That appeals to me Ron. Don't want the doors to work. Thanks to the late Terry Wegman, I have a set of 16 doors cast in white metal for weight (although a modest amount). I might position one or two

The drop doors don't drop, any more than a Tyco boxcar door opens. In other words, one solid molding. I'd answer in more detail, but I don't think I have a kit any more. Ron Merrick

I have never seen the Red Caboose GS gon kit. Can someone please comment on the RC kit's drop door locking mechanism parts and if you think they could be adapted to the Detail Assoc.'s kit assuming I

Thank you Jeff. Re: the 85000- series cars were the doors closed in 1956 when the were renumbered? I would like to see the diaghrams. You can send them to fgexbill(at)tampabay.rr.com Bill Welch

---In STMFC@..., <fred@...> wrote : Ben, as far as I can see, the Accurail roof is the same as the Red Caboose WP reefer's roof. The 12 (13?) battens are flat and equally

Sorry Fred, we are at the limit of my knowledge of roofs. Maybe Bill Welch is correct and check with Westerfield Fenton -- Fenton Wells 5 Newberry Lane Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-1144 srrfan1401@...

Ben, as far as I can see, the Accurail roof is the same as the Red Caboose WP reefer's roof. The 12 (13?) battens are flat and equally spaced. The WP reefer Hutchins roof has 12 narrow, unequally

Thanks Fenton. Checked the site and found one Hutchins 40' flat panel roof, the others are Murphy. Don't know for sure but I guess their Hutchins roof has the equally spaced flat battens (like the RC

Bill, Absolutely. WP 20801-20820 (soon 19501-19520), the original 1951 cars delivered by PS as "Compartmentizers", had Chrysler trucks. The second series, 19521-19542 which were

Were any of the WP cars in the 20821 - 21400 series equipped with the Chrysler trucks? Bill Pardie

Ben is right about the number and it's a -16, the first group of rebuilds with AB brakes. Ed Mines

Bill, According to the 1954 IC Freight Car Diagram 94000-95499 were numbered in that series when built in 1953. The diagram says they were built with Standard Railway Equipment Company

I am sending this message as a reminder that bids on this first group of completed freight car models from Richard Hendrickson are due at noon Pacific time on Monday, June 20. If you are not

Hello- I have the following in stock Red Caboose undec X29 kits which I am offering for sale. 5 RC 7001 X29 with 1928 body and Drednaught ends 4 RC 7003 ARA X29 with plate ends 3 RC 7005 X29 with 1924

The car is Class R-30-16, with wood-sheathed sides and ends and a panel steel roof. In 1955 and for the rest of the duration of this list, PFE ice cars were specified to receive BCR roof and ends.

After several years of procrastination I started assembling my Detail Assoc.'s GS gon kit to model a car owned by the Illinois Central using early Dreadnaught ends from the Accurail 40-ft AAR gon kit.

Ed Mines asked: "There's a color slide of PFE#71675 (an R30-12?) for sale on e bay with a wood end that's apparently painted black. The car is freshly painted with 2 B&W road name heralds on the

slide is dated 1955. ed mines

There's a color slide of PFE#71675 (an R30-12?) for sale on e bay with a wood end that's apparently painted black. The car is freshly painted with 2 B&W road name heralds on the right. When did PFE

Ben, That's interesting, because their web site still lists a whole bunch of resin parts. Todd Sullivan