Finished the DLW box car this morning. It's been washed and is drying on the patio table. Once painted they'll be a drumroll to see if the decals are still useable? I've attached three photos. Not as

fun work on 95 degree day on the prairie...

Canisters in petroleum service could have carried grease, certain acids and wax. John Mateyko

Folks, the 2021 Central Ohio RPM is BEING held September 23-25 at Marion Union Station, Marion, Ohio. Our meet features the usual RPM content, plus much more. First off, we 3 double track mainlines

Level the grain to see how deep it is. Then you can calculate weight (roughly) 'That is what the markings on the inside are for. You want to make sure you load as much grain as possible without

As I recall, Al Westerfield, at one time, intended to extend the Rock Island cars to include both the Murphy ended and the Dreadnaught ended cars in the lineup. They are discussed in the

My guess is the load was leveled to see if the load limit of the car had been reached. Boxcars intended for grain loading had lines painted on the inside of the car lining indicating the max limit for

Rocket Express is already in the process of bringing out that kit. RI-5 RI-5 Rocket Express Models is a Model Railroad manufacture of custom railroad models produced by Ron Von Werder Rich Christie

Could this have possibly mattered? After an hour over jointed rail on branch line track all would have worked itself out. Sent from my tricorder

Brian, Folks, I cannot make out the reweigh date. It looks like it might be 12-37? The car is listed in the 1943 ORER as a Contaitner car, without any special notes on the series. Regards, Bruce

The containers read: Petroleum Products Flash Point above 80 F Keep Lights and Fires Away Below on the card side it reads: This car and containers For handling Petroleum Products Must not

Here's a better view of the photo http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/images/nyc-501216.jpg on Terry Link's site. The stenciling on the canister's does indicate petroleum products. The ORER for the

Bob, During early WWII, some containers were converted to use hauling crude oil due to a shortage of tank cars. I'm nto sure that is what these containers are doing though. Regards, Bruce

I suspect that means as soon as I finish my kitbash, Westerfield will bring out a kit for the car. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Those are air activated cement canisters. I can read anything that says petroleum. Brian J. Carlson

That's cool! Thanks so much! Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Canisters In Gondolas I understand that canisters were used for cement and possibly other powdered products. Here is a photo (sorry, poor quality) of canisters in a gondola that indicate the

Grain that was at unequal levels inside the car could cause disastrous damage upon a quick stop or even hard coupling. Brian J. Carlson

Bob, Why would the grain need to be level? Bulk potatoes usually are shipped humped in the center. John Mateyko

The decals in Westerfield kit #6401 *do* include digits for car numbers in the 133XXX series: in fact, number 133804 is included right like that. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.