Screwup #1 - Chad Boas had a B&O 50' DD box car mini-kit at the St L RPM that looked interesting. Later I picked up a Branchline kit for $7. Then just recently RCW offered a ATSF mini-kit, I ordered

There is no single "AAR" gondola because the interior heights, choices of floors, and the choice of ends varied from owner to owner. The Accurail model is not accurate for the

That's not a manual pump, it's a pipe connected to a source delivering a considerable flow under pressure. The worker isn't pumping, he's using the levers to raise the spouts to aim the flow at each

Water for the hogs and water (beyond) for the locomotive, although not for this diesel-hauled train. Guess this would probably have to be scratch-built for a model....never seen it offered

Got it....sorry, Dennis, but sometimes I need a picture! So I guess the flange not only kept rain off the door edge, but also, when the door was closed it prevented water from seeping between the door

Victor, Accurail makes a nice plastic model of the AAR 40ft gondola, and somewhere is a description of which RRs owned those cars. You might check the Accurail website or search in this list in the

On Sat, Nov 19, 2022 at 03:33 PM, Charles Greene wrote: Did you mean to say "...and provided the weather seal, so the hangers and their rollers were not exposed."?ARE exposed. Like this: You can see

Other than the photo posted earlier, this is the only NHIX reefer photo I have. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of "Jeffery via groups.io"

See attached plans for Red Caboose O scale tank car On Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 12:31:40 PM PST, golden1014 via

I have some brass O scale rail. Al Smith Sonora CA On Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 02:30:55 PM PST, Edward

GN painted their freight car trucks "mineral red" up to and including the vermilion scheme. The glacier scheme got black trucks, as did Big Sky blue. Ed Edward Sutorik

Take a look at http://resincarworks.com/extras/images/ab_brakesystem_acidtanks_drawing.jpg from the RCW site is an AB brake drawing from ACF from the retired kits info. Steve Hile

Thanks, Rob....I put the direct link to the instructions in my 2nd post.

Thanks for extra info, Dennis. Did you mean to say "...and provided the weather seal, so the hangers and their rollers were not exposed."? Chuck Greene St. Charles, IL

I built two RCW Type 27 tanks cars lettered for SHPX, and side and end photos are posted at: RCW 1.02 Type 27 Tank Car Update (groups.io) Here are some underframe shots. Nelson Moyer

Hi Gents, I'm building an O scale Intermountain Type 27 tank car and am in need of an AB brake gear diagram or some good pictures of AB brake gear installations. Does anybody have anything you can

My dad worked at Continental Can plants in Omaha, St. Joseph MO and two of the plants in the Chicago area (Plants 51 and 64). I know that Plant 51 on S. Ashland Ave in Chicago made cans for

I believe Walthers (ages ago) offered a composite gondola flat kit. Dunno if they were USRA or specific to NYC or not. On 11/9/2022 9:49 PM, reporterllc via groups.io wrote:

And as importantly, add a note to that list stating that any truck not painted should be colored to reflect aged, rusty & oily bare metal. So some form of dark brown and not "black", which conveys the

I have some photos of IC hopper cars with trucks the same color as the brown carbody. Jeff White Alma IL On 11/19/2022 9:06 AM, Robert G P wrote: