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Re: new Kadee car - When?

John wrote: I'm not, but then again I've known for a while what the car is . . . and I'm certainly planning on obtaining one or three . . . Marty McGuirk >

By cvsne <mjmcguirk@...> · #52665 ·

Re: new Kadee car - When?

Tim Gilbert <tgilbert@...> wrote: "Kadee's Fourth New Body Style Available in April 2006" is all the ad on Kadee's main page says. So I'd venture to guess that it could be just about any

By John Degnan <seaboardrrman@...> · #52664 ·

Re: RE; Autoracks

tvmlines wrote: Timothy A, You better not sign your name Timothy A. either because there is another Timothy A. on the list - this one from Central PA. Tim Gilbert

By Tim Gilbert <tgilbert@...> · #52663 ·

Re: new Kadee car - When?

Jared Harper wrote: Has Kadee offered a scheduled release date for their new car? Tim Gilbert

By Tim Gilbert <tgilbert@...> · #52662 ·

Re: Linde Box Car

Ed Hawkins wrote: Ed, ACF did not have the general arrangement for the tank because Linde designed and built it using proprietary technology. Then it was shipped it to ACF who constructed the car

By Tim Gilbert <tgilbert@...> · #52661 ·

Re: Running boards for Ann Arbor 1400-1409 PS-1 boxcars

Mark, There's a very high correlation factor with running boards and brake steps. It's not 100% as I've seen a few exceptions to the rule, but if a car came with a U.S. Gypsum brake step there's a

By Ed Hawkins · #52654 ·

Re: NP flat kit--Culotta decals

Having built one of the kits, I'll echo the sentiment that these are really enjoyable to build. I may do the SP&S decals, too, and Al Hoffman has convinced me to do CB&Q as well, although that

By Ted Culotta <tculotta@...> · #52660 ·

Re: Linde Box Car

John, I've always been intrigued by these cars and have never totally understood why the hatches were in the roof. I can only surmise (purely a guess) that the hatches were used for periodic

By Ed Hawkins · #52652 ·

Re: Running boards for Ann Arbor 1400-1409 PS-1 boxcars

A 2001 photo of AA #1409 with its original brake step looks like an 'APEX' or grid-style step to me. So this seems to confirm what Ed says, that even if it had U.S. Gypsum running boards, they

By Tim O'Connor · #52657 ·

Re: NP flat kit

The 1938 photos do show overlapping decks (I assume you mean wood that overlaps the side sills?) but the overlap is small, maybe an inch or a little more. Tim O'Connor

By Tim O'Connor · #52659 ·

Re: Linde Box Car

Ed A photo of SERX #1001 shows that the 3rd, 6th, 8th and 10th panels from the A end were not diagonal panel like the rest of the roof, but appear to have either no stamping or a low profile

By Tim O'Connor · #52658 ·

Re: NP flat kit--Culotta decals

Hey Ted, now that the kits are in delivery, how do we order your decals for the NP flats? i don't see an order no. or price on your Speedswitch site yet. Thanks and best, Chris Frissell Polson, MT

By leakinmywaders · #52653 ·

Re: Boraxo Covered Hopper

It carried borax (an ingredient for the soap) mined in California. The soap was carried in box cars or piggyback trailers, in paper boxes or metal cans. I don't know where Boraxo was manufactured but

By Tim O'Connor · #52655 ·

Re: NP flat kit

A pair of 1938 photos (NPHS V.19 #1) of two NP flat cars shows two different trucks -- one with spring planks, and one without. After looking at several model trucks, the only real choice for a

By Tim O'Connor · #52656 ·

Boraxo Covered Hopper

Now that my question about the Linde box car has been answered here is another. I recently purchased an Atlas covered hopper with Boraxo Soap logo etc. I bought it because I liked the lettering. Admit

By John Teeple · #52651 ·

Re: NP flat kit

AAR self-aligning spring-plankless in the photos I have, so Ted C. is (as usual) correct in recommending either the Tichy or P2K trucks. Personally, I'd prefer the Tichy trucks as they are a bit more

By Richard Hendrickson · #52650 ·

Re: Linde Box Car

Ed, Thanks for the reply. I should have known somebody in this group would have an answere. This little "mystery" has been bothering me for some time about these cars. Every picture I have seen, so

By John Teeple · #52649 ·

Upon Further Review...Re: Re: .088" wheels

This is rather long...read at your own mental risk or if you are having trouble sleeping. Nevertheless, the conclusions may surprise you. Denny Anspach writes: Weeeelllll. I have written rather

By Mike Brock <brockm@...> · #52648 ·

Re: 1/4" scale CV/GTW boxcar

Marty, I've normally kept a close eye out for CV models over the years, regardless of scale, but I certainly don't recall this model being offered in O scale. Dick

By Richard Dermody <ddermody@...> · #52647 ·

Re: Another question from the newbie...

You won't be disappointed. SGL

By Schuyler Larrabee · #52646 ·

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