That looks like a modern coke gondola. There isn’t a roof but there is a running board. Note the GC stencil in the lower right corner. It also seems to have a Nuevo stencil of 48. Eric

Seems to me that unless the drop staff has a detent to hold the wheel 4" above the deck, they violate the requirement for hand clearance when in the down position. Can't comment on the swinging

Looking at various ads in different "Car Builder’s Cyclopedias”, “drop brake shafts” work in either the upper or lower position (their shaft is square) or rotated to the vertical or horizontal

Thanks for your definitive answer, Dennis. You just laid this thread to rest. Nelson Moyer

Coming into this late. I would postulate that any car with a hand brake not in the position specified in the ICC safety appliance diagrams has a defect and won't move past the first inbound inspection

Video: Erie Railroad Carfloat Operations in Chicago, 1920 https://youtu.be/eHCJPMATXrk Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

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Well, I certainly have egg on my face. I haven't corresponded with Mr. Stoving since we collaborated on the history for that instruction sheet over thirty years ago, and some how I had in my mind that

One other tip on the decals. After the Microscale film has fully dried, cut a piece of the sheet that you do not need to see how bad (or good ) the repaired decal is. Old decals can still be good

Bob, As my 1989 photo of an RF&P shows, some were still in use way beyond our period of interest. Yours Aye, Garth Groff 🦆

Bob Chaparro asked: "Lever Brake Handles Were lever brake handles ever banned or outlawed, or did they just fall out of favor?" No. The railroads can still get 1:1 lever-type handbrakes

Lever Brake Handles Were lever brake handles ever banned or outlawed, or did they just fall out of favor? Thanks. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: FW&D Single Sheathed Boxcars A photo from the SMU Libraries: Boxcar 6001 (Bad decal job on the car number)

Photos: Magor Car ASX 6758 (Undated) Photos from the SMU

Richard Stoving is very much alive and I hope to confirm this on the NYCSHS conference call tomorrow. We are more than pleased to have his knowledge and humor. Frank Bongiovanni

The LATE Richard Stoving? I was not aware he passed. If true, that is sad news indeed! Mark Rossiterr Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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This latest offered pair of WP box car castings has been sold. Thanks STMFC! -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

Mansell Peter Hambly wrote: The good news is that Jack White did a great job with the book HE wrote. The bad news is that he had Donald Duke for his publisher. Duke (understandably) didn't like

Last month I made the offer posted below. I reduced the price based on the car sides having a slight inward curvature. A skilled modeler could heat up the sides and straighten out the sides. I have