It's all being laid out right now. I am waiting on one more article. It should be ready for the printer in a few weeks. The next one is started as well. Regards, Ted Culotta Speedwitch Media 100

What would be some good loads for low side hoppers far from home? I think sand and limestone could usually be had cheaper from closer sources. Didn't the low sides reduce the amount of coal that

Sunshine has not and I don't believe there are any patterns for them since Martin was prodding me to do them. I will be offering both the 40' and 42' NH gons as resin kits with the release date to

Has Sunshine relased a NH gon? I believe it was announced? Has anyone got some one piece gons from them lately? Ed Mines

When's your new freight car "journal" coming out in the beginning of 2005? Ed Mines

unusual design, and I can only guess that they had a particular commodity in mind for these cars to haul. Anybody know more about these gondolas? << Shawn I have seen photos of them with loads of

Mike Brock wrote: "Didn't consider coal from Utah. That's a long haul to California for that time." Hi Mike, Utah was the source of coal for the Fontana, Calif., works of Kaiser Steel from its

I had always thought that these cars were used for coal and gravel shipments to places that lacked the facilities to unload a hopper. The low sides made it easier to unload manually with a shovel.

Bill, thanks. You bring up a good point about the Alexandria yards. Paul

Lest anyone think that my lame joke has any truth to it they're wrong, as Richard pointed out and I wholeheartedly agree with. Tony is about as accomplished a person as one could hope to find. Since

What is the correct acrylic reefer orange for PFE reefers 1949-1967? Bill McCoy Jax

These cars were very popular for sand, gravel, and stone along with agricultrial limestone because of the relative ease of unloading with a clam shell and laborers at public team tracks. The low

Ben Hom, whose name I spell correctly, said All very nice, Ben, but I had (note: HAD) a Mantua box with an ERIE decorated version contained within. The box was properly labeled. I no longer

There is a photo of one of the N&W's similiar low-sided cars hauling sand to the s.w. virginia coalfields. Used to hold down the build up of coal dust in the mines evidently. Seems I read

Richard Hendrickson wrote: The Maine Central also had similar low side gons in the #17000 series. The limestone trade was a prime reason why. Tim Gilbert

I think they'd be better off leaving Those of upon I agree with you Rob. Jared Harper Athens, GA

A.T. Kott writes: Cost, cost, cost. But passenger wheels were REQUIRED to be steel, at least as early as 1945, because of their lower failure rate. Someone on the list may know when this

Actually, from the ATSF & D&RGW - depending on year. Bob Webber

The First Quarter 2005 issue of The Milwaukee Railroader at page 12 has a color picture of this car with 8 hinges on the door and lettering on the right of the door: DOUBLE DECK and under that the

figured prone freight were for and Tony - Thanks for the response - always wondered how the "wrot stl whls" were made! I agree that steel wheels should have been in use earlier, considering the