I think these are brand new cars, just leased. ClarkPropst Mason City Iowa

I have volumes 1 and 2 and would like to know if there have been more volumes published. I just discovered volume 3 and have ordered it. But are there more? Vol 1: Box and Automobile cars Vol 2: Tank

That's what the numbers look like to me, too. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

The end number looks like 89204, but the side number is 89203. WTF??? Bill Daniels San Francisco, CA On Thursday, March 9, 2017 1:58 PM, "thecitrusbelt@... [STMFC]" wrote:

Can anyone make out the number on this double-door PRRboxcar: http://cdm17061.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p17061coll21/id/35245/rec/1862 I think it may be 88204 but I just

Notice the footholds mounted on the tank band and handholds on top of the car. Bill Welch

Further on down, there is a shot of the outside of the car. I'm not a tank car expert, so I'll leave the ID as an exercise for someone more knowledgable than I. Here's the

Group, I submit for your consideration this photo: http://cdm17061.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p17061coll21/id/32970/rec/61 It's not often you get an interior shot of a tank car. This

I agree with Jim. There are lots of PC&F photos like this. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510)

I don't know who the builder was, but if I had to wager, I'd bet a lot of money they were a string of new cars from Pacific Car & Foundry. I'm sure Ed Hawkins will know and answer. Cheers, Ted Culotta

Duh.... as Jim Lancaster said! I should read the whole message first. Cheers, Ted

This photo is from the Tacoma Public Library DigitalArchives. Use the slider above the image to enlarge it. Caption: Two long strings of Armour freight cars extend asfar as the eye can see on

Gang; I do not have a down-on roof shot of X43b as-built, but from what I can see from the as-built shots, they appear to have been supplied with FCC over the required asphaltum. You can see this by

You may be correct. The only pictures I have of an Xa3b were taken in the '60s, and some rebuilding had taken place. One appears to still have a dark roof; the other appears to have a galvanized

Rich, Since the Pennsy was an important customer, in my opinion, you'd be safe in assuming that the builders followed Pennsy's instructions. Jim

That is not always the case especially once galvanized roofs were used. As built galvanized roofs tend to not be painted or coated with asphaltum unless built by the PRR. The issue with the X43b is

Thank you. __________________________________________________ J. Stephen Sandifer

Steve Wrote: "I stand corrected on loading. The time began when the car was loaded and ended when it was unloaded. So loading did not count but unloading did." Steve, This will help your

From the TacomaPublic Library. Caption: A Northern Pacific Railway refrigerator car is stationary ontracks in a 1957 photograph requested by the Pacific Car & Foundry Co. Allvital information

Rich, Since the Pennsy was an important customer, you would be safer assuming (IMHO) that the painting instructions were followed. Jim