Owl Mountain SP flatcars. Tichy PFE reefer -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

Tim, Thank you Jim From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Tim O'Connor Sent: Thursday, June 23, 202210:18 AM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re:

A sample of HO scale SP box car models off the top of my head B-50-1/-2/-4/-6/-9 Westerfield B-50-12 Westerfield/Tichy/... (USRA single sheathed box car)

Hello Group! Comments by Dennis S. & Bob H. have brought me to conclude that the car of interest in Bob C's posting is from the GN series 38000-38499 (291 cars in Jan 1943). Was there perhaps a

Photo: Flour Mills & Freight Cars, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1939) Photo from the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017719026/resource/ Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Hi Phil, I don’t have any of the conductor’strain books, but that work has already been done for the SP Coast Line by TonyThompson. The questions I imagine asking are along the line of, is the

Funny message. If you have access to conductor's train books, I would recommend analyzing those until you have a large sample of cars. The results can differ somewhat from the various formulas that

HI Tim, HO Jim From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Tim O'Connor Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2022 8:09AM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re:

Jim your scale ? On 6/19/2022 5:33 PM, Jim Pattison wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Chuck, The rule was one safety valve for up to 6,000 gallons. Any size tank over that had to have two valves. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of

To go around the Facebook page, try this link: https://www.prrths.org/content.aspx?page_id=86&club_id=171391&item_id=112154 Note that only the last four issues are available now for free download.

The markings also suggest that these are for training rather than actual service. SCCX 169 is marked CAPY XXXXXX LTWT XXXXXX, and the third compartment is marked BUTANE. Both cars have dashed lines

The only source I've found for that twin L-mount safety vent on the dome in HO is Owl Mountain Models. It's in brass, so is pricey. Single L-mount vents are available, but I also like the twins since

On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 11:45 AM, Bruce Smith wrote: I wonder if these were 1st responder training cars? The assortment of hatch types seems a little odd otherwise.That and the added railings. The

Folks, I wonder if these were 1st responder training cars? The assortment of hatch types seems a little odd otherwise. Regards, Bruce Bruce Smith Auburn, AL From:

Photos: SCCX Tank Cars 167 & 169 Photo by Stephen R. Santangelo on the Facebook The Freight Car Enthusiast group. He comments (2021): “Caught these nearly 40 years ago at the refineries near the

Update: Rapido Santa Fe Rr-56 Mechanical Reefer These are photos I took last week at the Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society convention in Overland Park, KS. This HO scale model is in

Dennis, These cars (500) were built as door and half (10' wide door opening) autocars by ACF in 1923, and in the 1938-1939 timeframe, 300 were rebuilt as 6' door boxcars by GN, with the remaining 200

On Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 01:10 PM, brianleppert@... wrote: That car's end looks like it has a 6-5-5 rib pattern, one too many for USRA.Brian, you are absolutely right... and I have egg on my face. So,

Bob/all, This early logo lasted until 1941 when the first of the "side facing goats" started to be applied. Of course it was still possible to see the "forward facing goats" well beyond the