Jerry and all; I believe every photo I have ever seen of an NYC system Greenville-type gon (incl all those P&LE ones) had ladders on the sides instead of grabs. The P&LE 2000-2999, 8000-8499,

In a recent discussion concerning P&LE Greenville design gons, someone pointed out that they had ladders instead of grabs. A pic http://www.steamfreightcars.com/gallery/gon/ple2411.html shows this

Phil - Inspection of the prototype photos show that the ends are indeed reverse Murphy so the author built his car improperly. It appears that my kit would be the proper starting point for this

The latest RMC arrived last night. Though there was no "Essential" article (Grrrr! :) ), there was a description of how to build a Soo Line weed spray car. The leading paragraphs mentioned how

In a message dated 5/8/05 9:56:51 PM Pacific Daylight Time, thompson@... writes: < Wasn't this a test train? I seem to remember seeing the account in Railway Age.> Tony, What was

They did on the H31b, See photo on page 69, Pennsylvania Railroad Steel Open Hopper Cars by John Teichmoeller. Doug Brown

"Doug Brown" wrote: Pennsy's H31b even had wood end sheets, as well as wood side and slope sheets. One question that remains is on which composite hopper cars did the wood slope sheets extend into

Pennsy's H31b even had wood end sheets, as well as wood side and slope sheets. Doug Brown

Tony Of course it is... Denis

Denis F. Blake wrote: I bet it's on the outside of the sides, too. <g> Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

I have a rather interesting shot that I found somewhere on the net..More than likely the fallen flags site. It shows the inside of a CRR composite hopper car that is clearly finished with wood. Not

wrote: introduced and Richard - I am also confused on this matter! The ACF "Type 7" tank cars were first illustrated in the 1912 CBD, and then in the 1916 CBD - a plan of an 8,000 gal. car is on

Jim, I received two flyers as part of an order confirmation three weeks ago. I sent you scanned copies of them but they do not seem to get through to you. So here is a short list of the

Mike, our moderator, sent me a note that it is OK to post the Jersey Central story, since its source is a legitmate publication. So, if interested, please find the story and a map in: FILES >

Dean, This won't answer your question, but you may find it of interest. The Monon had some composite hoppers almost identical to those operated by the NKP. I never saw them run, but found one that

Mike, Is this last word OK? The spooky story I mentioned was published in the October 1961 issue of Popular Science Monthly, the condensed version in the November 1961 issue of Reader's Digest. I

I am looking for a source of a 36 foot fish belly car to use for the under body for a Virginia & Truckee caboose (formerly Nevada Copper Belt). I would have to adapt steps to the ends. Anyone know

Well...unless someone wants to point us to an article in a respected magazine pertaining to the subject of missing frt cars...and there is one in Trains [ just don't know where ]...I think we've been

I am weathering the inside of some composite hoppers, and have a question about the composition of the slope sheets. Metal or wood? The sides are wood, of course, but perhaps the slope sheets

Dean Payne wrote: Wasn't this a test train? I seem to remember seeing the account in Railway Age. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave., Berkeley, CA