N&W 65216 is a class BJa ventilator car. Lettering style dates it to the late '20s or early-mid '30s, and the car has a replacement Climax radial roof. Lumber is not the first lading one might think

That’s a B&O M-15 boxcar rebuilt with “Indestructible ends.” These became M-15f, M-15h, and M-15j subclasses. HO resin kits have been available from Westerfield Models.

Home-grown Tatum end. B&O applied it to many of their double-sheathed cars in the 1920s and '30s. David Thompson

John: I date the American Gas silver-on-black scheme to about 1930. I don't think it persisted very long, and my sense is that the white-oval-on-black scheme came along later. My guess is that you

I don't know how unusual this combination is generally, but it (or something similar) is not uncommon on rebuilt 36-ft DS cars (D&H, NYNH&H, probably others). But, this is a 40-ft car (says my 1938

Does anyone know the timeline for the later MPLX lettering schemes? Did the American Gas lettering on silver preceed the white Amoco logo on black, or were they concurrent? Wondering what would be

Folks, A Facebook poster pointed out that B&O boxcar #82965, just to the right of center and just beyond the two tank cars in this John Vachon, June 1941 photo of Milwaukee's

Actually, binder head screws are used in conjunction with binder posts, a T-shaped internally-threaded post which fits in standard punched holes in paper. The posts and the screws are used to

No one is going to import a "Tangent quality" RTR poultry car from China (or wherever). Ambroid wood kit, Overland brass, or scratchbuild. Them's the choices in HO

Yep, definitely below the stringer, and attached (abutted) to the end sill. On 7/10/2020 2:56 PM, Dennis Storzek wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling,

Dimensions per McMaster-Carr for 2-56 screw heads, 18-8 ss: Type Diameter (in) Height (in) /100 (1/4in) Truss 0.194 0.053 $4.96 Binding* 0.181 0.050

Interesting. I’ve seen 4-40 shears on wire strippers, but not 2-56. The former works, but requires cleanup. Ironically, my full size strippers will cut down to the 4-40, whereas the smaller

What you illustrate is called a “binder-head” screw. They have the thinnest head among the common screw types. Due to the shallow head few have Phillips or cross-head driving recesses. They were

David and Tim, The destruction of the inland redwoods was particularly brutal. Unlike the more sturdy coastal redwoods, the inland trees had very brittle wood. When the tree was felled, often a lot

Looks great. Hubert Mask On Jul 10, 2020, at 12:50 PM, Craig Wilson <agecompanyphotog@...> wrote:

Yeah, someone reads the blogs I periodically write for the society. Brian J. Carlson

On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 08:07 AM, Schuyler Larrabee wrote: Well, I agree that it’s not tight to the floor above it, but . . . it’s also appearing to be bent, and on a wrecked car, I’d be

Are there any reasonably accurate ho scale models of these gondolas? Somewhere I read that Tichy made a gondola of this prototype but I think the ACY Gon had more panels than the model but I am not

Try Mainline Modeler August 2006 by Mont Switzer' Also try NKP Freight Equipment Diagrams — Nickel Plate Road Historical & Technical Society NKP Freight Equipment Diagrams — Nickel Plate Road

Acy1400 -1466 "installed" 12-1919. 1400 was converted to x986 tie car in April 1930. 1401 1402 and 30 others were sold/transferred to Columbia steel shafting Pittsburg in July 1920.