All: I have found two dates for the final outlaw of K brakes in interchange for extant (excluding new and rebuilt cars) for the US, one says 1945, the other says 1955. Can someone please give me

Bob Weston wrote: Bob, there was a photo essay on this process in Railway Age in 1900. Parts of it, with supplemental information, is in Chapter 3 of my book, "SP Freight Cars, Vol. 1" as

I'm looking for information on the Lidgerwood Ballast Unloader. This car was essentially a steam powered winch set inside a boxcar like structure. A string of flatcars loaded with ballast would be

Hello, I have just posted a major update explaining the process used to replace a damaged wheel set on the caboose. There are seven pages of photos and diagrams illustrating the process. The

As I've been out of town for most of the past week, I'm just getting around to responding to Dave's inquiry. As early as 1931 the Santa Fe began painting metal roofs on box cars and reefers (and

World War II through the 1950s (Magnolia discontinued their prewar billboard lettering during the war). 1930s through 1950s. Late '40s (when GATX dropped the lines above and below their reporting

I've been investing a fair bit of time in the MS train sim environment... thught an update might be of interest. While most of the freight cars produced for the MS Train Sim are garbage, there are a

Does anyone have any favorite web sites for showing plans or photos of industries in the 1940-50's. I'm looking for a small town lumber yard and a commerical coal distributor for home delivery. I

I going to repost this because stupid me forgot to change the subject! Back to the new P2K insulated 10K tanks. Following is the listing posted on the Walthers site, condensed. Could I have a

Ed Mines wrote: Gypsum running boards are expanded metal: slit and then stretched to open the slits. The result twists the "bars" for better traction, and the openings are kind of pointy

Back to the new P2K insulated 10K tanks. Following is the listing posted on the Walthers site, condensed. Could I have a year bracket (pre or post war) for the schemes and general usage area, for

Plano offers Gypsum running boards and I believe they offered the SFRD running board/platform sets in Apex Tri-Lok, Morton and Gypsum. The gloss won't work in this case because the roof was coated

I want to build a model of a version C SFRD rebuilt reefer from an undec. IM kit. These cars have Gypsum roof walks. My recollection is that these are slotted, but I couldn't find any confirmation

Brian, My July 1960 ORER lists this car. Larry Grubb Brian J Carlson <brian@...> wrote: Never mind my first question, these cars are still listed in the 1955 ORER. Can someone check a1958

Paul, Joe Pennington once produced various detail parts in cast urethane including some box car doors. The MoPac Historical Society did not sponsor this project. I had Jerry Porter of Innovative

Will the real B-50-22 please stand up? The data I have show the REAL B-50-22 as having double-truss spring plankless trucks, Ajax hand brakes, and wood running boards. I also see that the B-50-22

Lee A. Gautreaux wrote: Yes, a bunch of the 70- and 100-ton cars. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Ed Thanks for this information. I'll try to get a copy of these when they are published. Rupert Gamlen Auckland NZ

Rupert, The 1/45 ORER lists CB&Q 49500-49674 with a triangle, but ..... for the number of cars in service. Even though the cars are reported to have been built in 1944, the ORER for 1/45 doesn't

Scott, The C&O cars I was referring to were 50' PS-1s numbered 21000-21499, built 1956. There's an overhead photo showing a new car in Erie In Color (page 114). Regards, Ed Hawkins [Non-text portions