Steve I did; I had the exact same thought -- and I have a very similar car, a Southern War Emergency gondola made with the F&C kit. And it needs a load! :-) Tim O'Connor

And the B-50-6 is not a 36' box car either. I don't see any T&NO 36' box cars in the 1950 ORER. Tim O'Connor

To me it looks like 37217 or more likely 37247. Either way a B-50-6 with single sheathed ends. The 37247 is listed in a group of 18 cars with single sheathed ends in the January 1949

Has anyone noticed that overloaded Southern gondola on the right side of the picture? That would make a pretty cool looking load to run around on a layout. - Steve Hedlund, Silver Lake, WA To:

Thanks Tony, I can't believe the unions would let that happen that late. thompson@...> wrote: -- Fenton Wells 3047 Creek Run Sanford NC 27332 919-499-5545 srrfan1401@...

I'm making a concerted effort to spin off various HO kit parts as separate detail that y'all can purchase for personal projects. At the risk of starting another debate re: what has been tagged the

Fenton Wells wrote: I don't know that they were ever mandated for board roofs. SP stock cars with those roofs ran into the 1960s. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley,

Mark, Thanks for asking as I have wondered about this car as well. It has no lateral roof walks. I believe this photo is from 1948 but I'm not sure. That seems to be a late date for no lateral roof

Jack Burgess wrote: If the number were 17217, it's a T&NO tank car. If the number were 37217 (Dave Nelson's suggestion) it would be a Class B-50-6 box car (of which 7 remained in

The last 4 digits are 7217. The first digit might be a 1, or a 3, or a smudge. Pin me down... I'd say a 3. Dave Nelson

By downloading the photo and opening it in Photoshop and then adjusting the levels, one can clearly see the two vertical reinforcing boards or angles on the end. Mark is correct about the number

Address as follows: Mr. Bill McKown W&R Enterprises P.O. Box 3235 Alhambra, Ca 91803 Bill Pardie [Non-text portions of this message have been

The board roof is noteworthy, as the Harriman and later cars all had outside metal roofs. There were board roofs on the pre- Harriman CS-20 and other box cars, but those were very old by the

Hello everyone, I was looking at photos on the Steam Era Freight Cars website and I spotted a box car I'd like to know more about. The photo shows the Southern 37th Street Yard in Birmingham,

Jim Betz wrote: You make a good point, Jim, but it's also important to realize that it's YOUR layout. If your current crew does not want to operate it the way YOU want, maybe it's a GOOD thing if

W & R Enterprises P.O. Box 3235 Alhambra, CA 91803 No listed phone or email. Matt Herson From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of lnbill Sent: Friday,

A few years ago it was: W&R Enterprises P.O. Box 3235 Alhambra, CA 91803 Don't know if this is current. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, Oregon

Max, I don't have a clue about this information. Bill Welch

The Southern Railway 1953 and 1958 P-S, 70-ton, 52' 6" gon kits started production last week. Shipments will start in about (1.5) weeks on a first-ordered-first-shipped basis. 1500 of the

Randy, I don't have a source that I can point you to ... however I don't remember any one bringing up this aspect ... If your interest is historical then "go for it". If your interest is so