If you were shipping it on the ERIE, you’d have a chance, but even so that’s pretty wide. The ERIE was originally built to 6’-0” gauge, so the clearances were set early on very wide.

John is correct. I modified a Chooch boiler by taking a slice out of the center and adding a wrapper, rivets, tie down points, loading pads, and created an "AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE Co." decal for it. I

Hudson; Yes. This is another diagonal loader on the PRR, this one a MW version, the PRR G26S, converted from a standard G26. The G26 was a 65-footer, so it was specifically converted to

Yes, that is the kit I was thinking of. Andy Cich

Andy, folks, This Sunshine kit? 😉 (F10 Ship Plate Loads) Regards Bruce

This looks like a variation of the type of load modeled by a Sunshine kit. I’m not sure who the model builder is for the photos I attached. I’m sure I saved them from one of the email lists.

This is also how the RRs ship prefabbed switches. -Hudson

Randy; This is a PRR F25C dedicated diagonal loading car, for boiler heads or plate steel wider (or taller) than the maximum of the clearance diagram. Loads were tilted up diagonally, against the

Randy, Depending on the era, 14' vertical would translate to more than 15' above the railhead and would definitely still be an excess dimension load. When Elden said "diagonal", what he meant was on

For a fairly dramatic large load on model freight cars, you might like to look at the multi-car load built by Richard Hendrickson, with not only a large truss assembly loaded on the diagonal, but also

Hi All, I was thinking of the load as part of a general freight train. Maybe If I stand it up that it would work better. -- Randy Williamson

Folks- There are about three of these cars preserved at Southern California's Orange Empire Trolley Museum. Still in Navy grey colors. About 12 years ago Dan Smith and I saw some Navy 40' box cars out

I was interested when I saw the first version at Springfield last year, and told them that I’d like a somewhat larger version. Well what they came out with is practically large enough for the local

Bob Chaparro asked: "Dangerous Placard - What's So Dangerous? This is a 1947 publicity photo of a boxcar full of auto parts. Given the date I don't think any automobile fluids in this shipment would

Under “Dangerous” it says “Wet Batteries”. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of "Bob Chaparro via groups.io" <chiefbobbb@...> Reply-To:

Dangerous Placard - What's So Dangerous? This is a 1947 publicity photo of a boxcar full of auto parts. Given the date I don't think any automobile fluids in this shipment would have been considered

I would suggest going to prr.railfan.net. I've seen such cars shown there, in the flatcar section. Don't have one at my fingertips, since I would probably never need one, but there is at least one

U.S. Navy San Diego Boxcar From the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library

Hi Elden, I have never heard or diagonal loading of cars. Would it entail opposite corners of the load being off the car? Randy

Hello folks, Does anyone have a list of those roads that received and rebuilt their USRA double sheathed cars using Youngstown kits of either 8 or 10 panel steel sides or roads that might have