Paul, This isn't so. The doors used for these kits were the same doors used in the IMWX kits, having Camel door fixtures. The T&P prototype cars had Union Duplex fixtures. Regards, Ed Hawkins

Stefan, Hey, that is why they make food stamps! Actually, Tony's Vol III is indeed an incredible resource and answers many questions about SP's fleet of auto boxes and early flat cars. It is

Tony, Ah, now I understand. Thanks for clarifiying that! As often happens with historical data, an omission (in this case based on common knowledge at the time)can get one in trouble after the

I wrote: cars had AAR trucks with spring planks (half Scullin, half Bettendorf), Apex steel running boards, and Equipco handbrakes.<< I should have stated that the features described are for

Stefan Lerché wrote: Stefan, the Barber S2 feature is a bolster snubber. It is not a truck. Many truck makers licensed the Barber feature and included it in their proprietary trucks. Thus a

OK Ed, I am confused. I got a couple of the special run RC T&P car kits, which included extra resin doors with Union duplex fixtures, from Joe Pennington. I thought that is how they all came in the

It appears that the term "double truss" is often misused and misunderstood in this hobby. See Richard Hendrickson's article on freight trucks in RPC. The term refers to the construction of a stiffener

Ed, Do you mean 40' or 50' C&O PS-1s? If 40' do you mean the 6' door or 8' door... the white roman lettered ones or the yellow Futura lettered ones? Scott

Tony, These cars are listed in the 1993 RMC article as having Klasing brakes, Apex steel roofwalks and Barber S2 trucks. However, the 1956 freight car roster reprint book published by the SPH&TS

"I'm trying to identify a proposed group of CB&Q XA cars #48700-48874 which were shown in the June/July 1944 ORER but no longer listed in June/July 1945" From: "Tim Gilbert" My first recording of

Never mind my first question, these cars are still listed in the 1955 ORER. Can someone check a1958 ORER of me to see if HPCX 706 is still listed? Brian J Carlson P.E. Cheektowaga NY

In a message dated 5/15/2005 7:15:20 PM Central Standard Time, STMFC@... writes: I'm wondering if anyone on the list has seen MP 'Eagle Merchandise' cars in trains or yards for the

Tony, Thanks, I don't have his Tank Car Book, but I do have his AC&F History book and I found some diagrams that show my error in thinking. (For others that may be interested see page 48, it's a more

I picked up a P2k 8000 gallon tank car this past weekend in Cleveland. The car is HPCX 706 and is lettered for the Hercules Powder Company. I've always liked the car since I saw a picture of the model

Brian J Carlson wrote: Brian, by no means all cars with heater coils were insulated. See Kaminski's tank car book. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden

Stefan Lerché wrote: The prototype was the S2-A0 truck, slightly different in appearance from the S2. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave.,

Rupert Gamlen wrote: It would be interesting to see when these first were listed. SP had box cars on order in very late 1941 and only part of the order had been delivered by August, 1942. But

Rupert, The 1/45 ORER does not list 48700-48874. Regards, Ed Hawkins [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Tim: I don't have the picture at hand, but I would guess by the group of photos that it was with sometime in the early 1960's. Paul _____ From: STMFC@...

That is the problem I found plus the flash between the boards which was very hard to remove. I had to sand the thickness down to where i could cut the flash with an exacto blade. I also added some