Tim O'Connor wrote: Which prototype? Stewart made a bunch of 3 bay cars. Quit yer whinin' -- where's my AAR alternate standard two bay offset?

Richard, As much as it might horrify you (and me!), if say Red Caboose did a Harriman stock car, do you think for a minute they wouldn't also offer it in PRR, NYC, and <shudder!> Santa Fe? I would be

Mike Brock wrote: I have not been indicted yet - maybe since I haven't been to Florida recently. If I come to Cocoa Beach next January, please provide me with the name of a good criminal attorney.

Rob Adams wrote: In lieu of plastic, Sunshine offers (or did offer) a resin kit for the SM18 (kit 54.5). Depending on your threshold of pain, Challenger imported these cars in brass with factory

Rob Adams wrote: In lieu of plastic, Sunshine offers (or did offer) a resin kit for the SM18 (kit 54.5). Depending on your threshold of pain, Challenger imported these cars in brass with factory

Tim O'Connor wrote: I thought the K8 had a wood roof, with boards running lengthwise. At least, that's what the Cyclopedia photos and drawings show. Which Cyc? A reference would help a lot. Ben

I wrote: Tim O'Connor replied: The AAR routinely issued car orders. Some of these orders were long standing - for instance, the prohibition for any foreign road to reload N&W, C&O, VGN or L&N hoppers.

That would be the ARA 70 ton car.

Some of you may recall... "J. Stephen Sandifer" wrote: Hmmm...To be sure, the Santa Fe's entire stock car fleet was larger, but the CB&Q's steel underframed SM-16, SM-18 and SM-18A stock cars

Thanks for the correction. I am not sure how I missed them either, blame it on the computer :) -------------------- J. Stephen (Steve) Sandifer mailto:steve.sandifer@... Home: 12027

Hey, on this wish list thing, why not kill two birds with one stone and do a 36 foot wood body ART reefer? Very nice little cars... Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> -->> NOTE EMAIL CHANGE

Tim Gilbert asks: "When are you going to parse your 1949 Fraley, cross reference with an ORER, and summarize the totals?" Well...I had hoped to have it done by now but the Florida Penitentiary for

Not to mention that it should be pretty easy to add/replace the existing hinges (which are listed as being seperate pieces) with Grandt or or parts to get 3, 4 or however many are needed for a

Ahem, well, Andy the WP was this tiny bridge line operating mostly in a depopulated wilderness. The UP was a very large railroad running in mostly depopulated wilderness, and the SP ran everywhere

Tim Gilbert said: Yes, and likewise on most issues, it seems. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Quoting Tim O'Connor <timoconnor@...>: I'd say a certain party needs to start looking at meat reefers of the teens, 20's and 30's. Two hinge doors werer quite common. Certainly more so

Bruce, you want the Accurail cars sold by 5th Ave Car Shops. http://www.accurail.com/accurail/art/custom/brex_cnw.jpg Note the ladders etc are black. Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> -->>

But Richard, Marklin has produced not just one, but a half dozen freight cars that were unique to ONE railroad -- and at least three of them (caboose, hopper car, stock car) rarely strayed far from

Quoting thompson@...: O.K., Tony, since I guess it was me who started this thread and since you have piqued my curiousity, what flat car do you have in mind? I'd take a flyer on

Eric Hansmann wrote Which prototype? Stewart made a bunch of 3 bay cars. Quit yer whinin' -- where's my AAR alternate standard two bay offset? :o) Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> -->> NOTE