1 of the photos in my kit’s instructions was a slide of a 41’ flat I shot in Lynchburg VA in the mid-80s. It still wore brown paint with small Roman lettering (pre-1958/59). The only difference

The "D&RGW" stencil may be a journal "repack" date....

Fenton, Bill, Folks, Thanks… well, at least I haven’t decaled the car or attached the deck yet… back to the paint shop! And that oxide red looked so good on it too :( Regards Bruce Bruce

Or brake reservoir test ;) The D&RGW would indicate that the D&RGW performed the mandated test or service. That would indicate that the photo was taken within a year of 1-31-47. The date is 1947,

That photo was taken in Stockton California in 1947, near the very tail end of poultry car operations. Given the size and placement of the stencil, I'd suspect that it's a repack or reweigh date and

I'm not sure the exact date but close or sometime in 1958. Or close to that. Fenton Wells -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Bill Southern (CNO&TP) Pullman Standard 70 ton hoppers 281000 to 281299were delivered in oxide red paint and Roman lettering in 1957. Similar ACFhoppers delivered in 1953 were (I think) painted black.

I have really been enjoying and learning alot from this Poultry thread. I am a D&RGW fan. You posted a picture of a car. I blew it up and was looking closely at it. So here are some more

How far west do you think these cars went? Jim Sent from my LG Escape2, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone -- Jim Allen Utah

They can't both be. In "outside length" they are listedas 115000 to 116599 were 40ft 11in 116600 to 116849 were 41ft 4in 116850 to 117999 were 42ft 4in Tim O'Connor

You might want to check the Red Caboose car. I have never done this as I purchased enough from Gary Wright. But that was where I was going if I couldn't find the resin kits. Some bashing may be in

You are correct Bill. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Let me clarify ;) #117644 is COMPOSITE GONDOLA based on the same flat car as the series being discussed. Regards Bruce Bruce F. Smith Auburn, AL "Some days you are the bug, some

Bill, Nope. #117644 is a later class that is very similar 41’6” flat #115848 is an earlier 40’ car. Note that the sill steps are attached to the side and not the bottom of the

I have always thought that open top Southern freight equipment during the period of this list was black. Bill Welch

Are these two photos from the design being discussed?

Any thoughts on the colors of these poultry cars? I can only find one prototype (postcard/baseball card) reference showing a "Live Poultry" car with a Red roof, ends and door and black mesh and

Group, It was suggested that the kits might be more easily available through DesPlaines Hobbies. They do not have this kit on their inventory. Right now I am in a buy mode for kits as my stash seems

First, let's clarify some terms. Vertical wheel, perhaps contrary to logic, refers to a hand brake upon which the hand wheel rotates on a vertical plane. An example would be the Ajax hand brake on a

HI Chris, Good to hear from you. Yes, in the earlier topic I found the link to Richards super article, and Richard reached out to me about this, too. Matter of fact, I searched the STMFC photo