I tried looking for pictures, but all I found looked like the same side. I did find a message where they poster said there are two published photographs of car #80996 in the Train Shed Cylopedia No17

What might be the earliest and latest date a SFRD reefer built in 1945 be repainted? The answer to this question will determine whether I paint the U. S. Gypsum running board. According to the Santa

Folks, I've been following this thread, mostly because I'm puzzled by the original QC instructions. There is no need at all for two trainlines, even with the car having two reservoirs, AB valves, and

Idler gon, actually. Jack

So, does the Overland Models car have a train line on each side, which was the original question? Quite frankly, I don't see the need if the car really has two full AB brake systems. Dennis Storzek

I like the CNJ idler flat car in front of it. :-) -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Overland's model. The AB stuff is up above the trucks. An easily omitted detail. -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

I agree. There’a a builder photo of this car in the Magor Car Corp. book, page 79. Tony Thompson tony@...

Here is a photo of C&O 80977 at Rockport, WA with a water turbine runner for Generator No. 41 at the Ross Dam powerhouse and the photo was taken in 1955. Richard Wilkens

To mount the QC trucks on my model, I used a pair of Walthers kingpins shortened to fit through the QC body and truck bolsters. The heads of the kingpins were fitted into recesses ground into the the

Photo: Poultry Car Link courtesy of Ron Christensen: https://www.sswda.org/archive/frank-wescott-1860-1929-wescott-winks/ Scroll down for photo. Bob Chaparro Moderator Railway Bull Shippers

Thanks for the links. Were these cars welded rather than riveted? Looking further, the difficult part of there cars will be the 6 wheel truck mountings. QC was determined to have the center of

Alex, I too have a Quality Craft C&O/NYC Greenville Well Hole kit. 1977 Prestige wood and metal kit. 10 were built for the C&O in 1948 then two were sold to the NYC in 1950 becoming the lot 808-F.

I just read Volume 2 of the Santa Fe Railway Rolling Stock Reference Series on reefers, USRA rebuilds to be specific, in preparation for building four RCW kits. The text states that Rr-35 and Rr-36

Bob Chaparro wrote: “I’m not sure why this photo was taken. Perhaps it records some damage but that is not apparent to me.” The striking casting has a large chunk knocked out of it. Could be

The flat car is almost certainly Watervliet Arsenal #1 and the barrel was made for the Army at Watervliet Arsenal. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

I was delighted to see the discussion this morning on the Quality Craft flat car kit. Above is the car that I did over 40 years ago. I feel that it stands tall along more modern kits. I added the

Ed and Steve, thank you for getting back to me. I understand fully why it was easier to have separate cylinders and reservoirs for the brakes on each truck, but those aren't modeled. The train line

Photo: Gun Barrel On HD Flat Car Photo from the Wyoming State Archives: https://tinyurl.com/yc35mmpk Undated. Flat car unidentified. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: Producers & Refiners Corp. Tank Car PARX 423 Photo from the Wyoming State Archives: https://tinyurl.com/4vzwvmrf Taken in 1929. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA