If it isn't the ugliest it certainly is one of the most un-standard: four panels on each side of the door (of unequal size), odd roof with indented end panels, 10-rung side ladders, odd and deep side

What happened to cause the blister at the top door panel? Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

Tim, I can't see them on the F&C site. Could you provide some other info? Roger Huber Deer Creek Locomotive Works

Buckeye trucks. The PRR had them as well. F&C makes castings for them. On 8/9/2019 10:26 PM, Roger Huber via Groups.Io wrote: -- Tim

Trucks by the 1950's. If you ever watch reruns of the Beverly Hillbillies on Amazon Prime (streaming video) they INCLUDE the original commercials for cigarettes at the

Some of them had roofs that looked a LOT like PRR X37 or X38 roofs with the indentation for the laterals. Some appear to have ordinary SRE (rectangular panel) roofs

The car with the trucks I was asking about is the one on the blog #48826. Very strange trucks I am not familiar with. Roger Huber Deer Creek Locomotive Works

UNCLE! Thanks! -- Brian Ehni On 8/9/19, 8:47 PM, "David via Groups.Io" <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io on behalf of jaydeet2001@...> wrote: Lol, here you go:

fyi -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*

I love the B-5 too, although I hesitate to call it the most homely. There are plenty of candidates for that title! :-D Photos shows the B-5's with at least FIVE

Lol, here you go: https://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/image_viewer.php?q=ns2910 David Thompson

Yeah, I think it does.?? End drawing for 49500-49999 here: https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=20569 Compare to 48000-48999: https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=4113 David

My only experience with REA was when I shipped my belongings from Ames, Iowa to Southern California. My question is since C&NW at that time had no passenger service to Ames would a truck take it to

Different issue -- does this car have a steeper roof slope than normal? Or is that an illusion? Ron Merick

It was on the last 50 cars; here are some general drawings: https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=5708 https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=5709 David Thompson

It's OK; he'd have to produce a photo of it in service colors, not the builder's whitewash. Otherwise, he'd have to model it in whitewash. LOL! Thanks! -- Brian Ehni On 8/9/19, 6:19 PM,

Thanks, everyone! I have all the RP CYCs and never thought to look in there! Don’t mind me; I’ll be beating myself with a virtual switch (not a turnout). Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From:

Agree with David, per RP cyc Vol 13, the best source out there in print for rib side cars, that's the series for Automobile Cars with large end doors. Sadly no photo of that series in the

Well that's the first image to pop up with a Superior door. Figures Pierre Oliver www.elgincarshops.com www.yarmouthmodelworks.com

I trust the 49000-series B-5 will come with the Superior door option? https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=19398 David Thompson