Many Builder’s Photos - Ralston Steel Car Company: Link from the from the Columbus Railroads.com

I agree, I thought it was a 50' car. I got fooled. The height is only 12'8" to the top of the running board.

Interesting too is the repaint or wood replacement left of the door too. -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

Thanks; the angle fooled me I thought it was a 50’ car. Thanks for the info. NP car at KC just reinforces how much reefers travelled. -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

Back when the Oregon Pacific & Eastern Railroad (Made famous from the movies "Stand by me" and "Empire of the North") was operating as a steam tourist line, one of these NP reefers was visible shortly

I forgot to attach this. On 8/26/2021 9:40 AM, gary laakso wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Inside length was 34' 6" - pretty close to typical for a "40 foot" produce reefer. I have a couple of the Brian Pate (Norwest) kits if anyone is interested.

Charlie: It shows 42’-3 5/8” with 43’-8 5/8” running boards. In HO, Norwest did them in resin and W&R did them in brass. Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

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,