Andy, Still no guarantee the IC didn't put extra stringers on in 1938 even if slightly less likely. Staffan

The A.A.R. 1937 design had two stringers, one on each side. But MILW rib side boxes had four stringers already in 1939 at least, ahead of the 1940 recommendation and 1942 design. Unfortunately IC

Ed, Thank you very much for wanting to check out the drawing. When you do, please, report to the list as more persons than I seem to want to know. Gratefully, Staffan

Tim, Thanks. I will keep my eyes open for the correct ones when visiting hobby shops. They apparantly have done the red cars both ways. The kit I have is RC-7014-4 and, unfortunately, it is done

Drawings for Southern 40 ton 1937 box cars (10000-, 260500-, 306000-) show one stringer each side of the center sill. Tim O'Connor wrote: -- Frank Greene Memphis, TN

It wasn't until recently that I was told that Russ Simpson had died. We bought out brass strips from him (1,000 at a time, therefore the delay). Does anyone know of another source? I'd hate to

I have a good supply of Red Caboose '37 AAR roofs available for $1.75 each. Contact me off-list if interested in particulars at <midcentury@...> -Andy Carlson Ojai

Clark Propst: Not anymore. This from Red Caboose's home page (typos and all): "We dislike doing this but do to extremely poor individual parts sales it has been decided to pull all parts from

Ken, Red Caboose does/did sell their roofs separately. So, order some when you order the kit. I believe Detail West still makes a square corner 4/4 DE that should come close to fitting on the RC

Look at the Branchline shake-the-box (Yardmaster) '37 AAR boxcar-it has a single stringer along each side of the center sill. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA ________________________________ From: Tim

Staffan if you ever find out please let us know! :-) The AAR 1940 Car Construction recommendation was two on each side of the center sill. But prior to that I just don't know, and AFAIK none of the

The LNE 8001-8500 series used the 1923 ARA side pattern. Red Caboose did these correctly as unmodified cars. Later Red Caboose released "patched" cars in black LNE billboard paint, but the patched RC

Bob, I once observed a string of "bad order" boxcars on the B&O in storage at Caseyville, Illinois in ~1962 that stretched for a mile or more without any breaks. These, of course, were all

I understand that on some railroads wood sheathed refrigerator cars were parked in groups of five for extended storage . The groups were separated by a space to inhibit the spread of fire in the

Well, Speedwitch offers them with their MEC re-roofed kits, but I don't know if Ted would sell them separately. You'll need new ends, too. Red Caboose doesn't offer the ARA body with dreadnaught ends,

Gentlemen, thank you for your inputs. The LNE series that Speedwitch does is the 8201-8500 panel end cars. The railroad put raised, diagonal panel roofs on these cars in the late 1940's. I have one of

Staffan, I don't know for sure without checking, but general arrangement and brake arrangement drawings for these cars are at the Museum of Transportation. They are AC&F drawing no. 6152497 and

Would anyone know how many stringers were under the floor of IC box cars series 17000-18999 blt 1938? Two or four? Staffan Ehnbom

I forgot to mention: Please contact me off the list.

I have one Texas & Pacific 40' fixed end Gondola w/dreadnaught ends kit number 67.17 and one Milwaukee 1939-40 Ribbed Box Car "Hiawatha" w/wood board kit number #41.1 The kits retail for $36 and $38