Group, I would like to find some 0.6mm plywood (roughly 2" HO scale) to have some wood running boards cut. I know this stuff is used in the hobby as I have some flatcar decks of this thickness. This

You guys need to enlarge the image and actually read what the side of the car has stenciled on it. Then the whole donut vs police protecting their staple subsistence makes more sense. Mark Landgraf

You can't unload doughnuts frpm an Airslide. The hole in the middle prevents the airflow from doing any good. Now maybe unglazed jelly doughnuts...... Scott Chatfield

Hello- I have a new, in original box, Great Northern 50' wood sided express reefer W.F.E.X. #133, a steam era factory painted HO brass reefer by Shoreham Shops. GNEX 04 Great Northern Western Fruit

On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 12:52 PM, pennsylvania1954 wrote: Is the Intermountain Canadian Pacific War Emergency Boxcar, IM stock #46075, accurate or a fooby? On line photo of the prototype? Thanks! --

Awesome. Thanks! -- Steve Hoxie Pensacola FL

It was the doughnuts.

what makes you think the car had a police escort? it's possible a car full of sugar would be targeted by strikers. ed mines

Andy W. wrote an article on these cars on his website. ColinMeikle http://www.readytrain.com/gallery/articles/war_emergency-boxcar/index.html

Is the Intermountain Canadian Pacific War Emergency Boxcar, IM stock #46075, accurate or a fooby? On line photo of the prototype? Thanks! -- Steve Hoxie Pensacola FL

Well done Lester. I hope mine comes out near as nice as yours Fenton

Great info, Rich! Elden Gatwood

Rich, The steel gons all look like USRA mill gon designs. Note the crease on the drop ends. The 1931 photo pre-dates the B&O acquisition of the Buffalo, Rochester &

The "Report of the Mechanical Advisory Committee to the Federal Coordinator of Transportation" [Dec 27, 1935] indicates the B&O had 300 LCL merchandise containers since 1929. Capacity 420 cubic ft,

Oops! Sorry for the mis-sent message. My bad. Cheers, Bill Keene Irvine, CA

Hi Kevin, I went downstairs after we talked to enjoy our date night at the movies with Barbara with the thought of sending the link later this evening after the movie. Sorry for the delay. Cheers, --

I don't recall a write-up of the early version of the Kadee PS-1. After waiting to see undec versions, I finally gave up and bought a decorated one to serve as fodder for a 12-panel PS-1 rework.

Photo: GACX 42594 - Airslide Hopper A Jim Parker photo taken in 1956 of possibly the only freight car that would arrive in town with a police escort. I believe Con-Cor and Athearn both produced HO

Claus, Gang; Yes, there are at least two. This (1931) was in the big LCL Corporation experiment with the railroads, wasn't it? Thanks! Elden Gatwood

Hi Elden, I don't have the answer to the question, but I do notice there are at least two different design containers in the gons. Claus Schlund