Probably older cars made surplus after more modern steel milk cars came into

By Stephen Dolezal · #182776 ·

Re: E&B Valley

Hi Bob, The Bev-Bel Corp history is indeed interesting. I am assuming the same people were responsible for the “O” scale cars that carried the Bev-Bel name that I became aware of in the 80s’

By Rich Yoder · #182775 ·

Re: Photo: Swift Reefer 6368

Hi Bob, No idea how that photo got my name on it, as I’m certainly not the photographer. I wasn’t born until Nov 1952. Maybe I shared it with someone privately and they have shared it with Utah

By David North · #182774 ·

2021 St. Louis RPM is On!

Hi Gents, A quick note in case you want to mark up your calendar. The St. Louis Railroad Prototype Modeler's Meet is on! This year's met will be held once again at the Gateway Convention Center in

By golden1014 · #182773 ·

Re: [bbfcl] Converting Rapido’s Rr-56 Mechanical Reefer Into Rr-60 & Rr-61 Classes

I think there is a survivor car in Colorado Springs at muesum. I know it's an early SFRD mechanical reefer for sure. Scott McDonald

By Scott · #182772 ·

Re: [bbfcl] Converting Rapido’s Rr-56 Mechanical Reefer Into Rr-60 & Rr-61 Classes

The name train slogans on all 3 classes were painted on the correct (left) side when built. Charlie Slater Sent from Outlook

By charles slater · #182771 ·

Re: Photo: Swift Reefer 6368

Bob and Friends, When you follow the link to Don Strack's web pages, you will also find a photo of Swift 6284. This car is swaybacked, even though it has a steel underframe. I wonder if anyone besides

By Garth Groff and Sally Sanford <mallardlodge1000@...> · #182770 ·

Re: [bbfcl] Converting Rapido’s Rr-56 Mechanical Reefer Into Rr-60 & Rr-61 Classes

Before anyone calls out my error -there were 11 cars in the 2500-2510 series of RR-56 MTC cars not 10. John B. Moore, Jr. -- okladivjohn@...

By John Moore · #182769 ·

Re: [bbfcl] Converting Rapido’s Rr-56 Mechanical Reefer Into Rr-60 & Rr-61 Classes

SFRD 2500-2510 MTC cars were built in 1955 as part of the RR-56 class but were equipped with Thermo-King refrigeration units and Continental diesel. Only 1 side photo of cars as built has been found

By John Moore · #182768 ·

New Haven TOFC Clinic update

Once again I’ve revised my New Haven Railroad TOFC Clinic you can find here: https://sites.google.com/view/newhavenrailroad1959/tofc-service-on-the-new-haven-clinic.I’ve added builders photos,

By Peter Ness · #182767 ·

Re: [bbfcl] Converting Rapido’s Rr-56 Mechanical Reefer Into Rr-60 & Rr-61 Classes

Note that SFRD 2500-2510 only had two sets of vents towards the B end on the left side. And in a photograph of SFRD 2500 in the mechanical refrigerator book it looks like the slogans were applied on

By Jim Gates · #182766 ·

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