wrote: In researching the web, magazines, and books in preparation for doing a plug door car, I noted variety in whether the side was reinforced, and HOW it was reinforced. I also noticed variety in

The same two cars were done by Roco in N Scale. (IIRC the HO cars were also done by Roco, origiinally for AHM). The lower height framework car in the N Scale version had cylindrical containers with

working from. That car would have been among the earliest rebuilt Bx- 12s to have been repainted after the war, and one of the earliest to be renumbered. I'm planning to model the same car to run on

I have the following HO SCALE southeastern and undecorated engines for sale which are new in their original boxes having never been run on a layout. Please contact me off list at

Justin, In line with Bruce's recommendation you can obtain Andrews trucks from several sources. Red Caboose has an Andrews Truck (#RP-5012) that should fit the bill, but it does not come with

Thanks, Richard, that's helpful. KL

I wondered, when I saw the date, if that was the photo you were working from. That car would have been among the earliest rebuilt Bx-12s to have been repainted after the war, and one of the earliest

Not yet. but if Charlie Slater can be persuaded to make patterns for them, that might happen. Richard Hendrickson

Thanks Richard, I'll have to add the side sill reinforcement too. I originally reread just the section on the rebuilt cars and not chapter 9 of the book, which deals with the second rebuilding. Did

Justin, As with any PRR car, first check Rob Schoenberg's web pages. His G25 page is at: http://prr.railfan.net/freight/classpage.html?class=G25 This says that the G25 used class 2E-F3 trucks,

Hi to all I have been neglecting a completed Westerfield kit for too long on the workbench. Any recommendations on trucks for this great kit? Cheers Justin Walker Gold Coast, Australia

Note also that it wasn't until some time in numbers > to the 211050-214549 series, so it's likely that a car reweighed in > 3-46 would still have had its original 126000-129499 series number. Richard

Brian, you are right that the postwar SFRD rebuilds had bottom-operated couplers with rotary uncoupling levers, whereas the prewar cars kept their original top operated couplers and uncoupling

Close but no cigar, Charlie. Underframe and trucks would have been mineral brown. Also, In 1946 the placard boards and route card boards would have been black. Note also that it wasn't until some

The underframe and trucks would also be mineral brown. Charles Slater Bakersfield, Ca.

Charlie, From a quick glance at the Painting and Lettering Guide, it appears that your comments on paint colors are quite valid. For the 1946 date, the printed history, in general, confirms your

Am getting close to finishing the Westerfield Bx-12 kit with the extended roof. Am modeling a boxcar with a lightweight date of 3-46. Would like to verify what I 'think'is the right color scheme for

Ed Mines wrote: We rejected the book in the form it then existed, so I know a lot about it. It has a superb history of the evolution of hopper cars, which appears to be the product of

Has anyone seen the O&W hopper book? Does it cover cars from other railroads? Are there a lot of photos? Ed

Kurt, the 1950 ORER shows the number series 6101-6300 with dimensions identical to the other number series. I have two photos of cars in this series which appear to be identical to the earlier Cudahy