Proto 2000 war emerg. hopper
charles slater
Can anyone tell me if the Proto 2000 war emergency 2-bay hopper has been relieced yet? And if so, what road names is in the first reliece?
Charlie Slater Bakersfield, Ca. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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Re: Proto 2000 war emerg. hopper
Jon Miller <atsf@...>
The LL site lists the following;
ITEM # ROADNAME AND NUMBER PAINT SCHEME 23799 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe #180633 As Delivered: Oxide Brown w/ White Lettering 23800 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe #180658 23802 Baltimore & Ohio #30075 Black w/ White Lettering, Dome Herald 23803 Baltimore & Ohio #30257 23805 Chesapeake & Ohio #54253 As Delivered: Black w/ White Lettering 23806 Chesapeake & Ohio #54398 23808 Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy #194041 Oxide Red w/ White Lettering, Slogans 23809 Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy #194529 23811 Gulf Mobile & Ohio #60026 Black w/ White Lettering, Early Scheme 23812 Gulf Mobile & Ohio #60143 23814 Louisville & Nashville #31024 As Delivered: Oxide Red w/ White Lettering 23815 Louisville & Nashville #31972 23817 Undecorated Jon Miller AT&SF For me time has stopped in 1941 Digitrax DCC owner, Chief system NMRA Life member #2623 Member SFRH&MS
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Re: Proto 2000 war emerg. hopper
Richard Hendrickson
Charlie, Santa Fe composite cars are included in the first release and it's
my understanding that the boat has docked; they may have been shipped already. Models of the Santa Fe cars after they were steel sheathed in 1958 will be in the second release later this year. Richard H. Hendrickson Ashland, Oregon 97520
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Train shed Cyclopedias
ibs4421@...
Fellow Listers,
I am very new to the group, and still consider myself very new at trying to do some railroad modeling. I'm not entirely sure if this is the place for this post or not, but I'll give it a shot anyway. I was bemoaning, on another list, the fact that as a plastic modeler of the past, I had ammassed quite a collection of prototype reference material in the form of inexpensive, horizontal format books, ala the "Squadron In Action" series of books on armor, aircraft, etc. I have not encountered anything like this since trying to become a model railroader. I have spent quite a bit so far, and still have VERY far to go in assembling a decent steam-era library. I personally feel that books such as these, with tech. drawings, photos of the cars & locos in service, etc. would be a good thing. Some have suggested I try getting hold of the "Train Shed Cyclopedia" series of books. I remember seeing some of these in a Walthers catalog at one time. Folks tell me I can pick them up at shows. that would be great, but I don't get to go to shows. Do any of ya'll know of a good mail order source for these books? I do not have access to a local hobby shop to have them order them for me from Walthers. Thank you for you advice, replies, etc. Warren
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Train shed Cyclopedias
ibs4421@...
Fellow Listers,
I am very new to the group, and still consider myself very new at trying to do some railroad modeling. I'm not entirely sure if this is the place for this post or not, but I'll give it a shot anyway. I was bemoaning, on another list, the fact that as a plastic modeler of the past, I had ammassed quite a collection of prototype reference material in the form of inexpensive, horizontal format books, ala the "Squadron In Action" series of books on armor, aircraft, etc. I have not encountered anything like this since trying to become a model railroader. I have spent quite a bit so far, and still have VERY far to go in assembling a decent steam-era library. I personally feel that books such as these, with tech. drawings, photos of the cars & locos in service, etc. would be a good thing. Some have suggested I try getting hold of the "Train Shed Cyclopedia" series of books. I remember seeing some of these in a Walthers catalog at one time. Folks tell me I can pick them up at shows. that would be great, but I don't get to go to shows. Do any of ya'll know of a good mail order source for these books? I do not have access to a local hobby shop to have them order them for me from Walthers. Thank you for your advice, replies, etc. Warren
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Re: Train shed Cyclopedias
Jeff Aley - GCD PE <jaley@...>
Some of the Cyclopedias can be mail-ordered from hobby shops. The last
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time I was there, The Train Shop in Santa Clara, CA had quite a few. You can contact The Train Shop at " 408-296-1050 - Train Shop, 1829 Pruneridge Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95050 " [Address & phone number courtesy of http://www.mcs.net/~weyand/www/tractronics/hobby_shops/hobby_shops.html#California . It is likely that other large hobby shops (e.g. Caboose Hobbies in Denver) will also have some. Regards, -Jeff
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Jeff Aley, Development Engineer jaley@pcocd2.intel.com Graphics Components Division Intel Corporation, Folsom, CA (916) 356-3533
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Re: Train shed Cyclopedias
ibs4421@...
Thanks Jeff for the info. BTW gize, sorry if my message hit your mailbox
three times. I must have gotten punchy with the "send" button at the e-Groups site. :) Warren
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Re: Train shed Cyclopedias
thompson@...
Warren asked:
Some have suggested I try getting hold of the "Train ShedThese have been available at wholesale pretty recently, so stores could carry them if they wanted (and they may still be so available). They should not be hard to find via booksellers on the Web nor from train stores with Web sites, e.g. Caboose Hobbies and the Original Whistle Stop. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 http://www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, thompson@signaturepress.com Publishers of books on railroads and on Western history
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Re: Train shed Cyclopedias
byronrose@...
Warren,
I think that a couple of people have got you started on the wrong foot. The Train Sheds are only one small component of a very large library available to modelers who are interested in freight cars. Don't waste your time chasing the proverbial wild goose looking for these because they will only confuse you, especially if you are used to the "In Actions" which are written especially for and to modelers. The Sheds are simply excerpts from the very large volumes called "Car Builders Dictioneries/Cyclopedias," published by the railroad industry from the 1880s to the present time, and used as references for the manufacture and repair of the REAL railroad cars. The drawings are all engineering drawings which take great knowledge and experience to interpret, something that evades some of the better plan drawers in the model fraternity. I think your best starting point for an ongoing freight car education is the model railroad magazines. Believing in the practice that every magazine is new until you read it, seek out the hobby shops that sell old issues of Model Railroader, Railroad Model Craftsman and especially Mainline Modeler and just thumb thru them. If you find one with a freight car article/plan that is of the era that interests you, not necessarily of a railroad or area that interests you, but of the era, buy it. You will learn something from it. Maybe not for today but months from now you'll see how all freight cars are of some use to all modelers. Another important source of knowledge, especially if you want to get lots of it in one fell swoop, comes in the form of books. The best overall would be "The American Railroad Freight Car" by John White and published by John Hopkins Press. I believe it's now in paperback, still weighing about 10 pounds, but probably the best place to find out why certain railroad cars are the way they are. