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Re: Prototype for Bachmann "51 ft Mechanical Steel Reefer"?

Kurt Laughlin wrote: "The model has the lower, almost square screen on the left B end side, and a rectangular louver on the right B side. Is that correct? If not, I might just junk it and get an

By benjaminfrank_hom <b.hom@...> · #56290 ·

Re: John Golden's insults

Hey Jared, I don't recall calling Richard and/or Ed "fat", but if I did I didn't communicate properly. If anything, we're all fat (with knowledge) because of the hard work these guys do and the

By golden1014 · #56289 ·

Re: Prototype for Bachmann "51 ft Mechanical Steel Reefer"?

Thanks Ben & Tony! It looks workable as a kitbash for the layout. The model has the lower, almost square screen on the left B end side, and a rectangular louver on the right B side. Is that

By Kurt Laughlin <fleeta@...> · #56288 ·

Re: NYC Cement Car?

I think I can definitely say that 63400 (at least that's what the number looks like) is bogus. Although I don't seem to have any listing under that number, it was almost certainly a double-sheathed

By Ian Cranstone · #56287 ·

Re: Prototype for Bachmann "51 ft Mechanical Steel Reefer"?

And only PFE. It's entertaining that AHM offered it in Santa Fe paint (along with several other bogus schemes, of course). Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley,

By Tony Thompson · #56286 ·

Re: Prototype for Bachmann "51 ft Mechanical Steel Reefer"?

Kurt Laughlin asked: "Is there a prototype for this critter, #43-1009-xx (also 179xx)? According to John Nehrich, "PFE did have mechanical reefers like this model. . ." I looked through my references

By benjaminfrank_hom <b.hom@...> · #56285 ·

Prototype for Bachmann "51 ft Mechanical Steel Reefer"?

Hi: Is there a prototype for this critter, #43-1009-xx (also 179xx)? According to John Nehrich, "PFE did have mechanical reefers like this model. . ." I looked through my references but could not

By Kurt Laughlin <fleeta@...> · #56283 ·

Re: New IC hopper

writes: hopper appear After seeing the link to the IC cars at work, I couldn't wait to get home to compare to the DL&W cars. The fact that ACF built these I thought we had a ringer. DL&W favored

By MDelvec952 · #56284 ·

Re: NYC Cement Car?

Hello All I'm currently detailing one of the Atlas cars for my N scale '64 coastline layout. The body is 53'6"long. The deck has a good representation of the posts that hold the containers. I

By Mr Charles burns · #56282 ·

Re: A March 1899 ORER on eBay!

List, Here is a link for an eBay auction for a March 1899

By Thomas M. Olsen <tmolsen@...> · #56281 ·

Re: NYC Cement Car?

Kurt Laughlin wrote: It's vaguely like the SP car, but the length may be wrong: the SP one was built on a 53 ft, 6 in. flat car. This looks too short. Tony Thompson Editor,

By Tony Thompson · #56279 ·

Re: new IC hopper

Ed, The DL&W 83300-83799 50 ton hoppers have seven gussets along the top edge of the car side like the IC cars, but have a 34' inside length compared to the 33' IL of the IC car. I cannot tell

By Michael Mang <mnmang@...> · #56280 ·

Re: NYC Cement Car?

Mike: The cars in those two previous links were Atlas N scale. I dug out my AHM. . . It doesn't have any foot stops for the containers. The car length is 6-13/16, which is 49.4 feet. Obviously

By Kurt Laughlin <fleeta@...> · #56278 ·

Re: SP CaC2 Car (was NYC Cement Car (Not)?)

Mike Dudley wrote: I found a photo of SP #598051 on page 344 of Tony Thompson's Volume 3 of "SP's Freight Cars - Automobile and Flat Cars." In the photo after the last light weight weighing in

By Tim Gilbert <tgilbert@...> · #56277 ·

Re: AHM container car(s)

wouldn't make more sense to have someone like AMB create a kit for the SP "structure" on a correct SP flat car, if it is currently made? I have already built an NYC car and it is different from the SP

By Captain Dudley · #56276 ·

Re: NYC Cement Car?

AHM "calcium carbide" car, rather than the SHPX car which has 28 slots (but was also modeled by AHM).. with 22 demountable calcium carbide containers. CN 63000 seems to be bogus. There

By Captain Dudley · #56275 ·

Re: SP CaC2 Car (was NYC Cement Car (Not)?)

help 124800 Tim: Also note that the SP car rode on roller bearing journals and the NYC car did not... Mike Dudley

By Captain Dudley · #56273 ·

Re: AHM container car(s)

Mike and all, I have been following this message and was just wondering if it wouldn't make more sense to have someone like AMB create a kit for the SP "structure" on a correct SP flat car, if it is

By Greg Martin · #56274 ·

Re: NYC Cement Car?

Mike: Does the SP car you refer to look like this? http://www.us-train50.de/N-Bilder/400/490.JPG http://www.us-train50.de/N-Bilder/400/488.JPG If so, then this is probably the prototype for the 22

By Kurt Laughlin <fleeta@...> · #56272 ·

Re: SP CaC2 Car (was NYC Cement Car (Not)?)

Light Cyclopedia? Or us 4/1961 The car number is SP #598051. The LD LMT 124800. LT WT 83200. Interesting enough the caption on the photo says..Load Limit 124800 and light weight 82500. Mike

By Captain Dudley · #56271 ·

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