Byron, claiming not to be argumentative, said: Byron, let's have some documentation that anything was ever "scraped off" in redating air tanks. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

Larry, No, the Sunshine car is a 1937 car with different ends. Kind regards, Garth G. Groff Larry Smith wrote:

Didn't Sunshine do this car recently or is it another WM car? Larry smith "Garth G. Groff" wrote:

When did truck mounted brakes come into use? Seems to me they would eliminate the problem of mechanical linkage via rods. My guess is that the cars had hand brakes at each end as a safety factor. For

Ian and friends, Thanks to all who identified the WM auto car ends. Looks like I won't be kitbashing these cars anytime soon. Kind regards, Garth G. Groff ian clasper wrote:

Hi Garth There is a 3/4 photo of WM 30001 in RPC vol 4 pg 30. The ends are an unusual style, certainly not dreadnought. The lower part consisits of 4 "valleys", pressed below the plane of the end of

I thought people would be interested to know that the color hopper photos that Bob's is selling are from a group of Kodachromes owned by Randy Anderson. He found them in a hobby shop in Florida, whose

They had a 4-3 *inverse* Buckeye end with the roof end inset a bit, as on the C&O and PM auto cars delivered around that time. The ends and roof were the same color as the sides. RPC#4 has a 3/4

Dear friends, In 1936 Greenville built a small lot of 40' auto cars for the Western Maryland, 30001-30010. These cars had 12' doors, a 10' 4" inside height, and Viking roofs. They were frequently

On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 22:27:23 -0500 "Mike Brock" <brockm@...> writes: Mike, Are you sure that IS the date, and not the part of it that's not been scraped off from having said "58"? I don't

On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 15:07:59 -0500 "Norm Dresner" <ndrez@...> writes: Norm (and some of you clods who haven't a clue as to how we got where we are), That book, and the articles written in that

On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 12:58:22 -0800 thompson@... writes: Tony, do you really think that it takes two sets of AB brakes to control a 95 ton capacity car? Would you really want your brake

Byron Rose notes: Would you believe a 1955 date on an air tank? Mike Brock

In the 40s and early 50s, the UPRR used regular hoppers with a top to convert then to wheat haulers. Doed any one have photos of the cars. I would like to find some photos of these cars with said top

Norm, Although I am not certain, I don't see why a mechanical system of rodding, chains, and springs couldn't be designed to pass under the depressed center section and connect the two

David Thank you. Mike Carson

TPRX was the reporting mark of the Texas Power & Light Co., which was listed until the Jan. 1958 ORER (it reappeared in the 1980s). They listed one car in the Oct. 1949 ORER, namely depressed centre

The number is probably 850430, which would make it a Lot 646H panel- side rebuild in 1936 of "early standard" hoppers built by Standard Steel Car in 1917 as CCC&StL 72700-73699(359H) and NYC

Wonderful information . Thanks Norm

FWIW, the MR article on the depressed center flatcar was published in February 1955. The MM plans and accompanying photos show the single reservoir & triple valve mounted on top of one of