Bob Chaparro wrote: Unfortunately, Richard Hendrickson is out of the country right now--he knows quite a bit about these cars. Bob, I am sure Richard would be glad to share what he knows when he's

Here are a couple of images from the Library of Congress collection. They show an automobile box car which has been converted to a (temporary?) tank car. The images appear to have been taken

In a message dated 9/18/2007 5:28:55 PM Central Daylight Time, thecitrusbelt@... writes: Does anyone know more about these cars and how successful they were? From The Archives: A

Thanks Tom and Ben. I should buy a spare set of doors and repaint a Pennsy X29 I have for just that purpose, Last time I tried they were out of stock. Then RC came out with the patch panel carbody in

I guess my browser doesn't render the page very well. The border areas are truncated. But I did get the Excel list and the first line clarified things for me. Thanx. -- Atty Raymond G. Meyer 110

Paul Being an engineer, technical correctness is what I strive for... :-) But in truth, the later cars are not physically exactly the same as the earliest cars -- AB brakes instead of KC, for

Do you recall what issue? Jerry Glow true

The Sunshine list can also be found in the STMFC Files area. Jim Hayes Portland Oregon _

Jim Mischke wrote: "So it is a Pullman design, not a Creco. Did anyone else besides CGW avail themselves of this door?" Clark Propst replied: "I'm pulling this out of my rear, but I think Red Caboose

Russ Strodtz wrote: True, Russ, though I've never seen it before applied to car classes. And indeed, UP did not identify cars by number series, but by class. Don't generalize from this,

Tim, Although, technically correct, I do not think most people on this list think of a model, or kit,?variation as a different set of decals. Paul Lyons Laguna Niguel, CA

Sorry Ben, I am at work right now, and won't be home to start research until after 11 PM. So "checking my facts" would undoubtedly have to wait for the week end, by which time the subject on this

Tim, Have the reefer books but don't really need them. What the stuff I'm interested in is already in my head. Will have to get a UP color guide. Using the letter "M" to represent 1,000 is normal

From Red Caboose's web site: Part #: RP-7000-04 Scale: 'HO' Body Style: Parts Colors: Freight Car Red Description: X-29 Reverse Creco Door Box Cars Price: US$ 1.75 In Stock Tom Madden

Jim, I'm pulling this out of my rear, but I think Red Caboose did one other road, very small road, and there was another 1932 car with those doors...Mexican? Clark Propst

Andy Sperandeo wrote: "Others here know more about the PRR X29 express cars than I do, but the photos I've seen don't show any special couplers, just the typical Type E." I agree with Andy Sperandeo;

Andrew Miller wrote: "If I am not mistaken, the trucks were also upgraded for high speed service." Andy, would it kill you to check your facts before posting? It's true that some express service

Ray, What's confusing? Try the first line of that page ;^) "All Time List of Sunshine Models Kits (compiled by Jim Hayes) - updated March 2007- (PDF Format) or (Excel format)" You can click on

Andy Miller wrote: "The conversion of PRR X29s for mail storage in passenger service required more than just signal lines. Also added were . . . tight lock couplers . . . . If I am not mistaken,

I find that website very confusing. Where is the listing of what is currently available and the price? The site appears to be all press releases, some quite dated. n 9/18/07, Tim O'Connor