In the files section on the STMFPH page, there's a photo of URTX 89076 painted in "freight service orange", with a Miller Brewery herald painted on the side. Could anyone tell if this car is

Elden, For what its worth, I worked as a bean counting trainee at Union Carbide's Ferroalloy Smelter outside Marietta OH in 1966-67. IIRC, the plant imported manganese ore from Ghana and Guyana

Hi all; I just wanted to get your feedback on how we are doing, and what you think, about what we are presenting in The Keystone Modeler. Are we presenting enough freight car modeling? Passenger

Hi Everyone, I am behind on reading messages. I will add to Ian's comments that the urethane cars by Rails Unlimited have the bodies assembled ready for you to add details. I can customize the

Pete; I can't tell you specifics about the CP fleet, but I can tell you that ore and other raw materials had vastly different unit weights, causing those RRs hauling a variety to go through a lot of

I have working on bringing together my presentation for Naperville this year on the Steel Fleet of cars operated by the Fruit Growers/Western Fruit/Burlington Refrigerator (and National)

Eldon, I like what you are doing in the Keystone Modeler. You have presented a number of ideas, techniques and procedures that I enjoy. I won't say "Don't change a thing!", because your group

PBowers wrote: Peter, Are you confusing Load Limit with Nominal Capacity? The ORER's provided Nominal Capacity data only, but the Canadian roads seemed to have selected Nominal Capacities much

Paul Lyons wrote: Paul, the 30-ton underframes other than Bettendorf were built up too. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Dan Smith mentioned the needlebeams ( I think of them as cross-bearers) as used by Red Caboose for the Bettendorf Single beam 30 ton underframe. I am not aware of splicing any of Terry Wegmann's parts

Jeff, Please do not let your book remain a virgin. Pop Pacific Fruit Express's cherry now! Tony, Bob and Bruce will be gentle. And for your first time you will be satisfied. As to your question and

Jeff, Please do not let your book remain a virgin. Pop Pacific Fruit Express's cherry now! Tony, Bob and Bruce will be gentil. And for your first time you will be satisfied. As to your question and

Thanks Tim. Photographic evidence in several places shows some of CP's series 375000 and 373000 ore cars fitted with permanent side extensions maybe 12-18" high. These cars were originally 50 ton

I have just listed a dozen resin kits on eBay <http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZcgw-bcrn> should get you there. If not, search on user cgw-bcrn This offering includes Sunshine, Westerfield, West

Were the -21 class R-40- or R-30- ? Or were there both? Thx, -Jeff P.S. God forbid that I actually ruin the collector's value of my copy of the PFE book by actually OPENING it! -- Jeff Aley

PBowers wrote: As per the 1/1938 ORER, CP's 63 #373500-373599 Ore Cars series had cubic capacities of 1,045 feet and nominal capacities of 64 tons using trucks with 5 1/2" x 10" axle journals. In the

Do they still discuss freight cars on this list?<GG> Canadian Pacific series 375000 and 373000 ore care were in some cases fitted with side extensions. I've never come up with info as to what the

Are you sure you sent this message to the correct group? M Lordeiro

Jeff, We will keep your book a virgin. The 21's were both 30 and 40 ton cars when rebuilt. The Wegman kit represents the R-21-40 car with a built up underframe. Paul Lyons Laguna Niguel, CA

So what does any of this have to do with freight cars? Ben Hom