As is often the case, it depends. The NYC, C&O, and W&LE cars got entirely new steel sides/bodies. The KCS cars, when they finally got steel sides, kept their original USRA side framing. Richard

Aha! I didn't even look at the diagram for #549 because of the 1936/1939 dates. (Even though I had noticed some other sets were dated too early for their schemes.) Scott Pitzer

The B2 identifier Allen refers to is part of Great Northern's General Superintendent of Transportation (GST) Codes. The two character alphanumeric system was used to identify cars by similar

<schuyler.larrabee@...> wrote: Good point, Garth and Schuyler. It's another possibility to consider. I'm discounting it somewhat, because what I recall about the consignee (s) is that they were your

Would steel side rebuilds be done by merely replacing the wood and leaving the bracing (somewhat like the Detail Assoc kit) or would they have been all new steel sides along with the ends making them

I haven't checked the number series - can't really read it in the pic of the flyer - but the MP one appears to be a reissue of one from the original release. Jerry Glow and understood

Set 549's description is somewhat misleading. It represents the scheme adopted sometime after mid '48 and as applied to both wood and steel cars. The dates mentioned are the built dates - not that of

From information gathered from various postings on this group, I find that Santa Fe reefers with the straight line map are not appropriate for the era that I model. I am therefor offering listmembers

From information gathered from various postings on this group, I find that Santa Fe reefers with the straight line map are not appropriate for the era that I model. I am therefor offering listmembers

In a message dated 3/8/2006 10:24:18 PM Central Standard Time, STMFC@... writes: At first I thought they had a couple of prototype cars for sale (and the insulated PFE might be worth 3x

I'll second that. Later, Bill Kelly On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 00:41:38 -0500 "Schuyler Larrabee" <schuyler.larrabee@...> writes:

That wasn't supposed to happen... I copied Andy's address into the TO box... I thought! Scott Pitzer

Stumbling onto a "wrecked" passenger car on the F&W led me to one of only two Julia Roberts movies I've seen-- although the call sheet I found nearby listed "Lulu Pierce" as Nick Nolte's co-star in "I

Why not upload them to a folder on STMPH? Uh, please. SGL

Andy, I'd love to see the box cars and the flat. Scott Pitzer

Andy Carlson wrote: ?? Guess I missed that night <g>. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510)

From Richard Hendrickson ~The Southern cars ~were gone from the roster by the end of WW II, if not earlier The scheme offered by Intermountain dates the Southern cars to the early twenties at the

Living 30 miles from Fillmore, CA has afforded me with some interesting sightings along the Fillmore & Western Railway. Today I drove through some Lemon, Orange, and Avocado orchards to see 10 steam

B2 is used for a 40' boxcar, 6' doors (this is more likely a Hill line thing) B3 - 50' B4 - 40' with 8ft doors ... Tim's note about b-40-5 makes more sense. Thanks -- ------ Allen P Rueter o0000o

According UP LOs were: 512: CH-70-3 1958 cu.ft. [ clay ] 2045: [ not in my '53 ORER ] [ flour ] 503: CH-70-3 1958 cu. ft. [ soda ash ] 543: CH-70-3 " " " 649: CH-70-3 " "