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Dear Group I am looking for information and or photos of Wabash gondolas in the series 7000-9049. These looked like USRA composite gondolas but with fishbelly center sills, and were built ca. 1922. I

By lrkdbn · #198605 ·

Re: One off of the bucket list

Steve You have done a nice job of an interesting car well done. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

By Paul Doggett · #198604 ·

Re: One off of the bucket list

Try again with a photo.

By Steve SANDIFER · #198603 ·

One off of the bucket list

We talked about the former Mather cars conversion to 50' cars. This has been on my bucket list for a long time since I was thinking they were done in 1952. Now I know they weren't, but that did not

By Steve SANDIFER · #198602 ·

Re: pre PS1 box cars

Thank you Ben. A potentially useful photo for me as l have the F&C kit. Can anyone tell me why the large lettering often looks slightly indistinct and blurred as in this photo? Is it a highly

By Philip Dove · #198601 ·

Re: XAR

Clark, here you go from the 1953 ORER According to the 1953 ORER in the back under General Service Freight Equyi[ment Cars XAP -Automobile Device. A house car similar in design to XM box except

By O Fenton Wells · #198600 ·

Re: XAR

Clark, XAR – boxcar, automobile, with loading racks, and typically an end door. https://jbritton.pennsyrr.com/index.php/mechanical-department/aar-mechanical-designations Regards, Bruce Bruce

By Bruce Smith · #198599 ·

XAR

Anyone know what XAR is the description for? Clark Propst Mason City Iowa

By Clark Propst · #198598 ·

Re: pre PS1 box cars

July 10, 1945 photo, Minneapolis MN No idea of the photographer - image was also posted to Ebay years ago On 1/26/2023 9:34 AM, Benjamin Scanlon via

By Tim O'Connor · #198597 ·

Re: pre PS1 box cars

I probly have more photos than is good for me. As usual, I have no idea whose photo, so please say if you know, & I can credit them or otherwise respect owner's wishes. I noted the radial roof. --

By Benjamin Scanlon · #198596 · Edited

Re: pre PS1 box cars

The IC continued to buy whole or partial kits for a much longer time period. But these particular PS-0 (sorry) cars were not purchased by the IC nor were they sold as kits.

By Tim O'Connor · #198595 ·

Re: pre PS1 box cars

B&LE 90101- 90200 blt 1938 6' 6p SUP lot 5584 CGW 90000- 90049 blt 1938 6' 6p SUP lot 5584 UP 186000-186049 blt 1938 6' 6p SUP lot 5584 RI 149051- blt 1939 6' 6p SUP

By Tim O'Connor · #198594 ·

Re: pre PS1 box cars

Also imported in HO scale brass by A.W.E. I think we just call them Pullman lightweight welded box cars now. But PS-0 is just easier to say, albeit inaccurate.

By Tim O'Connor · #198593 ·

Re: pre PS1 box cars

Information taken from the F&C instruction sheet for " PS-0 40' 1938 Pullman Welded Boxcar" sic. 1938 "200 cars were constructed, 100 cars going to the Bessemer & Lake Erie with 6even panel Superior

By Philip Dove · #198592 ·

Re: Colors by Freight Car Type by Railroad

We seem to assume that the colour remains the same once it is applied. Paints can fade or get discoloured with dust, dirt or chemical components of pollution. Photos even if they show colour record

By Philip Dove · #198591 ·

Re: ATSF flat class

Which was my hunch, and once Tim posted the photo of 90806, that is what I concluded was correct. Thank you Ian and Steve. Jim E

By Jim Eager · #198590 ·

FS: HO Scale Freight cars, Passenger Cars, Locomotives and more

All group members, I am thinning the herd and figured some of you might be interested in what I have. I have attached an Excel file of what I have for sale. These are first come first serve. If you

By Matthew Hurst · #198589 ·

Re: CNJ/CRP 1905 style hopper cars

-- T. Owen Thorne Cecil County MD USA owen at udel dot edu

By Owen Thorne - owen at udel.edu · #198588 ·

Re: ATSF flat class

To return to Jim's original question and photo. It is an Ft-O or Ft-P built in 1929. Steve had it correct with his first response. Ian MacKellar MSFM4

By Ian MacKellar · #198587 ·

Re: pre PS1 box cars

Good afternoon, I'm struggling through the F&C kit now. Instructions note 100-B&LE 50-CGW 50-UP Improved underframe: 200-NKP 200-W&LEqlw 100-PM RPCyc 31-32 has been very helpful. I'll be using

By greg snook · #198586 ·

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