At one time Branchline offered Despatch ends for the plug door car. Does any one know how accurate and what era they would have been. Is there another source for a 1950 version for a 10-6 car? Anybody

Rupert, you can trust Brian that the car was built by Bettendorf; it's a dead ringer for the photo in Bettendorf's 1907 catalog. Possibly inherited from another RR that was acquired by the CB&Q.

thanks Bill. that made sense, after I looked up "bulb angle" :-) Tim O'

Jerry Albin wrote: ================= The listing appears to include most of the former Branchline Blueprint kits as well as the Yard Master 1937 AAR boxcar. Bob Witt

Thanks for the input on the X29 boxcar numbers (car is now soaking in stripper) Charlie Duckworth

http://www.bowser-trains.com/New_Products/New%2007-11-09%20FT%20Diesels/691-23415.jpg Although I normally don't do locomotives, I recently did a set for an S-scale customer and can offer it in any

Were some of these in revenue service, or all in Company Material service? Tom Bartlesville, OK

Gary & Brian Thanks for the suggestions. The Burlington didn't have any Bettendorf tank cars, but it did purchase Standard Steel cars sometime in 1918. These cars were class TM-5, #151000-151124

Every car in the photos have National B-1 trucks, except I can't say for sure of #9427--the photo isn't that good. Thanks, Al. Again, the feature I look for is that funny bolster end. If the bottom

< snip> Mont Switzer states (MM 12/91 p 58) that CIL 9150-9499 had National Type B-1 trucks. Some published photos: CIL 9294 and 9157: MRG 9-10/84 p 11 CIL 9179: MM 12/91 p 60 CIL 9271: MM 12/95 p

David, You are talking about the situation I had in mind. Not holding cars on an intentional grade but rather someplace where we didn't get the track quite right. Using the bristle to spot a car

You don't need to raise & lower the nylon line, they'll bend well enough. I've taken some light test fishing line (the only reason I've been in a sporting goods store for years) and put a small bit

I've added truck types below. Brian Leppert Carson City, NV

Definitely built by Bettendorf Axle Company. It matches illustrations of similar cars in my 1907 Bettendorf catalog. Brian Leppert Carson City, NV

It appears to be a Standard Tank Car Company product due to the placement of the straps in the center of the car inbetween the dome and the end of the car. The tool to confirm this would be a picture

Tim, I cannot disagree with your own results and/nor your reasoning. However, perhaps i did not make clear that in my own experience over the years, the "theoretical" (your term) results recorded from

Sheesh, Gene, just set the handbrake!

Aren't free rolling trucks somewhat of a two-edged sword? Wouldn't any track where a freight car might be parked have to be perfectly level in order to avoid having the car roll away? I know about

On Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:28:04 -0700 (PDT), Benjamin Hom wrote Is this by any chance still available? Andy

On Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:17:47 -0400, Ian Cranstone wrote Somehow that seems very appropriate. Andy