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LV decals
naptownprr
Guys,
Does anyone know of a good source for Lehigh Valley decals? I've got a Stewart fish-belly side hopper that I'd like to paint for Lehigh Valley. Thanks. Jim Hunter
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Re: Missouri Pacific Boxcar
jerryglow2
The distinctive fishbelly underbelly underfrmes were used for a caboose rebuilding program starting in the late 40's and into the 50's resulting in what became the de facto standard steel caboose of the next decade or two.
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Re: Missouri Pacific Boxcar
mopacfirst
This is one of a large number of single-sheathed cars which were upgraded to all-steel by MoPac at the DeSoto (MO) shop in the early 1950s. The original ends remained. Some cars had the Murphy as shown here, while others had inverted Dreadnaught. Sides are ten-panel, and the same height as the original. Roof is diagonal panel. The original cars came from several different series built in the twenties.
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These small-capacity cars were intended for services such as the grain rush on light-rail branch lines, or other non-high-cube applications. Some were designated for LCL service, and during the rebuild they got a special blue and gray paint scheme with yellow door. None were ever in express service. By the mid-sixties, their small size made them obsolete so they were converted in large numbers to MOW service, mostly tool or storage cars. Many had a wooden step added below the door, or other modifications to make them easier to get into -- this one apparently did not. Some others were converted to bunk cars with the addition of windows and even an end door. Most were never repainted, but simply had the road number painted out and a new X series MOW number applied. A few got complete, plain, repaints with minimal stenciling. In drier parts of the MoPac system, some survived with paint and stenciling in excellent condition until recent years. Most of them that were on active track are gone now, replaced by 50' cars with roller bearing trucks. Ron Merrick
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Re: Missouri Pacific Boxcar
Ricky Gilmore <x_white.bear_x@...>
The Missouri Pacific boxcar photos are up. They can be seen here.http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/photos/album/619899423/pic/list
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Re: boxcar design evolution
Anthony Thompson <thompson@...>
Rob Kirkham wrote:
But I wonder if that is really accurate? For example, would the similar cars used on other railways that used Z bracing (rather than the pressed steel shapes on the USRA and CP cars) be considered better or poorer - or was the difference inconsequential from the point of view of boxcar design evolution?I don't know the answer to your question, Rob, but SP and several other railroads which had received USRA single-sheathed cars did not duplicate them in subsequent years but went back to Z bars. At the least, they were unimpressed with the hat-section bracing. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, thompson@... Publishers of books on railroad history
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boxcar design evolution
Robert kirkham
A while ago I was able to make a trip into Sandon BC and take photos and measurements of the freight cars there. Now I'm writing a description of two of the cars. They were from the CPR 230000-233499 series composite boxcars - boxcars very much like the USRA design. And as I write about them, I wanted to say that when the cars were built in 1920-21, they were more or less the best boxcar design on the market.
But I wonder if that is really accurate? For example, would the similar cars used on other railways that used Z bracing (rather than the pressed steel shapes on the USRA and CP cars) be considered better or poorer - or was the difference inconsequential from the point of view of boxcar design evolution? Meanwhile, was there anything else on the market yet that was clearly superior? Rob Kirkham
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Re: RPM-East wrap up
Scott
Lots of cool models thanks for sharing. I really liked Jim Dalbergs's Lackawanna TOFC with the canvas roof. Might have to steal that idea!
Scott
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Missouri Pacific Boxcar
Ricky <x_white.bear_x@...>
I uploaded a few photos of a single door Missouri Pacific boxcar I took a couple weeks ago.Their waiting for moderator approval. It was found on the siding of the Dardanelle and Russelville Railroad in Arkansas.I thought is was a good opportunity to get some detail shots to help fellow modelers. I was amazed the roof walk was still there and it had what looked to be the original trucks. I don't know any details about this car( history, data, etc.) If anyone does know anything I love to hear about it. Tell me what y'all think about the photos I'm trying to get better at it.
Rick Gilmore Tuscaloosa AL.
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Re: A.E. Staley tank car paint schemes
Richard, thanks!
