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Re: Broadway Limited 6, 000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

You're always so polite. But thanks for the correction - Sorry if I judged from the artwork. I have this silly expectation that a vendor tries to accurately portray

By Tim O'Connor · #198106 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6, 000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

Tim, Well, first artwork has never been an appropriate way to judge any model (just look at all of Walther's art), second, the BLI artwork actually looks pretty accurate (so I'm not sure what you are

By Bruce Smith · #198105 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6, 000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

the art work in their announcement ? On 1/11/2023 8:49 AM, Bruce Smith wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

By Tim O'Connor · #198104 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6, 000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

Tim, What's your issue with the BLI underframe? I'm holding one in my hand from the previous run as I type this and it sure looks like an AC&F underframe to me. Regards, Bruce Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

By Bruce Smith · #198103 ·

Background on George Sisk and his photography

In the late 1970’s or early 1980’s I’d met Charlie Winters who was working as a NW switchman in North Kansas City. Charlie had started his career with the Wabash. Charlie had a large steam

By Charlie Duckworth · #198102 ·

Re: Viking roofs

Figures. That's one of about 3 issues of Mainline Modeler I do not have. :-D I don't recall any compilation of all of the cars with the Viking 'corrugated' roof. Ed

By Tim O'Connor · #198101 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6,000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

LOL -- The B&M, CofG and P&LE cars are ALL 10-0 inside height 1937 AAR box cars! Those D&RGW cars did have 4/5 ends but they were 10-4 inside height. They also had 12

By Tim O'Connor · #198100 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6,000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

The illustrations do not show an ACF underframe. It looks like Walthers applied a new tank body to their truly ancient el cheapo 8k tank car (ex Varney?) . That frame has no

By Tim O'Connor · #198099 ·

Re: Unusual center sill

Early AAR 50 ton flats (Union Pacific?) were built with wood stringers. Perhaps some 70 ton cars were also built that way. I vaguely recall (perhaps incorrectly) that Byron Rose's AAR

By Tim O'Connor · #198098 ·

Re: Erie Straight-Sill gon kitbash?

At the Heritage Discovery Center in Buffalo where I do volunteer work there are dozens of old magazines like Prototype Modeler, Model Railroading, Rail Model Journal, etc. Mags are not completely

By Hugh Guillaume · #198097 ·

Re: Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac - Industries originating freight 1945-50

At that time in RIchmond American Phillip Morris and Liggett &Myers all had tobacco plants there cigarettes were big

By Doug Pillow · #198096 ·

Re: Erie Straight-Sill gon kitbash?

On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 08:29 PM, Tim O'Connor wrote: I wish PM were in the public domain ! It was before my time. I've only snagged a few copies. On 1/10/2023 7:04 PM, Tony Thompson wrote: PM is

By Mike Clements · #198095 ·

Re: NKP 1944 AAR Boxcar - C&BT Upgrade #3

On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 03:49:43 PM PST, Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote: I have no photos, but

By Allan Smith <smithal9@...> · #198094 ·

Re: Erie Straight-Sill gon kitbash?

I wish PM were in the public domain ! It was before my time. I've only snagged a few copies. On 1/10/2023 7:04 PM, Tony Thompson wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling,

By Tim O'Connor · #198093 ·

Re: Erie Straight-Sill gon kitbash?

Here is part one On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 05:07:26 PM PST, Richard Townsend via groups.io <richtownsend@...>

By Allan Smith <smithal9@...> · #198092 ·

Re: Erie Straight-Sill gon kitbash?

I didn't forget, but I only have part 2. The Erie car is in part 1, apparently. Wish I could get a copy of part 1. ;) Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

By Richard Townsend · #198091 ·

Re: Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac - Industries originating freight 1945-50

The packing house off Hermitage Road was Kingan & Co. There was also a freight station that fronted on Broad street with team tracks and loading docks for LCL shipments. I photographed one of the

By Bill McClure · #198090 ·

Re: Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac - Industries originating freight 1945-50

Well, one innocent question has brought to light a lot of interesting information. Thanks to everyone for the input. There are definitely several plausible possibilities. The Sanborn maps is a very

By Ken Roth · #198089 ·

Re: Broadway Limited 6,000 Gallon Tank Cars/ Walthers newly-announced tank cars - same prototype?

Saw this from Walthers today: https://trains.walthers.com/hubfs/Videos/New%20Product%20Express/JANUARY%202023%20Walthers%20New%20Product%20Announcement.pdf Isn’t the Walthers car

By Steven D Johnson · #198088 ·

Re: Erie Straight-Sill gon kitbash?

Tony, I didn’t forget. I was 9. Hadn’t graduated to reading PM yet. <grin> Brian J. Carlson -- Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY

By Brian Carlson · #198087 ·

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