As equipped with roof hatch covers, what commodities did these cars carry? Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

They did it on cars that had leaks. The lap seam roof was prone to leakage after it had been under the stresses of heavy boots, heating and cooling, etc. When I was young, there were big strings

These are the M-103A2 version with the big Diesel engine package, giving them a big “bustle”. The original M-103 with the gasoline engine had a much lower and flatter engine deck. Sad to see these

Back home from my trip. Here are those M103s. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of "BRIAN PAUL EHNI via groups.io" <bpehni@...> Reply-To:

Picked up my X31s today in the circle keystone scheme and was a bit surprised by the colour. For 1946, how good is this colour to those of you who have studied it? I’m trying to figure out

Would anyone in this group have a: Passenger Equipment ORER from 1945, 1946 and 1947. ? Looking for some info with regards to Milk cars operated in passenger trains. Contact me off list

Great write up Lester I enjoy reading them. Scott McDonald

On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 3:42 PM nyc3001 . <nyc3001@...> wrote: I have never seen a photo where an X31a had roof cement even past the end date of this group. -Phil

Charlie; It is almost impossible to get all cars delivered with no loss of stirrups or grabs. Easy fix! The model is beautiful! As delivered and through much of service life, they were

Amazing in-process coverage of the building and finishing! That's a lot of effort and it's appreciated. Tim O'Connor -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

I have never seen a photo where an X31a had roof cement even past the end date of this group. -Phil

I picked up the Rapido PRR X31a this morning and noticed the stirrups were all loose. I glued these with some ACC glue. One of the top grab irons was missing from the ladder to the roof walk and I

Thanks to everyone who responded to my request. I think that I have a good idea on how to proceed with painting and applying decals. Thanks again, Chuck Cover Santa Fe, NM

According to GNRHS Reference Sheet No. 171, December 1990, plywood boxcars in series 44075-44174 (and 5 subsequent series in 44175-44899) rode on ASF trucks, noted on equipment diagrams to be A-3

David Thank You for the kind words. I appreciate the reweigh information regarding the “V” on the SP&S for loacation Vancouver, Washington. I was only aware of the Great Falls, Montana

Lester That’s a great build. Paul Doggett

Hi Doug. You posted this query on the resin freight car group last W ednesday, and had several answers. Look there. Scott Haycock Modeling Tarheel country in

I tried to post this to the group a couple days ago but it didn’t pop up on my summary emails, so I’m going to try again. If you’ve already seen this, I apologize. Several months ago I

Lester, Thank you for the excellent explanation in your blog of your build of such a great looking SP&S car. You note that the reweigh location code "V" is the Great Northern Ry. code for Great Falls,

Reviewing the article in RPC 19, it mentions the 1945 batch had National B-1, ASF A-3 Ride Control, or Barber Stabilized trucks. Has a breakdown on which cars had which type been found? I’ve