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Re: There's the OMI Wabash steel dd car...eh NOT

Fred Jansz
 

Thank you Ben! It's a 76000-series car indeed.
According to BT, OMI made a few variations, probably the previous owner grabbed the wrong box.
Now let's see if I can score that steel dd car too!
regards
Fred Jansz
(© picture Brasstrains)
Re: New Manufacturer

Jon Miller <atsfus@...>
 

On 10/30/2019 7:10 AM, Michael Gross wrote:
Among them, a styrene version of the ATSF Bx 11 — Bx 13 single sheathed box car series.

Now that would be a winner!

-- 
Jon Miller
For me time stopped in 1941
Digitrax  Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI User
SPROG User
NMRA Life member #2623
Member SFRH&MS
Re: Chicagoland RPM Handouts

Donald B. Valentine <riverman_vt@...>
 

Are these supposed to be downloadable so they can be printed if desired? If so that does not seem to be working.

Cordially, Don Valentine
Re: There's the OMI Wabash steel dd car...eh NOT

Paul Doggett
 

Definitely not SP 

Paul Doggett 


On 31 Oct 2019, at 15:04, Fred Jansz <fred@...> wrote:

Received my OMI 'Wabash' steel dd boxcar today...NOT.
This 'wooden' ss beauty was in the box.
It reminds me of something, but not a steel Wabash dd car.
Any idea what it might be?
regards
Fred Jansz

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Re: There's the OMI Wabash steel dd car...eh NOT

Benjamin Hom
 

Fred Jansz asked:
"Received my OMI 'Wabash' steel dd boxcar today...NOT.  This 'wooden' SS beauty was in the box.  It reminds me of something, but not a steel Wabash DD car.  Any idea what it might be?"

Notes from Chet French, posted on the Steam Era Freight Cars website:
" In 1941, the Wabash converted 239 of the 46000 series auto cars to 6' door cars and numbered them 76000-76238.  The roster showed 93 car remaining as of July 1, 1957.  They looked similar to the 74000 series 6' door cars converted from the 40000 series auto cars."


Ben Hom
Re: There's the OMI Wabash steel dd car...eh NOT

Joseph
 

Looks SPish.   Maybe a B-50-??   5-5-5 ends tho....
Joe Binish 

On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 10:05 AM Fred Jansz <fred@...> wrote:
Received my OMI 'Wabash' steel dd boxcar today...NOT.
This 'wooden' ss beauty was in the box.
It reminds me of something, but not a steel Wabash dd car.
Any idea what it might be?
regards
Fred Jansz

There's the OMI Wabash steel dd car...eh NOT

Fred Jansz
 

Received my OMI 'Wabash' steel dd boxcar today...NOT.
This 'wooden' ss beauty was in the box.
It reminds me of something, but not a steel Wabash dd car.
Any idea what it might be?
regards
Fred Jansz
Re: Boxcar With Roof Hatches

Armand Premo
 

Can we also add those with hopper bottoms.Armand Premo

On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 6:57 AM Eric Hansmann <eric@...> wrote:
B&O converted some of their USRA single-sheathed boxcars with roof hatches in the late 1920s.


Eric Hansmann
Murfreesboro, TN

On October 30, 2019 at 8:16 PM Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote:

Bob

A quick scan of the hard drive shows ACL, ATSF, BAR, BN, CN, CG, CP, D&H, DTI, EL, GN,
HS, LV, MILW, MONON, MP, N&W, NS, OAR, PC, PRR, RI, SAL, SCL, SOU, TH&B, UP, and WABASH
all had box cars with roof hatches.

And that's not a complete list. Tony mentioned the SP, too.

Tim



On 10/30/2019 5:51 PM, Bob Chaparro via Groups.Io wrote:

Boxcar With Roof Hatches

I've seen a few photos of boxcars with roof hatches for loading such commodities as aluminum dross, cement, various clays, lime and spent grain.

All of the photos I've seen are associated with shippers in the Southeast and Midwest.

Would such boxcars have served shippers in the Southwest to any degree?

Thanks.

Bob Chaparro

Hemet, CA



--
Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts

 

Re: RPM Chicagoland summary

Lester Breuer
 

Thank You Eric for your time and effort to take and create the 120 photo gallery.  Well done.
Lester Breuer
Chicagoland RPM Handouts

gtws00
 

Mike Skibbe provided a link to the 2019 Chicagland RPM Handouts


Thanks to Mike and his crew for an excellent event

George Toman
Re: OPEN LOAD TIE DOWNS

Todd Horton
 

The CG cars didn’t get roof hatches till after the 1963 takeover by Southern, well past the era of this group’s time era.   


