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more built RTR resin freight cars for sale - excess cars on my layout

I have finished going through the freight cars on my layout and I have a second group of built RTR cars that I have for sale. There are 10 built RTR Sunshine kits for sale, as well as 1 MP Yankee

By Chuck Cover · #191924 ·

Re: help needed

See Attached Al Smith Sonora CA On Sunday, April 10, 2022, 12:17:16 PM PDT, al_brown03 <abrown@...> wrote:

By Allan Smith <smithal9@...> · #191923 ·

Re: Photo: GN Reefer 91300 (1910)

Both gn and np had some early reefers with a side door for loading the heaters if required Roger Hinman

By ROGER HINMAN · #191922 ·

Re: PFE R-40-4 series?

Tony Thanks! -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

By Charlie Duckworth · #191921 ·

Re: help needed

I can take it to work tomorrow and scan it. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

By al_brown03 · #191920 ·

help needed

Does anyone have the Model railroading issue for August 1998. I had an article in there on the history of circus flatcars. I need a copy of the article for use in my Strates book and wondered if you

By Larry Smith · #191919 ·

Re: PFE R-40-4 series?

The reason for the higher numbers is that PFE was rebuilding older cars at the same time as the new R-40-4 cars were built, and the rebuilds were done to those standards. The rebuild cars were PFE

By Tony Thompson · #191918 ·

Photo: GH&SA Boxcar 10021

Photo: GH&SA Boxcar 10021 Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Ry. (Southern Pacific Lines in Texas and Louisiana) 8/1920-7/1936 https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/sp-s-north-bank-dock Click on

By Bob Chaparro · #191917 ·

Photo: SP&S Gondola 23038

Photo: SP&S Gondola 23038 Photo from the Oregon Historical Society: https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/sp-s-gondola-railway-car Click on the photo twice for maximum enlargement. Excellent side and

By Bob Chaparro · #191916 ·

Photo: Boxcars At Municipal Terminal No. 4 (1939)

Photo: Boxcars At Municipal Terminal No. 4 (1939) Photo from the Oregon Historical Society: https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/municipal-terminal-no-4 Click on the photo twice for maximum

By Bob Chaparro · #191915 ·

Re: SPS gons, new 1949

Beat me to these, Dave. Good detail on SP&S 22065. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

By Bob Chaparro · #191914 ·

Re: A 'First' screwup?

The grain doors do not match the plans Sunshine published. The boards are 2x too wide. Jared Harper Athens, GA

By Jared Harper · #191913 ·

Re: Candidates for Accurail cars

Clark, CN 573500 series total of 1179 cars, were themselves rebuilt from the 582000-582499 series cars. I’ve attached a side on view of the original 582000 car, which were 1-1/2 door cars, for

By Marty McGuirk · #191912 ·

Re: Hinckley & Schmitt water car

I remember getting a fairly intensive tour of a former Canadian Northern Ten-Wheeler some years ago, which included a good look inside the tender. Along with interior baffles to keep the water from

By Ian Cranstone · #191911 ·

Tris UP (OWR&N) Running board and dates.

Thanks to everyone for the most helpful info on the GN 12 panels boxcars and the UP Trix ACR B 50-27. Further on the UP B-50-27 and the excellent photo taken at DUT. The car seems to still have wood

By Bill McCoy · #191910 ·

Re: Hinckley & Schmitt water car

With at least some types of injectors, it would be possible to blow steam back into a tender cistern. Also possible that engines normally operating in extreme cold regions may have had heating coils

By Charles Peck · #191909 ·

Re: PFE R-40-4 series?

Charlie Answer sent to you Paul Doggett

By Paul Doggett · #191908 ·

PFE R-40-4 series?

I’m ready to start decaling the Tichy PFE reefer and have a question about the car series. Decaling a car for post 1950. Is the series 38563-39063? I’ve seen one built up model numbered 71737 so

By Charlie Duckworth · #191907 ·

Re: A 'First' screwup?

Love the model and love the write up too. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

By O Fenton Wells · #191906 ·

A 'First' screwup?

I've been match my decal pile to my plastic kit pile, trying to get as much done as possible before my wife puts me to hard labor outside... These decals are from Mont Switzer. I used to do a car a

By Clark Propst · #191905 ·

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