Armand, It depends upon how you operate your model RR. If you allow freight agents to "confiscate" empty cars as they pass through the yard, then the cars in your through trains will

I've been reading the "Shake and Take" reefer article in the latest RMC, and really like the idea. However, I believe the Kahn's car paint scheme is to new for my late 30's time frame. I'd like to

Thanks to all who replied, -John Hile

Gatwood, Elden wrote: Elden, until the early 1950s AAR classified double-door box cars as "automobile cars," regardless of equipment and assignment Tony Thompson Editor, Signature

Not that I could find on their web pages. LHS in some area may have them. Max

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Folks; Since some of you were asking, I did some digging, on the PRR X38 variants. I do not know the entire story, but it is an important car, widely seen

Ted's Speedwitch set is very good. Brian Carlson

Tony, When was the "peak traffic"? My copy of the PFE book is (unfortunately) in storage. Is it correct to assume that the peak to which you refer is the overall PFE peak, and not a

Bruce (et. al.), Please remind me: from whom should I buy HO decals for a patch-panelled X29? I would like to represent cars as they appeared in 1952. Thanks, -Jeff Sent:

Dave Nelson wrote: "I suppose the double door could change the location and/or size of the cross-bearers and maybe something along the side sills too... but the center sill itself would probably be

Ned and Group, I made up mine from styrene rod on this gon (photo in ICGHogger album). All of the components are plastic, so it went together pretty fast. I get the gap needed for the turnbuckle

Depends. Do the through freights have any work on the model portion? If they just roll through without stopping then no they might not be as important. But if cars must be removed from one train

I suppose the double door could change the location and/or size of the cross-bearers and maybe something along the side sills too... but the center sill itself would probably be the same for all these

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Dave Nelson wrote: "My library tells me the PRR X32 d was a rebuild from earlier X32 B and C cars. with the most obvious external change being a double door car was made into a single door car. Now

My library tells me the PRR X32 d was a rebuild from earlier X32 B and C cars. with the most obvious external change being a double door car was made into a single door car. Now that it has just one

Do you have a little more information on Bitter Creek Shops? Norm Larkin

The Railway Age Gazette Mechanical Vol 91 Jan Dec 1917 is available on GoogleBooks as a free download. The B&O refrigerator car article is on page 685. Charlie Vlk

cliff prather wrote: My interview with Pete Holst included the statement that 90% of the peak traffic was the BEST that PFE ever did. Other years it was somewhat less. Of course, most of the

You mean like this? http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/fsac/1a34000/1a34600/1a34633v.jpg Painting a car at the repair or "rip" tracks at North Proviso(?), C & NW RR., Chicago, Ill. Delano, Jack,