The original, Fe-R had a 7/5/5 outward Murphy end, a radial roof and a fishbelly centersill. I believe they were about 10'-0" inside height. When the were rebuilt, 1942-43, they got a new upper end

I don’t know. My car was a series 14000-14199 built in July 1948 with raised panel Murphy roof. The 1950 series of this car was the same except for a diagonal panel roof. The paint information I got

Thanks everyone. I'll try my hand at black car cement for the roof. i.e. a thick flat black paint mopped with a cheap paint brush. :P - Arved Fleming Island, FL 1953 Southern Pacific Coast Division

Why assume the destination is San Francisco and not Oakland? - Arved

More images of Ed’s 4-wheel caboose are in this blog post. Plus extra detail on the B&O prototypes. http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/2020/08/17/bo-k-class-bobber-caboose/ Eric

Just to add to what others have posted, in 1954 WIF acquired the SEATRAIN NEW ORLEANS, renamed it SEA LEVEL, and began operating it between the Seatrain terminal along the Mississippi River and the

Nice models Ed!

Surely "Cigar Boxes" is a better fit for Havana. ;^) Jack Mullen

I’m doing 2 DT&I cars. The USRA rebuild the 11,000 series and the 1923 ARA (x29) the 18000 series post WW II version. Would the 1923 car also get black roof and ends? I can’t find a photo of the

Thanks Nelson and Pierre. Really appreciate the help.

Thanks, Charlie. Those two photo answer both parts of the question, and they are very good photos to add to the collection. It’s really helpful to get these two relatively high resolution photos.

Thanks, Steve. Nelson Moyer

I inquired when I was building my YMW DT&I car, and I’ve pasted in a summary of responses. Black – ends, underframe, roof, corner grab irons, and trucks Freight car brown – sides Running

I've always leaned towards Oxide Red for that Railroad Pierre Oliverwww.elgincarshops.comwww.yarmouthmodelworks.com On 1/16/22 1:27 p.m., O Fenton Wells wrote:

Any suggestions regarding painting a DT&I boxcar say around 1950? Scale coat is my favorite. I believe it is browner thna red but not sure. Thanks for any help.

Maybe these will assist. J. Stephen Sandifer

Nelson here is an Rr-35 7029 and Rr-39 8023 hope this answers your questions. Charlie Slater MSFM2 Sent from Outlook

Judge not lest ye be judged... My one major problem with the NMRA (and I am a member) has been that people get way too serious and competitive about model contests and points to become an MMR. The

On the B&O, there were about 1,000 Class K-1 4-wheel cabooses built from 1878-1913 (including a number of them from acquired lines in that period). Their last number series from 1913 was C-200 -

Ron, what ends did these cars have? I don't have any information on these cars. Todd Horton