--- On Wed, 7/8/09, Gatwood, Elden J SAD <elden.j.gatwood@...> wrote: From: Gatwood, Elden J SAD <elden.j.gatwood@...> Subject: RE: [STMFC] Re: Coal car loading on

Marty McGuirk writes: "One other piece of data that may (please note I said may!) affect the percentage numbers. The N&W didn't serve Norfolk, the N&P BL did. I have no idea if cars delivered to the

Done. I included a shot of the prototype car for reference. It'll be a new folder in the Photos section once it's approved. Ray Breyer

Thanks guys! I appreciate the help! One thing I am discovering is, you may actually not have ENOUGH PS-1's or '37 AAR cars, rather than too many as you might have assumed, but I hope we can get

I have a 1935 map of Coal Fields Served by C&O Lines (= C&O, PM, and NKP) with the ERIE (trustee run) being shown as a secondary line.  All were under the control of the Vans' out of Cleveland at

Marty; I would add something I find a little odd. In all my time growing up in Pgh, I always noted how few C&O and N&W hoppers I saw on any road in the Pgh-area (I know because I looked for them),

--- On Wed, 7/8/09, Norman+Laraine Larkin <lono@...> wrote: From: Norman+Laraine Larkin <lono@...> Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: Coal car loading on "home"roads...A. Thompson's

Ray,   Frank does nice work.  Thanks for sharing the photo and modeling concept.   Mont Switzer

--- In STMFC@..., "benjaminfrank_hom" <b.hom@...> wrote: While somewhat crude by today's standards, these did buid into nice models, and for some prototypes, are still the only game in

Tim,   You are right:  Ps-3 two bay.  This P&E stuff alwasy gives me a headache, but it sure is an interesting little piece of the NYC and of coutse it was an inportant connection with the Monon in

Thanks again, Ed! You ARE the man! Elden Gatwood

How about an Ulrich 2 bay offset hopper as a stand in for an NYC short offset hopper? Any actual prototypes for this Ulrich car or is just an offset car using the frame from the Ulrich fishbelly

Elden, others, hi, My guess is I have a singular story. I am a native Iowan and lifelong resident. I can't wait to move to New England (cetain history subjects are a major lure). A few years ago, a

Around 1980 someone reprinted a 1943 NYC freight car diagram book. I recall seeing this document on the internet, maybe on the fallen flags web site. Ed

In my reply to Eldon I missed his notation of significant steel cars. Disregard my Southern SU inclusion, as it is a DS wood sheathed car. Eric Eric Hansmann Chagrin Falls, Ohio Starting over in a

Was there a preferred type of coal desired for home heating . . . especially after automatic stokers became popular in th mid-30s? Al Kresse

Ray How about posting the kitbash photo to the STMFC files? I'm interested to see it. Tim O'Connor

Mike, All valid points. One other piece of data that may (please note I said may!) affect the percentage numbers. The N&W didn't serve Norfolk, the N&P BL did. I have no idea if cars delivered to the

Captive Fleet doesn't equal Tidewater Bunker coal service only.  Relative to the C&O, N&W and Virginian, all in 1909 were primarily concerned about getting coal to Tidewater, but the Virginian was

I happen to have RPC #18 at my side that covers these cars. These are the as-built quantities. B&O M-26 - 2000 B&O M-26A - 3500 B&O M-26B - 1000 B&O M-26C - 1000 B&O M-26D - 5500 B&O M-26E -