Elden, I have compiled rosters of various 10'-6" IH postwar AAR box cars built from 1948 and later with various versions of Improved Dreadnaught Ends (IDE) used after the 4/4 arrangement. Some of

Looking at the following message: = = = 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

Hello STMFC List- I've been chewing on a bit of research for some time and I'm coming out of long time lurker status for guidance. I've been studying Sacramento's `R' Street corridor for a few

Hi Elden: I just sent you some post-group info to your ACE address. If you would like it sent to another, let me know. KL

I have a few extra pairs of HO trucks available. I have 5 pair of P2K B-1 National Trucks for $2.00 a pair, 2 pair of ECW Dalman 2-level trucks with Reboxx wheels for $2.00 a pair also. Please don't

Hi Mark, It has been a really long time. I have seen lots of stuff on these cars. There is a WM yahoo group that is probably your best bet for detailed info. CJ Riley --- mvlandsw

The December issue of The Keystone Modeler is online at http://www.prrths.com/Keystone%20Modeler/Keystone_Modeler.htm Here's What I'm Working On 1:48 Harbor Scene by Hugo Pallesen Model Review –

FYI: pat o'boyle, aka pacific limited, who wrote the article, also imported these cars in 5 versions back in the day. photos also appeared in his ads in mainline modeler in that time frame. woody

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