Garth, Carl et all.... Don't forget the correct doors for the DWP car as pictured in the link are 5/6/5 tall pre-war Youngstown doors, not the post-war Y Doors supplied as molded on doors on the

I believe CDS[out of Canada] is no longer in business except for in stock only[maybe]--jim young

Portland Car & Foundry <http://www.greatdecals.com/Portland.htm> lists them for GN and NP: set 100-80-7055 for GN, set 100-80-7060 for NP. John Monrad

Northern, amoung others. Does anyone recall the maker? CDS produced a set for the as-built lettering for the GN cars, built 1953 by ACF. Sincerely, Robert D. Heninger Stanley, ND

Wow-thanks for the comprehensive answer! CJM Ian Cranstone <lamontc@...> wrote: I've been slowly working on an article for CN LINES on this very topic, and maybe one of these years I'll

I've been slowly working on an article for CN LINES on this very topic, and maybe one of these years I'll get around to finishing it. The essential thing to know when talking about CN 40' steel

I believe some have been produced for Northern Pacifc and Great Northern, amoung others. Does anyone recall the maker? gary laakso south of Mike Brock vasa0vasa@...

Garth, Just for clarification, I'm trying to determine whether this car is in its original configuration, e.g. former double door auto service car reassigned to lumber service vs. a 60's era

Carl, Well, if this car was rebuilt in the 1960s, it doesn't fit anywhere, at least as far as this group is concerned. In any case, the DWC car has a 4/4 early Dreadnaught end (rolling pin-shaped

John, I contacted Walthers once by email and once by phone to get replacement parts for a building (email) and stock car kit (phone). Both times the arts came quickly and gratis. When I phoned I

The SRHA has copies of "Southern Rails" No. 22, Fall 1988, which contains Al Westerfield's plans for the various versions of the SU: http://www.srha.net/public/grab/item_detail.asp?id=114 -- Frank

While on the topic of the McKean/Accurail 40' double door car (on STMFC), my brain eventually drifted to a similar prototype in DW&P's former CN cars, such as this:

Ben, Thanks for the tip. Good to see I could use make use of a spare McKean underframe by "upgrading" my Accurail GN car, and subsequently, having a spare Accurail underframe for future use.

Hello Group, Thanks to all for their kind and prompt replies. -- Bill Keene Irvine, CA

Gentlemen, I have one of the new Proto tank cars with K-brakes http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/920-54403 and it showed up with a broken ladder. Does anyone know how I can get a replacement?

Carl Marsico wrote: "If you decide to keep this model, a new Accurail underframe would be a worthwhile investment." Not if you plan on doing the GN cars. The McKean underframe is more accurate for

The McKean (now Accurail) model is mostly based on this GN prototype: http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/gn/gn-xm3582ajs.jpg Wabash had similar cars also, but I can't recall the number series

Hello Group, This past week I was again digging in the far dark recesses of the storage cabinet and uncovered the following kit: McKEAN, #302, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, 40-foot double door boxcar. The model