Gene, There was also a model of a Panel side boxcar that was close or an exact model of of a Santa Fe Bx-3/6. Rick Dietrichson Wilmington, NC

If I remember correctly, the stock car is based loosely on the Pennsy K7 stock car. Frank Brua

Gene Green wrote: I think these two truss castings are the same. I always used to think it was the ARA box car, but haven't really checked details or dimensions. Tony Thompson Editor,

Back in the day MDC made a number of freight car kits using metal castings. Except for the drop-bottom gondola I don't recall anyone ever identifying prototypes for any of the MDC metal cars. I

Years ago Ed Ravenscroft (sp?) had an article in Model Railroader (I think 61) on his hump yard. He had a simple tilt track he had made that would test trucks based on the grade. His was specific

Tony, You are probably right. There are no absolute standards for rollability, anyway. It is all relative. I just need to rig up some test method that will work for me and which will indicate which

Gene Green wrote: Sure, and different cars with a specific truck might yield different results; but what we are evaluating is truck vs. truck (or more usually, wheelset vs. wheelset in a

Tim, What sort of grade is your inclined track? I have about 18 feet of track on an incline of approximately 1 1/2%. If I let a car go on that grade it is going fast enough to knock the coupler off

There were still seats available the morning of the clinic. We had a freind come down for the day who wasn't aware of the clinic. I asked Mike Brock if any were available and he said yes and to get

Andy; I am sure you are right, but I did not go into some of the issues I do not have good enough info on. I do not know if the cross-bearers were beefed up on the 8-foot door cars, or not (I

I am looking for car counts from any 1916 and or 1917 ORER. If you have a 1916 or 1917 ORER please contact me off list. Thanks. Dick wb2raj@...

Tim O' C. writes- I am certain that Tim's solution works just fine, but it is more cumbersome IMHO (I used the same method before purchasing the Rolltester) . In my experience, the rolltester

Thanks, this is what I needed. I have the culprit (Branchline) half- built and I realized all the photos I saw were the modified cars with plain keystone. For the early 60s era, then, I'm in the

I suspect the X43C's were also the worst because they had the widest doors (8 ft) and therefore the least longitudinal strength. regards, Andy Miller

Bruce Smith writes: "I have posted a photo of the boiler load to the STMFC photos section which Mike should approve pretty fast, since it is my photo <G>. It will be in a folder called "Bruce Smith's

Folks, A correction on the boiler load. It was pointed out to me off line that these boilers are not from Victory or Liberty ships, but from British Empire class ships, at least 30 of which were

Ron; Yes, just like other "standard" AAR '44 design cars. and modified later to side sills that spanned from bolster to bolster? Yes, but there was also an intermediate fix that just spanned the

Were the PRR X43C built with side sill tabs and modified later to side sills that spanned from bolster to bolster? If so, roughly when did that program start and end. Were all the cars upgraded, and

If I could make it to Florida, I could bring several "Shake and Take" cars. Of course none of them are quite finished, but I'm willing to display them as is. Since I can't make it to Prototype Rails,

Jared, Two out of the last three have matched your era (sort of at least)! The Kahn's reefer project was in reality an FGE reefer bash for the 1921/22 cars. I did one Kahn's car, which admittedly