It appears there was no real standard, only a minimum requirement. The AAR Safety Appliance Standards presented in the 1940 CBC call for a minimum handhold length of 16" along each edge of the corner

Richard Question: Richard, can you tell us a little about who "Sun Models" is? Larry King <lrkdbn@...>

Being a former machinist, I would suggest you try cleaning the graduations (each groove) with a paint thinner or alcohol using a brush. Wipe clean thoroughly with a dry lint free (and oil free) cloth.

Jerry, I can remember the times I painfully fought with a DA lift ring to fit into the corner hole on the running board. It would literally take minutes to line up each corner and that doesn't include

I use a strand from lamp cord over the corner and twisted to fit like an eye bold but MUCH snaller. Jerry Glow

Dean, not all "lateral" grab irons were alike. Suck it up. It takes about 20 seconds to bend your own to the exact size you need. P.S. The DA grabs fit the DA etched running boards. :-)

Sure, I could have bent up the 4 grabs (for 2 roofs) that I need. But, I bought the DA grabs thinking that I would use the remainder of the pack to detail my Bowser and Accurail cars, and I have a

Tim O'Connor wrote: Well said. Close examination shows that usually the "eye bolt" is really a forged special part, which tightly wraps the grab. It is most certainly not the kind of eyebolt we

There were no SFRD steel reefers numbered 3250, but 9250 was a number in the Rr-43 class built in 1947, and what's visible of the car confirms that identification. The car on the left had

Further, the 1940 CBC has several pages devoted to Youngstown Bulk Material containers, one of which shows one being dumped by a man on the factory floor, using a large wrench to manually turn a gate

Zoom in on the marks (click on + at top left of the screen and then on the area on the photo) and there's no doubt it's a chalk mark. Frank Greene Memphis, TN

For steel running boards, advertisements in the 1951 and 1961 Car Builder Cyc's all show eye bolts. However, HO scale eyebolts are just too gigantic to represent these -- I think that is Tony's

Bob, I've seen that picture before. The number appears to be a chalk marking, not a stencil. This car was built in 1946. Tim O'Connor

My best guess is that the line rigged to the four corners lifts the container, while the line rigged to the two rings controls the gate mechanism, and allows the crane operator to open and close the

Thanks to Richard, Tom, Jerry and others for their responses regarding these cars. Now I know which Speedwitch kit to keep an eye out for! Jim Brewer Glenwood MD

Best wishes, John, on yours and the Society's new venture! We are all looking forward to learning more about these great railroads. Elden Gatwood ________________________________ From:

Guys; There is another interesting shot of a bulk "dry" container being unloaded you might find interesting; this one directly onto an industry floor, in the nice Rich Burg article on containers

Bob Chaparro wrote: "The second image is of what is reported to be a "Heinz Series B Box Car" shot around 1907. The car looks like something from a toy train set, but apparently that's the way some

Bob Chaparro wrote: "The first image shows track through the Homestead Mill complex on the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad in April 1949. First of all, this is a nice detail shot of the roof of

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