Thanks Bob. Offline, I got this: 375160 is an M-15P, rebuilt from M-15k in 1955 375602 is an M-15PD converted from M-15NA, rebuilt from M-15k earlier (?) Sheesh! Classes, subclasses, and now

just fyi -- http://www.kadee.com/html/568.jpg I wish they'd done the 70 ton B-1, though! could use it on some gondolas and hoppers. Tim O'Connor

?? Tom, I already gave you the Tichy number for the white decals.

Definitely not. They were built two years after the USRA cars, had different ends (7-8 rather than 3-3-3 corrugated), and in other respects were purpose-built for the CP. Richard Hendrickson

Right you are, Tim. By the way, 211050, a single car, was rebuilt not only with an extended roof but with plywood instead of planked side sheathing. Apparently the Santa Fe did not consider it a

Tony, That's what I drew. Uhh, jacketed and insulated are more or less synonymous, right? I believe I've already mentioned this earlier but the tank car I drew was to be cut up for scrap to feed a

Thanks for the info Bruce. Guess the information in "Railway Prototype Cyclopedia on the aluminum painted cars is bogus and the Tichy instruction sheet correct for circa 1950. Now I guess I have a

Tim, Numbers 375160, 375602, 376035, all are some class of M-15 wagon-top boxcars. Number 385839 is a M-53A. Bob's Photos has at least one, 370577, an M-15K with a three-piece end and there is one

Jim, You can buy CDS set #333 from TMR Distributing at http://www.tmrdistributing.com/CDS-DL.htm#lv TMR is a good source for CDS lettering sets. John Riddell

Brian Ehni wrote: Fine suggestion, Brian. Kind of a gentle sloshing as the car passes by . . . Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA

Gene Green wrote: As long as it's a jacketed car!! Please, please! Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Rob Kirkham wrote: I think that's a good summary. Probably it should be restricted to the USRA single-sheath cars, however, as the double-sheath cars were not as progressive (and correspondingly

With SOUND! -- Thanks! Brian Paul Ehni From: Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> Reply-To: STMFC List <STMFC@...> Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:41:39 -0400 To: STMFC List

Thanks, Bob, I didn't know that. So an M-15 and an M-53 are very alike in appearance? I have photos of 375160, 375602, 376035, all showing the 3-piece end. And a photo of 385839, showing what must be

So from what I am reading, I gather: - the USRA cars were not cutting edge in height - SP (at least) was already there. - they were not cutting edge in choice of cladding (i.e. still using wood),

I will add to this that the Santa Fe and Rock Island did essentially the same thing, having large numbers of single sheathed box cars built ca. 1929-'30-'31 which largely followed the ARA

Personally, the next injection molded tank car I would like to see in HO would be one built by GATX. I wouldn't be too picky about which one as long as it bore lots of different lettering schemes. I

Tim, Are you sure the photos are of M-53 or M-53A? The description you provide was typical for the ends on the M-15 wagon-tops. There were two ends in the blue print set for the M-53/M-53A one was a

Richard, I think you meant to type 211051-214549 for the Bx-12. Tim O'

Gents: I have 2 sets of CDS Dry Transfers for LV 2-bay hoppers. They're O-scale. I'd be willing to part with them for $4 ea. + mailing expense. George Stilwell