Truss rods were about 1" or so in diameter. They typically terminated at the end sill, with pedestals situated over the bolsters to transfer the load onto the bolsters. They were also forged to a

Gary- Thanks for the thought, but the BLI "monopoly" ended with the announcement of the Atlas, Athearn, and LifeLike QSI sound-equipped locomotives and the delivery of the Lionel units. Others have

George A. Walls wrote: Sizes varied somewhat from car class to class, and railroad to railroad. I have in front of me several late Huntington-era SP flat car drawings; all use 1.25-inch truss rods,

Hello Folks, Could someone tell me the size of the rods that were used for the various types of truss rod cars. Did the truss rods go through the end sills on all types of cars or did some fasten to

Oriental and BLI imported a Cn 4-6-4 in that price range with a resin boiler.....the Sunset price is not much higher then a Ajin pasenger car painted....I think my W&R A-3 is a keeper

From Eldon Gatwood: Beofre you guys go spinning your wheels, you should know that three different mfrs. are doing serious R&D on steam era tank cars. It's way too premature to talk about details,

Thanks Bob, We still don't know if / or what type of powered hand brake was installed when these car were converted to AB brakes? Anyone? Brett Whelan Australia --- Rob Kirkham

I just got the following info from an online supplier I occasionally deal with...looks like Sunset isn't taking the threat of BLI sitting down. we has received the following information from

Elden, That's a long list of parts. I agree that we need most if not all of those items, but for now I'd settle for a large dome, plus some vents and underbody details. One thing I'd *really* like to

Reading wasn't a left-hand-door road. Lehigh Valley maybe? David Thompson

Thanks for reading my post...couldn't resist!! Clark Propst Mason City Iowa

They're pretty typical Youngstown steel rebuilds: inset side sills with triangular brackets to hold the new sides, 4 wide panels on the right side and 1 wide panel plus two narrow panels by the door

I would wager the two M&StL 24000 series cars with flour were out of the Twin Cities. Clark Propst Mason City Iowa

Not but so much, not being a Wabash guru. The full series ran from 75000 to 78199 in several orders in the Teens, but they were extinct by 1940. David Thompson

Garth, Shawn, Andy; Garrett and I have been doing some talking. I went back and did a little research. There are some tanks we could do by kit-bashing. I doubt anyone is going to do the details

Ted, According to NKP diagrams, 30000-30049 were rebuilt 1934, 30050-30099 rebuilt 1935, and 30100-30149 rebuilt 1936. The diagram states ends were "Murphy Corr. 4 Sections" (not 3 sections). The line

Globe Fans, For some reason the e-bay address didn't work so I cannot comment on what was offered for auction. What I can comment on is the Globe 40ft. Single Door boxcar sitting on my desk right

Thanks to those who identified these cars as possible MDT (I assume Merchants Despatch Transportation?) cars. I will look into it and if I find anything meaningful I will report back. Clark

Yes Mr Surfacer is what I was thinking about. Thanks for the mention of Mr disolved Putty as I do have a few of the MDC cars and want to try to improve their looks. Jerry in Fla Squadron rather

Frank Brua wrote: "Globe Models was started in 1943 by Frank Taylor (former editor of Model Railroader) and Carl Traub. Material shortages during WWII kept them from really getting off the ground