Hi Bill, I'm working from memory, as well, but I recall that the metal portion of the cattle guard was typically a dirt or rusty color (rust + local dirt color) with the tops of the rails or bars

Quick way if your standing in the middle of the freight car and there is no L or R by the door latch look under the car and determine which way the piston on the brake cylinder is pointing It points

While growing up in Texas I encountered numerous cattle guards which I never really paid attention to. Recently while picking up a Kadee order I added one of their cattle guards feeling that it would

Bill Pardie asked: "How does one determine the A and B end on this car?" Bill, It has correctly been pointed out that the car was to be stenciled on the "A" and "B" end as per Interchange Rule 14. An

Bill, Yes, the car may be perfectly symmetrical, or at least without an obvious difference between the ends. So, just as you have an issue figuring it out, it is critical that service folks be able

And ditto, for indcating which are the right and left sides of a car as well as the number of each axle and journal! Ed Bommer

On Tue, Dec 21, 2021 at 10:36 AM, WILLIAM PARDIE wrote: I still don't understand how to identify the A and B end if they ate not labeled. Are they not exactly the Same?The rule for identifying the B

Keith Jordan replied: “SFRD classes Rr-35, -36, -39, -40, -43, -45, -46 and -48, all had Royal type “F” brake adjusters, according to the car folio. For slogans, according to the SFRHMS P&L

Railroad Prototype Modelers-Valley Forge 2022 is coming up soon, March 25-27, 2022. The location is the same as in the past, The Desmond Hotel Malvern (PA, about 20 miles west of Philadelphia and

Thanks for reposting the photo Bruce. I had to go back and look at my car. At least I included the towing eyes. . I still don't understand how to identify the A and B end if they ate not labeled.

Haha! Those are paint! There was a question about these many years ago on the list (2008), which appears not to have been answered. They were likely some internal C&O code or marking for some reason.

Ages ago when I was young and naive I treated the bars as supports rfor the trainline. . Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

What are the vertical black & white (?) bars above the “KE” of “Chesapeake” for ? -- Ken Akerboom

Nice work Bill!

The only photo of a Rr-45 I have is the one the Vol. 2 of the reefer book, and small lettering isn’t readable. Nelson Moyer

Tom Casey commented: If you have a proto photo, there would be stenciling along the lower side to indicate the presence of a slack adjuster.Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Wow I have to assume you guys have never decaled a model with L and R or A and B labels. I got it backwards. So shoot me! :-D On 12/20/2021 8:51 PM,

Jack LOL !!! :-D You realize I put those decals on, right? The two ends are identical. I just picked one end to call B and the other A.

Tim, I would not go by a picture of a model as either it IS on both sides or the model is wrong as the picture in the Pullman archives shows it just opposite with the A-end on the right and the

It should be lettered on the car. Tony Thompson