Al,         You have half of your info. The NX stood for Nastional Car Leasing, a subsidiary of the FGEX group.   Fred Freitas

Hi Folks Here are the DS/SS/Steel splits from 1932 to 1949 for box, auto and ventilator cars. The data are for all of the roads in my Excel database: All cars owned by U.S. Class 1 railroads, and a

Al Kresse asked: "What does N.X. stand for and were they associated with other reefer fleets, former or currently in 1954 . . . . and why on the C&O mainline in a drag of coal cars?" Bruce Smith

Al, You must not read TKM <G>. NX was National Car Co. which was the meat reefer subsidiary of "our companies" (FGE, WFE, BRE). Many of their reefers were hand-me-downs from FGE etc... As for

Everyone, The last 40' 6" box cars on the PRR (new built) were the X54/X54A classes of 1960. They were built to haul can good, were insulated and had plug doors. Campbell's Soap in Camden, NJ

Folks, While working on an offset-side hopper car project, I noticed a partial overhead shot of a light colored, wooden with outside steel stakes and diagons, 55-ton, N.X. reefer. It has wooden

What color should the roof be on my Sunshine 2500 series car? (I am on another reefer jag, so I might actually get a few built!) Instrucions say black, I have heard BCR? TIA, Joe Binish

my apologies to the list--didn't notice this was supposed to be an off-list exchange. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Rich Burg wrote: This is, of course, a billboard scheme from the era prior to the ICC ban on such schemes. (Several similar Swift schemes are shown in the new book on billboard reefers.) But I

Here's the latest flyer for the RPM Meet Prototype Rails to be held at Cocoa Beach, FL: PROTOTYPE RAILS COCOA BEACH, FL, JAN 8-11, 2009 AN NMRA SANCTIONED EVENT A PROTOTYPE MODELING MEET

You're welcome. Knew you would like it. We really don't have any guideline, though you are right, we don't want it (realistically) to go over 350 or 400 pages. I've always believed that the

Tony, I have been sadly remiss in not thanking you profusely for the reefer book. Too many other things going on. I liked it greatly (always been a fan of the advertising) and I'll just have to find

If you have access to an APRIL 1951 ORER and or a JULY 1951 ORER please contact me off list. Thanks in advance. Dick Kashdin Clarence, NY

Hi Ray, According to the data book these are numbered X5500 to X5699. They were 330001 - 33095 when in revenue service. 1105 cubic feet capacity, 37' 10 1/8 inch long over the end sills. The drawing

Hi Jeff, Are you talking about the X6001-X6979 series of IC cinder cars? If so, I have a quality photo of X6120, and it looks like a scratch job. The only 32 foot gon on the market that I

I have no idea. I found the car in the IC 1954 freight car data book and it just lists SSS as the builder and says built at Hammond on the index sheet. Looking at the drawing shows the builder as SSC

Who is SSS? Standard Steel Car Co . . . or somebody else? Al Kresse

Guys, The Burlington Bulletin #28 (I don't know the date on this copy) on page 61 has a lettering arrangement for Leased Swift cars, circa 1932. These were former PRR class RF reefers, leased

Scott Pitzer wrote: I was thinking spring, summer or fall <g>. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

wrote: painted. Mon-Tue, Wed-Thu, or Fri? Before or after lunch? <g> Scott Pitzer tops.