To add to what Ben said: PRR was very fond of Equipco brakes for their X31A “round roof: box cars as here: 6 (+1) X31A 67561 67758 68047

Just what I didn't wanted to hear - another unknown variable! Has anyone modeled the texture of car content, or is it too fine to show up in HO scale? Nelson Moyer

On Sat, Jul 31, 2021 at 03:53 PM, Jack Mullen wrote: Dennis, I agree that there seems to be a shared design here, but perhaps the lineage runs the other way. If my memory serves, all of the steel 50'

I'm wondering if that text on the bottom of the sign my have been specific to that facility. Was that a company-owned site, or owned by a separate concern? Scott Haycock Modeling

To address the question as written, I did a number of online searches and could not find any photo of a bulk tank at a local dealer that would indicate what would typically under the logo, much less a

It’s useful to remember that car cement didn’t just come in black (its original color). By WW II, it was also available in BCR. Tony Thompson tony@...

On Mon, Aug 2, 2021 at 10:49 AM, Rich C wrote: I know from what I have seen, the Santa Fe did not paint their running boards and laterals, at least on the steel ones.IIRC from an article on Santa Fe

Ah but WHICH tidewater version?? :-D Tim O'Connor On 8/3/2021 12:43 PM, hubert mask wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

I offer the tidewater version of the flying A tank car. Hubert Mask Maskislanddecals.com

Microscale 87-874 https://sidetrackhobby.com/products/460-87874 On 8/1/2021 3:42 PM, Doug Paasch wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Tony Thompson has a page devoted to the Associated Flying A Oil Company at his Modeling the SP website: http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2013/12/associated-oil-company-background.html If you google

Your welcome, Nelson. I will check my early RPC's as they give a little more detail on roof , running board and lateral colors. Rich On

Thanks, Elden. I try to get color pictures for all of the cars I build, but that’s hasn’t always been possible. I’ve pretty much filled in all of the PRR cars I can use by buying RTR, but

Thanks, Rich. I have two ATSF steel cars in the stash, so I made a note not to paint the running boards and latitudinals. Nelson Moyer From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io

I know from what I have seen, the Santa Fe did not paint their running boards and laterals, at least on the steel ones. Rich Christie

Nelson; Speaking from experience with PRR, it was all over the place in their case. The P&L instructions were confusing: some paint shops did it differently from the “everybody”

Thanks, Ed. I’ll paint the running boards and latitudinals black along with the roof. That simplifies construction and painting. Nelson Moyer From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io

Tony, I'd sure like a copy too please. George A wee bit north of the Clearwater Car Shops

I had a conversation with Ed this weekend about this very topic on Pullman Standard cars. One thing Ed pointed out to me was the cost of car cement vs paint. Paint was $2.10ish a gallon, car cement

Nelson, As a general rule, the car cement was applied directly to the galvanized roof sheets & seam caps after they had been cleaned so they were free of rust, dirt, and grease. It was relatively