Perfectly ordinary 103's were used for vinegar transport, so why not an insulated 103? I don't think very much can be gleaned from a blurry photo of a more or less generic tank car other than the

Thanks to all who answered my question. To see the climax roof Fallen flags->Erie->freight cars->box car->75863,76335 There was an article in Mainline Modeler about the later version of the Viking

Elden the car lettering says “paints - chemicals” and has what looks to be a Dupont logo on the left side. I seriously doubt that Heinz would be shipping vinegar in a chemical car. Perhaps the car

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Here is another suggestion about less expensive weights. While free tire weights are cheap, the density remains at around 9gms/cc (Nine times the density of water). Tungsten is over 16 which is why in

Mike, that stuff looks very promising! It's too bad they feel that they have to gouge you on shipping however -- charging 100% over the USPS medium flat rate. And considering the density of tungsten,

Eric, try your tire dealer. I ordered my via the local Goodyear Store. They just put them on the next truck coming from the warehouse, so I didn’t have to pay shipping charges. Had to a wait a week

My problem is hiding weights in a subway car that has a completeinterior. Currently I can get my 50’ car up to 3.5 oz. with lead shot inthe clerestory and in the void under the bench seats. Of

Seen a couple of days ago at the local Harbor Freight store and the regional NAPA car parts chain is known to sell it in a good sized box that would be a modelers lifetime supply. $23 for a box of

Guys, Instead consider using tungsten powder. It's about $25 for four oz from pro golf shops and $75 for a full pound from industrial sources. Here's one link...

Try Summit or Jegs; both are online. John Cizmar

A few months ago I went searching forstick-on weight at auto parts stores and came up empty handed after visitingeight stores. These are not as common as they once were. Eric Hansmann El Paso,

Looking at the door tracks of the SAL car, it appears that the doors can overlap in the opened position, so the full opening would be accessible. Apols if this has aleady been pointed out, I’m

Maybe it's just me, but this subject seems to be way over-thought. I suspect you could walk into any tire store and buy enough wheel weights, for a few dollars, to would last quite a while for our

Pure tungsten electrodes 7oz $10.00 Free shipping.

I looked through everything I had and concluded that the car I had will get my freelanced mill roads reporting marks. I never found a car with that combo. And I have the C&O hopper book (at home in

Earliest examples of the Viking Corrugated Roof that I know of were built in 1934, and I've seen drawings of it dated 1933. The Climax Radial Roof dates back to at least 1924, and I would suppose the

I see there is also tungsten shot , and foil, Allen Rueter

Cube, putty, and flat tungsten weights can be found at Walmart and on eBay with cheaper shipping. Do a google search, avoid fishing related products, and you'll find lots of options with reasonable

Tungsten is a very hard, very difficult to work metal. It also has an extremely high melting point, so you won't be melting and casting it at home, either. On the plus side, as was mentioned in an