Gary just to confirm what does the book show as the outside length. -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

The 1940 Northern Pacific Freight Equipment Diagram book lists the 90000-90799 (with basket type bunker) and the 90800-90999 (with divided basket type bunkers) as 42’ 70,000 lbs. capacity steel

Could someone provide some background to this NP reefer. When built, series, etc. it’s part of a photo I’m using in a book. Image at MP East Yard in Kansas City 1943 -- Charlie Duckworth

This a typical all-steel version of the Ralston GS gondola. The wood-side version was more common, but there were also a good number of these built. David Thompson

On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 10:00 AM, Bob Chaparro wrote: Photo: NYC Gondola S-501079 With LCL Container Load Photo from the New York Central Historical

On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 10:47 AM, Paul Koehler wrote: Van type trailers to be used in Piggyback service must have doubled cam lock rear doors the chain or chicken wire rear enclosures were not legal

Tim: I sure that if you did the research, John would publish in trainline. Paul C. Koehler

Right you are, Tim. They could have varied sides. I was thinking of that too, SP Trainline. I wonder if Tony has any info in one of his excellent freight car publications? Rich Christie

Rich I know, but I was only half joking. After all, we don't know what the OTHER SIDE of that car looked like. Not all rebuilt cars were symmetrical. ;-)

For this particular one, yes major. Better off scratch building this puppy. The one I meant has the 1 1/2 doors still in place and only 2 flap style pull out side doors, in the previous post. Rich

Todd Ha, well, trust, but verify. I know for a fact that Kadee has made mistakes. I don't hold it against them. We all learn as we go along, and Kadee almost never

The kitbash may be more challenging than you think. :-D Tim O'Connor On 8/24/2021 11:49 PM, Rich C via groups.io wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling,

IMHO the best HO model of one of these is by Sylvan. T-003 34' Fruehauf Dura Van w/ Canvas Top Regards, Andy Miller

I just got some of the beautiful American Limited tank cars in the original ATSF paint scheme. Can anyone point me to (or provide) images of how these cars looked after a few years of service.

Bob: All van type trailers in the 400000 series were open top, they did not have a roof. This was to facilitate the loading and unloading of the van by overhead cranes. Normal vans with full

Here is one more application of the “Return To” stenciling on an SP boxcar. The prototype for the car waqs feqatured in an early Model Railroading or Rail Model Journal article on single sheath

Oh, yeah. These tarped trailers were commonly carried as piggyback loads on flat cars in the day, so there is a legitimate tie-in to this group's subject.😉 -- John

Open top semitrailers were extremely common in the post WWII era. CMW offers one with many different logos in HO scale. I think maybe overhead cranes were more common then forklifts back then??? I

Photo: Kanawha & Michigan Gondola 8157 Photo from the New York Central Historical Society: https://nycshs.omeka.net/items/show/97786 Info from the My West Virginia Home website: “The Ohio

Photo: NYC Gondola S-501079 With LCL Container Load Photo from the New York Central Historical Society: https://nycshs.omeka.net/items/show/109272 Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA