I also have the 1912, 1937 and 1940 editions. - Al Westerfield

I don't have photos of any cars in this series, but the dimensions in the ORERs indicate that they were essentially the same as the 65'6" mill gons built for the Erie in 1930 by the Pressed Steel Car

Gene; This offering from Athearn may surprise you. Take a look before you decide. www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATH93605 Elden Gatwood

What is the best candidate for modeling ERIE's 15000-15249 series of 70- ton, inside length of 65'-6" gondolas in HO scale? If I have my facts straight, these Erie gons were built by Greenville in

This is a blatant effort to see Ted Richardson rewarded for the mind numbing hours of effort he has put into this CD. And to put a very good research tool into the hands of those who would like

Precision offers both HO and HON3 kits. The HO kits still needs some work. There are two kits, one with plastic details and one with brass detials. I suggest the slightly more expensive brass

Russ, You wrote: A question: They show the (GN) 36' stock cars having steel rods with large washers and nuts running vertical along each vertical side post from the side sill to the eaves. It is

Sorry to start out vauge. In the early 1920's the Rock Island purchased 43 foot cars from ACF and Ryan. Then in 1942 and 1943 they stretched them to 53'-6". At the same time they also built a series

Yes....I have one of these finished and am working on 6 more. Richard did an article on them several years ago. Jack Burgess www.yosemitevalleyrr.com

My reference resources are still in disorder and not likely to get re-organized any time soon. I just bought an old Max Gray N6b and would like to install the archbars I have seen in views (but

<rhendrickson@o...> wrote: they were in ca. Hmmm. Could modeling one of the standard gauge cars be as simple as swapping trucks under the Precision narrow gauge kit? Strolling in to my local hobby

it? Was that end added in a rebuild or was the car built with this style end? Yes, it was built with tbat end, as were thousands of its sisters and cousins. Jeff English Troy, New York

Rob, I know next to nuthin' about the tank cars, but that site's a treasure! Thanks for point it out to us. SGL

I'm a little late to this thread, but I have links to photos. I have uploaded one of my photos of the "B-end" clearly showing the backward brake cylinder on a B&O Class N-17B. It is the files

There were SP box cars rebuilt with roof hatches and bottom outlets, but not for cement, for sugar. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA

Hey that's a good photo of the nyc car. Is that a Murphy steel end on it? Was that end added in a rebuild or was the car built with this style end? Thanks Don Worthy CASO <caso@...>

Garth and Walt, Somewhere I have a photo I took north of Las Vegas in Summer 1978, showing a UP boxcar with roof hatches. I don't remember anything that would place the car in our time frame, but I

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