Charlie which photo etch ladders are you going to use? I have two of those kits. One is a dry ice reefer and the other the standard reefer like yours. Thanks Scott McDonald

Ignore the last paragraph. I had not waited long enough and a second application of ELO did remove the new date quite neatly without damage to the underlying paint. It will take some time to remove

I'd guess that ventilated box cars, which were well represented on various southern roads, were also commonly used for shipments of all kinds of melons and other produce not needing refrigeration.

I am back to this project. Looking at a some of Dick's earlier comments and now having the National Scale Car/Speedwitch D102 set at hand my task has become a bit more complicated. I had thought

Like the "Doc and Bill Funiture company" sign. Scott McDonald

I thought this was from the Freight Commodity Statistics from the ICC, but that does not add up. Looking at the original documents I photographed it shows the 1956 Total carloads of livestock to be

Remember to upgrade to AB brakes too if doing the green and yellow cars. Brian J. Carlson -- Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY

Oops, forgot to add suggestion for the paint colors. It sure looks, to my eye, that the colors are the same yellow and green as used on CNW's diesels and passenger cars in the 1950s. Lloyd Keyser

Charlie, My Jan 1952 ORER has NWX 70000-70650 503 cars, 40-0 over strikers, 4' x6' doors, 1944 cuft, 8000 capy. No other dimensional data listed, but that was typical in the Private Car Owners

That scheme is circa 1954, iirc Joe Binish South of Mankato on Hwy 60

Here’s the one image I’ve found -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

Friend recently gave me two Branchline reefers one for the Northwestern with the gray sides. The car unfortunately lettering is as built in 1927 and I’m modeling the early 1950’s. I found an Odd

N&W built door and a half boxcars, closely following the USRA Single Sheathed design, and classified them BL; later, some of the cars were converted to single door boxcars and classified BLa;

Hello, Pressed Steel underframe and part of the Harriman family. Ted Schnepf On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, 02:53:57 PM

Charlie, PRR painted it FCC. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Charlie Duckworth <omahaduck@...> Reply-To: "main@RealSTMFC.groups.io"

I don’t know the answer to your specific question, Charlie. I don’t recall reading anything about black underframes on Pennsy equipment of the pre-WW2 years. I painted my X23 underframe the

The photo description says 2' bolts. Being this is a lumber train in Oregon, I suspect shingle bolts, for making wood shingles. Most likely cedar. Doug

The X23 is still on the workbench; I’m working on the PE ladders and have a question about the underframe color. Did the PRR use black car cement on the underframe or was it painted the same as the

Claus Schlund asked: "The double-sheathed boxcar closest to the camera - is it Illinois Central? I suspect it might be..." https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1589584/m1/1/?q=railroad It

Hi Bob and List Members, The double-sheathed boxcar closest to the camera - is it Illinois Central? I suspect it might be... Claus Schlund On