Well, obviously I was trying to make numbers out of ink blots, and looking at the wrong blots as well. Now that I’m looking at the right “ink blots,” I concur with those who see “76918.”

Looks like 76918 to me. Jan 1943 ORER lists it as 40'6" IL, 8'9" IW, 9'4" IH 6" x 8" 8" doors, 3,311 CU FT, CAPY 100000 LBS, with 497 cars in the 76500-76999 series. Ed Bommer

To me, it looks like 76918 Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of "Schuyler Larrabee via groups.io" <schuyler.larrabee@...> Reply-To:

Hi Schuyler, Looks like 2012113 to me, although the last digit is really iffy. Maybe someone else can confirm or do better. Pax, Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No.

The number on the ERIE car in this photo? Schuyler

Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <PlasticFreightCarBuiilders@PlasticFreightCarBuiilders.groups.io> on behalf of Eric Hansmann <eric@...> Reply-To:

B&O Sentinel Service Boxcars From: Allen Cain Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2021 19:43:09 CDT Would the B&O Timesave Boxcars have travelled off the B&O line or were these in captive service on the B&O? And

Chicago lakefront railyards - lots of information and photos http://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/2016/12/ic-freight-houses-along-michigan-avenue.html

Fenton Wells shares tips and techniques on his MDC automobile boxcar upgrades. It's the latest post on the Resin Car Works blog. http://blog.resincarworks.com/upgrading-an-mdc-classic/

The only accurate model of any of the M55 cars is the Sunshine resin versions and even these did not get the Duryea underframes correct. Bill Darnaby

Allen Cain wrote: Yes. Tony Thompson tony@...

What model are you using for these? The plastic models for these have all been inaccurate in one respect or another? Brian J. Carlson

Allen Cain asked: "Would the B&O Sentinel Fast Freight Boxcars have travelled off the B&O line or were these in captive service on the B&O?" They travelled off line. See post #175868 by Andy Carlson

On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 09:26 AM, Bob Chaparro wrote: Photo: Seaboard Boxcar 24145 A photo from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

Damn, I think I meant XTRA. I always get the two mixed up. -- Mike Clements Wakefield, MA nyc65.wordpress.com

Would the B&O Sentinel Fast Freight Boxcars have travelled off the B&O line or were these in captive service on the B&O? Allen Cain -- Allen Cain Modeling the Southern in 1955 in HO Scale

Bob -- As one old enough to have bought and built original Red Ball kits, it is interesting to see "the rest of the story". Thanks for passing it on! Bob

The Hazards of Helen were generally shot on the Los Angeles & Salt Lake ( UP) sometimes getting as far east as Los Vegas Randy Hees

This series is ACF Lot 2847 delivered in Jul 47. Drawings of this car are availabe at the MOT St Louis library. Roger Hinman

There is a new kit HO scale for this car that will be released by Resin Car Works within the next few weeks, and I am trying to add to the prototype research that has been done so far. These all