I've not been able to locate the speculated 17'16.5" width mentioned anywhere on pages 44 or 45. One should never solely rely on general arrangements as the gold bar standard, rather consult actual

Charlie Vlk asked: "Which direction SHOULD the diagonal be.... SW to NE or NW to SE????" Tony Thompson replied: "Looking down on the roof from above, the "groove" between the two roof-spanning ribs

Sorry, the reply got off before I replied.... Checking the original Atlas kit car, the current Trainmaster produciton, and the Model Power Hong Kong copy, all the roof panels run Lower Left to Upper

I guess its possible that I interpreted the drawing wrong, but the measurement shown from the centerline of the door to the side of the cab is 8' 8.25"... which is 17' 16.5" if doubled... right?

Looking down on the roof from above, the "groove" between the two roof-spanning ribs should run from upper left to lower right. We know why Athearn got it wrong. It is fascinating if all

While the Delano photo has been discussed countless times in the past, it is so interesting...at least to me...that I think I'll comment further. First, there is the obvious [ and so noted probably

The GB&W also had boxcars with X's painted on the doors in the '30's/'40's. I have heard from sources that they were captive LCL service boxcars, and the practice came from the C&NW...something

Bruce Smith writes: "However, as we have discussed on this list previously, those cars with the X were in captive service carrying LCL between Chicago area freight houses (see message 50575,

Ed Mines wrote: "There's an explantion of the X on box car doors in the "Iron Horse at War" book. I believe that those cars could be used in the tunnels beneath the Chicago business district." CJ

Guys, On page 44 of the S-CL Modeler there are drawings of the SAL's 5600 series cabs... plans that show the carbody to be 17' 16.5" wide. Is that dimension correct? Was that car actually that

Tony- Which direction SHOULD the diagonal be.... SW to NE or NW to SE???? I'll check on my models. Charlie Vlk

TheC&NW X service cars were captive service between the Proviso Yard Freight Terminal, the Freight Station at the Merchandise Mart, and other Chicago Area freight houses. Nothing to do with

CJ, That's what I used to think too, in part because of the caption in the Iron Horse at Wat that said so. However, as we have discussed on this list previously, those cars with the X were in

John Degnan wrote: Can't POSSIBLY be, as I'm sure John is thinking. Unless it's a structure <g>. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA

My understanding of the X box car doors was an indication of explosive loads, therefore, not likely to be in the Chicago tunnels. CJ Riley --- ed_mines <ed_mines@...> wrote:

Charlie Vlk wrote: Does it have the roof rib orientation reversed, as does the Athearn HO car? Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA

Ben- The only cars that match the HO Bachmann stockcar you reference are the Atlas and Model Power copies of the Atlas. The picture is of the HO car, not the N as is often normal with Bachmann. I

Rod (?) wrote: "can anyone please inform me, if there is an ' n ' guage model of a B&O stockcar, and if so, please who makes it." Unfortunately, there are no correct models of B&O stockcars available

can anyone please inform me, if there is an ' n ' guage model of a B&O stockcar, and if so, please who makes it. i have recently been told that the bachmann model is based on a UP diagram. is this