Bill, My search through the Walthers catalogs only showed the PFE and RI reefers under the Prototype Modeler label. Ken Montero

Ray, You have a kit that is vintage 1979-1982. Researching through old Walthers catalogs, Prototype Modeler's first kit #1001 was a PFE R-30-13 reefer

Here are three NYC/P&LE cars in the pipeline. The Tichy car with the RC roof is in the center. Only one of the three has been completed. Bill Pardie

Builder photos. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Steve and Barb Hile <shile@...> Reply-To: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Date: Monday, November 15, 2021 at

Nope. Mea Culpa. Not paying close attention. Sorry, Steve Hile

Somehow I clicked on the “other” STMFC group Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of "Tom Madden via groups.io" <pullmanboss@...> Reply-To:

Ray: You are correct that this kit was marketed through Prototype modeler in the early 1980s. There was a PFE kit offered about the same time.Plans for this car appeared in the Train Shed Cyclopedie

That’s 14 pages of up to 20 files per page, ditto for the Steam Era FC site. Steve Hile

The cars in question were built by GAC in 1924 as RI 67750-67999. They were quite similar to a contemporary PFE car (I think R-30-13) but with ladders instead of grabs on the ends and sides.

Here are photos of mine. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of "BRIAN PAUL EHNI via groups.io" <bpehni@...> Reply-To: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Date:

On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 10:29 AM, BRIAN PAUL EHNI wrote: What happened to all our files? STMFC has only 3 files? Resin only 14????On the RealSTMFC web site it shows 350 files. Resin, yes, only 14. Tom

Ray Carson asked: "I went to the train shop recently and bought some kits, this is one of those kits. I believe Prototype Modeler was involved with this wood kit, but I looked through the TrainLife

What happened to all our files? STMFC has only 3 files? Resin only 14???? Thanks! -- Brian Ehni

Also sold by Taurus. I have one built for me by George Gilbert. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of "Ray Carson via groups.io"

Group, I went to the train shop recently and bought some kits, this is one of those kits. I believe Prototype Modeler was involved with this wood kit, but I looked through the TrainLife archives and

Ken, One of the sources did send photos of SP&S cars with AB brakes on them. But I don't know if he wants me to upload them here. The photos are from the SP&S Color Guide.

Does anyone know if Rapido’s car will have the lumber door in the “A” end, as shown in the photo of T&NO 53165? Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of

T&NO series 53060-53559 were B-50-15's built in 1925 T&NO series 53560-54059 were B-50-16's built in 1927 and 1928 On 11/15/2021 10:34 AM, BRIAN PAUL EHNI wrote: --

My pleasure. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni On 11/15/21, 10:16 AM, "Paul Doggett via groups.io" <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io on behalf of paul.doggett2472@...> wrote: Brian

Brian Thank you two very useful photos among those it the doors that are different to normal SP cars Regards Paul Doggett