David Allen wrote: The inside metal roof, of which the Winslow was an example, was widespread before the outside metal roof superseded it. Both were structurally wood roofs, and as David

Steve, thanks for that additional information. The western railroads' freight agents were strongly encouraged to route perishable traffic where that kind of service could be counted on, in

Andy, you didn't indicate the nature of the wine car (insulated ICC 203 tank car, non-insulated tank car, or express reefer with tanks), or the shipper for which it was lettered. With more

I plan to take an Athearn boxcar and convert it to DSS&A 17000-17099. They used a Klasing brake, any suggestions? Moloco sells two but they look newer. What trucks would best suit this. Once again

Andrew, The Chateau Martin cars went from Cal to NY. http://coastdaylight.com/chatmart/cmwx_roster_1.html   As did many of the other wineries cars did at one time.   Michael  

A club member recently won an HO wine car as a door prize and wondered, were these cars used everywhere in interchange or were they in dedicated service in the locale of some California winery whose

Can't tell you the class, but it would be a good car to model July 1904 ORER page 160 series 65000 - 68499 inside 33 5 1/4; 8 3 1/4; 6 9 outside 34 ; 9 8; 11 5 doors 5; 6 1 3/4, end 2; 9 3/4 1857

Richard-- I think that you're describing GTW Train 490. Out of Chicago (Elsdon) at 10.00 pm, arriving Port Huron 6.00 am. After going through the St. Clair Tunnel, it left Sarnia on CN just after

UP 66070 Posted by: "richtownsend@..." richtownsend@... richtownsend2002 Date: Fri Apr 2, 2010 4:54 pm ((PDT)) What class of car would UP 66070 have been in 1904? Is there

Al, With GTW, PM/C&O, PRR, MC/NYC & Wabash all having the major connections from Chicago to Detroit, I was just wondering where the other fell in line. -- Allen Rueter StLouis

Nothing specific in that regard, Allen, just a general preference for routing via GTW in preference to alternate routings. What the alternate routings for Detroit might have been I don't know

The PRR ran right north of the PMs Rougemere Yard, which had a re-icing platform .  The Rougemere yard would switch C&O produce coming up from Columbus, Ohio, into the Detroit Union Produce Terminal

Richard, Are there any notes on preferred routes for perishables to Detroit Union Produce Terminal? (GTW went to Detroit, but it would of been a transfer run down to DUPT). -- Allen Rueter

Re: LV caboose parts: Ben, You can use the steps off of a couple of the LL NE cabooses---you will have to do the same thing as Dick Steinbrenner did years ago--I did the same thing, upgrading the

....and the S2 trucks, of course. Staffan

Andy, May I buy one of those with the 1958 reweigh date? Staffan

STMFC'ers, I have received from Frank at Intermountain Railway Co. several as delivered scheme 40' Rib Side Boxcars. These are the short rib, as built in 9-45 and are Mint, condition 10 new cars. MSRP

I don't know if the same principles apply to RR stock cars as apply to livestock semi-trailers but ... My Dad drove for many years for a fellow who had triple-deck stock trailers. Iowa restricted

The "recommendations" for double deck cars that I have seen have fewer in the upper deck than the lower. However, actual records that I have from rest stations indicate that both were loaded equally

Looking for a source for the following parts to model Lehigh Valley Northeastern cabooses in HO: Detail Associates 6509 (rectangular end window) Detail Associates 6510 (porthole end window) LV