> A while back someone listed the proper Tahoe Model Works trucks for the Protowest Scale Models Erie 70 ton 53' flatcar. I did not make note of this at the time. I have since acquired the Erie

Never Mind. I looked in the PFE book where I should have looked in the first place. The first 25 PFE BR40-10s had Chrysler FR5s. I don't believe there's a model of this truck available. Is anyone

Thanks Ed, I think I will be better served to sell the RC car and get one of Martin Lofton's 32.2r SP B-50-24 express box re-issues. Thanks for the info. Bill McCoy Jax, FL

The C&O Express Box Cars used the 6' 6" wheelbase (choice between either 5' 10" or 6' 6") GSC Commonwealth  BX with clasp-brakes and std WB Allied Cushioned trucks. Al Kresse

Bill, The SP B-50-24s had 3/4 Improved Dreadnaught Ends. The end is visible in the photo in RP CYC Vol. 8. The ends of the B-50-24 cars were like the WM 28801 found on page 76 of RP CYC Vol.

Bill, If you will contact me off line I'll forward the photos of the Chateau Martin cars. Rdietrichson@...

I have one of the Red Caboose AAR'37 boxcar kits painted for the SP box express conversions (SP 5703). What does it need to make a credible SP B50-24. Doors roofs etc shouldn't be a big problem since

Hey Ben, Thanks for the reference. Unfortunately, this S-G truck is considerably different from the BCW 1219 (see PFE 936 on P. 15 RP CYC 7). Since the fleet of PFE BR40-10 was 50 cars the cars PFE

The MSRP C-III states that 104 tanks were insulated carbon steel low pressure tanks with 2% minimum expansion dome. 103's could be insulated or non-insulated with 1% or 2% expansion domes with or

Bill McCoy asked: "The 25 PFE R-40-10 (I have a Trainquest decorated kit) conversion express reefers had Symington-Gould XL highspeed trucks. <<snip>> Does anyone offer the S-G truck?" Bethlehem Car

I'm working on my express box and reefer fleet. It looks like based on RP-CYC 6, 7 and 8 that the 8' wheelbase GSC Commonwealth BX and GSC BX outside drop equalizer truck with solid bearings was the

It means they were equipped for that service, but not always used in that service.

My BAD Despatch ends MM

Did the 'T' in a circle on B&O M-26 and M-27 class boxcars mean the cars were in assigned LCL service or that they could be used in that service? Is there a listing of car numbers with the circle t

Dave, Union Oil Company of California had a tank car (UOCX 8085) that was a GATC, 8,000 gallon, Type 30, AAR-201-A-35-W built in 1938. It had a welded aluminum tank, with a welded dome riveted to

Steve Kay wrote: the other cars shown have a orange "I Series" logo. MTH is using this to show that the prototype railroad did NOT have that car--I is for "Imagination and Fun." At least those of

All,   The next edition of The Seaboard-Coast Line Modeler magazine is available for viewing at the ACL & SAL Historical Society website at http://www.aclsal.org/.  You can also go directly to the

I bought one of these a while back. The kit has 3 roofs and 4 different ends. One end has a 3/5 corrugation, what might this be? Mark Morgan

Also of interest is that the high angle photo of one corner of a car shows wire grabs, while the full-model photos show cast-on grabs. One can be charitable and conclude that they still have some

Lack of research works in mysterious ways. <snip> < .... subject is MTH USRA hoppers in an inaccurate B&O lettering and number series.....>