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I'll second Scott's comment -- the lettering has been fine, sometimes outstanding. I'll then add that having built 5 BL 40' boxcar kits (and inspected several others on my shelf) that 2/3 to 3/4 of

Hello all: I have added a new yard photo to the site along with some other stuff. The yard photo does have a few links in it and I will be adding more. If you click on the WM gon in the

Bill, You wrote: Because the New Haven purchased a controlling interest in the NYO&W in October 1904, I suspect that the 36' SUF Boxcars of both the #5000 and #9000 series were a design developed by

It's no C&O car. The gusset plates by the door may be a clue to its origins, though. David Thompson

The 9000 series O&W box cars were near duplictaes of the Southern wood boxcars with Hutchins style ends and two horizontal straps on each car side running from the corner post to a point about 1/3 of

Much as I like these cars the lettering problem is more than just the odd isolated car. I bought a 4 pack and 3 of the slogan sides have the fault described to a noticeable degree. The map sides on

Done. What do you think? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/files/brass_PSC_16032-1_b&o_276382_40ft_SD_box_M26.JPG Tim O'Connor <timoconnor@...> Sterling, Massachusetts

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I think I would like to mail them. Thanks so much!

Guy, One thing puzzles me about the Pennsy X37b or later XM 40' double door boxcar. If indeed these cars were used in the shipment of auto parts from the Ford Motor Co. Woodlawn, NY stamping plant,

Chris, Thanks. You've made my day. ;o) Tim O'Connor <timoconnor@...> Sterling, Massachusetts

Tim Gilbert sez: Hmmm. You could fairly easily model the entire roster! SGL

Guys- I'm currently building some Funaro & Camerlengo Southern Sealy hopper cars. I don't know which cars were assigned to the CNO&TP and which were assigned to the AGS. I know that 283331 was

Sounds like you got a bad one. I've got a couple Branchline cars here and even the smallest lettering is complete and crystal clear. Scott Chatfield

Can you scan it? I have a hunch that it might be the steel rebuild of the C&O/HV ds auto boxes of 1924-5, best known as the blue-over-yellow LCL boxes of the late 1950s. David Thompson

The USRA cars came along fairly late, and in rather small numbers. In looking through various ORERs, it seems the only steel hoppers NYO&W bought new were 18001-18900, 19000-19399, and 19400-19699,

I hope that's not the extent of the evidence, as 2,448 cf is what you get for a car measuring 8-ft tall by 8'6" wide by 36-ft long. Cars as diverse as the Pennsy XL, NYC's 1906 truss-rod design, and

Earl, Earl Tuson wrote: I wasn't aware that the Old Woman had these cars until I looked at the 1/53 ORER. The giveaway to the New Haven Design was 2,448 cubic feet - the B&M used a different

Chris, while you're here... I have a Precision Scale "M26" model -- which, uh, has what looks like rebuilt sides with open frame/posts visible along an inset sill. Did PSC screw up or was there some