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

Garth Groff said: The main reason for the two brake systems is the large car capacity. Rodding could indeed be run under the depressed deck if need be. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature

Garth. The model definitely had brake wheels at either end and even though I've been staring at this article for decades I never noticed it until you just pointed it out. But DOH, of course if it

Norm, There should be two sets of AB brakes on this car, one on each end. The rodding couldn't be bent around the depressed part of the frame. This means there should also be two brake stands. It is

I haven't seen the Feb issue yet. Martin Luther King, Jr's Monday is probably getting in the way. And I agree about the dimensional data -- I had assumed it was put there to show where real data

Norm, Yup, the standards for freight car drawings have come a long way since 1971 (especially since the depressed center flat article was probably originally published in MR earlier).

Thanks for the info. I'm still waiting for my MM issue. Now if the original article was in fact based on a prototype that had brake wheels at both ends, how would the motion from the one at the end

As an excuse for trying out my new bandsaw, I started scratchbuilding the depressed center flat car which is described in an ancient Kalmbach book entitled "Easy-to-Build Model Railroad Freight Cars"