I thought that I tried to reply to this one, but I don't see it on the website. I've been having issues with Earthlink, again, this week. The Rock island car is one of their all aluminum express

Larry, I now have a concrete example of what the ICC documentation for rolling stock would look like. Tony Thompson mentioned the "53" section, and I dug around in my backlog of documents. Here is

Responding to Tim's posting of photos, of note in the first photo the RI boxcar has Allied full cushion trucks and that would make it an express car I believe. Can't really make out the # on that car

Guy Wilber wrote: Thanks, Guy, an interesting film and one I don’t think I’ve seen. And it includes a nice segment on wheel production. But the one I’m remembering was black and white. Tony

Tony Thompson wrote: “Some have asked, off-list, for a citation of the SP video I mentioned. I don't have a link and don't know if it's on-line or not.” This may be the video in

Of greater interest to me is the Rock Island aluminum express boxcar behind the wheel car. It has been painted green, but looks quite a lot like it did in 1946. Steve Hile

Oops! Just caught a typo in my previous post. Original number series s/b 87000-87124, 125 cars. Jack

On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 01:10 PM, Tim O'Connor wrote: Well spotted, Tim! They were indeed. Wabash's Emergency boxcars 87000-87224 were built by Decatur shops in 1944. The in-house design differed from

Some have asked, off-list, for a citation of the SP video I mentioned. I don't have a link and don't know if it's on-line or not. But I did write a blog post on the topic of wheel production in SP's

Some SP wheels... On 3/30/2021 9:01 PM, Steve SANDIFER wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Ron Cool 8-) NJI&I 4233 appears to be a rebuilt War Emergency box car! When was this done? I say that because of the 8 panel sides and 5/5 ends, which

Ed Mims wrote: No argument. I just maintain that cranes were by no means always used or available. Small jacks, to support side frames or bolsters, were used in many of the photos I have

On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 10:03 AM, Bob Chapman wrote: Ron Christensen's photo of NJI&I #4233 brought back a question re a NJI&I boxcar project I posted a while back -- anyone know why the prototype went

I’m all set on the trailers but realize I may not have been very clear on the Rapido GARX reefer I’m seeking: I am looking for the road name Wimp. The single car was 121047 and the 4-pack was

Ron Christensen's photo of NJI&I #4233 brought back a question re a NJI&I boxcar project I posted a while back -- anyone know why the prototype went with "wrong side" reporting marks on the

I'm getting impatient waiting to see if these will ever come up on ebay or the hoswap group, hoping perhaps these may be floating around on someone's shelf looking for a good home. Sunshine Models:

Magnifique!!! -- Michael Gross Pasadena, CA

One more comment: In my experience it was not uncommon for car repair tracks to have a small gasoline powered mobile crane ( about 1-1 1/2 ton capacity)on solid rubber tires to handle heavy material.

GeneI I went to your blog and viewed the outstanding model. Also enjoyed the build of running board post. Thanks for sharing. Lester Breuer

I can assure you that Richard Webster's description of a wheel change in a railroad shop or car repair track is accurate. You can not remove or apply a solid bearing wheel set without first removing