Hello all, modeling WP's Quincy Junction in 1:87. Would love to add the car pictured to the scene: a CB&Q XA-7 (I suppose). Who can help me with a Sunshine #22.6 kit? Top picture from the SEFC site

It’s time to thin down my collection of rolling stock. I've attached a PDF of some Intermountain Santa Fe (SFRD) Reefer Cars. They include RR-21, 23, 27, 28 and 32 Class, with dates ranging from

Howard Garner wrote: Thanks for this, Howard. I realized I forgot to make this correction in my comment. Weld's book is of course cited in my bibliography for PFE Chapter 3. Tony

Great book. I have a copy somewhere. But the authors last name is WELD. He has those 3 given names. Howard Garner

Circa 1880, the ministers in the C&O Richmond-to-Newport News area were complaining about iced oyster cars going to Cincinnati. Reason being, they came back filled with beer and those fast trains had

Bob Chaparro wrote: Tin the early part of the 20th century, there was considerable controversy about private freight cars, and this book is one of many. The citation quoted by Bob is typical of

NKP 18000 Series Boxcars. See Mont Switzer article in Mainline Modeler March 1994 Page 28-29. The NKP Rebuilt some 16000-17999 cars and renumbered them into the 18000 series. I am not an expert in the

I only mention this because this subject seems to come up alot. Yesterday I decided to build four plastic kits as a change of pace from drilling and pushing in grab irons on resin models. I have three

Bruce Smith wrote: Interesting! A bit earlier than the PRR's Class X36 103500, their 9/25/1936 example of an outside post boxcar, well before these became popular!

It's also at Giggle[sic] Books:

Was this a class of cars, or a one-off? Schuyler

I was told that the 8-8 vertical ribs were from Murphy, and that a 7-7 inverted vertical rib was also offered by Vulcan. Brent Dr. J. Brent Greer

Early Fruit Transportation From the 1908 book, Private Freight Cars And American Railways by Louis Dwight

Apologies to Tim for misspelling his last name. I have corrected it in my Documents and will repost if I find a reason to revise the document. Bill Welch

Tim and Bill--Well done, gents. Very much appreciated. Thanks! -- Steve Hoxie Pensacola FL

Reminds me of this end - Did anyone ever identify who made the ends with vertical ribs? http://www.fritzmilhaupt.com/bbgraphics/85500EndSm.jpg

Bill, All okay with me, but I'm not sure I like to have a post in the archives with the subject that begins with "Tim O'Conner's [sic] Breakdown..." :-D

While the Sheraton did try to move us to a Wed-Fri program schedule, the issue was the costs didn’t go down. We have a lot of walk in traffic from locals on Saturday, a day we offer a one day rate

Scott the 12' 11" measurement refers to these FGE and WFE rebuilds height from the top of the rail to the roof eave of the car. FGE and WFE began rebuilding their prewar built wood sheathed cars in

Don Valentine wrote: "Surprisingly a photo and drawings for the Union Pacific single sheathed 50 ft. car that Walthers used the drawings for the prototype of thier model that I raised questions about