To add data points, the 1955 Illinois Central Annual Report has a color photo of a whole string of white A.E. Staley tank cars in Decatur Illinois, next to a gigantic grain elevator complex. I have a 1956 photo of AESX 603 which is an 8k with a build date of 1928. But the builder is Pressed Steel. It's very similar but not identical to a Type 27. And it is orange. A photo of AESX 455 from the same era shows a white paint scheme, but otherwise the car appears identical to 603. Oh well. I'm guessing that the black cars and aluminum cars were repainted by the 1950's, so I'll just have to live with the anachronism. Tim O'Connor --------------------------------------------- I have two Intermountain Type 27 tank car paint schemes - black car, and a silver car. And I have a Proto2000 Type 21 paint scheme - orange. I'm pretty sure there were orange cars, and WHITE cars in the 1950's. But I've never seen a silver (aluminum) car, and the only black car photos I've seen are from the 1930's... So my questions: Is there a chronological order to Staley paint schemes? Are the Intermountain cars foobies? Did multiple Staley paint schemes co-exist in the 1950's? I have photos of Type 27s with both black and aluminum tanks leased by SHPX to Staley in the '30s and '40s, so the IM cars are definitely authentic, though I don't know how long those leases lasted. They must have been pretty long-term, though, otherwise SHPX wouldn't have gone to the trouble to stencil the cars with the elaborate Staley lettering. The orange Staley scheme was adopted early in the 1950s, and I have a photo of an orange Type 21, so the Proto 2000 car is accurate as well, for that time period. Richard Hendrickson
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RPM-East wrap up
Eric Hansmann
The RPM-East 2011 event wrapped up a couple of weekends ago. There are two Internet sites that feature images and video taken at the event. A number of the display room models were digitally captured and can be viewed at a gallery here:
http://www.pbase.com/ehansmann/rpmeast_2011_greensburg_penna Tom Wilson shares video of an operating session at Larry Kline's Bowest O scale layout here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LawN_afJzQ Mark your calendars for RPM-Valley Forge, to be held March 23-25, 2012 in Malvern, PA. Here's that website: http://www.phillynmra.org/RPMMeet.html The RPM-East 2013 will return to the Greensburg Four Points Sheraton on March 22-23, 2013. Eric Hansmann RPM-East publicity and web guy
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Re: A.E. Staley tank car paint schemes
Richard Hendrickson
On Apr 5, 2011, at 12:00 AM, Tim O'Connor wrote:
I have photos of Type 27s with both black and aluminum tanks leased by SHPX to Staley in the '30s and '40s, so the IM cars are definitely authentic, though I don't know how long those leases lasted. They must have been pretty long-term, though, otherwise SHPX wouldn't have gone to the trouble to stencil the cars with the elaborate Staley lettering. The orange Staley scheme was adopted early in the 1950s, and I have a photo of an orange Type 21, so the Proto 2000 car is accurate as well, for that time period. Richard Hendrickson
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Gondola covers and coil cars (UNCLASSIFIED)
Gatwood, Elden J SAD
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE Hi all; I thank you all for your responses on container cars, and now wonder if you can provide any insights into what RRs were using the following covers: What RRs used the Youngstown-produced rounded 3-piece covers? What RRs (aside from NKP and B&O) used the "Republic" coil covers (and skids)? Has anyone (manufacturer) expressed any interest in doing any pre-1967 coil cars or 3-piece cover cars? Thanks! Elden Gatwood Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE
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A.E. Staley tank car paint schemes
I have two Intermountain Type 27 tank car paint schemes - black car,
and a silver car. And I have a Proto2000 Type 21 paint scheme - orange. I'm pretty sure there were orange cars, and WHITE cars in the 1950's. But I've never seen a silver (aluminum) car, and the only black car photos I've seen are from the 1930's... So my questions: Is there a chronological order to Staley paint schemes? Are the Intermountain cars foobies? Did multiple Staley paint schemes co-exist in the 1950's? Thanks Tim O'Connor
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Re: SHPX 8K Tank Car Assistance
Richard Hendrickson
On Apr 4, 2011, at 3:03 PM, John Golden wrote:
Gentlemen,I have lots of builder's photos of later Type 27s built for Shippers Car Line that match the specs above. These cars were built in 1937-'41 and numbered in the 20xxx through 226xx series. I also have an in-service photo that I took myself in the '60s of SHPX 20632. The retainer valves were mounted at the outer end of the underframe diagonal, inside the end running board and adjacent to the brake wheel. I'm sending you a couple of scans off-list. Richard Hendrickson
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SHPX 8K Tank Car Assistance
golden1014
Gentlemen,
I'm having a lot of fun rebuilding an Intermountain car this week with all the brass and metal parts, etc., but I looked close at my prototype photo and found that I goofed up. Turns out I missed an important detail on the prototype photo and it won't match the model I'm making. Can anyone advise if SHPX had any 8,000-gal Type 27 cars with two bands, no heater pipes, no platform, and an AB brake arrangement with the valve and the reservoir on the same side with the AB valve on top of the reservoir? I've looked through Ted's tank car guide and Post-war fleet book, both RP Cycs, and a host of other books and can't find many SHPX cars to compare, and none that match. I haven't installed a ladder yet so I can with the three-rung or the full ladder. I hate to ask for help but I've exhausted my resources in my meager library. Also, if I may, where the retainer valve? John Golden O'Fallon, IL 2011 St. Louis RPM Meet Info and Flyer: http://icg.home.mindspring.com/rpm/stlrpm2011.pdf
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Re: Walthers 30' wood caboose with offset cupola
spsalso
I ordered my various Walthers UP CA1's February 25th of 2005. And I received them not a whole lot later than that. Check out 932-7541, 2, 3 on the Walthers site.
