As per the reporting marks, GATX is the car owner with number 31230. I think the lessor is Union Carbide, based upon the lettering on the lower side of the tank. The larger lettering seems to read:

Eric, I am wondering if these are new trucks or a re-packaging/branding of their previous model. They are sprung like their older truck and unlike the L-L P2K trucks they absorbed. Bill Welch

Claus Schlund wrote: The owner clearly is General American, GATX. Probably you want to know the lessee, which I can't quite read either. Tony Thompson tony@...

Gee whiz Jared, am I supposed to apologize because I enjoy building models?! Bill Welch

Hi List Members, Anyone have some ideas on the owner of the first (3-compaqrtment tank) car behind the locomotive? One can almost (but not quite) make it

Anything? I really do not enjoy Building models. I love the research and operating trains prototypically in a prototypical setting. I build models to get from A to C. So I won't have to do so much

Fenton Wells shares a number of his recent freight car builds in a virtual RPM on the Resin Car Works blog. Check it out! http://blog.resincarworks.com/virtual-rpm-2/ Eric Hansmann RCW web guy

Very convincing story that made my lousy prototype modeling day. I propose a Pulitzer prize nomination for Tom. Fred Jansz

Those wrenches are not permitted in Canada. Pierre Oliverwww.elgincarshops.comwww.yarmouthmodelworks.com On 6/12/16 12:26 PM, tyesac@... [STMFC] wrote:

Jared, I am retired. I don't do anything unless it is fun. Bill Welch

Funny, verrrrry funny. One question though... wasn't one of them equipped with internal racks to ship left handed monkey wrenches used to make perpetual motion machines? Tom Casey -----Original

Bill, Where did you get the idea that building railroad models was supposed to be fun? Jared Harper Athens, GA ---In STMFC@..., <fgexbill@...> wrote : Where would the fun be in that?! Bill Welch

Post of the year, Tom! Mike Skibbe www.rpmconference.com

I fear I'm now going to have to rewrite the car history to include this gem. Pierre Oliverwww.elgincarshops.comwww.yarmouthmodelworks.com On 6/11/16 8:45 PM, pullmanboss@...

I have a listing of resin kits for sale. All are $30.00 (Americans in US$s, Canadians in CDN $s). Most are Sunshine Models, Most are Sunshine Models, 36 to be exact. Representatives from F&C, one of

These cars were equipped with Escher trucks at first which unfortunately were not successful because somehow the cars stayed in one place no matter how fast they were moved. Charlie Vlk

Scott Chatfield wrote: "Of all folks you'd figure Microscale would be all over anything Santa Fe." The same could be said of Irv Athearn, and his batting average in regards to good Santa Fe models

Chuck Peck asked: This is the scheme in question, I believe: http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/atsf/atsf09763jpa.jpg Ship & Travel is very under-represented on model railroads and in manufacturers'

Where would the fun be in that?! Bill Welch

Where would the fun be in that?! Bill Welch