Gary, In the GN work equipment diagram book page #147 there are six cinder cars with six doors as you described. These were built in 1901, 1902 and 1908. With the NP cars being built in 1909. I'm

At the risk of being a pain in the neck I would like to point out that the correct term for the type of hand brake under discussion here is "ratchet." A "lever" hand brake is a more modern device, an

Ed, Are you looking for specific C&O box car series images?  Al Kresse

Cyril Durrenberger wrote: Good catch, Cyril. I wasn't counting doors, just looking for truss rods. Glad you counted! Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest

I found a diagram for Spokane, Portland and Seattle Hart cars, referenced sometimes as "dirt cars" and they likewise have 6 side doors on their trussrod frame. They were built by H&B in 1909, likely

I was referring to the three cross-ties beams or rods on the inside of the bodies.  Both CBC drwg and C&O Freight Car Diagram sheets show them.  After the USRAs came out the C&O had to point out 3,

I looked at the photo of SA&AP 10040, the Hart car shown on page 34 of SP Cars Vol 1. It had 6 side doors, but the model has 7 side doors. Cyril Durrenberger

Hey Folks, I mentioned to 1 person about doing sugar beet loads last month and he lives in Australia. Man, do news fly . . . . I'm trying different techniques on reproducing sugar beet loads. I made

Recently we've been discussing a shallow, round box car roof very common on the C&O and Erie. This particular roof has 2 stiffeners between each rib. I found a photocopy of an ad from Chicago

I wrote: "Under review (I don't have my copy of Lane's article with me at work and need to verify these; the paint schemes may still be bogus): CRP LNE P&WV" CRP: CNJ did receive 500 cars

Randy Hammil wrote: "As an enthusiastic ameteur I'm not sure what you mean by 3 tie rods, so I can't help you there unless somebody can clarify." DSC07194.jpg in your Flickr album illustrates what Al

Jack: Could you please email me off the list? yahoo is cutting off your email and I am not sure if it works. I sent one to the email you provided for the Hart Ballast car manufacturer and never

So take about 1/3 of the seeds and stick them in a blender for 5 seconds, and put 1/3 of them in the blender for 10 secs. Now you have 3 batches of different sizes. Mix and salt to taste. Tim

Maybe just bake the seeds in the oven for a few hours to evaporate every last trace of odor in them? Tim O'Connor

It's a lever brake, but I couldn't tell you what kind. As an enthusiastic ameteur I'm not sure what you mean by 3 tie rods, so I can't help you there unless somebody can clarify. Randy

I added a photo of a Kingan reefer at Monon IN. It is at the museum there. Also a ACL watermelon car in Cairo, GA 1963. Ron Christensen

Al Kresse wrote: "The B-end image I got thru my viewer was very dark and shinny . . . I'll try copying it and trying PhotoShop.  I am guessing a lever type hand brake?" Definitely a lever-type hand

The B-end image I got thru my viewer was very dark and shinny . . . I'll try copying it and trying PhotoShop.  I am guessing a lever type hand brake? Al Kresse

Richard Hendrickson writes: Noooo problem. In a matter of an hour or so...depending upon how fast Yahoogroups is functioning these days, Motrak will be a member of the STMFC. Better yet, wait until

Rich, Based on two color magazine ads I bought this morning I believe the “Kingan Brand” name was a shade of mid-blue or a Saxon blue. Thanks for the reply. Larry Sent: Wednesday,