Eric, Check the listing of reporting marks in the back of your ORERs that are missing the L&S cars. Not all private car owners listings appeared in every ORER. When a company had cars but wasn't

Thank you, David. I caught up with the details in your book. I am focused on 1926 so both companies would be independent. The ownership table on page 132 of your book indicates ten Lutz & Schramm

Mel, Part of your answer lies in your years of focus. The October 1926 ORER (page 882) lists the following for HJ Heinz Refrigerator cars. 400-502 :: Outside length 36-ft, 1-in; 1953 cubic

Above book is sold. -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

Mint condition RPC 31-32 256 pages. $40 plus $4 media shipping. Contact me off list. Shipping to US lower 48 only. -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

john: are you fimilar with the.HJH boxcars/reefes? were they 34 or 36 footers? and did the two paint schemes have anything to do with their size? were plans/drawings of these

Thanks Gary…I was gone all day but you confirmed my statement. I had been doing this for years but went online to confirm my understanding before we made that video… Jack

And a photo: Dennis Storzek

On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 06:17 PM, Steve SANDIFER wrote: This is the end of an ATSF express reefer. 1) what kind of brake is this?It's a Miner product made for passenger cars. It was available with

That hand brake is very similar, if not quite identical, to what Miner called a "chain type" brake in their 1921 catalog. I have never seen a Pre Scale part that's a match. Athearn makes one, but it

I believe Precision Scale make this brake device Fenton

This is the end of an ATSF express reefer. 1) what kind of brake is this? 2) does anyone make a model of it, plastic or brass?

Bob, Yes, that is the way I understood it as well. gary roe quincy, illinois On Tuesday, June 29, 2021, 07:09:20 PM CDT, Bob Chaparro via

If I am understanding the proper use of the drill bit gauge Jack discusses at 13:35, you test the drill bit in successively smaller holes until it will not fit into a hole. That hole indicates the

Chad Boas also offered similar (the same?) spiral dreadnaught ends at Chicagoland a few years back. Regards, Bob Chapman

Group; Big in the post-war were many products produced for manufacturers that made things like wire insulation, vinyl, flooring, synthetic leathers, synthetic rubbers, etc. There were

Nice job, Chuck! Elden Gatwood

Jason’s article is indeed interesting, and produced reasonable stand-ins for some of these cars. My own problem is that Classes G-50-3 and -6 were greatly reduced by 1940 and entirely gone soon

Terrific model, Chuck. Schuyler

Hi List Members, J&L Steel with freight cars all over https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000sPF6__9dp_E/s/750/750/1960-J-L-Steel-Plant.jpg Some gons with pig loads in the foreground,