I've seen photos of this process used to unload grain as well. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni On 6/9/22, 2:50 PM, "Bruce Hendrick" <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io on behalf of brucehendrick@...>

Does anyone know the specifics of this operation? Were these special boxcars with top loading capabilities? Is the car being unloaded via its end? I can’t see how anyone would think this would be

What number series? I may have some photos. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Richard Remiarz <rremiarz@...> Reply-To: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Date:

Thanks Tim. Rich Remiarz

Thanks Fenton. I don’t have much in the way of photos from southern roads. I just heard from Ed Hawkins and he said there is a color photo in RPCyc volume 3 so I will check there next. Rich

Well, my bad, I should have known you would have already looked. I have one color photo from 1966 and it looks brownish.-- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

I'd go with "rich oxide brown" ... for later repaints the color was more muted, so I'd add a drop of a "maroon" to the mix. :-) On 6/9/2022 3:28 PM,

It's especially hard with brown versus orange since brown is essentially "dark orange". Tim O'Connor On 6/9/2022 12:52 PM, Dennis Storzek wrote:

Fenton, That is the first place I looked and TruColor doesn’t have a T&P paint color. Rich Remiarz

I don't know what kind of paint you use but I'll bet TrueColor makes a T&P color for T&P Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Photo: Standard Coal Company Box Car Unloader (1914) Photo from University of Utah Marriott Library: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/details?id=528829 Unloading a D&RG boxcar. Bob

What a great example to illustrate why you can't rely on B&W photos to determine colors: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/details?id=455900 At first glance the entire car appears to be one color,

Photo: Gondolas With Structures For Hoover Dam (Circa 1930-1935) Photo from the University of Nevada/Las Vegas: https://special.library.unlv.edu/ark:/62930/d1779v Photo can be enlarged. First

On Wed, Jun 8, 2022 at 08:31 PM, Jason P wrote: Dennis, Thank you for your reply! I figured it was a long shot but thought I'd at least ask. I don't know of any of those kits available locally to get

Greetings, I am looking for some help. I am building a model of a Texas & Pacific 1937 AAR boxcar using a National Scale Car MK102 mini-kit. I will be lettering the car as it would appear in the

Dennis, Thank you for your reply! I figured it was a long shot but thought I'd at least ask. I don't know of any of those kits available locally to get a close-up look but it appears the

I agree Brian, the Amarillo Railroad Museum bought a slew of these and they are fantastic. They sure look good on a siding on the layout. When they are in motion being moved by small steam or a

How about barrels like these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/275339781686?hash=item401b87a636:g:fx0AAOSw9V5inR8z Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Before the days of feed lots, cattle and sheep would be moved to take advantage of seasonal pastures. So not all movements were to stock yards for sale, or from the stock

Remember that livestock slaughter took place year-round, some plants running several shifts. Slaughter houses also like to keep1-3 days of livestock on hand to keep cutting lines going even if supply