Thanks to Ben, Charlie and Richard for providing the correct information I was seeking. I knew the BLI was a unique Pennsy design, but wanted to be sure before responding on the list where the AAR

Please allow me to note that many (MANY!) model railroad magazines are available from the North Shore Model Railroad Club. See www.nsmrc.org. Low prices. SGL

Kurt Laughlin wrote: No. There are 1867 Central Pacific photos which clearly show running boards, and the roofs appear to be OUTSIDE metal roofs. One of these photos is in my SP Freight Cars,

Dennis Storzek wrote: Often with some kind of "waterproof" layer, such as tarpaper, between the layers. This usage goes back at least as far as 1880. Dennis is right about the grooving to direct

Ed Mines asked: Clark Propst added: Clark, Can we assume that the inbound loads originated in Canada? If so, US Customs would have no quarrel. Regarding the outbound loads, if they were routed to

had Wow! Something Tony and I can agree on :-) Merriam Webster Online defines PLANK as follows: "A heavy thick board; especially : one 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimeters) thick and at least 8 inches

Tony Thompson replied: Reloading empty foreign boxcars made the reverse routing rule could be insane. For instance in June 1947, CIL #1 was loaded with merchandise in Crawford IN for Louisville

Richard Hendrickson wrote: It didn't register that the truss rod is a one-of. The mind plays tricks I guess. Thanks Richard, I appreciate your helpfulness. Dave Nelson

Yes. Which is why sales wasn't done on the basis of price, but on something else -- availability or quality of empty cars, service (does your load get bogged down in Chicago? interchange via Peoria

Kurt Laughlin asked: For transportation, yes (and gets more because it's the originating road). For per diem, it would of course pay nothing for its own car, but as we've discussed at some

Kurt Laughlin wrote: The amount paid by the shipper (or consignee depending upon the terms of sale) for the transport of the shipment is specified in the published tariff for that commodity between

Robert Gross wrote: "I looked online and on eBay for a copy of the RMJ that you speak of. Unfortunately, I came up empty handed." Robert, the July 1995 issue of Railmodel Journal is still

I'm having a little trouble following these freight car movement discussions because I have some simple - perhaps infantile - questions about how railroads make money: Let's say the AAA RR gets an

Richard: I looked online and on eBay for a copy of the RMJ that you speak of. Unfortunately, I came up empty handed. Would it be too much to ask of you to make a copy of your article and snail mail

ed_mines wrote: Ed, The rule to reload and route foreign car empties was never waived; instead, it was not enforced not only during the 1940's, but also in the 1950's. Thus, the rule could be

Tim O'Connor wrote: "I don't have my notes at work, and I don't know what it was based on, but I have long been under the impression (delusion?) that the D&RGW, GN, and CB&Q all had stock cars that

They're early L-section Andrews with one-piece sloping journal box retaining bars; later Andrews had short ones bolted to lubs cast onto the sideframes, rather than extending under the lower

At the Steam Era Frieght Car site there is a photo of a NP boxcar -- here: http://www.steamfreightcars.com/gallery/boxauto/np39731main.html that I have a couple of questions about. First, not being