Was Virginia Foundry & Model Works mentioned? Granted that most of their cars were from before this list, but many covered the early years of the list Mostly covered and advertised in the Earlyrail

Yes. I got a four-pack of the Pre-Warcars. Three of them will be sent to others modeling the 1920s and 1930s. Out ofthe box, these models look downright amazing. In a quick overview I noticed

I think my last guess was secondhand X28 or tall Reading USRA design steel box car. Ted Culotta Speedwitch Media speedwitchmedia@... - www.speedwitchmedia.com Blog: http://prototopics.blogspot.com

Travers Stravac wrote: "The car looks too tall to be an x-29 copy." First, NO DASHES IN PRR CAR CLASSES. I agree; however, this puts the automobile car versions of PRR Class X29/1923 proposed ARA

Tim O’Connor wrote: "’Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.’ I vote for L&A. Improbable, perhaps. Impossible? No.”

Dan You're right, on both counts. ALMOST. :-) Tim -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Gotta admit that I'm not all that familiar with 50' auto parts boxcars, especially for road names that I'm not all that knowledgable about. I was able to get my hands on a early 1965 ( I know it

The car looks too tall to be an x-29 copy. Travers, 10-27-18

The hand brake itself is a variation of Miner's 3290/3290-X/3290-XL or one of the predecessor Miner worm gear hand brakes. The hand wheel may be an early Miner 24" diameter wheel. If it is the Miner

No Tim, That wheel is a 24" Miner wheel. Ann Arbor used Miner Hand Brakes almost exclusively. Dan Smith

I ordered one at that price from the NP Historical Association. They have a version with no road number, in addition to the others. Steve Hile

We use the same dealer. I got 4 but found it interesting that a high end RTR freight car now has a $50 (msrp). -- Jon MillerFor me time stopped in 1941Digitrax

About a decade ago I was researching the 1926Western Maryland freight boxcar fleet andfound some anomalies. There were three cars with dimensions that did not matchup with anything on the roster.

Discounts help a lot. I got three at $37.50 each (a 25% discount) from HO Hobbies. Nelson Moyer

I received my Rapido NP boxcars and they are very nice. Notice from their site that they are totally sold out of all including the unpainted. Don't know how many but I

Here's another one, still in the black paint. And it appears to have aPEACOCK brake wheel. Tim O'Connor -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

My Soo Line boxcar was marked like Bills. Paul Doggett England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Cool. I've never seen them marked that way. My kits were "DesPlaines Valley". Tim O'Connor -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Well, Marty, there just aren't that many possibilities. The only "&A" reporting markscould be B&A,C&A, L&A,S&A. Not Columbo. You need Sherlock Holmes: "Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever