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

Ike, So you're saying that these flat cars were black through the late 1950s? The directions indicate that the cars were freight car red, and I just finished applying that paint! Especially

This company has some Undec. IM kits: https://www.tmrdistributing.com/ I just ordered three. Bill Welch

Bruce: Your’e welcome…now let’s get some PRR drawings in circulation! One of the tidbits that disappeared from the Southern stencil diagrams in the twenties was paint colors. At first they

Peter I don't know whether you have visited yet but my first stop would be Richard Bale's article (in fact his series) on brakes in the Model Railroad Hobbyist November 2013 issue.

Does anyone here have one of IM's Southern covered hoppers to sell— their #48630-01 car # 94009 #48630-02 car # 94028 #48630-03 car # 94031 #48630-04 car # 94063 #48630-05 car # 94114 or #48630-06

Check out the car on page 8. http://www.dpichicken.org/about/docs/Chapter%201%20The%20Birth%20of%20an%20Industry.pdf Fran Giacoma

CN also rostered two cars between 1923 and 1934, numbered 149000-149001. Ian Cranstone Osgoode, Ontario, Canada lamontc@...

>>Actually,how many poultry were there in service? >>Armand Premo When? 1888 to 1950 is a pretty long time span. But...to mostly answer your question: nobody really knows. The height of poultry cars

Ike, Awesome! Thanks! These drawings all indicate that the color of the cars was black circa 1926. When did the color change to oxide red? I note that most of these drawings have notations into the

Ike, Would the SRHA have painting standards? This might help solve the color question about the 41' 6" flat cars we've been agonizing over. I say black until the 1950s, though

This Google Drive link points to four Southern Railway stencil drawings for 40’ flat cars and gons discussed lately. (Notice the railroad says they apply to flat cars and gondolas (not flat cars

Jim the center section was indeed housing for the car attendant. It was equipped with a stove and I understand there was a cot. I don’t know about a desk, but there had to be something for paperwork

Eric, I’m also not convinced. I can see how it might say NEW, but it might also say a number of other things. When I looked at it, NEW is not what I saw, but with the power of suggestion, as I