FWIW, IIRC Staffan Ehnbom did an article on kitbashing a GN version. Checking the model RR mag index indicates it might have been in the 6/87 Mainline Modeler. Richard Townsend Lincoln City,

`Thank you Bill.Need to fill a major void on my roster.Bring them on.Armand Premo

"Not too many details regarding the agreement are available and it may be a while before any official announcement is made. However, Atlas has purchased all 'domestic' Branchline inventory and will

Dave, Interesting and very useful information. Thank you. Gene Green

This was more or less just a general list. It would have taken awhile to breakdown the builders, dimensions and other quirks. Rich Christie

Armand, As long as you’re checking meat reefer I, for one, will forgive you... ;>) Bill Schneider Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 5:50 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] Oh

Mike You misunderstand. I only meant that your conjecture that the fleet numbers for 1948 were "similar" to 1953 may be mistaken, as the UTLX fleet was showing steady growth after WWII.

Tim O'Connor says: I quoted the 1953 Orer. Mike Brock

So what's that mean for the future? There are plenty of places to publish information; not so many that are willing to publish information and pay the author for it. KL

I have to agree with Ben... this subject is really complex. Just look at the span of 25 years in your list -- I'm sure that besides length & capacity there must have been other differences. I'm

By 1960, 3.9% of all railroad owned equipment was covered hoppers. The percentage of covered hoppers in the privately owned fleet of 272,242 cars was undoubtedly higher so the ratio of tank cars

Rich C wrote: "Here is a list outside of Illinois Central that had the "short taper/chisel side" twin offsets B&LE 50001-50750, 10 panel, blt 1949 CofG 21500-21699, 10 panel, blt 1949 C&IM

http://www.fandckits.com/HOFreight/7050.html Thanks! -- Brian P. Ehni From: Mark Morgan <bnonut@...> Reply-To: STMFC List <STMFC@...> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:12:37 -0800

Andy, F&C makes the wagon top B&O  N43 covered hopper kit. Looks great when finished. Mark Morgan

Rich, many thanks for that list. There were more than I thought. ....Mike

On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:39:36 -0000, EdwardM wrote I thought it was an interesting concept at the time, but we're talking zinc alloy castings you have to bend. Gently. In a smooth curve. All of them

This design started out as the Enterprise offset-side twin hopper shown in various CBCs in the mid-late 1920s. The original design was 34'9" inside length and had stamped corner sills, but the design

Armand, Seems you have a wrong number somewhere. In 1953 the total number of tanks cars was 172301. Hard to believe that 164,000 tank cars were built in 6 years. Rich Orr

Here is a list outside of Illinois Central that had the "short taper/chisel side" twin offsets B&LE    50001-50750, 10 panel, blt 1949 CofG    21500-21699, 10 panel, blt 1949 C&IM     

The NYC system cars were basically the standard USRA twin hopper with offset sides (there were also some 70-ton versions)- not the same as the IC car. SHS has a nice rendition in S. David Thompson