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Re: DT&I hopper in Tracy CA (was Re: Accurail Offset Twin)
Gatwood, Elden J SAD
Here's another one. During the post-WW2 period, the U.S. government and
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critical industries, were importing, and sometimes stockpiling vital minerals and metals only found in economically viable quantities outside the U.S. Many entered the U.S. through east coast ports, particularly Chromium (40% of US needs from Turkey, 38% from South Africa; 79% of all US needs from abroad), Cobalt (77% imported, much from the Congo), Columbium (most from Nigeria and Belgian Congo), Manganese (majority from India, South Africa, Gold Coast, Cuba, Belgian Congo and Brazil), some Tungsten (that coming from Spain, Portugal and Brazil). All of this entering from eastern US ports would have most likely been loaded into eastern road hoppers, for shipment elsewhere. Since shipment of these commodities was done on the railroads, some research into what industries are served by your railroad might come up with some interesting answers. BTW, I found a strategic stockpile facility served on my section of the PRR. Hmmm. Elden Gatwood
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From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Dave Nelson Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 12:44 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: RE: [STMFC] Re: DT&I hopper in Tracy CA (was Re: Accurail Offset Twin) Another possibility is with the Holly sugar mill (perhaps under a different name in 1947) in Tracy -- or any of the several nearby sugar mills. Sugar mills use coke for purification purposes and I've seen evidence in the WP papers in Sacramento that coke was brought from as far away as Alabama for this purpose. No idea why Utah Coke, Colorado Coke, Arkansas Coke, or locally produced Petroleum Coke was not used... but hey, there's that record of the Alabama Coke that shows that sometimes at least, it wasn't. With that in mind, scratch out coal and plug in coke and everything else in Tim's message makes perfect sense to me. Dave Nelson -----Original Message----- Simple: Coal sometimes travels long distances for some particular industrial use (IOW not so much for heating or steam production). Since DT&I served Michigan & Ohio (AAR District #15) a DT&I car on ANY railroad in MI, OH or IN (which comprise District #15) could be loaded for ANY destination in North America without regard to its ownership by the DT&I, once the rules about loading a car off its home road were observed (i.e. basically no more suitable equivalent car was immediately available). Since the most suitable car in this case would have been an SP (T&NO) hopper, it's reasonable to think that the chances of an SP hopper in Ohio were no better than the chances of a DT&I hopper in California... So the roll of the dice gave us the DT&I hopper in Tracy on this occasion. (And on another occasion someone photographed T&NO #4406 on the Nickel Plate...) |
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Heap Shields was Re: Re: Accurail Offset Twin
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Stewart did offer the heap shield at one time as a separate part. I don't know if Bowser is still offering the or not. It was a add-on part to make the lone original demonstrator PRR H39 which had the heap shield. The shield was dropped from the production run of H39's. The shield was included on the demonstrator at the insistence of C&O who along with N&W partnered with the PRR to develop the H39.
