Ben Hom (b.hom@...) writes: << MS1 (1947-1948): Classes X40b (100 cars), X41b (300 cars), X29b (some cars - total undetermined). 23 ¼" wide aluminum band with 4 ¼" white

I came across the below linked photo in the abpr archives at www.railfan.net when I was putting together a post to a different list. The photo just seemed to sum up about all one might wish to

Jan (webercanyon) asked: Were any of the PRR X-43C boxcars painted in the Merchandise Service paint scheme? Ian Clasper answered: X29, X29b, X40b, X41b - yes, X43c, I am almost certain that the

Rodger- I use the same process as Bill to get dead even sides. I sand on a glass palette, the backs of the sides till the surrounding flash is super thin. This does two things, it get gets the sides

The answer is both, depending on when they were built. The CofGa 50' cars built in 1937 had square cornered ends, while the later cars had round cornered ends. W corner posts and round cornered ends

John Golden wrote Not really. Many railroads bought small numbers of 50 foot steel box cars before the war. And there were far more single sheathed wood (and even steel) automobile & furniture 50

Guys, This recent discussion on CofGA 40' and 50' cars brings up an interesting note. I'm sure a lot of other roads had pre-war 50' cars, but it seems like the southeastern roads each had a few types

--- centga@... wrote: . Todd Horton There is an article on modeling these cars in the current issue (#3) of O Scale Trains magazine. Len

Building the ladders is kind of tedious but not difficult, and the result is much better looking than any other ladders I've seen. The stiles are furnished with cast on cross pieces top and bottom and

Most GN & NP potato loads originated in the Red River valley -- western Minnesota and eastern North Dakota. I think potatoes and apples could be stored for several months following the harvest.

Does Al sell the X25 ladders separately? Tim O'Connor <timoconnor@...> Sterling, Massachusetts

Most GN & NP potato loads originated in the Red River valley -- western Minnesota and eastern North Dakota. I think potatoes and apples could be stored for several months following the harvest. Tim

Dave Nelson wrote Ah, that was your first mistake! ;o) I almost never look at instructions anymore for plastic box cars. Assembly of such cars is pretty obvious if you've built 50 or more of

Jeeze I almost forgot the cheese... The world famous Tillamook Cheese... 3^) Greg Martin Pac Nor Westerner

Jack, Ah yes let's not forget that beer... Olympia "It's the Water and a Lot More..." My first beer at the ripe age of ahhh, well ahhh... Just remember it the Water! Then if you consider the

Clark, Returning empty beer bottles would not be so unusual in an era of 2 cent and nickel deposits for soda bottles - many is the sherbet I bought with those returns. Bert

Ben Hom (b.hom@...) writes: << We do need to find a better DSMS boxcar shot though - the one of PRR 24168 with the pigeon colony on top of it doesn't make it look like the car

Jack, These cars are from the M&StL Fairfax MN agents records. I assume this beer is from the Twin Cities and wouldn't have traveled to the southeast. Of interest here in that the distributor would

Jack, Here are some actual cars from the M&StL setout list from your era. the cars with spuds were on bridge route trains heading east. These all appear to be wooden cars. Clark NP 90015

John, this bring up another question that I have. How do you find out what style corner post the Central's 37' AAR cars had? Most of what I heard says that they were of the "W" style, can anyone