I would like to know what reporting marks and color these had. I have never seen a picture and until I asked about this never knew the government had reefers. Would this be a USRA effort? Thank You,

Rather than listing all possibles, it might make more sense to list common combinations, or the set of data for a given car or class. I think the basic data would be: Side ladders: Width, vertical

I think the thing here was that only Chateau Martin used those cars. Other cars might have carried products where the producer was forced to ship in a car that carried a competitor's ad. --

These might just fit in the STMFC's list perameters, and I'd guess that this group might know more about them than the Modern Era guys. While taking photographs, I came across these old CB&Q COFC

I'll start. For grab iron width, 15, 17,18,22,24,36, and more I'm sure. Detail Assoc. also sells them in 11 & 14 inch widths, but those are hatch & door handles. For vertical spacing between grabs,

I've updated my Sunshine Models web site www.sunshinekits.com <http://www.sunshinekits.com/> . I've added a link to a page I call "Flyers by RR". It's what you'd expect, a list of links by railroad to

Well Don, let me see if I can help you here. If you look on page #45 of the Carstens Publications book, Grand Trunk Heritage by Phill Hastings, you shall find a photo of one "second out", as we

Well Don, let me see if I can help you here. If you look on page #45 of the Carstens Publications book, Grand Trunk Heritage by Phill Hastings, you shall find a photo of one "second out", as we

What are the most common dimensions? KL

No problems at all. If you can't use it, check with your other half, she might already have some. Howard

Use the original military paint scheme--we KNOW it's right. And those cars went all over the U.S. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA

Well well! Any suggestions on another paint job or selection of roadname which will allow the Fifties? And thanks for all the answers. Sincerely, Mark

You have them made and I'll buy them. It is a needed tool. I thought of another. The Sunshine FGEX war era reefer includes some drilling guides as part of its PE. Jim Hayes Portland Oregon No virus

In the January 2000 RMJ, Richard Hendrickson had an article on the P2k Type 21 10k gallon tank cars. I was reading the article again and I have a question on the UTLX cars. There are two photos of

--- In STMFC@..., "Kurt Laughlin" <fleeta@...> wrote: None as far as I know. I measured the car while it was in MW service at Sayre. Chuck Yungkurth Boulder CO > > I've come across an

BLMA makes one for diesels, AMB/Laserkit makes one for passenger cars, Tichy includes one in every boxcar kit, and there are a couple of others I can't think of. A problem is that though horizontal

Does anyone make a grabiron/hand hold drill jig, say for example an etched steel sheet with the proper vertical and horizontal spacings? Mounting the wires into the carbody with superglue would make

Could you provide the web site reference for the Conoco car? Cyril Durrenberger "Garth G. Groff" <ggg9y@...> wrote: Tim, Yesterday I searched the Library of Congress photo

Gene, You are right on regarding the finished scale thickness. This is why lately I have been hand bending all my "hand holds" out of .010 CMA wire and even doing some models with the preformed BMA