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From: lnnrr <lnnrr@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Thu, Nov 19, 2009 1:28 am Subject: [STMFC] Re: Accurail Offset Twin I would also point out that the Athearn offset twin has always seemed flawed to me. It seems about a foot too wide. The flat end version hasn't been available as undec or L&N for ages it seems, then the heap shield version has one tapered end and one notch end. When I look at photos of L&N cars, every notch end car is notched both ends. Every taper end car is tapered both ends. Never found one with the Athearn version, one of each. I really NEED more offset hoppers. OK, maybe need is too strong a word. Want. Does anyone offer add-on heap shields? To put on flat end cars? Come on Dennis, number 7712 by Christmas? Please Santa? Chuck Peck |
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Wabash large flag lettering scheme
cef39us <cfrench@...>
Group,
I went back through my notes after stating that the large flag lettering was introduced on the 91000-91514 series 40' box cars built in 1961. I made an incorrect statement. I found drawing C-5060-5 dated Feb. 16, 1960, showing the large flag lettering which was to be used when repainting 50' steel double door automobile cars. Also drawing C-4340 dated Dec. 15, 1960 for 40' box car repaints. Thus cars were probably being repainted during 1960 and 1961 with the big flags prior to the arrival of the 91000's in the fall of 1961. New cars, both 40' and 50', arriving in 1960, were still lettered with the heart emblem, used on new box and auto cars since 1956. By 1959, car roofs received black Mortex #4 cement, instead of the car color, freight car red #10, and the underframes were being painted black instead of the FCR. Chet French Dixon, IL |
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Re: M. Vaughn Decals
Gatwood, Elden J SAD
Folks;
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Can anyone tell me which set, E-1, E-2, or E-3, has the heart logo, and whether it contains different sizes? Is any lettering in any set useful for lettering a gon in the late scheme with large letters? and flag? Thanks! Elden Gatwood
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From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Tim O'Connor Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 6:45 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] M. Vaughn Decals Francis, here is the list of Mark's decals with descriptions. The set you asked about is the "P" set. The sets marked "**" were originally available from George Drake, DDS. Tim O'Connor --------------------------------------- Set Description A **|WABASH 3-color set blue/white/black w/book B **|WABASH individual white sheet C **|WABASH individual blue sheet D **|WABASH individual black sheet E-1 **|WABASH boxcars steam era (4) E-2 **|WABASH boxcars steam-diesel era (4) E-3 |WABASH boxcars diesel era (4) F |WABASH cylindrical covered hopper | w/ letter guide & color slide G-1 **|WABASH diesel solid blue units G-2 **|WABASH diesel multicolor units G-3 **|WABASH flag logos multicolor and reverse G-4 **|WABASH diesel switchers G-5 |WABASH diesel switchers aluminum colors H |WABASH flatcars (2) w/ letter guide I |ILLINOIS TERMINAL airslide (1) w/ letter guide J |GM&O covered hoppers (5) w/ letter guide K |photos of GM&O covered hoppers (7) specify slides/prints L |PRR airslides (2) w/ letter guide M |ILLINOIS TERMINAL RBL DD boxcar 2 choices w/ letter guide N **|WABASH passenger cars and express boxcar | w/ letter guide Yellow block letters O **|WABASH passenger cars Red/Black for UP scheme w/ letter guide P |60 ft autoparts boxcars C&EI/DTS/PRR/WAB (4) w/ letter guide Q |C&IM RBL PD boxcar w/ letter guide requires CHAMP HB304 R **|NKP piggyback trailers 2 blue 1 silver w/ letter guide S **|WABASH caboose (5) all variations! T **|M&StL boxcars white letters (2) w/ letter guide U-1 |M&StL open top hoppers (2) V-1 |M&StL covered hoppers pre-1956 (2) grey car V-2 |M&StL covered hoppers pre-1956 (2) black car V-3 |M&StL covered hopper post-1956 (1) grey car W |M&StL wood reefers late scheme (2) w/ letter guide X |C&EI road diesel (2) includes stripes etc w/ letter guide Y |WABASH sand covered hopper OVERLAND #3246 Z |M&StL 3 bay cov hopper slogan LIMITED EDITION AA **|WABASH stockcars (3) BB |M&StL boxcars -- 2 different cars w/ Yellow and White letters CC |WABASH open top hoppers (8 types) plus AA car EE-1 |M&StL caboose pre-1956 w/ letter guide EE-2 |M&StL caboose post-1956 w/ letter guide FF |MILW 70t 3 bay covered hopper w/ letter guide requires HERALD HH |M&StL RS-1 diesel red/white scheme II |Peoria & Eastern caboose & boxcar (Jade Green) JJ |Van Dyke tankcar KK |NYC diesels (late scheme) MM-2 |P&E open top hopper 1949-1966 intermediate OO |IHB 40 foot boxcars (2 cars) NN |NKP flat cars RR |NYC stock car 96-2 |NH boxcar PS1 (use with Champ HN-7) 96-3 |NYC Early Bird 50 ft box car (need HB-335) 96-4 |L&M RS-3 and caboose 100 |Milwaukee ice service reefers blue scheme (2) 101 |W&LE box cars (2) 102 |DSS&A pulpwood flat (not exactly accurate) 104 |Fort St Union Depot NW-5 105 |NYC covered hoppers 1 airslide 1 2-bay 106 |NYC RDC Budd car 107 | 108 |Clinchfield 60' DP box car Greenville -------------------------------------------- At 11/18/2009 02:20 PM Wednesday, you wrote: Does anyone know what is contained in decal set MEVP 60' Con-Cor Auto PartsCar?
