Andy & Ben, The earlier lettering clue by the side ladder of approx. 45,xxx pounds of water equates to a nominal 6,000-gallon capacity, a common size for chlorine tank cars. I did a search of ACF tank

No need to guess, really. The "49000" (ballpark) water lbs stencil works out to approx 6,000 gallons. On 6/23/2021 2:05 PM, Dave Parker via groups.io wrote:

Ben, This car would have been assigned to/shipped from the Westvaco chloralkali facility at South Charleston, WV. That facility began life as the Warner-Klipstein Chemical Company around 1915, was

Here is a question that is total speculation- were any of these 36 ft NX reefers rebuilt out of ex PRR class RF cars? Larry King

I checked some ORER editions for B&O 72948. Here’s what I found. 1904 & 1905 ORERs – in a number series for gondolas 1907 ORER – in a boxcar number series - 2051 cu ft and 30 tons capy

Many people would say the same, Ray, a legacy from our friends at Athearn, who called their version of a pressure car a “chemical” car. But in fact the platform has NOTHING to do with whatever

I'm with Steve. It's most likely a smaller car; 6000 gallons is a reasonable guess. Those 11,000-gal ICC 105 cars were used for "light" commodities like anhydrous ammonia and propane. Liquid

On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 10:14 AM, Dave Nelson wrote: Sure I have… I’m referring to the apparent seam running up from his crotch. Very odd. I think we're having a failure to communicate... Try

 Thanks Bob, I'm sure you are better at this than I am! As a matter of fact, I'm sure everyone is better at this than I am! Claus Schlund

Claus, That's a great write-up on how a mine and coke ovens operated in the early to mid 20th century. I have friends who have models of such arrangements on their layouts, and there were similar

Sure I have… I’m referring to the apparent seam running up from his crotch. Very odd. Dave Nelson

Thanks, everyone! I appreciate the insight. I am hoping a decent image of this livery surfaces so I can attempt to draw the artwork for some decals. I now have a starting point at least. Now, to find

Photo: National Car Co. Reefer NX 2550 Photo from the Protocraft Decals website: https://www.protocraft.com/images/859.jpg Brine tanks and meat rails. Notes from the website: The National Car

Hi List Members, LN hoppers 66557 and 181812 at Jackhorn Mine KY (undated). Note the lever style brake on 181812. https://wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/004410 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

I must dispute the comment about these not being beehive ovens. They are identical to the freestanding beehive ovens, just buried for heat retention and operational reasons. They were still called

Thanks, again, Dennis. Now I see that the 1776 car extends past the more-or-less intact car to the left of those men. Because the corner of that car coincides with the corner of the torn-apart roof,

 Hi Ray and List Members, Ray had some questions on this scene. To keep the context intact, I'll first repeat some of what I had written earlier, and then tackle Ray's questions as well as I

On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 06:24 AM, Ray Hutchison wrote: If the loading of the coke is from structure in the back, how was finished coke transported to the loading bin? Ray, that's backwards. The bin

On this subject of mines, the production numbers of mines from the time period in question (circa 1910) are available online thanks to scans of the WV Geological Survey books. This mine in question