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Re: Superior Five-panel doors

Eric, The D&M cars in series 2700-2704 originally had 7-panel doors as seen in the P-S builder's photo. The 7-panel design was used from circa 1940 to 1952. The 5-panel design came into existence

By Ed Hawkins · #35347 ·

Re: Hatches on reefers

paul catapano asked: Nope. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937;

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #35348 ·

Re: Milw ribside cars

Thanks SGL

By Schuyler Larrabee · #35346 ·

Re: Milw ribside cars

Schuyler, Try these, Mainline Modeler: June '88 September '88 February '89 January '92 January '96 This is the list I used but I didn't note wich was the best. Later, Bill Kelly Schuyler wrote:

By Bill Kelly · #35345 ·

Re: Hatches on reefers

Closed vents can mean a heated car also in the winter. Thank you Larry Jackman ljack70117@... Vegetarian - that is an old Indian word meaning "lousy hunter".

By ljack70117@... · #35350 ·

Re: Hatches on reefers

Paul Catapano asks: Paul, The short answer is no. Open hatches mean loads in ventilator service, while closed hatches mean either loads with ice, or an empty car. Interestingly, a given load might

By smithbf@... · #35344 ·

Hatches on reefers

Is there any correlation between the position of the hatches (open or closed) on a refrigerator car and whether it's loaded or empty? Paul Catapano

By paul catapano <hpcatapano@...> · #35343 ·

Re: Milw ribside cars

Milwaukee welded roof with good shots them myself and What issues were these in? I have all the MM. SGL

By Schuyler Larrabee · #35342 ·

Re: Naperville

Clark Propst wrote: Guess Midwestern taste in beer is much like their taste in coffee . . . Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #35341 ·

Naperville

Thanks: To Ted Culotta for his patience and tolerating me on what appeared to be a very hectic weekend for him. To Ben Hom and especially Jerry Dziedic for coming through in a pinch. New: Bill Welch

By Clark Propst <cepropst@...> · #35340 ·

Rails Unlimited C&EI Shipper Guide

Hey Mr. Schnepf, I looked for the new C&EI shipper guide at your web site and couldn't find it. Can you tell me what the cost is, including postage, to send me one here in California? Thanks, Shawn

By Shawn Beckert · #35338 ·

Magazine Collections

Hi All, I have finally organized my magazine collections. I am currently concentrating on completing The Keystone and pre 1990 Mainline Modelers. I have cataloged Classic Trains, Rails Northeast. I

By Bill Lane <billlane@...> · #35339 ·

Re: Milw ribside cars

Hmmm. That's odd. I never received Tim's comment, only Bill's followup . . . Are there on-line photos that show the roof? SGL

By Schuyler Larrabee · #35337 ·

Superior Five-panel doors

So, I was cruising through a Branchline Yardmaster kit today and thought I should review the PDF at the Steam Freight Cars website to check on the roof, doors, handbrake and running board.

By Eric Hansmann <ehansmann@...> · #35336 ·

Re: Milw ribside cars

Tim, The Ribside models are of the 1939-1940 built 10-6 IH cars as are the Sunshine #41.1-.4 kits. The 10-9 IH cars were the 1944 and newer cars. As to the roof, there are things I like about each

By Bill Kelly · #35335 ·

Re: Challenger PFE express cars

Paul: I thought that too, as I saw them under Uncle Dave's ebay listing. The photos that are being used are the pilot models (with the errors!) I hope they are fixed as I don't want to strip

By Ted Culotta <tculotta@...> · #35334 ·

Re: PFE Express Reefers

Bill: Thanks. I was guessing 33" based upon the appearance of the truck in relation to the rail. Gene

By gene48@... · #35331 ·

Re: PFE Express Reefers

Gene, Diagram says 33 inch. Later, Bill Kelly you wrote : ________________________________________________________________ Speed up your surfing with Juno SpeedBand. Now includes pop-up

By Bill Kelly · #35330 ·

Re: Swift reefers

is Robert There is an excellent article on Swift reefers (and stock and tank cars) by Martin Loftin in the Feb., 1993 issue of Rail Model Journal. There is so much info on these cars that it would

By Clyde Williams <billdgoat@...> · #35329 ·

Re: Lifelike Simplex Trucks

Ahh, I see. Recommended Practice vs Standard. Trapped in an assumption again. Thanks for the correction. Pierre

By pierreoliver2003 <pierre.oliver@...> · #35327 ·

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