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Re: DT&I hopper in Tracy CA (was Re: Accurail Offset Twin)
Dave Nelson
Another possibility is with the Holly sugar mill (perhaps under a different
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name in 1947) in Tracy -- or any of the several nearby sugar mills. Sugar mills use coke for purification purposes and I've seen evidence in the WP papers in Sacramento that coke was brought from as far away as Alabama for this purpose. No idea why Utah Coke, Colorado Coke, Arkansas Coke, or locally produced Petroleum Coke was not used... but hey, there's that record of the Alabama Coke that shows that sometimes at least, it wasn't. With that in mind, scratch out coal and plug in coke and everything else in Tim's message makes perfect sense to me. Dave Nelson
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Simple: Coal sometimes travels long distances for some particular industrial use (IOW not so much for heating or steam production). Since DT&I served Michigan & Ohio (AAR District #15) a DT&I car on ANY railroad in MI, OH or IN (which comprise District #15) could be loaded for ANY destination in North America without regard to its ownership by the DT&I, once the rules about loading a car off its home road were observed (i.e. basically no more suitable equivalent car was immediately available). Since the most suitable car in this case would have been an SP (T&NO) hopper, it's reasonable to think that the chances of an SP hopper in Ohio were no better than the chances of a DT&I hopper in California... So the roll of the dice gave us the DT&I hopper in Tracy on this occasion. (And on another occasion someone photographed T&NO #4406 on the Nickel Plate...) |
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Re: New Accurail Offset twin hopper
Denny, two points:
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(1) Grabs are far more visible on a hopper car with its open ends, than on a gondola. The 3-bay is not as bad as the Stewart hoppers, but park it next to a Kadee car and it will be more obvious. (2) I really like the Accurail gondola a lot. But I wish it had separate grabs on the sides and ends, because not every owner had the same arrangement. But of course I realize there is a cost factor at work. New tooling for a Tangent or Kadee quality model is going to be far more expensive. Tim O'Connor
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....I would have appreciated something with separately applied"Separately applied grabs" has become a global uncritical mantra for |
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Re: WAG XM-1 box cars?
Thanks Bob and Eric for pointing out the Sylvan and F&C versions
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of the XM-1. So there are THREE XM-1's out there?? Any one care to take a stab at comparing the different models?? :-) Thanks! Tim O'Connor
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Re: New Accurail Offset twin hopper
Denny Anspach <danspach@...>
....I would have appreciated something with separately applied"Separately applied grabs" has become a global uncritical mantra for so many of us, the undersigned included. However, that said, and at the risk of being labeled as the anti-Christ, I also think that we are also not really critically assessing a selective number of production models from the past few years that indeed may be absolutely OK, in total or in part, with meticulously molded grabs. In this regard, I will await inspection of the new model before rendering judgment. The finely rendered molded grabs on Accurail's recent gondolas and three bay hoppers are acceptable to me "as delivered", especially after simple weathering. My thoughts in this regard received a considerable boost this past January in Cocoa Beach when one of the most respected members of this list showed me several of his finely finished and weathered Accurail gons with all grabs intact and asked whether or not I agreed with his considered choice to keep them. Denny Denny S. Anspach MD Sacramento |
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Re: New Accurail Offset twin hopper
David Sieber
Gentlemen,
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I find that the most obvious spotting feature of the AAR Alternate Standard twin offset hopper is the distinctly uneven spacing of the hat-section vertical stakes and associated single rivet lines between major double-riveted reinforcements at the ends and the center of the side. That is the car that those who model the C&O, Erie, NP, et al, have been waiting for these many years. Instead, Athearn, Train Miniature (don't forget them), Atlas, Kadee, and now Accurail keep producing yet another Standard hopper with evenly spaced L-stakes and single-riveted reinforcements - albeit with varied ends, sidesills, top chords, and sidestake angle and reinforcement orientations. The Sunshine Mini-Kit for Alternate Standard sides yields a good-looking car from the Atlas hopper it's designed to modify. However, it involves a bit too much work per car for readily modeling the C&O or other major coal hopper fleet, albeit not too bad for a Pacific Northwest modeler who wants a few NP coal hoppers. Admittedly, it's a lot less work than trying to section an Athearn quad hopper to model a very nonstandard GN 73200-73699 twin offset side hopper, the GN's largest hopper purchase in 1931 from Standard Car Co. Accurail thankfully did give us the GN's Canton Car Co. twin hoppers. Regards, Dave Sieber Reno NV
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Re: New Accurail Offset twin hopper
Bill Darnaby
I have done several of the Sunshine alt-std conversions and it works very well. The overlay casting is quite thin and lays done nicely after filing and scraping the original side detail off. Although it is intended for the Atlas car I have also used it for the Athearn car to get different end configurations. It's only drawback is that once you go through the trouble of the new sides, you feel compelled to replace the cast on grabs, install the slope sheet braces (included) and brake lever (also included). That is where the real work is.
