I would assume they were cast in. This picture: http://idaillinois.org/digital/collection/p16614coll56/id/7258/rec/9 Seems to have been taken right after unloading, and if you zoom in close to the

I have a more general question. First, the technology for pouring castings 60' or more long, or something as complicated as a locomotive frame, barely exists today. Partly, that's because of the

My apologies if these show the 70,000 series cars. I was aware of the building of the 72,000 series 53' 6" cars by the GM&O shops in Feb and Mar of 51'. Regardless the car builds/pics would have been

The thin decks are a deficiency that has since been fixed. There is no reason to worry about it on future runs - the GSI 53'6" bulkhead flatcars had the new decks and I am told that future releases of

Photo: Hyman Pickle Company Car #3 Courtesy of the Barriger Library via

All three of mine were perfect. Jeff White Alma IL

Ted, for reasons that passeth understanding whenever I send an email to railsunl@... the destination address is changed to railsurnl@... !! This causes me to get this error reply:

Hello, The Rapido, PRR X31A cars, have arrived, in the circle keystone versions. Both single and double door, 6 numbers each. Will sell individual cars. Contact off list for discount

They want to leave something for the modeler to do. Jared Harper Athens, GA

I have the UP on my workbench. I put support under the deck pieces to bring them up to the level of the steel braces. The too-thin decks are an eyesore. Tim O'Connor -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling,

By fortuitous coincidence, these UP flats are essentially identical to the GM&O cars in question: https://exactrail.com/products/gsc-42-flat-car-up-1951-as-delivered David Thompson

Did any of your cars come with crooked stirrup steps? Both of my cars had a couple poorly placed ones. If so, how could they be corrected? Thanks, Joe Piazza

but which of the Exactrail cars? wasn't there more than one version? -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*

I think everybody is a bit confused here. Most of the photographs actually depict the standard 42'6" flatcars that were used in Caterpillar service. From what I have been told, GM&O listed them as 41'

Union Pacific S-40-6 Livestock Cars Available (HO Scale Kit) This car is available (limited quantities, some numbers no longer available) in two paint schemes from the Union Pacific Historical

That's Rapido for you. Strives for accuracy, but, when a problem is found early enough on, they fix it., YAY! Only wish they would offer cars in faded/weathered paint! Bill Jolitz

All good looking Clark. Paul Doggett

You are correct about the configuration of the kit. https://www.ebay.com/itm/353732688322?epid=1227812656&hash=item525c1c79c2:g:l8AAAOSwXlNhUm3N Or you can search in eBay for 'Walthers GSC flatcar'.

I usually try to work on one model at a time. Beings I had to wait for trucks and mad a stupid goof I also needed to wait for decals for the KCS PS-1. So, I opened the SL_SF Sunshine kit I bought a

The Tichy kit for this car (no.1000) has a separate frame, but does not have as a separate part the portion of the frame that is level with the deck. I believe that the Walthers kit for this car did