Tony Yes, a builder photo of SP 33420, a B-50-18 built by ACF, has lap seams. But one of the LIFE collection photos that is a close up of the right side of a B-50-18 definitely shows crimped seams.

MMDV (My Mileage Does Vary) -- I prefer correct floors myself. If the vendor is confused about the number or placement of the stringers, then just leave 'em off!! The question is Richard, do you care

Tim O'Connor wrote: Looking at SP's 1937 AAR cars, most had the overlap seams, but the differences appear to be by builder, not by car class, suggesting that at least in SP's case, the seam

The irony of course is that Intermountain copied Red Caboose's car, including the incorrect stringers, instead of its own O scale box car kits which included both crimped and lap seam

Andy writes: "One of the reasons that I am taking an interest in the Branchline '37 AAR car is because of the very visible different side panel sheet difference the Branchline mold designer

One of the reasons that I am taking an interest in the Branchline '37 AAR car is because of the very visible different side panel sheet difference the Branchline mold designer utilized. The RC/Intmt

The genesis of this practice of molding model underframes with only one floor stringer per side is easily traced, as that is what's shown in the drawings of the 1937 AAR standard box car that were

Ed Hawkins wrote: In my original reply I never stated that only the B end had a ladder. What I said was that the ends were painted brown and the "B" end ladder was black. However, that statement

Hi, I was exploring the idea that maybe using Branchline Trainmaster '37 AAR boxcars would be less work, even with shaving off the side ladders, than correcting the underframe mistakes that both

_____ From: On Behalf Of joel norman Subject: [STMFC] MAINE TOFC QUESTION GENTLEMAN: Not sure how much TOFC there was out or into MAINE during the late 40;s into 1955(my cut off year)thats

GENTLEMAN:Not sure how much TOFC there was out or into MAINE during the late 40;s into 1955(my cut off year)thats one part of the question,the other is was the BAR/BM/MEC heavy in that traffic and if

Have you considered machining a piece, or having a piece made for you, with a pointed cavity to use with the NWSL Puller so the axle point would not be damaged? Just a thought, Don Valentine

Nice to see that some folks still know how to run a railroad properly! (-: Don Valentine

I have made up a special punch that I have drilled a hole into its bottom end. This allows the point of the axles to go up into it and not get broken while using this punch to move axles through the

Justin-- Here's my solution in you're working in HO-- Have you a bench or a small table-top vice? If so, I'd unscrew the steel knurled face pieces on the jaws and screw in a new special facxes for

Joel, I don't have your answer but don't think that 50 foot trailers came into being until after 1955. Probably 30 foot or so. Chuck Hladik

The Pittsburgh Post Gazette has an overview on the bloody strike that happened 100 years ago at the Pressed Steel Car Company in McKees Rocks, Penna. Details are

Thank you Ed.I obviously misread your post.Sorry about that.Armand Premo

I have been completing maintenance on a number of freight cars including ensuring the gauge on wheelsets is correct and have come across some stubborn wheelsets that are under-gauge. I have tried the

Armand, In my original reply I never stated that only the B end had a ladder. What I said was that the ends were painted brown and the "B" end ladder was black. However, that statement wasn't