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Bill Darnaby
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From: "Tim O'Connor" <timboconnor@...> To: <STMFC@...> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:50 PM Subject: [STMFC] Re: New Accurail Offset twin hopper Sunshine actually made a mini-kit for the alt std car. You aresupposed to file the sides of the Atlas (or Athearn?) car smooth |
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Re: NJI&I 4100-4270 boxcars running board type
leakinmywaders
Thank you, Tim.
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--Chris Frissell Polson, MT
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Re: WAG XM-1 box cars?
Eric Hansmann
Possibly because F&C has one available?
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http://www.fandckits.com/HOFreight/6002.html Eric Eric Hansmann Chagrin Falls, Ohio Starting over in a new house: http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/
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Re: WAG XM-1 box cars?
Bob Jones <bobjonesmodels@...>
Hi , The WAG cars were used B&M cars bought in the '50's . We did one of the versions for a convention car in O scale , seems that basic repair and paint were all they got . Sylvan did the cars for us , one piece body , excellent job , still have a few left if you are interested , WAG or B&M with decals by Jim Wilhite and Greg Komar . Bob Jones , Ct.
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From: Tim O'Connor To: STMFC@... Sent: 11/18/2009 10:19:14 PM Subject: [STMFC] WAG XM-1 box cars? Are the WA&G cars also XM-1's? Why didn't Martin do lettering for these cars? Were they modified so much it would have required a new kit? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130342818897 Tim O'Connor [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Re: Accurail Offset Twin
Armand Premo
How about Sherman Hill? <G> Armand Premo
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From: Anthony Thompson To: STMFC@... Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 12:30 AM Subject: [STMFC] Re: Accurail Offset Twin Mark Pierce wrote: > What is a DT&I hopper doing in Tracy in Oct. 1948? > > http://www.steamfreightcars.com/index.html From the look of the springs and bolster, it's empty. Hoppers did get around, but rarely to California from eastern roads. My own favorite example is the Reading twin photographed, empty, in Los Angeles a few years later. But I'm still not going to model it--or the DT&I car either. 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.425 / Virus Database: 270.14.66/2504 - Release Date: 11/15/09 07:50:00 |
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Re: DT&I hopper in Tracy CA (was Re: Accurail Offset Twin)
Mark
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Simple: Coal sometimes travels long distances for some particular industrial use (IOW not so much for heating or steam production). Since DT&I served Michigan & Ohio (AAR District #15) a DT&I car on ANY railroad in MI, OH or IN (which comprise District #15) could be loaded for ANY destination in North America without regard to its ownership by the DT&I, once the rules about loading a car off its home road were observed (i.e. basically no more suitable equivalent car was immediately available). Since the most suitable car in this case would have been an SP (T&NO) hopper, it's reasonable to think that the chances of an SP hopper in Ohio were no better than the chances of a DT&I hopper in California... So the roll of the dice gave us the DT&I hopper in Tracy on this occasion. (And on another occasion someone photographed T&NO #4406 on the Nickel Plate...) Tim O'Connor What is a DT&I hopper doing in Tracy in Oct. 1948? |
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Re: New Accurail Offset twin hopper
Tim,
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I used an Atlas car and it is very sucessful. Sincerely, Rob Manley
