It should be METAL. :-) (Sorry, I've just seen too many broken plastic vertical handbrakes.)

cars should be round or square? Thanks in advance for any help: Bill Pardie

As far as I can tell it is the 2 bay offset they have been making. Product # 7039 Blt 1948 with a 1952 shop date. Rich Orr

That could be flattering Tim, but actually was chasing toddlers and trying to raise a family at that point in my life and couldn't afford much time to study the Athearn SW whatever and S-12 whatever I

Richard Hendrickson wrote: " As for Kadee's next really new freight car product, I think I may know what it is but I ain't talking until they officially announce it." That's OK, Richard. You can

Richard Hendrickson wrote: True. But for those who don't know, class Ga-72 hoppers were delivered to ATSF in 1948, with A-3 trucks. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

Sorry, brain fade. I don't of course, have either model, since they are too new for me, Richard Hendrickson

Richard Hendrickson wrote: Um, far be it from me to contradict the expert, but the photo pretty clearly shows an offset twin hopper, not a PS-2. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature

Group, On the Shorpy Web site there is a photo of the Sloss City Furnaces in Birmingham, Al. circa 1906. In the bottom right corner on the photo there is a Southern Ventilated boxcar, #34364, B end

Sam Clarke at Kadee has my book and doubtless based the model on that photo. However, it's simply another of Kadee's fine models of the Pullman-Standard PS-2 covered hopper, so there was no need

Dick Bale wrote: Richard Hendrickson is far more qualified than me to talk about this, but there's a photo of ATSF 78130 (class Ga-72) on page 248 of Richard's book on Santa Fe open-top cars.

Thanks Steve and Andy. That lead should answer all the questions. Charlie

This morning at coffee one of the locals said Kadee just announced a 'new' two bay ATSF hopper. Anybody know anything about it? Clark Propst

Thanks much Ed, I do have that issue in my collection so I will check it out. Thanks again. -- Fenton Wells 3047 Creek Run Sanford NC 27332 919-499-5545 srrfan1401@...

Fenton, The cars had freight car red sides, and Branchline's oxide color is very close to matching an AC&F paint sample for series 9000-9199. Ends, roofs, underframes, and trucks were black. White

Gentlemen, what about the Branchline G&MO 50 double door car in the 9000 (I have No. 9047) series. What type of doors, roof walk, brake wheel and side sills did the real car have? Were the ends and

Dear Les, I have access to one photo showing the brake wheel in the number series you are interested in, and the car appears to carry a Miner wheel (solid center, six spokes). However, you have some

Kadee has scheduled a May delivery date for one of its standard 50-ton open-top 2-bay hoppers painted in box car red and decorated for ATSF road number 78130. The car will come with Kadee's 2-piece,

Al, I have said for years, and I continue to maintain, that there was no prototype for that model. If you think differently, show me the documentation. Richard Hendrickson

Hi Charlie--Approximately 105 cars rebuilt from G32A starting in 1966, after the time period discussed on this list. Info is available