I need a roommate for Thursday, January 9-Sunday, January 12, to share a room at the Cocoa Beach RPM meet.. Jared Harper harperandbrown@... 706-543-8821

I read the article and from what I gather this was a far superior system to ice. I guessing it was too expensive (starting with car cost) and maintenance heavy for the change

SRIX Trivia: 1. Text from the Railway Age article: "The Safety Car Heating & Lighting Company, New York, has had in service for a number of months an iceless refrigerator car, the principle of the

Guys, to be on the safe side, For those attending Prototype Rails 2020, at least one error in an attendee’s Schedule has surfaced. I noticed many more than the usual very small number of

Hi Folks, Prototype Rails 2020 in Cocoa Beach, FL will begin on Thursday, January 9, 2020. More information can be found athttp://www.prototyperails.com/ . There’s a link to the

Did any of the BAR wood reefers, in the late 1940's blue and white scheme, (No Red) have outside hung heaters? I searched and saw a discussion on heaters placed inside, but no clarification on

i guess your first quest would be an ORER for dims? for slicing & dicing mel perry

Richard is correct... the reporting marks show a S.R.I.X. on my 27” 5 k monitor. Bill Daniels Santa Rosa, California

Thanks Ben. Well, good to put that confusion aside. My first impression had been steel sheathing and imagined a re-build. Looking twice, I see no rivets. USRA double sheathed boxcar it is. Rob

If'n you have a bottle of clear, and you wonder whether it is gloss or flat: the flat will have "sediment" (the flattening agent), after it's been sitting awhile. When I've wanted more "flatness" in

Rob Kirkham asked: "I was wondering if there is an existing model for this other car (shown in the photo Bob has linked below.) It looks like the Tichy 3001 end would be a good starting point, and

I was wondering if there is an existing model for this other car (shown in the photo Bob has linked below.) It looks like the Tichy 3001 end would be a good starting point, and maybe ? an Accurail

Garth, I don't have my ORERs where I can get at them (recent move). Can't you find out info about this car in them going by car number and "go from there"? If you can find the car(s) you should

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In the early 20th century, there were cars called "hopper-bottom gondolas," that had modest amounts of slope sheets to help most of the cargo depart through the doors. In later years, the hopper

The CBC plans and photo are for a steel-bodied version of the car, lettered SRIX 101, built 10-29. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

I don't think they are SRLX cars. I think they are SRIX. The dot after the "I" makes it look like an "L". My 1931 CBC on pages 190-192 has a photo and plans. The cars used a "silica-gel iceless

Photo: SRLX Reefers Does anyone have details about the Swift refrigerator cars that are on the right side of this

eric: understand whar you are saying, question arises, in regards to the useage of only one set of truss rods?, normally two sets were the minimum, usually inside and outside, matter of a fact, i csn

I have an ACF builders photo (1907) of D&H 27507 - adefinite hopper - with "xxxx hopper door service |patented" on the side. Very similar construction (atleast given the two photos). Most hoppers