The 99% alcohol I mentioned is isopropyl alcohol. At that concentration it is used to clean electronic parts and circuit boards. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

FYI - see Eric Hansmann's link below It looks like the "Naperville - Lisle - Chicagoland" RPM meet may not happen this year in October as it has for the past 26 years

Randy; How are they different from the ends EJ&E had on their 10’IH cars? Or the B&LE cars? And why have NONE of these been done as plastic kits? Thanks! Elden Gatwood

An RPM update has been posted to the Resin Car Works blog. The main message concerns RPM Chicagoland. http://blog.resincarworks.com/rpm-updates-2/ Eric Hansmann RCW web guy

Bill; Here is the counterpart to the X29F, the X29G, with no loading eqpt. Also, X29D 26247 in CK, from the 1952 batch. Note the rolling pin/short taper IDE’s. Ajax brake, rectangular grid

The B&O M-56 cars were built in May ‘52 with 10-panel sides, 8’ 3/5/5 Youngstown doors (counting corrugations). They had diagonal panel roofs and Duryea underframes, Champion-Peacock handbrakes

A little more info - if the ends are what I think they are, the top corrugation was usually (always?) flat along the bottom. The B&O and some of the SP cars had poling pockets. I couldn’t verify the

Randy, Thank you. Knowing my modeling interest they were probably purchased for a B&O project. Bruce D. Griffin Ashland, MD https://bomodeling.com/blog/

Those look like Improved Dreadnaught Ends for 10’0” IH cars. They have been described as having rolling pin shaped corrugations and a stiffening rib at the top. B&O 285000-285999 D&M

Friends, Can anyone assist in identifying a steam era boxcar project for these ends? Photos attached. Thank you. Bruce D. Griffin Ashland, MD https://bomodeling.com/blog/

Actually, McMaster Carr Co. has several varieties, Methyl, Ethyl, and Isopropyl all at 99% concentration (not that it stays that way if you leave it open), in pints, quarts, gallons, and fives. Only

Hi Bob, What kind of alcohol? I presume the electrics folks use whichever it is for cleaning contact, etc., correct? Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No.

I've purchased 99% (right, 99%) from an area electronics store. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Thank you Ben and Elden, An appliance service car would be a good addition to the layout’s fleet. It appears that the X29D dates from 1953 which happens to me my modeling year. A quick search

Ben is correct; post-55 cars, as-built never in CK P&L. They did go all over the country with GE appliance loads. Elden Gatwood

Bill Keene asked: "What is the rough date that the X29F box cars went into service? Would these have been in service during the circle keystone era?" c. 1958. They are post-circle keystone era; the

Elden, What is the rough date that the X29F box cars went into service? Would these have been in service during the circle keystone era? My knowledge of the PRR is quite limited thus this rather

Gang; This is a dedicated service PRR X29F in appliance service to GE, with STB load restraining equipment. They were specially rebuilt from X29 u/f’s expressly for this purpose. Elden

I used a similar technique for tarp covered loads. Attached are a couple images. I start with a pad of chipboard from a cereal box and glue Styrofoam shapes onto it. Then I covered the shapes with

Micro-Trains (N Scale) does this to a degree. See attached - sorry that this particular car is outside our time frame, but it does show what they list. Take Care, Brian R. Termunde Midvale, Utah