Hi List Members, For your viewing enjoyment... A nice set of images shows the unloading (?) of a "Large wheel made by Otis Iron & Steel Company" from a NYC&HR flat. Probably a specialized type of

Hi List Members, Image showing NYC&StL trussrod gons with steel tank loads. http://images.ulib.csuohio.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/cut/id/4482/rec/1760 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi Claus, An interest photo. Given the 1944 date, I suspect Bruce may think so too, even if it is an Erie gon. The caption is curious though. I’d never heard an LCM called a barge, but I

Hi List Members, There is a nice image linked below showing the shipment of a barge in an ERIE gon. http://images.ulib.csuohio.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/youngstown/id/54/rec/707 Enjoy!

Ah, that answers that question. The levers run through slots in the sills with the connecting rod between the sills. Dennis Storzek

Tim, I have a print of CRP 22672 taken in San Francisco in 1948. I also have a photo of CNJ 23217 in 1955 and while the photo is undocumented I believe it to be in CA as well (same source

Dennis, The car has fish belly center sills. Brian Leppert Carson City, NV.

Jim, I haven't seen the model, and so am not entirely familiar with which series of cars it portrays, but this is a steel underframe car with straight sills, right? If so, the brake levers are

You’re missing the point. The geometrical dimensions do NOT describe the way the item LOOKS. I’ve agreed that the mesh is close to scale dimensionally, but it would not appear so on the model.

Thanks to all who responded. ThE discussion has been very informative. Alex Schneider

Alex, I just looked at one of the blueprints of the underframe that I submitted to Rapido years ago when this car was still "a proposal".Brian is right, there is a connecting rod between the

I Have CNJ cars on my conductors lists from the Sierra from 1952 and 1954. I am away from home and will not return until Nov 22. After I return home I can post car numbers and dates. Al Smith Sonora

Wow, thanks for that link. It's nearly invisible stuff! :-) Tim O' -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Dan, The “high transparency” mesh I described in my earlier posts is 81% open or transparent. Both the wire size and the mesh dimensions are very close to the prototype, but in HO scale. See:

I completely agree with Bill's statement, and it was especially true 1941to 1945 when normal car service rules were mostly suspended (except for carservice directives). Nevertheless, I've never seen a

Bill, Yup! Everywhere. Cheers from another Bill, Bill Keene Irvine, CA

Bill, I also spray future straight from the bottle. I do a throughout cleaning of the airbrush after spraying. I slay with a Grex pistol grip airbrush and a .5 mm needle at about 18 to 20 psi Very

HI Jon, Rapido has a pretty tight system for pre-ordering from them or your hobby shop. For most products, you might see stock for a week, maybe a lttlle more or less at the hobby shop and it’s

Yes, I’ve looked at it. I also attended Kristen’s presentation. To me the suggested wire mesh seems about 30% transparent, vs. perhaps 90-plus% for the real poultry cars.I’ve also worked with

I don't have dog in the fight, as I sincerely hope to never undertake one of those cursed poultry cars, but I agree with Lester. I have a somewhat similar challenge with some mesh on a ventilated box