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Re: NYC Spec 468 boxcars

Dave, cars that received new roofs during World War II got wood running boards and kept them unless they required replacement later; however, though there are photos of cars with new roofs and

By Richard Hendrickson · #90208 ·

Re: NYC Spec 468 boxcars

Richard, or anyone knowledgeable of the NYC, would all of NYC's re-roofed Spec 468 cars also have received replacement steel running boards as BLI says in their catalog? While a reasonable assumption,

By David Sieber · #90207 ·

Re: BLI NYC Spec 486 40' Box Cars

Catalogs are generated by marketing people not experts on freight cars and BLI would not be the first manufacturer to put incorrect numbers and road names on a model. This is a model many of us have

By rwitt_2000 · #90206 ·

Re: NYC Spec 468 boxcars

Richard, Do you have a date for when these roofs were first fitted? I'm guessing 1940 would be too early for them? Dave complains about a lack of models for 1944, 1940 seems to be much

By eddie_walters <eddie_walters@...> · #90205 ·

Re: UNION PACIFIC CABOOSE COLOR

Bill Pardie asks: UP began painting cabooses yellow in July, 1947, and the process continued through the end of 1948. Reference Union Pacific Freight Cars 1936-51 by Terry Metcalfe. Mike Brock

By Mike Brock <brockm@...> · #90203 ·

Re: UNION PACIFIC CABOOSE COLOR

From page 248 0f Strack and Ehernberger's most excellent book "Cabooses of the Union Pacific Railroad": "In June 1947, instructions were issued to change UP's cabooses from freight car red....to

By spsalso · #90204 ·

Re: BLI NYC Spec 486 40' Box Cars

Rich, AFAIK, the bulk of the information on this project has been supplied by a very knowledgeable STMFC member whose membership status in the NYCHS is not known to me. In addition, at least 2

By Bruce Smith · #90202 ·

Re: NYC Spec 468 boxcars

Rich Orr wrote: Yes, page 33. I just tried the download. Lotta products! Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #90201 ·

Re: Billboard Reefer Era? (was Mather stock cars)

One curiosity for me about the billboard refrigerator cars was an experience I had riding the South Shore from Chicago to South Bend some time between 1977 and 1979. We were on South Shore tracks but

By Thomas Baker · #90200 ·

Re: Billboard Reefer Era? (was Mather stock cars)

Todd Horton wrote: It's explained at some length in the book, but the real thrust of the decision was to prohibit the rebates and other undesirable (not to say illegal) aspects of the car

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #90199 ·

Re: Billboard Reefer Era? (was Mather stock cars)

Guy Wilber wrote: I've never seen documentation of the subsequent relaxation of these rules after WW II. Do you have any info, Guy? Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #90197 ·

Re: Billboard Reefer Era? (was Mather stock cars)

John Degnan wrote: John, as you can see in the Hendrickson-Kaminski book we published, there really is no "start" -- there were colorful and extravagant lettering schemes well back into the

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #90196 ·

Re: Billboard Reefer Era? (was Mather stock cars)

What caused them to prohibit advertising on railroad cars? Todd Horton ________________________________ To: "STMFC@..." <STMFC@...> Sent: Sun, May 16, 2010 1:49:20

By Todd Horton · #90198 ·

UNION PACIFIC CABOOSE COLOR

Does anyone know what year Union Pacific shifted from boxcar red to armour yellow in their caboose paint scheme? Thamks on advance for any help: Bill Pardie

By WILLIAM PARDIE · #90195 ·

Re: Billboard Reefer Era? (was Mather stock cars)

Gene, That date was subsequently extended to April 1, 1937. The extension was granted by the General Committee of the AAR's Operating- Transportation Division. Along with the extension came the

By Guy Wilber · #90194 ·

Re: BLI NYC Spec 486 40' Box Cars

Has the NYCHS provided this information to BLI? Has the NYCHS attempted to work with BLI to produce an accurate model? My personal experience is that the NYCHS is less than forthcoming with

By SUVCWORR@... · #90193 ·

Re: NYC Spec 468 boxcars

Tim: They are in the catalog. Item numbers 1750 - 1762. You can down load the entire catalog as a pdf file. I think they are on page 33. Usually when items are in the catalog but not shown in the

By SUVCWORR@... · #90192 ·

Re: NYC Spec 468 boxcars

Bob, a few of them probably survived as late as 1949 with the original roofs, but almost all would have been re-roofed by that time (occasionally, there's a photo of a car with a diagonal panel

By Richard Hendrickson · #90191 ·

Re: Billboard Reefer Era? (was Mather stock cars)

The end is easier to document than the beginning. Billboard reefers were outlawed in interchange effect Jan. 1, 1937. You can have a very enjoyable time reading the Hendrickson-Kaminski book

By Gene <bierglaeser@...> · #90189 ·

Re: Cinders

Guys, That is a lot of cinders: one out of every roughly 10 to 30 cars of coal. Who was takeing all that cinder "waste"? They used mine and blast furnace slag "waste" crushed for

By water.kresse@... · #90188 ·

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