Ed Edward Sutorik
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Re: "Western" air dump cars: logo found
gettheredesigns <rick@...>
Hi Greg,
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Today's lunch-time surfing turned up this: http://cgi.ebay.com/1926-Western-Dump-Cars-Aurora-Illinois-Esslingen-Old-Ad-/230605250684?pt=UK_Collectables_Advertising_ET&hash=item35b124e07c Looks like it has what you need. Peace, Rick Aylsworth
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Re: "Western" air dump cars
gettheredesigns <rick@...>
Hi Greg, I've been mulling this over, because I know I have seen the Western logo in print somewhere. There have been brochures and/or old magazine ads from Austin-Western for sale on eBay occasionally; you might try browsing there. Many of the sellers have vast collections of such items, so an inquiry may unearth what you need.
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Good luck, Rick Aylsworth Greg Kennelly wrote:
Can anyone direct me to a good image of the "Western" logo that was
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Re: Baltimore and Ohio hopper cars...
water.kresse@...
You can look at the trucks and see if the are marked B&O or C&O. Their twin hops got mixed up during the joint operating era. C&O was buying deadlined B&O hopper cars from the B&O and rebuilding them at Raceland. They were selling older running hopper cars back to the B&O. They sold the Windifried Rr reblt 60-ton hopper cars that were actually old B&O cars . . . or cars with B&O trucks.
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Al
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From: "Steve Vallee" <stvvallee@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Monday, April 4, 2011 11:00:12 AM Subject: Re: [STMFC] Baltimore and Ohio hopper cars... Dear Steve... The B&O hopper located in North Conway IS an ex B&O hopper! In the 80's the Maine Central had MANY 2-bay hoppers where you could see the B&O lettering showing through the MEC paint. When this car showed up on the Conway Scenic Railroad (unknown if they own this car outright, or is owned by someone else and leased to them), it was a MEC car WITH the B&O lettering showing through the paint. The Conway Scenic has a railfan weekend, usually in the Fall, where they run freight trains for the 100's of railfans that show up. This car was used both in the railfan trains, as well as a MOW car for the Conway Scenic. It stayed as a MEC car for 2-3 years, then was re-painted back to a B&O car. I don't know if this is it's B*O number or a stand in number. I'll have to look into my files to see what MEC number this car had. Since the B&O number was painted out and the MEC number painted over it, I don't know if I can find the pre MEC/B&O number. Hope this helps Steve Vallee [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: Baltimore and Ohio hopper cars...
Steve Vallee
Dear Steve...
The B&O hopper located in North Conway IS an ex B&O hopper! In the 80's the Maine Central had MANY 2-bay hoppers where you could see the B&O lettering showing through the MEC paint. When this car showed up on the Conway Scenic Railroad (unknown if they own this car outright, or is owned by someone else and leased to them), it was a MEC car WITH the B&O lettering showing through the paint. The Conway Scenic has a railfan weekend, usually in the Fall, where they run freight trains for the 100's of railfans that show up. This car was used both in the railfan trains, as well as a MOW car for the Conway Scenic. It stayed as a MEC car for 2-3 years, then was re-painted back to a B&O car. I don't know if this is it's B*O number or a stand in number. I'll have to look into my files to see what MEC number this car had. Since the B&O number was painted out and the MEC number painted over it, I don't know if I can find the pre MEC/B&O number. Hope this helps Steve Vallee
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