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From: Tim O'Connor To: STMFC@... Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:50 PM Subject: [STMFC] Re: New Accurail Offset twin hopper Andy The quickest spotting feature is the 'gusset' ribs along the top chord. The AAR standard cars use a simple L shaped angle, while the alt standard cars use a hat section rib. And as you point out, the reinforced vertical rivet seams are the other major spotting feature. Sunshine actually made a mini-kit for the alt std car. You are supposed to file the sides of the Atlas (or Athearn?) car smooth (no detail of any kind including gussets) and then you apply a thin resin overlay on the side. I haven't tried it yet so I do not know how successful it will be. Tim O'Connor >Schuyler, > >The most noticable difference (to me) between the Erie cars and the Accurail is the double row of rivits with a reenforcing plate on the end and center ribs on the Erie cars. The Accurail cars show only a single rivit line. Admittedly ony an artists rendition of the car. But I beleive this is one of the differences between the AAR std and the AAR alternate design. > >regards, > >Andy Miller > >----- Original Message ----- > From: Schuyler Larrabee > To: STMFC@... > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:32 PM > Subject: RE: [STMFC] Re: New Accurail Offset twin hopper > > > > http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/el/frt/dlw82243adb.jpg > > http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/el/frt/erie24000bdb.jpg > > http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/el/frt/erie25500adb.jpg > > http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/el/frt/erie26729adb.jpg > > http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/el/frt/erie27708adb.jpg > > OK, so my bias shows in these selections. But this is the shape of the side sills that Ed is > talking about here. I am looking forward to this kit, though Ed's comments about the reuse of the > 50-ton end is disappointing. If Accurail is going to do a new model, I'd like to see the ENTIRE > model done new. > > Modelers of at least most if not all the roads listed on Accurail's page have been waiting for these > models for a long time. And since I had some trouble figuring out what people were talking about > (OK, I'm dense at times . . .), this is their page: > > http://www.accurail.com/accurail/7700.htm > > SGL > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Ed Hawkins > > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:29 PM > > To: STMFC@... > > Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: New Accurail Offset twin hopper > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 17, 2009, at 10:14 PM, devansprr wrote: > > > > > Outside of the taper, and the number of ribs, it seems like the > > > various prototype cars had few spotting differences outside of safety > > > appliances? (and the obvious peak vs flat ends) Can someone educate > > > me? > > > > > > > Dave, > > When looking at the various 50-ton AAR hopper cars that were built, one > > of the key features I look at to distinguish one version from another > > is the shape of the side sills. The earliest version (used from 1934 to > > 1949) had side sills that angled upward from the bolsters to the > > corners and were straight between the bolsters. A later version (used > > from 1940-1960) had side sills that were level with the track from the > > bolsters to the corners and had a shallow fish-belly between the > > bolsters. Note there's a 10-year overlap from 1940-1949 where new cars > > could have either version. By the way, the same side sill variations > > were present on 70-ton AAR offset-side hoppers. > > > > The Atlas model has side sills representing the early version while the > > Athearn and Kadee models have side sills representing the later > > version. The image of the model on the Accurail web site shows a side > > sill of the early version. > > > > Then, of course, there are the differences in how the side sheets > > nearest the ends were formed as well as a variety of different end > > arrangements. The combinations of all of these variations are > > practically endless, not to mention other more subtle differences and > > specialty items. > > > > Some ends with flat tops used angles extending from the top of the end > > to the end sills, others used channels extending from the bottom of the > > end sheets to the end sills, and some used closely spaced Z-sections. > > Further variations include ends having extensions (i.e., peaked > > ends/heap shields) of various shapes. All of these combinations add to > > the complexity and cost of tooling. > > > > It's my understanding that Accurail is using the same end configuration > > for their 50-ton model as they used on their 70-ton model. It > > represents (poorly in my opinion) an end arrangement having Z-section > > vertical supports that are closely spaced near the middle. The > > Z-sections on the model aren't Z-sections, and instead are rectangular > > cross sections, because otherwise