Any tips on removing numbers from ATSF reefers by Intermountain? Dave Nelson

To clarify what I think Tony is trying to say, a 103 could be insulated. The specs for 104s evolved (and eventually split into a couple varieties) but they seem always to have been intended for

Jeff Aley wrote (quoting a lyric from "Rock Island", the first musical number from Meredith Wilson's "The Music Man"): Why, it's the UNEEDA Biscuit that made all the trouble. [They] put the cracker

Hi All, I have a brass PRR K 7 stock car that has a wood roof and AB brake system that I would like to backdate with a K brake system. Did the PRR K 7 stockcars K brake system have a split or

This is from the Minnesota Western RR 1954. 7-Jul UTLX 50869 TM Socony Vacuum Oil, Casper WY MN Highway Dept CNW-CMO-MW asphalt 7550 gals These are from the Fairfax MN M&StL Agents seal

Tim, Proceeding between Rawlins & Laramie WY during the Fall of 1947 were the following Ventilated Boxcars (sometimes called "watermelon cars"): Date Car # Direction Commodity 11/12 CofG

Unless someone else comes up with something better, try using an ink eraser. It doesn't seem as drastic as scraping. I've heard of doing this on Kato Diesels. But I'm told that in using this method,

IIRC grog is fired or burnt fireclay or any other clay product. I seem to remember that it's used sometimes like the rock in concrete (in clay products, I mean). Tony Thompson Editor,

Shawn Beckert asked: In the 1950s and earlier, there were provisions to insulate any ICC class. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

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Tim, I've heard of paper. I know what fiberglas is. And I've even seen paint before. But what the heck is a "grog"? I thought it was mead or ale, but I doubt there's much kaolin in a decent

Clark Propst wrote: Yes, please do that, and thank you. That would be a big help in several ways. Scott Chatfield's post got me to thinking: were all asphalt tank cars insulated? Doesn't that mean

Scraping the BLT lettering seems like the only effective way of removing some numbers with minimum collateral damage. BLT paint is very sensitive to some types of alcohol (which can lead to some

inside Why, it's the UNEEDA Biscuit that made all the trouble. [They] put the cracker in a package, an air-tight sanitary package. Made the cracker barrel obsolete. Obsolete! (With apologies to

Shawn, I can list a bunch of cars that were loaded with asphalt if it would be any help to you. Clark "Beckert, Shawn" wrote:

Speaking of unusual cars, I was found a 1960 photo of a CofG "watermelon" PS-1 at the SP narrow/standard gauge town Owenyo California. I can't think of any "reason" for such a rare car to show up

Hello, Has anybody tried successfully to remove the Kadee and the Branchline lettering from their cars yet in order to do renumbering? If so, what method did you use? (I have a lot to renumber).

The dome appears fatter because the body and dome are insulated. The insulation is generally 4 inches thick, plus a little for the jacketing, which adds a tad over 8 inches to the dome's

Fellow Listers, It appears from looking at various photographs that many tank cars in asphalt service during the 1940's and 1950's had domes that were of large diameter. That they all had heater

Rich OK, the RF&P had cars 280-288 that were converted from box cars #981-1130 and 2451-2800 series of cars. The original cars were built by ACF in 1919 and while most were retired in-between 1947