Ed and all, For many years on passenger cars as well as cabeese the roofs were covered with canvas which was itself then coated with an asphaltum or tar like material. I've also seen mulehide

Here you go Chris, this is the MR article for weathering covered hoppers Fenton -- Fenton Wells 3047 Creek Run Sanford NC 27332 919-499-5545 srrfan1401@... [Non-text portions of this message

IIRC Missouri Pacific that I model specified "mule hide" whatever that was. Especially on brass cabooses, I stipple on black acrylic straight out of the tube for some texture. Jerry Glow

Elden is correct. I work at a steel mill and years ago received alloys and additives by rail. Those containers in gons were not liked. The bno had hoppers with colored(orange) ends for ferro

Dennis, I think your general observations are right on, and I offer no argument against them. I am wondering if these very off-line cars, might not contain additives such as nickel or other ores or

Ed, Stock car roofs did not have to be water-tight, so no, they would not usually have been covered with tar paper. Darkly weathered boards were due to soot and cinders from

Chris, What hoppers are you working on? Most covered hoppers, especially the 37' sizes built by AC&F or Pullman, were used mostly in cement service. It wasn't until the advent of the 47' Pullman

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE There are also many other loads that might have originated offline in those hoppers, including ferromanganese, gravel, limestone/dolomite, coke,

Hi group- I'm working on a group of covered hoppers from 1920s - 1957 (B&O). I seem to remember an article in one of the model magazines from a number of years back that discussed using white pepper

My bad Rob; good catch. Bill

Those are "nailer" strips for the end lining. John G

Anyone have evidence that these went of the Lackawanna in the '40s? Ed Mines

A well known photo indeed. I think it's been mentioned here before. For those who don't have it at hand, it's at the Library of Congress here: http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/fsac.1a34660/ The

Were caboose roofs covered with tar paper? How about PRR stock cars? Seems like you'd get a much more even coat than if you brushed on a liquid. Did they ever use car cement on wood,T&G board roofs

Tim O'Connor wrote: As already observed, they are nailers for the interior sheathing. Heads of the bolts which hold them would be seen on the outside of the ends, which might otherwise seem odd

From: Tim O'Connor what was the purpose of the boards inserted inside the ribs? They are nailers for the end paneling. The end paneling was typically installed vertically, as shown in this

I believe the end lining was attached to the boards in the end ribs. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, Oregon

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This is a great service that Gene has prepared (although I only have only a few of the RP Cycs due to my limited need for information on many of the subjects covered by these books). I've been

It is time to make your RPM-East plans! Less than two months remain until this spring prototype modeler gathering in suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. There will be plenty of action over March 25 &