Thanks for your assistance to everyone that responded here and to my personal email. Bill Welch

Good to know. Thanks Eldon. Raises a more general question for me: I understood USRA cars were viewed negatively for a) political issues (company having little to no say), b) and not based on

Gang; Here are some more "Crown" trucks, from different mfgs, and for different purposes. Elden Gatwood

Rob; Yes, and yes. I read some correspondence on this, and PRR was cognizant of wearing cars out earlier, but went with it where they thought the car capable of taking it. Note that PRR did NOT do

A friend of mine has an unpainted G22B brass model with the open mesh floor that he wants to sell. I think Railworks imported them. Just FYI. Tim O'Connor -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling,

Number appears to be PFE 96505 - an R-30-9 (Red Caboose) or R-40-9 (RC + Tichy underframe) rebuild. Tim -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*

Branchline -  8 foot and 9 foot riveted single door 50 foot box cars.  welded 50 foot single door car with 9 foot doors.  double door 50 foot box car.  TWO different insulated box cars with 8

So, I think there were many trucks on the G22, and yes, one of them looks like an extra beefy 6-spring 2D-F8, but like REALLY beefy. There is also a 100-ton Crown, which you see on some G22B. The

There was a thread on the Westerfield kit and container loads a couple of years ago, so check the archives. The G22 could accommodate eight containers, four on each end over the trucks, while the G22B

Rob, There came a point after the first few decades of the twentieth century where underframe design was being driven by train buff and draft forces rather than the load the car was intended to carry.

I'm enjoying reading this thread, but two questions come to mind: - when they increase capacity by changing the trucks . . . doesn't that mean the car frame and body are being subjected to higher

Elden, Maybe I’m getting it backwards, but I thought that the 100 ton truck on the G22B looked like the classic PRR 2D-F8 or AAR Type Y and the 70 ton truck on the G22 is indeed the PRR Crown

My pleasure, Stic. No one does the G22B per se, it is up to you to dress it up like one! Here are the DB4 and HB1A containers. The Westy containers are HB1A and HB4. A nice shot in color, in SK

Curt Fortenberry wrote: Thanks, Curt, exactly what was needed. These characters DO NOT match the MCB-ARA-AAR letters. The "M" in particular is much more condensed. One would need to look at the

Bill; I have not seen one. The closest is the 70-ton Crown from Bowser. Elden Gatwood

Is there a correct 100 ton truck available in HO? Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Here's the CNW stencil from 1929. Was for 3" letters so presumable for CAPY lettering and such. The CNW drew full size letters, 9", but only for the letters they needed, not a full alphabet. Curt

Thank you all! Much appreciate the information. And Elden, these photos are gold. I actually have a set of the Westerfield containers to build and would like to put them in a G22B, so no one will know

The Westerfield Data Sheet mentions the drop doors in the floor, and said that the G22 and G22B both had them. The kit floor had the drop doors molded in the closed position. I think the G22B class

Notice the boot scuff marks. This is a good detail for weathering Here is another example of scuff marks made by boots. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2016873160/ Use the "View Larger" tab to