On Oct 30, 2019, at 10:40 PM, WILLIAM PARDIE <pardiew001@...> wrote:



In a discussion last week magnet wire was mentioned as a good candidate for tie downs on open loads  Does anyone have a source for small quantities for this item?  The spools that I see would last till the next milainium.

Bill Pardie


Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

-------- Original message --------
From: Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...>
Date: 10/30/19 7:16 PM (GMT-08:00)
To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Boxcar With Roof Hatches

Bob

A quick scan of the hard drive shows ACL, ATSF, BAR, BN, CN, CG, CP, D&H, DTI, EL, GN,
HS, LV, MILW, MONON, MP, N&W, NS, OAR, PC, PRR, RI, SAL, SCL, SOU, TH&B, UP, and WABASH
all had box cars with roof hatches.

And that's not a complete list. Tony mentioned the SP, too.

Tim



On 10/30/2019 5:51 PM, Bob Chaparro via Groups.Io wrote:

Boxcar With Roof Hatches

I've seen a few photos of boxcars with roof hatches for loading such commodities as aluminum dross, cement, various clays, lime and spent grain.

All of the photos I've seen are associated with shippers in the Southeast and Midwest.

Would such boxcars have served shippers in the Southwest to any degree?

Thanks.

Bob Chaparro

Hemet, CA
Re: Boxcar With Roof Hatches

Eric Hansmann
 

B&O converted some of their USRA single-sheathed boxcars with roof hatches in the late 1920s.


Eric Hansmann
Murfreesboro, TN

On October 30, 2019 at 8:16 PM Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote:

Bob

A quick scan of the hard drive shows ACL, ATSF, BAR, BN, CN, CG, CP, D&H, DTI, EL, GN,
HS, LV, MILW, MONON, MP, N&W, NS, OAR, PC, PRR, RI, SAL, SCL, SOU, TH&B, UP, and WABASH
all had box cars with roof hatches.

And that's not a complete list. Tony mentioned the SP, too.

Tim



On 10/30/2019 5:51 PM, Bob Chaparro via Groups.Io wrote:

Boxcar With Roof Hatches

I've seen a few photos of boxcars with roof hatches for loading such commodities as aluminum dross, cement, various clays, lime and spent grain.

All of the photos I've seen are associated with shippers in the Southeast and Midwest.

Would such boxcars have served shippers in the Southwest to any degree?

Thanks.

Bob Chaparro

Hemet, CA



--
Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts

 

Re: Boxcar With Roof Hatches

Donald B. Valentine <riverman_vt@...>
 

And the Central Vermont can be added to that list as well for a very small number of 40 ft. boxcars that had
roof hatches added for grain shipment.

Cordially, Don Valentine
Re: Wabash auto boxcar

Fred Jansz
 

Thanks for the hint Eric.
Not exactly the same car, but will do fine I suppose.
best regards,
Fred Jansz
Re: Boxcar With Roof Hatches

Fred Jansz
 
Edited

And Fred adds to that the WP 26001-26125 series of cars, with either 2 or 4 roof hatches. Ran from US Gypsum plant's exchange in Gerlach NV to San Fransisco. So not to the Southeast I'm afraid. (© Picture N.Holmes)
best regards,
Fred Jansz
Re: OPEN LOAD TIE DOWNS

Charles Peck
 

Sources of magnet wire in small quantities include:
Motors with the magic smoke escaped.
That switch machine that just quit working.
Any kind of electric coil at the bottom of your junk box.
Most of these are available at LOW cost.
Chuck Peck


On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 10:40 PM WILLIAM PARDIE <PARDIEW001@...> wrote:

In a discussion last week magnet wire was mentioned as a good candidate for tie downs on open loads  Does anyone have a source for small quantities for this item?  The spools that I see would last till the next milainium.

Bill Pardie


Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

-------- Original message --------
From: Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...>
Date: 10/30/19 7:16 PM (GMT-08:00)
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Boxcar With Roof Hatches

Bob

A quick scan of the hard drive shows ACL, ATSF, BAR, BN, CN, CG, CP, D&H, DTI, EL, GN,
HS, LV, MILW, MONON, MP, N&W, NS, OAR, PC, PRR, RI, SAL, SCL, SOU, TH&B, UP, and WABASH
all had box cars with roof hatches.

