Resin Car Works has released a new mini-kit for AT&SF Fe 22/23 rebuilds. The mini-kit parts can be used to upgrade a Life/Like-Wathers Proto2000 50-foot steel-sheathed automobile box car model. The

Hi Eric, all the photos I have of this car in service show a white stripe. Including one photo for sure taken in 1949. (It also has Phoebe Snow on the car). Colin

To check out what colour aircraft we're just look up the references, used by aircraft modellers. Bare polished Aluminum was a common livery on US military aircraft. The aluminum was polished to

Well at that point they weren't hauling Toyotas east. Better lumber than empty. Alex Schneider

In 1952 routing card boards were to be located on house cars on one door on each side directly under placard board and as near the bottom of door as lifting handle would permit. This followed a

It is also worthwhile to note that receptacles for defect cards were required for all cars built new or rebuilt on or after January 1, 1937. This was to separate defect cards from route cards, which

DL&W 11578 was on the Sierra RR in 1952 hauling lumber back east. I have conductors lists that show that car. Al Smith Sonora CA

Sorry Bruce, I meant Right Door Not Left! Eric

The White Stripe on the Right-hand Door indicated that the car was equipped with Auto Loader's. The devices that hoisted Automobiles overhead so that four vehicles could be carried per car. So, this

ah, i forgot that slogan. I’m interested in the trends, so yes - bring it on! My only approach so far is photos of junkyards. lol, thats not a very sophisticated understanding of

That's a very interesting question. You focused on 1946 immediately after WWII ended, but I hope you won't mind extending it slightly backward in time as well: In 1940 and 1941, the period that

Thanks for the thoughts. I too am looking for something mundane but suitable for my era. Have not seen photos of shredded metal loads around here for 1946. A correction thanks to some off list

Eric, Wasn't the stripe on the right door (the "other left" in our family) 😉? Regards, Bruce Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

Good points Alex, thanks-- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Good analysis, but unless you want a “conversation piece” gondola I think its scrap load should be pretty generic. If you can find a machine shop they might give you some metal shavings from drill

Hi Eric, all the photos show a white stripe on the right door, like in the photo you posted. Is there a difference? I’m not sure I’ve ever noticed such a thing. Colin

Upon further review, I agree with Jack. I was struggling to make sense of the reporting mark on the second car, but now believe it's SCMX = Shell Chemical. This agrees with the fragment hiding

Colin, Do your photos show a White Stripe on the Left Door, for an Auto Loader? Thanks, Eric

My feeling and I could be way off on this but scrap was in relatively large sizes up though the early 1960's then shredders and compacting machines began to make a difference. Remember the movie

On Sat, Nov 5, 2022 at 11:49 AM, Ken Adams wrote: Does anyone want to take a guess at the manufacturer and size of these tank cars? The first one looks like it might have an insulating jacket.SCCX