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Reefer loading

Assuming an adequate number of workers, about how long would it have taken to load a 40' ice reefer with produce using those slat & wire boxes? Also, for operational planning, how long after a reefer

By bill_d_goat · #77795 ·

Re: B&O M-53 Wagon Top - any hope of a plastic model in our future?

Charlie, How about http://www.mrrwarehouse.com/ . Click on "signature series" at left. May not be Intermountain quality, but maybe it will do for a stand-in until something else comes along. Kind

By Garth G. Groff <ggg9y@...> · #77794 ·

Re: Lehigh Valley Roof Walk Help

Hmmm.... Well, despite knowing the creator of both that web site and the list personally, I was not available of the existence of that list either..... Thanks for the link Ben. Bill Schneider

By Bill Schneider <branchline@...> · #77793 ·

Re: Lehigh Valley Roof Walk Help

Frank, the LV freight car folio diagram for these cars identifies the running boards applied when new as Apex steel grid. Richard Hendrickson

By Richard Hendrickson · #77792 ·

Re: Radial Roofs

The CV roof represents the NP's unique "circular" outside metal roof, which (AFAIK) was not used by any other RR. Yes, and on the Hutchins, Viking, and Murphy radial roofs the curve or arch of

By Richard Hendrickson · #77791 ·

Re: Lehigh Valley Roof Walk Help

Frank Brua asked: "The Lehigh Valley had a series of steel box cars #61300-61899 built during the mid-1940's. Can anyone tell me if these cars were built with wood or metal roof walks? If built with

By benjaminfrank_hom <b.hom@...> · #77790 ·

Lehigh Valley Roof Walk Help

Group, The Lehigh Valley had a series of steel box cars #61300-61899 built during the mid-1940's. Can anyone tell me if these cars were built with wood or metal roof walks? If built with wood, would

By parkvarieties <parkvarieties@...> · #77789 ·

GN Plywood Panel Box Cars

Group, Approximately when did the GN start repainting the plywood panel box cars from the as-delivered orange paint scheme to their standard freight car color? Thanks. Frank Brua

By parkvarieties <parkvarieties@...> · #77788 ·

Re: Feed Mills

denser materials such as gypsum for making cement. The gypsum staining is why the C&O eventually changed over to gray from black covered hops. Ft Dodge Iowa is/was one of the largest producer/miner

By rockroll50401 <cepropst@...> · #77787 ·

3-pack offer on SR/C&O S-scale wood rack

A point of clarification re: my 3-pack offer for the upcoming S scale SR/C&O pulpwood racks is in order. "Bulk pack" pricing applies only for direct mail orders and is not offered to dealers.

By Jim King · #77785 ·

B&O M-53 Wagon Top - any hope of a plastic model in our future?

Well another year almost by us and I still would like a B&O M-53 Wagon Top on the layout. For a steam - early diesl layout they are a must have in a rail yard. I got my wish last year with the ART

By Charlie Duckworth <trduck@...> · #77786 ·

Radial Roofs

I did a quick search of the site but found very little on radial roofs. Were the Central Valley radial roofs (from the CV stockcar) specific to the NP or could it be used on other roads' cars? Did

By dssa1051 · #77784 ·

Re: Floor-level ice decks?

David lets look closely at the photo in question http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f?q=Railroads+source:life&imgurl=c8c944bb1f85f35a The ice dock on the right is for top icing produce cars, they

By Douglas Harding <dharding@...> · #77783 ·

Re: Resin Casting

Yes, that's a 1402. I got it used for $300. There are a lot of them available on the used market. I took it apart, cleaned it up, added new oil and it runs like a champ. The only problem with it

By Earl T. Hackett <hacketet@...> · #77782 ·

Re: Modernizing an HO Branchline wood reefer

Mark, The hand brake was changed to a Klasing version like that included in the P2K Mather box car kits. In the photo you posted, you can see the gearing mechanism peeking above the eaves on the

By Ted Culotta <tculotta@...> · #77781 ·

Modernizing an HO Branchline wood reefer

I recently picked up a Branchline Trains 40' ACF URTX/NWX wood reefer, which I'd like to use as the basis for a model of one of these reefers as it would have appeared near the end of its service

By Mark Mathu · #77780 ·

B&O ex PRR R7 reefers. was Fwd: Al Westerfield's new R7 reefer version with Hutchins roof

B&O had at least two of these former PRR class R7 reefers in company ice service. Paul Dunn photographed XM-4784 at Wellston, Ohio on October 8, 1954, negative in the John LaRue collection. The 1961

By James Mischke <jmischke@...> · #77779 ·

Floor-level ice decks?

Sorry to be late to the party, but this is in response to Tim O's posting on Nov. 22. I didn't see anyone bring up what seems ot me the most remarkable thing about this photo, which is the presence

By David Soderblom · #77778 ·

SR/C&O "S" scale wood rack a "go"

I have received a sufficient number of reservations to proceed with the Southern/C&O 41' pulpwood rack, circa 1951 to the late 70s. Patterns arrived on Monday and they look REALLY sharp! This will

By Jim King · #77777 ·

Re: Wabash Panel Side Hopper

Ed- Thank you for the information. Gene Deimling cars? rebuilds

By Gene Deimling <losgatos48@...> · #77776 ·

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