And that's not a complete list. Tony mentioned the SP, too.

Tim



On 10/30/2019 5:51 PM, Bob Chaparro via Groups.Io wrote:

Boxcar With Roof Hatches

I've seen a few photos of boxcars with roof hatches for loading such commodities as aluminum dross, cement, various clays, lime and spent grain.

All of the photos I've seen are associated with shippers in the Southeast and Midwest.

Would such boxcars have served shippers in the Southwest to any degree?

Thanks.

Bob Chaparro

Hemet, CA
OPEN LOAD TIE DOWNS

WILLIAM PARDIE
 


In a discussion last week magnet wire was mentioned as a good candidate for tie downs on open loads  Does anyone have a source for small quantities for this item?  The spools that I see would last till the next milainium.

Bill Pardie


Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

-------- Original message --------
From: Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...>
Date: 10/30/19 7:16 PM (GMT-08:00)
To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Boxcar With Roof Hatches

Bob

A quick scan of the hard drive shows ACL, ATSF, BAR, BN, CN, CG, CP, D&H, DTI, EL, GN,
HS, LV, MILW, MONON, MP, N&W, NS, OAR, PC, PRR, RI, SAL, SCL, SOU, TH&B, UP, and WABASH
all had box cars with roof hatches.

And that's not a complete list. Tony mentioned the SP, too.

Tim



On 10/30/2019 5:51 PM, Bob Chaparro via Groups.Io wrote:

Boxcar With Roof Hatches

I've seen a few photos of boxcars with roof hatches for loading such commodities as aluminum dross, cement, various clays, lime and spent grain.

All of the photos I've seen are associated with shippers in the Southeast and Midwest.

Would such boxcars have served shippers in the Southwest to any degree?

Thanks.

Bob Chaparro

Hemet, CA
Re: Boxcar With Roof Hatches

Tim O'Connor
 

Bob

A quick scan of the hard drive shows ACL, ATSF, BAR, BN, CN, CG, CP, D&H, DTI, EL, GN,
HS, LV, MILW, MONON, MP, N&W, NS, OAR, PC, PRR, RI, SAL, SCL, SOU, TH&B, UP, and WABASH
all had box cars with roof hatches.

And that's not a complete list. Tony mentioned the SP, too.

Tim



On 10/30/2019 5:51 PM, Bob Chaparro via Groups.Io wrote:

Boxcar With Roof Hatches

I've seen a few photos of boxcars with roof hatches for loading such commodities as aluminum dross, cement, various clays, lime and spent grain.

All of the photos I've seen are associated with shippers in the Southeast and Midwest.

Would such boxcars have served shippers in the Southwest to any degree?

Thanks.

Bob Chaparro

Hemet, CA



--
Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts
Re: Wabash auto boxcar

Eric Hansmann
 

BTW, Allen found some sets at Black Cat. The website is now updated for these HO scale decals.

https://www.blackcatdecals.com/product/wab48507-wabash-single-sheath-auto-car/

 

 

Eric Hansmann

Murfreesboro, TN

 

 

From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Eric Hansmann
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 12:02 PM
To: main@realstmfc.groups.io
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Wabash auto boxcar

 

I talked with Al Ferguson of Black Cat at the RPM. He can run the decal again if he gets some requests. Send him an email through the contacts on the Black Cat website. 

  

Eric Hansmann

Murfreesboro, TN


On Oct 28, 2019, at 9:56 AM, Rob M. via Groups.Io <rule292@...> wrote:

Ted Schnepf of Rails Unlimited offers the Wabash car in O scale resin.  You might contact him and see if his decal source can downscale and print you a set in HO.  

Rob Mondichak 
Re: Boxcar With Roof Hatches

Tony Thompson
 

SP had such box cars for cement.
Tony Thompson 


On Oct 30, 2019, at 2:51 PM, Bob Chaparro via Groups.Io <chiefbobbb@...> wrote:



Boxcar With Roof Hatches

I've seen a few photos of boxcars with roof hatches for loading such commodities as aluminum dross, cement, various clays, lime and spent grain.

All of the photos I've seen are associated with shippers in the Southeast and Midwest.

Would such boxcars have served shippers in the Southwest to any degree?

Thanks.

Bob Chaparro

Hemet, CA
26001 - 26020 of 193620