the body could not be ejected from > > the mold. Unfortunately, combining this end with the side arrangement > > creates a very rare prototype 50-ton AAR hopper car. > > > > There are other end arrangements that would be a better choice for more > > road names. It comes down to the tooling cost involved with making > > other variants. Since Accurail already had the end tooled from their > > 70-ton model, they chose economy by reusing the end despite the > > relative rarity of the car that will be offered. Depending on sales > > once the models are released, perhaps Accurail might be open to > > offering other end variations that were more commonly found on > > prototype 50-ton AAR Standard hopper cars. > > > > My intent is NOT to hurt Accurail sales, but rather to help educate > > consumers in making an informed decision on what they buy. To that end > > I will be happy to assist any manufacturer interested in producing > > accurate models of AAR hopper cars. > > Regards, > > Ed Hawkins |
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Re: Accurail Offset Twin
lnnrr <lnnrr@...>
I would also point out that the Athearn offset twin has always seemed
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flawed to me. It seems about a foot too wide. The flat end version hasn't been available as undec or L&N for ages it seems, then the heap shield version has one tapered end and one notch end. When I look at photos of L&N cars, every notch end car is notched both ends. Every taper end car is tapered both ends. Never found one with the Athearn version, one of each. I really NEED more offset hoppers. OK, maybe need is too strong a word. Want. Does anyone offer add-on heap shields? To put on flat end cars? Come on Dennis, number 7712 by Christmas? Please Santa? Chuck Peck
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Re: Accurail Offset Twin
Anthony Thompson <thompson@...>
Mark Pierce wrote:
What is a DT&I hopper doing in Tracy in Oct. 1948?From the look of the springs and bolster, it's empty. Hoppers did get around, but rarely to California from eastern roads. My own favorite example is the Reading twin photographed, empty, in Los Angeles a few years later. But I'm still not going to model it--or the DT&I car either. 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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Re: New Accurail Offset twin hopper
rdgbuff56
I believe it might have been Stafford Swain who had an article how to modify the side sill on similar Canadian triple hoppers. A little work, a lot cheaper with an already produced car. In other words, rehash.
Francis A. Pehowic, Jr. in Sunbury, Pa. ________________________________ From: Schuyler Larrabee <schuyler.larrabee@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Wed, November 18, 2009 9:32:50 PM Subject: RE: [STMFC] Re: New Accurail Offset twin hopper http://www.rr- fallenflags. org/el/frt/ dlw82243adb. jpg http://www.rr- fallenflags. org/el/frt/ erie24000bdb. jpg http://www.rr- fallenflags. org/el/frt/ erie25500adb. jpg http://www.rr- fallenflags. org/el/frt/ erie26729adb. jpg http://www.rr- fallenflags. org/el/frt/ erie27708adb. jpg OK, so my bias shows in these selections. But this is the shape of the side sills that Ed is talking about here. I am looking forward to this kit, though Ed's comments about the reuse of the 50-ton end is disappointing. If Accurail is going to do a new model, I'd like to see the ENTIRE model done new. Modelers of at least most if not all the roads listed on Accurail's page have been waiting for these models for a long time. And since I had some trouble figuring out what people were talking about (OK, I'm dense at times . . .), this is their page: http://www.accurail.com/accurail/7700.htm SGL -----Original Message-----<http://www.pctools. com/en/spyware- doctor-antivirus /> E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (7.0.0.508) Database version: 6.13730 http://www.pctools. com/en/spyware- doctor-antivirus / Reply to sender | Reply to group Messages in this topic (12) Recent Activity: * New Members 1 * New Photos 5 * New Files 5 Visit Your Group Start a New Topic MARKETPLACE Mom Power: Discover the community of moms doing more for their families, for the world and for each other Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_.._,___ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Re: Accurail Offset Twin
Mark #2 <marcoperforar@...>
What is a DT&I hopper doing in Tracy in Oct. 1948?
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