4/5 1945 by Bob: All were W corners. The 1944 cars Murphy ends. The 1945 and 1947 Dreadnought ends. Also express box cars 2501-2524 were plywood built 1944. Marty

I do, too. A long look at all the photos from my area and era pretty much seals that deal. Anything more than a scattering of newly-painted cars would render my whole re-creation a fantasy.

Notice how even most of the buildings have alot of weathering too. Todd K. Stearns

Dennis Storzek said, in part: The change in ARA Standard lettering requirements was enacted in 1926 (according to Car Builder's Cyclopedias,) although I have notations that the new Standard was in

There is another surviving car in East Point, original number not known. It has been sprayed brown and given L&N reporting marks -for some strange reason- but but was silver/black upon its arrival in

Short answer, "no". I have a large number of boxcars all sitting on a shelf next to me and not one is that darkly weathered. Some are not too far from the Erie car, but not that dark. I guess I

Richard Hendrickson Jon Miller AT&SF For me time has stopped in 1941 Digitrax, Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI user NMRA Life member #2623 Member SFRH&MS

Bob Witt asked: Here, from the Colorado Railroad Museum collection, is a corner view of GN 44563 being unloaded at Kremmling, Colorado on May 28,

Thanks to Marty, Tom, Andy for answers to my questions. I appreciate all the help as well as the helpful spirit of the members of this group. If I recall correctly Sunshine offered a kit of the GN

RE: http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=471324544&size=l Does anyone weather their models that heavily? Gene Green Out in the - aww,you know where I am.

There have been some interesting messages with regard to the F&C website...with a few references to F&C's business operations. I would remind the members of an STMFC rule: "Criticism of a

Marty, What type of corners on the ends: square post or "W" post? Bob Witt

<mailto:bobsphoto.train%40yahoo.com> I Well, yeah, Roger, that's true. However, his SO is the one who does the email, and Bob tells me that when he's had enough email to deal with for a while, he

Love this shot! http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=471324544&size=l Thanks for the tip Jeff! Todd K. Stearns

I should proof-read these posts. My email is <midcentury@...> thanks, -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

I have a test shot of the parts for the forthcoming Intermountain GN plywood boxcar. I have taken a photo showing the carbody and the IDE's. If you want to peek at this, send me a request (Off-list)

Group: The GN had 4 seies of plywood sided box cars 44400-44999 and44025-44399 these originally had plywood and steel doors and 4/5 ends. these were built in 1944 by GN. Seies 10000-10499 built 1945

Speaking of which, its not a great shot, but how about <http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2178416353/>. Rob Kirkham

The recent references to my Sunshine all-time list has made me feel guilty. I've updated the all-time lists in the Files area, something I should have done some time ago. It includes everything I'm

offered to fix Nah, I was just kidding, in reality, I'd never do such a thing. As for web skills, count me out too...that one web page I had to do in college was enough for me...too tedious and