Ray, Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but what I have is: 116SCR132P It is 1/16" scribed,1/32" thick, 11" long and 3" wide. The scribing runs the long way. Spen Kellogg

Bob Chaparro wrote:, Guy Wilber wrote: Perhaps you are addressing requirements. There are many pre-1961 photos of flat car loads secured by wire." Bob, perhaps you should read my post again. I wrote;

Photo: Loading Pulpwood For The Great Northern Paper Company (1952) Photos courtesy of James Perz on the Facebook Great Northern Paper Company Employees group. A side-discharge car (hopper or

I asked Richard Yaremko, whose hobby-in-the-hobby of model railroading is flat cars with loads. He thinks the flat car closest to the lens is a CB&Q car. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

I was looking to order Northeastern Scale Lumber HO car siding from our local hobby shop, but was not able to locate specific information at the Northeastern website. I am hoping that someone would

Eric Kurowski commented: “My AAR top load manual shows crawler equipment had bolts though the track that went through the deck. It was one of many acceptable ways.” Unfortunately, he didn’t

Cool. What year is that timetable for ? I think the trip is much shorter for birds. But I could beat the train on my bicycle. :-D On 8/4/2022 9:41 AM, Rich

looks like ACF Type 21 10,000 gallons On 8/4/2022 12:24 PM, Bob Weston via groups.io wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 11:16 AM, Guy Wilber wrote: Cable was used only to secure "rotating" shovels and cranes -- little to nothing more.Perhaps you are addressing requirements. There are many

The IC had a few horse cars. They were converted baggage cars. Here is the diagram sheet showing the moveable stalls and troughs: Jeff White Alma IL On 8/4/2022

Would someone please identify the manufacturer of this former Gulf tank car? Thanks! Bob Weston

Santa Fe’s #1992 Horse Express car is on public display as part of “Rail Giants” collection at the LA County Fairgrounds (aka Fairplex) in Pomona. The free display is open during the annual fair

The Santa Fe also had quite a number of horse cars. They were long with 3 doors on each side plus a large door in one end. I don't know the interior arrangement, but I remember seeing them frequently

On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 07:06 PM, Steve SANDIFER wrote: The Santa Fe at one time had 10 50’ box cars equipped with stalls to handle animals such as polo ponies that did not require express shipment

Jack, it's one of eleven from the original 50 express reefers that had their bunks removed and reclassified as express and dairy cars. I'm pretty sure the one in the first photo is from the same group

I’m interested in the location of the vertical brake staff. J. Stephen Sandifer

That is a very unusual uncoupling lever on the flatcar with what appears to be a third eye bolt attached to the casting housing the coupler. Any ideas which road had that style of flatcar uncoupling

Folks, Thanks for all the ideas about alternate (to paper mills) industries for these cars. I wonder, does anyone has any photos of the interior of these cars? I will be building a model of Norfolk

Very weird. They're just a few miles apart -- 30 minutes at 10 mph :-D On 8/3/2022 7:57 PM, Rich Gibson via groups.io wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts