Hi Jerry; I just saw your message. I can help you out with this if you still need help. It may be a day or two before I can get to it, but I know I have two of those kits waiting for me to work on

Beings I bought a BLI N&W hopper at Trainfest and because the car is right behind the engine the car will be transferred to the M&StL at Nemo IL. Clark Propst

Guys; Well, the reverse can certainly be shown to be true. I was just looking at some of my slides, and there, once again, is a SP hopper, on a small branch of the PRR. These SP and ATSF hoppers

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Calm down, guys, and remember that the Santa Fe main lines were well over 2,000 miles long. Had the photo been taken in San Bernardino or Los Angeles, that might justify some excitement. However,

Mark, Here's some info that may help you out: 3) All in this series had the 5 panel Superior Door. 5) Build date for series 20500 - 21499 is 1952. 6) Yup - that's original paint. Consider also

Red Caboose at one time planned to do a TOFC version of the SP F-70-7 flat car, but I don't know what has become of that idea. Athearn's most recent single-trailer TOFC cars actually use models of

Craig Wilson wrote: "There are other references too if you do some searching for BAR photos. I found one of the later BAR trailers on a 50-foot (ex-PRR) Trailer Train flatcar. I have done models of

Although not 100% accurate, Missouri Pacific had some 50 foot flat cars (not 53'6") with 13 stake pockets, some of which were converted for TOFC service and lasted into the 1970's. If you remove

Rob; Thanks for the info! I will look for one. I was also surprised about the 1952 date. It seems awfully early for such a colorful scheme. I will keep after this and let you know what I

A couple of references to check out: Morning Sun, Northern New England Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment 1) pages 22 and 25. Photos of BAR refrigerated trailers, one on a rebuilt

That's the first thing I noticed in that photo too! I remember the "Sherman Hill discussion" well and figured it was best left for you guys to comment on it! Todd K. Stearns

GUYZ, This is why we "never say never" about prototype operations. I'm confident that a poster size copy of this photo will be prominently display in Coco Beach next month! Nice

Well, the car diagram I have for these cars (dated 1968) lists the running boards as "metal", which is less than adequate for your purposes. Close comparison of the photo of 20971 as well

Mark, Here's some info that may help you out: 3) All in this series had the 5 panel Superior Door. 5) Build date for series 20500 - 21499 is 1952. 6) Yup - that's original paint. Consider also

Were there instructions with this kit? If so I lost mine packing to move and just took it out and am at a loss to complete it (them). If anyone has instructions, could you do a good scan and email it?

Richard Townsend notes: "The more important question is what is that right behind the tender?? If it's on its way to California, will it be routed home over Sherman Hill?<VBG>" A rather

Hello everyone, I'm looking for some construction and paint information regarding some Great Northern 40ft steel boxcars, series GN 20500-21449. A prototype photo of GN 20971 is available

Yes. Well, literally, larger cars with larger door openings, though in the period most of us are interested in that meant 1-1/2 or double door cars with auxiliary doors. The Fe- classification was

What was the distinction the ATSF made between Box and Furniture cars - double doors? KL