On Sun, Jul 17, 2022 at 08:56 AM, O Fenton Wells wrote: Check out this Plate C hobbies, never heard of them but they are doing a 2 bay WM hopper [From Tim

Oops ! Nevermind. I was looking at the photos of BAR 7471 and BAR 8000... :-[ Well, in any case, the MODEL represents the MAGOR cars (NH+BAR), not the PC&F car BAR

You know there is one of those critters sitting in Concord New Hampshire on Loudon road at the storage place. Data is still visible. Hubert

Yes, George Meile (owner of HFM) was a real character. So was his store. Todd Sullivan

Thanks for sharing those excellent photos! On 7/16/2022 9:40 PM, Richard Wilkens wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Drew & Chris, the cars you are talking about were not ice reefers, but are insulated box cars. They were indeed first available as resin kits in HO scale from the New Haven

Tim- Before the huge rush to model a 3000-3499 series of GN DD 40' boxcar with the McKean DD car, consider this--that series of cars has a 15' door opening, which has its 8 riveted panels narrower

Ed LOL :-D Remember that 96.7% of all hobby shop owners make up statistics on the spot! Tim O'Connor On 7/16/2022 5:48 PM,

Check out this Plate C hobbies, never heard of them but they are doing a 2 bay WM hopper-- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Yep. As Andy says we've discussed the McKean (now Accurail) car many times. The easiest one to model closely (without major mods to the roof) is the 3000-3499 series.

Nelson You say $150 to $187.50 average ?? Hmm. Maybe I should take people up in this custom model building thing... I agree -- I have plenty of models and time,

Drew, Yes, it may have originated as a New Haven Railroad Historical & Technical Association special run kit, and then entered the F&C line of regular products. See attached photos of one of these

On Jul 16, 2022, at 6:51 PM, Bruce Smith <smithbf@...> wrote:  Ed, In science, this is what is called "anecdotal evidence". Given that I'm pretty sure that the owner of this shop never actually

Wasn't this car offered as a kit by F&C years ago? Drew Marshall in humid South Jersey Get TypeApp for Android

On Jul 16, 2022, at 6:51 PM, Bruce Smith <smithbf@...> wrote:  Ed, In science, this is what is called "anecdotal evidence". Given that I'm pretty sure that the owner of this shop never actually

Guy, Correct. They were changed out, probably for reasons of standardization. After all, the PRR didn't want to stock parts for two different systems, and couldn't count on other railroads to have

Ed, In science, this is what is called "anecdotal evidence". Given that I'm pretty sure that the owner of this shop never actually surveyed his customers in a scientific manner, it is clear that this

One last photo from the Bangor & Aroostook, refrigerator car BAR 8000, built April 1955. Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection. Richard Wilkens

Pacific Car & Foundry built Bangor & Aroostook refrigerator car BAR 7471, built March 1952. Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection. Richard Wilkens

Sometime ago the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive was donated a large amount of scans of freight cars built at Pacific Car & Foundry. While the majority are of logging equipment we have quite a few