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E car

I would like to model one of the EJ&E rebuilt USRA DS box cars. I have the article Martin wrote in the May 90 Model Railroading magazine and 3 jpegs of the cars. But, I have no information on the hand

By Clark Propst <cepropst@...> · #28523 ·

Re: Wayners Freight Car Pictorial

I agree with Richard's assessment, but in Wayner's defense would add that I don't think it was ever intended as a reference work. It is simply a photo album of random freight car photos. The

By CBarkan@... · #28533 ·

HO Items For Sale- Updated

Hi Folks, Athearn Santa FE Express Box, 50', $4.00 D&RGW, Caboose, NIB, $4.00 Caboose, Undec, Santa Fe style, $4.00 Atlas 11000 Gallon Tank Car, RTR, Fuelane, #133, $20.00 11000 Gallon Tank Car,

By h81644 <H81644@...> · #28522 ·

C&NW Cabooses

Looking for drawings or diagrams or photos of cabooses in the following series, Info on any sources or resources would be greatly appreciated. Cars built by C&NW are: 10400-10478 (1913) Cars

By Dennis Short <dennis.short@...> · #28521 ·

Stock cars

Hi does anyone out there recognize L,H, & St. Louis? Was it a railroad or a car company? Rich Yoder

By Rich Yoder · #28520 ·

Re: ATSF Reefers

Tom Madden said: True as far as it goes, Tom, but Martin's son has been a Ph.D. grad student at Florida full-time for several years, and before that did not put in very many hours on resin work,

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #28519 ·

Re: ATSF Reefers

Someone writes, about Sunshine Models: answer e-mail; no And Paul Lyons responds: selling more expand his Martin's workforce has in fact been cut in half in recent years. It used to be Martin,

By pullmanboss <tgmadden@...> · #28518 ·

Thoughts on a 50' single door box car

Guys when I picked up the P2k SP B-50-22 I also picked up an undec kit. Does anyone have any suggestions for a road or paint scheme that was not previously done by P2k? I model 1957 so I would prefer

By Brian J Carlson <brian@...> · #28517 ·

Re: similar USRA SS boxcars

had Brian et Ben: They (P2K Mather cars) have a VERY short interior height. The model is around 7'8" and the Tennessee Central cars (among some of the tallest) were only 8'6", short of what you

By Garrett W. Rea <Garrett.Rea@...> · #28516 ·

Re: similar USRA SS boxcars

Ben, Thanks for the information - very helpful. Just a thought - is the Mather boxcar that is being done by LL a possible starting point? I think these may have been taller - and had similar

By Brian Everett · #28515 ·

Re: similar USRA SS boxcars

Ben Hom wrote: From the looks of things, you'll need parts from both kits. One more thing...use the underframe from the Tichy kit. Ben Hom

By benjaminfrank_hom <b.hom@...> · #28514 ·

Re: similar USRA SS boxcars

Brian Ehni wrote: This looks taller somehow than the Tichy or Accurail, but that may be photo perspective and/or the additional sheetmetal above the pressed end sheet. It IS taller. This car

By benjaminfrank_hom <b.hom@...> · #28513 ·

Re: similar USRA SS boxcars

Brian Everett wrote: I am trying to determine if this is a "Hutchins" car end, and if so, does anyone make a car end similar in HO

By benjaminfrank_hom <b.hom@...> · #28512 ·

Re: similar USRA SS boxcars

This looks taller somehow than the Tichy or Accurail, but that may be photo perspective and/or the additional sheetmetal above the pressed end sheet. -- Brian Ehni From: "dti_nut"

By Brian Paul Ehni <behni@...> · #28511 ·

Re: similar USRA SS boxcars

Ted and all, I am trying to determine if this is a "Hutchins" car end, and if so, does anyone make a car end similar in HO scale? Here is a picture to help describe the

By Brian Everett · #28510 ·

Discontinued Sunshine Kits

Fellow List Members, If anyone has an extra Sunshine kit #17.16, #22.7, #22.1, or #22.2 (CB&Q XM-30, CB&Q XA-11 with 1 1/2 doors, and ATSF Fe-5, respectively) that they would be willing to sell,

By heninger@... · #28509 ·

Whose tank car?

Frank Ostlinger wants a tank car ID. It is a 1980 photo, but the car is a 105 probably built in the 1950s so I am forwarding it to the STMFC in hopes someone there can help him. Jim Kinkaid

By CBarkan@... · #28508 ·

Steam era RR

Has anyone heard of the L,H & St. Louis ?? Rich

By Rich Yoder · #28505 ·

Deadblocks (was: Sherman Oil & Cotton Co. Tank Cars)

The rapid growth in the capacity of freight cars in the last two decades of the 1800s meant that the common habit of rough car handling did a lot more damage with 40- and 50-ton cars than it did with

By James D Thompson <jaydeet@...> · #28503 ·

Re: Sherman Oil & Cotton Co. Tank Cars

David Thompson wrote: I realize that's the one I need. But that page on my CD duplicates the following page of "W" entries. Thanks for posting the info. Tony Thompson Editor,

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #28502 ·

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