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Re: Murphy Ends

On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 12:22 PM, lrkdbn wrote: Also has anyone any thoughts as to WHY a particular car used inward or outward Murphy ends? My own thought is it had to do with the 1910 Safety

By Dennis Storzek · #198341 ·

CNJ/CRP 1905 style hopper cars

Hmmm, a Gla is "more similar" than, say, the old Athearn outside-post twin hopper, but the best starting point for these CNJ cars is the F&C kit for the B&O N-12 (#8340). David Thompson

By David · #198340 ·

Re: CNJ/CRP 1905 style hopper cars

Thank you, David. As I suspected these cars appear to be very close copies of the Pennsy GLa. At least it won't be much work to simply repaint one and decal it with the Post-war scheme and apply Kadee

By anthony wagner · #198339 ·

Re: SAL AF-4 Kitbash

Nicely done! Thanks for sharing George Toman

By gtws00 · #198338 ·

CNJ/CRP 1905 style hopper cars

CNJ 62000-62999 were also the subject of an article in the August 1913 Railway Age Gazette, Mechanical Edition,

By David · #198337 ·

Re: Atlas re-releasing their steel rebuilt box cars

The PC car is lettered as an ex-PRR X29G. Not even close (although it is closer than anything NYC had). -- Mike Clements Wakefield, MA nyc65.wordpress.com

By Mike Clements · #198336 ·

Re: Atlas re-releasing their steel rebuilt box cars

The PC is not. It’s labeled as an X29g. Currently imaging Ben Hom throwing up a little as he reads this. <grin> Brian J. Carlson -- Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY

By Brian Carlson · #198335 ·

Re: Atlas re-releasing their steel rebuilt box cars

Bill, Of this latest batch from Atlas, only the PC car has any chance at all of being right (It would have been through NYC). And I wouldn't hold my breath on that one. Ed Edward Sutorik

By spsalso · #198334 ·

Re: Atlas re-releasing their steel rebuilt box cars

According to my 1953 ORER, most of these railroads did not have boxcars with the road numbers shown in the links. In fact, Chicago West Pullman & Southern didn't even have any boxcars at that point.

By Bill Parks · #198333 ·

Re: CNJ/CRP 1905 style hopper cars

There is a builders photo of 62000 in Coal Cars by Martin Robert Karig. The book used the name "1905 Common Design" since a lot of manufacturers built them and a lot of railroad bought them. Don

By Don Burn · #198332 ·

Re: Atlas re-releasing their steel rebuilt box cars

I was not referring specifically to the Frisco cars but rather to the intentions of the Atlas model? I thought someone had said it was a rebuild of the mid 1920's ARA cars. But I

By Tim O'Connor · #198331 ·

Re: SAL AF-4 Kitbash

LOL, glad to see this; I was starting to wonder about my eyes! Its a very good looking model, and I especially like the light weathering. Rob

By Robert kirkham · #198330 ·

Re: Atlas re-releasing their steel rebuilt box cars

Tim O'Connor asked: Were these [Frisco] ARA [sic] cars originally built as double sheathed box cars, or single sheathed? These rebuilds were originally USRA double-sheathed boxcars from SL-SF

By Benjamin Hom · #198329 ·

CNJ/CRP 1905 style hopper cars

Does anyone have photos of the CNJ or CRP hopper cars in the 61000-61999 or 62000-62999 series that they will share? I model 1949 and in my 1-1-50 ORER between the two series and the two roads there

By anthony wagner · #198328 ·

Re: Atlas re-releasing their steel rebuilt box cars

The Frisco model does have a fishbelly underframe. Ed Edward Sutorik

By spsalso · #198327 ·

Re: Atlas re-releasing their steel rebuilt box cars

were these ARA cars originally built as double sheathed box cars, or single sheathed ? On 1/17/2023 3:05 PM, Benjamin Hom wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling,

By Tim O'Connor · #198326 ·

Re: Atlas re-releasing their steel rebuilt box cars

Ed Sutorik wrote: "The Frisco model has the tackboard mounted about a foot too low. And the sidesill should have a lot more relief. That's all I found wrong with it." Does it have a fishbelly

By Benjamin Hom · #198325 ·

Re: SAL AF-4 Kitbash

Bob An excellent looking model very nice. paul Doggett

By Paul Doggett · #198324 ·

Re: SAL AF-4 Kitbash

Very nice-looking model, Bob. Well done light weathering, too, and I like the brownish trucks. Tony Thompson tony@...

By Tony Thompson · #198323 ·

SAL AF-4 Kitbash

Oops -- fat finger problem. Should read 40', not 50'. Bob Chapman

By Bob Chapman · #198322 ·

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