I would defer to Richard on his truck identification here. Yet B&O also had some proprietary truck designs that research is only starting to uncover. Examples would be the Washburn truck and

Marty McGuirk wrote: "So, you're saying the Bowser car is too low to represent the PRR rebuilt prototype? That may be good news for me, since I want to use these to model a Central Vermont blister

Amazing Ben(tongue in cheek), and no one had to buy a book! Paul Lyons Laguna Niguel, CA

the way! rebuilt prototype? That may be good news for me, since I want to use these to model a Central Vermont blister side hopper -- and the CV cars were close in over dimensions (and in some

Fred Mullins wrote: I will send you the book reference and website off-list to avoid provoking the whiners on the list. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906

Tony, Thanks for the response. I guess I shoulld have figured that being a "a" sub class what they were rebuilt from. But I know very little about the SP. If someone could give me both a website

Paul Lyons wrote: "There is an article and and series of photos about the re-building of these cars in a long past Mainline Modeler. I do not know the issue." "Southern Pacific B-50-12-A", Pat

I don't know if it has been mentioned, but the early CGW PS1s (93000) (maybe all of those early cars)had sill tabs with rivets like a AAR car. Also look at the tabs at the lower side ends, where the

Gatwood, Elden J SAD wrote: Elden, According to the ICC's records, the December 31st total Boxcars owned by Class I US RR's between 1955 and 1965 were the following - showing the split of general

There is an article and and series of photos about the re-building of these cars in a long past Mainline Modeler. I do not know the issue. Paul Lyons Laguna Niguel, CA

Ben, Thanks for the reply, Yes, I saw the model in the Keystone Modeler -- great resource by the way! So, you're saying the Bowser car is too low to represent the PRR rebuilt prototype? That may

Fred Mullins wrote: It may not surprise you, Fred, that these were rebuilt from Class B-50-12. Those were USRA single-sheathed cars, of which SP received 1000 units. They were rebuilt starting

Have several Southern, Nickle Plate Auto cars and a 40 ft Mather Box car for sale. Please contact off list. Thanks George A. Walls

Hi Folks, Changed scales and have a bunch of Red Caboose Kits for sale. Please contact off list. George A. Walls

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Tim; You are correct, it is for Jan 1964, but I mentioned no car types, other than late PS-1's that would have been produced post-~'55 or so. You are

Can anyone point me to photos of the underframe and brake rigging for this car? I have builder photos of the car. Are there any other photos available of this car in service? It was on the road

Folks, I would like to learn more about this car. When was it rebuilt and from what class of car? When did the rebuilding take place and how long did these cars stay on the rails? Is sunshine still

Marty McGuirk asked: "Somewhere in the last few months I thought I saw a picture of an HO Bowser GL[A] equipped with blister panels. Was I seeing things? Anyone know if these panels are commercially

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Pieter; missing cars are PRR X29s, another 3-4% PRR X31/X32 types (tsk, tsk Eldon, how could YOU skip those! ;~} ), then there are NYC USRA

Somewhere in the last few months I thought I saw a picture of an HO Bowser GL equipped with blister panels. Was I seeing things? Anyone know if these panels are commercially available, and if, so