Charlie, The only color picture in original paint of these cars that I am aware of is in RP Cyc 30 on p99. Better pictures of the later red post 1958 paint scheme are in there and Burlington Bulletin

Bill, I have 2 of these covered hoppers and they will need some touch-up when I am done. The color is almost identical to the custom run of old Eastern Car Works cars I had done almost 30 years ago.

Gary I’ve airbrushed TruColor’s Black and it covers well but I’m going to use Vallejo’s acrylic black as it leaves no brush marks to avoid masking. I assume the hatches were also black as

Brilliant series of pictures, but in the last two the picture is soooo... wrong. Paint is way too shiny, looks to be the wrong shade and not even subtle weathering. How unrealistic!

Reference the recent discussion about WWII tank cars and pipe lines, here’s an article from 1930 looking at that issue. Rupert Gamlen Auckland NZ

Bill, you can try InterMountain, maybe. The color is the standard CB&Q freightcar red if that is any help. Sorry for your problem. Jerry Michels

What a cool picture, Tim. Thanks for sharing. A couple of interesting things to note, even though car numbers are not legible. The arrows point to a pair of the 6500 gallon Type X cars

The grease and dirt build up from leaking solid wheel bearings is impressive! -- Cheers Jeff Helm The Olympic Peninsula Branch https://olympicpeninsulabranch.blogspot.com/

Photo of Frisco USRA box car SL-SF 128890 CT built by Pacific Car & Foundry. Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection. Richard Wilkens

Photo of Frisco USRA box car SL-SF 128890 CT built by Pacific Car & Foundry. Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection. Richard Wilkens

Three photos of USRA box car PM 81986 CT, built for the Pere Marquette in January 1920 by Pacific Car & Foundry. Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection. Richard Wilkens

Here are two more photos that are titled stack of 2nd hand Milwaukee trucks

In regards to the swing motion trucks, yes that photo is part of the series for the rebuilding. I have added another truck photo from this series as well as an end view of the 200005. Richard Wilkens

Walthers, in the Silver Streak line, made a Hart convertible gondola. I don't know how close it came to the prototype that you are trying to model. That kit does show up periodically on Ebay

John and everyone: I do not have a neat “package” that includes all of the ODT bulletins in the SRHA archives but I will work on putting one together. (Please remind me after

Also, double riveted tank heads with single-riveted courses. David Thompson

On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 07:24 PM, Kenneth Montero wrote: The arch bar truck with leaf springs is unusual.It's a swing motion archbar truck, reasonably popular around the ToC. Was this type of truck

Another variation on the pre-1917 German/General American tank car: no center yoke around the dome, and cast truck sideframes (instead of archbars) with the poling pockets. David Thompson

Richard, The arch bar truck with leaf springs is unusual. Was this type of truck replaced by the T-section truck with coil springs? Ken Montero