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Re: Photo: Pickle Car - further question

A couple more pickle car photos that Phil Shuster sent me about fifteen years ago. Both were taken in 1961. The first (FINX 203) was taken in Lakeview, Michigan, on the C&O's former Pere Marquette,

By Fritz Milhaupt · #186007 ·

W.R.T. 6029

I am looking at a claim for wine missing from W.R.T car 6029. This is from 1909 and involved a shipment from San Francisco to Denver. Can anyone provide me with information on this car? Like, who was

By Richard Townsend · #186006 ·

Warren and Mt. Vernon flat cars

I'm trying to compile an accurate list of the Warren and Mt. Vernon flats used on the 1967 Strates train. All of these cars were built prior to 1946 and are steam era cars. I'm hoping someone has a

By Larry Smith · #186005 ·

Re: 1st with K4 decals

I use them as they have a great variety. They are also great to do business with. But I agree with Clark, they are good but not as crisp as Speedwitch, now NSC decals. Here is the CN&L car with K4

By O Fenton Wells · #186004 ·

Re: 1st with K4 decals

Hi Clark and List members, Thanks Clark for the report - I have some K4 decals, but have not put them to use yet. Claus Schlund

By Claus Schlund \(HGM\) · #186003 ·

1st with K4 decals

Just applied my first K4 decals on an Erie box car. My observation is they were thin, but the printing is not as crisp as others on the market. Better than F&C by a ways tho... I has a set for a Soo

By Clark Propst · #186002 ·

Re: Walthers Proto PRR X29b

Thank you. I stand corrected. Jim

By naptownprr · #186001 ·

Re: Walthers Proto PRR X29b

No, the man's name was Edward Berwind. The name lives on in the Berwind Corporation, based in Philadelphia. They've gotten out of the coal mining business but still own coal lands and lease mining

By robert netzlof <rtnetzlof@...> · #186000 ·

Re: M3 Tank - boxcar load

There are photographs of 2 1/2 ton CCKW trucks being loaded/unloaded through the side door of automobile cars. 2 1/2 ton trucks and 1/4 ton trucks (jeeps) probably accounted for more US military

By Jim Gates · #185999 ·

Re: Walthers Proto PRR X29b

Actually, I think Berwind is Windber flipped. I think the coal company came up with that one! Jim Hunter

By naptownprr · #185998 ·

Re: [EXT] Re: [RealSTMFC] Walthers Proto PRR X29b

Windber, Pa. (Cambria County near Johnstown), was a company coal patch town. Windber is BERWIND flipped. In the 1990’s I was involved in a construction project in Windber and was fascinated that the

By Jeffrey Gray <bigsix@...> · #185997 ·

Re: [EXT] Re: [RealSTMFC] Walthers Proto PRR X29b

Walthers has a history of pulling "facts" out of thin air. Years ago they claimed the Berwind-White Coal Co. was so named for their low smoke "white" coal when in fact Berwind and White were the two

By robert netzlof <rtnetzlof@...> · #185996 ·

Re: [EXT] Re: [RealSTMFC] Walthers Proto PRR X29b

Yeah, this is their reasoning: These moved on dedicated freight trains with expedited schedules, covering the 900 miles between New York and Chicago in as little as 32 hours. And the

By Randy Hammill · #185995 ·

Re: Who makes decals for HO USRA SS boxcars?

Definitely Westerfield. Much better than the Tichy ones, and Andrew has most roads that owned them. Randy -- — Randy Hammill Prototype Junction http://prototypejunction.com Modeling the New Haven

By Randy Hammill · #185994 ·

Re: Article: Everybody Profits By The Reefer

Whoa! You found he long lost Cheech and Chong movie!

By Ray Hutchison · #185993 ·

Photo: View Of Southern Gondola 187070 Underframe

This is a nice, uncommon view of Southern's first generation of steel gondolas. These were largely rebuilt into composite cars by the mid-late 1920s, so it is nice to see an original version with

By David · #185992 ·

SEEKING A SMALL ITEM

There was a flurry of posts on the Grandt Line Oil Distributor a while back. I was fortunate In having purchased one of the original kits and a second from the San Juan release. With this I eiected

By WILLIAM PARDIE · #185991 ·

Re: Who makes decals for HO USRA SS boxcars?

Try Westerfield Fenton

By O Fenton Wells · #185990 ·

Who makes decals for HO USRA SS boxcars?

I know Tichy bought out some of Jerry Glows decals but have read they are pretty thick. Speedwitch also sold to another company. Any suggestions on an accurate, quality HO decal set for the USRA SS

By Charlie Duckworth · #185989 ·

Re: Photo: View Of Southern Gondola 187070 Underframe

Those wheels appear to have the wide NMRA Rp 25 treads.

By CJ Riley <cjriley42@...> · #185988 ·

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