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Re: Ann Arbor Box Cars

Garth, My published PS-1 lists include only cars built by P-S and delivered to the railroad, private owner, or government agency. B&O built 400 cars from PS-1 kits at Dubois, Pennsylvania in 1957

By Ed Hawkins · #56579 ·

Re: resin kit instructions

Thanks Richard, I got the ladders right (as far as the number of rungs anyway), I will change the brake wheel when I get home. I ended up with a P2K "Quick Kit", so I had to pop most of the work they

By rockroll50401 <cepropst@...> · #56580 ·

Re: Ann Arbor Box Cars

Garth, These references were quite a few years ago. Updated rosters of 40' and 50' PS-1s are on the STMFC web

By Ed Hawkins · #56573 ·

Re: Ann Arbor Box Cars

Ed, Thanks for the link to the roster. I found D&LW 35000-35199, NH 34500-34999 and NH 35000-35999 with a 10' IH. There are no B&O cars on your list, so I assume that they were built by the B&O from

By Garth Groff <ggg9y@...> · #56577 ·

Re: Rooms at Naperville Holiday Inn Select - Availability

Just to follow up, I called this afternoon and had no problems. Brian J Carlson P.E. Cheektowaga NY

By Brian J Carlson <brian@...> · #56576 ·

Re: resin kit instructions

The Santa Fe cars had eight rung ladders on the sides, seven rung ladders on the ends. Hand brakes were Ajax; Santa Fe hardly ever used any other make of power hand brake. Richard Hendrickson

By Richard Hendrickson · #56578 ·

Re: DF ????????

Posted by: "Tony Thompson" walter kierzkowski wrote: DF was a trademark of General American which I believe had the original patent for belt rails with interlocking bars across the car. Evans

By Malcolm Laughlin <mlaughlinnyc@...> · #56589 ·

resin kit instructions

Last weekend I built a couple of the Sunshine mini kits. Last years 'Naperville' MP box car and a rebuilt ATSF 50' DD auto car. It's not permitted to complain about kit instructions especially when

By rockroll50401 <cepropst@...> · #56575 ·

Re: Ann Arbor Box Cars

class they The Ann Arbor's 200 PS-1's with 8-foot door openings were built by Pullman Standard in 1957 and numbered 1200-1399. They had the following trust plates. Ann Arbor Railroad Equipment

By Chet French <cfrench@...> · #56574 ·

Re: pronunciation of gondola

1. How do you pronounce "gondola," <GON´-duh-luh> or <gon-DOH´-luh> . But you left out the third, <GON'-doh-la>, which is the one that I use. Malcolm Laughlin, Editor

By Malcolm Laughlin <mlaughlinnyc@...> · #56743 ·

Re: pronunciation of gondola

Not the wrong list if it is on a baggage or mail car. Doug Brown

By Doug Brown <g.brown1@...> · #56571 ·

Re: Ann Arbor Box Cars

Jim, Good data on the B&O cars, but 10' IH PS-1s were hardly unique to the B&O. A look at Ed Hawkins' published rosters in the old DING and RMJ will show you several other groups of 10' IH cars.

By Garth Groff <ggg9y@...> · #56572 ·

Re: Ann Arbor Box Cars

B&O picked up a number of 1956-built Ann Arbor PS-1 boxcars during 1964. They became class M-67a (with 6-foot door openings) and class M-67b (with 8' door openings). They were acquired by B&O from

By jim_mischke <jmischke@...> · #56570 ·

Re: new books - Lack of Eastern SS Boxcars in LA during the Depression

Jeff Aley asked: Jeff, First of all, the book is about single sheathed box & automobile cars. The X29's were considered of all steel construction. The distribution of ownership of total boxcars,

By Tim Gilbert <tgilbert@...> · #56569 ·

Re: pronunciation of gondola

Dear Richard and other listers: 1. I grew up in Amarillo, Texas. 2. My parents were from that same town and area 3. I have lived in the Southwest, the South and now in New hampshire. 4. I

By RICH NUNN <flyingtigers_nunn@...> · #56568 ·

Re: NP passenger slogans timeframes

Yep, that is exactly what I needed thanks. Brian J Carlson P.E. Cheektowaga NY

By Brian J Carlson <brian@...> · #56567 ·

Re: new books

Jeff Aley wrote: And you fell for it <g>. But Tim G. will respond that "photos lie." Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

By Tony Thompson · #56566 ·

Re: DF ????????

walter kierzkowski wrote: True, but the emblem appeared at least as early as 1955, well before those 60-foot cars appeared--and in any case the latter period is off the end of the permitted

By Tony Thompson · #56565 ·

Re: pronunciation of gondola

KEW-puh-luh. In my scrap box I have a couple o' cupolas. Now let's try CLERESTORY. Whoops, sorry, wrong list. Tom Madden

By pullmanboss <tgmadden@...> · #56564 ·

Re: new books

Huh? I thought that Mssrs. Nelson and Gilbert used wheel reports to show otherwise: that at any major point in the U.S., boxcars are distributed according to their national percentage. I thought

By jaley <jaley@...> · #56563 ·

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