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Re: Frt Car Weight lettering questions

I wrote: And Tony Thompson replies: Nope. The light weight is on there so when you weigh a loaded car, you know what to subtract (the shipper only pays for the weight of the cargo).

By Mike Brock <brockm@...> · #33090 ·

Re: CB&Q 8600-8899 former troop kitchen cars

I am sorry to have rambled on; but I really was trying to ask what features did the CB&Q remove from the roof of these cars when the CB&Q first put them into service? Tyrone Johnsen

By aaejj2j <tyrone.johnsen@...> · #33089 ·

Re: ID Help on cars and site c.1938

Andy Miller wrote: I can't think of anyone who makes an HO kit for a double sheathed 50' 12 foot door, car. Except that the Southern car in question is a 40 ft car. Try the Sunshine 37.x series of

By benjaminfrank_hom <b.hom@...> · #33088 ·

Re: ID Help on cars and site c.1938

Eldon, Using the blowup feature of the image browser, you can clearly see the car is wood, double sheathed, with a belt rail. It has Youngstown ends and hand grabs rather than ladders. It was built

By Andy Miller <asmiller@...> · #33087 ·

Re: ID Help on cars and site c.1938

Elden Gatwood asked: "What do you know about SOU 311006? Is it wood sheathed? Does any one make a model of this car? I doubt it was in auto service this day, as there are no auto unloading

By benjaminfrank_hom <b.hom@...> · #33086 ·

Re: Frt Car Weight lettering questions

Mike Brock wrote: Mike, the axle journals are sized for particular loads; that's the maximum load origin. That "typical" box car load limit depends, of course on the light weight. Exercise for

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #33085 ·

Re: Accurail niche (was "Cash poor beginners")

Bill Hirt wrote Consider yourself fortunate then. In New England, I have to drive 50+ miles one way to a discount hobby store that carries Athearn. And that dealer is Charles Ro, who won't reserve

By Tim O'Connor · #33084 ·

Re: Accurail niche (was "Cash poor beginners")

Picky picky... Athearn acquired the Details West freight car tooling. The parts business is still DW.

By Tim O'Connor · #33082 ·

Re: ID Help on cars and site c.1938

Folks; I could use the help of you esteemed experts, on identifying a few cars, and potentially any accompanying information you might have. The photo is at the U of Pittsburgh's library site (I'm

By Gatwood, Elden -- Tt, Inc. <elden.gatwood@...> · #33083 ·

Frt Car Weight lettering questions

OK, I know I should know this but... I note that the light weight and load limit total for a frt car is the maximum permitted weight of the car. Capacity seems less than important, it being an

By Mike Brock <brockm@...> · #33081 ·

Re: Accurail niche (was "Cash poor beginners")

Make that RailPower Products, and you're right. Protopower is still part of A-Line. Brian Ehni Tim O. said: (snip) Athearn acquired Details West and Protopower and revitalized those product lines as

By behni@... · #33079 ·

Re: Accurail niche (was "Cash poor beginners")

I was going to ask about the Details West comment, but you beat me to it. Paul Gehrett

By Paul Gehrett · #33080 ·

Re: Accurail niche (was "Cash poor beginners")

AND, I think Paul Federconi (Owner of Details West) would be surprised to discover his company is owned by Horizon.... -Andy Carlson Ojai CA --- Scott Pitzer <scottp459@...>

By Andy Carlson · #33077 ·

Re: Barber trucks

Clark Propst wrote: Clark, the tonnage capacity and roller bearings have nothing to do with the S2-A-0 (yes, that's a zero) designation. There were also 50-ton plain-bearing Barber S2-A-0 trucks.

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #33078 ·

Re: Accurail niche (was "Cash poor beginners")

Outside our era, but I think Tim meant "Rail Power Products" not Protopower. Scott Pitzer =======

By Scott Pitzer · #33076 ·

Re: Accurail niche (was "Cash poor beginners")

cf5250 wrote: Tim, Hmmm. When I was at the local hobby shop last week his shelves were full with new Athearn and he discounts the product as he always has. Maybe you need a different dealer... To

By Bill Hirt <whirt@...> · #33075 ·

Kalmbach Library

I have been trying to reach the Kalmbach Library for two weeks and get nothing but busy signals. Does anyone know if everything is okay there or has there just been a resurgence in interest in their

By Ted Culotta <tculotta@...> · #33074 ·

Re: Accurail niche (was "Cash poor beginners")

Andy Miller wrote If this was the BBFCL or MFCL or other non-steam-era list, it would be very obvious that Athearn CANNOT be replaced -- Horizon is trying to kill off one of the hobby's premier

By Tim O'Connor · #33073 ·

Re: Barber trucks

Clark, take a look at the Atlas 70 ton roller bearing truck, and the venerable Athearn 70 ton roller bearing truck. They are both quite similar in appearance to the Barber S-2 pictured in the 1961

By Tim O'Connor · #33072 ·

Resin kit error on NP boxcar model

I have started working on one of Sunshine Models NP 14000 series boxcars, Sunshine's #52.6. This is the version w/Dreadnaught ends and I chose it because I have two good photos of this series, #14160

By Bill Welch <bwelch@...> · #33070 ·

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