Re: my earlier post: I was a bit hasty and did not look quite far enough! As Claus has pointed out, Fig. 2890 on page 1005 in the 1919 Car Builders Dictionary and Cyclopedia (page 1022 of the PDF

Chickasaw Ship Building & Car Co, Fairfield, AL 1921 - 1928 was a subsidiary of US Steel - Purchased by Pullman about 1929. Some equipment moved to the new Pullman plant in Bessemer, AL. Info from

Also, Sunshine does not sell parts. Jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Lots of other good stuff in that edition... MCB standard Journal boxes and lids around page 1050, and I think the only actual published drawing of the Bettendorf "T" section sideframe in the truck

Dennis Storzek wrote: "But why [use the CV radial roof]? Considering Sunshine makes kits for the cars it was used on. I'll admit, it is useful for the milk cars." Why?  For kitbashing and

List, Which ends are most prototypical for modeling an IC 96000-97000, 296000 series drop bottom gondola from the Red Caboose kit? I found a prototype photo of a sister car in stump service and by

Fenton Wells asked: "Could someone resend me the list of Sunshine kits being eliminated and the new price list for those still in production. I thought the kits through No. 25 were being eliminated

Could someone resend me the list of Sunshine kits being eliminated and the new price list for those still in production. I thought the kits through No. 25 were being eliminated but am not

Thanks for confirming my memory. The correspondense file Mr. Dick sent me was interesting; it consisted of letter from Mr. Robertson to various car inspectors and car foreman soliciting testimonials

John Golden wrote: Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company (their full name) was a U.S. Steel subsidiary, with their major plant at Fairfield, Alabama. They were an active carbuilder during the

Yes, it is. Also the ten milk cars built at Shoreham. Two problems: The CV part is almost a scale foot too wide... for the NP stock car as well. The CV part has either one too few or one too many

Group, The 1919 Car Builders Dictionary and Cyclopedia is available on-line at Hong Kong University, http://ebook.lib.hku.hk/CADAL/B3139551X/ , as a PDF which can be saved - unfortunatley only one

ORER information Not listed in Mar 1899 Listed in June 1900 series 21238 - 21337 98 cars no other info Listed in June 1905 series 21238 - 21337 30 cars no other info Not listed in November 1911

The roof was designed by Mr. H.M. Robertson who was the Master Car Builder on the Northern Pacific. I have photos of the roof components on NP Scale Test Tool Car #41 and also NP Single Sheathed

John, I'm not much help here. I do know that CofG had some flat cars built by Tennessee, I believe. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 3047 Creek Run Sanford NC

Is that the type of roof that Central Valley has modeled in their NP stock car kit? Dennis, Is that the same roof used on the Soo Line Type 3 and Type 4 boxcars? (the SOO April, 1983 October,

Hi Dennis and List Members, Dennis wrote: Dennis, this drawing is not the drawing I referenced. The drawing you described is a different figure number and is on a different page. This describes the

At Naperville this year I obtained a nice set of three panel doors for use with the Westerfield USRA - clone kit. This resurrected my interest in this kit which I had not completed. I also obtained

Gentlemen, I'm writing up an article on SAL flat cars for an upcoming issue of the S-CL Modeler magazine.  The cars I'm covering, the SAL F-4 class 40-foot flat cars, were built by Chickasaw and

Earl, I could help you if I knew more about the series of car you are looking for information on. Feel free to contact me off line and we will take it from there. Jim Dick - Roseville, MN