HO scale 1923 Mack truck kits are featured in the latest DesignBuildOp blog post. I need them for freight house and team yard scenes on my future layout. Vehicles are part of many rail scenes, and can

Marc, articles were in RMC sometime in the mid 1980s, maybe 1986. Sorry don't have the issues at hand. Doug Polinder Seguin TX

On Mon, Feb 7, 2022 at 02:30 PM, Steve SANDIFER wrote: When we discussed this several years ago, I captured the attached photosYour last three photos are of class V frameless cars... the tanks are

Further to my earlier email, the "Smooth Canadian" slabside article was in the August 1986 RMC and includes a list of commodity loads for these cars. Marc Simpson

The as delivered number series were in the 135000 to 135787 series until a fleetwide renumbered program in the late 1960s-early 1970s. www.nakina.net has tons of information on the Canadian railway

Joseph: Appreciate the info. Rich Ramik

The number series for the CN slab sides was 113170-135787. John Riddell

The August 1986 issue of RMC contains an excellent article by Ken Goslett on the Canadian slab side covered hoppers. From 1948 to 1962 CPR purchased 1,471 cars from two builders. From 1951 to 1962 CNR

The only significant visual difference is in the side sills at the car ends. On the DL&W hopper they are straight; on the IC (RCW) hopper they angle up. Tom Madden

I will use the 3' rule!!! I will use the spare RCW kit that I have and call it good! Rich Christie On Monday,

Just part way into it, but couldn't wait to respond.... Two things hit me "right out of the box": 1) "Hands on" fabrication....no robots!....a lot of fascinating machinery with all that mechanical

Thanks for the responses and the graphic material. The main difference that I can see is that the Lackawanna hoppers were 12 inches longer on the inside and the side sills were thicker too. Otherwise

How about Potash? Does anyone have the number series’ for these cars? Clark Propst Sent from Mail for Windows Virus-free. www.avg.com

I don't think ROX 670 is a UTL car; I believe it's a German-American underframe with a newer replacement tank. David Thompson

Grain was an at least occasional shipment in the slabside cars. While I can't say for sure about the 1950s era they were used in the 1970s and 1980s based on what I saw being loaded at the elevators

“Reading Company Cabooses” by John Hall has quite a bit of detail on 4-wheel caboose layouts. Bob Allan Omaha.

Travel Town 6.5K photo. J. Stephen Sandifer

When we discussed this several years ago, I captured the attached photos from man of you. I have the Shapeways parts but got busy building the layout and have not gotten to the construction stage.

Here's one from a 1906 Car Builders Dictionary. Believed to be a NYC bobber. Hope these help. Al Virus-free. www.avast.com

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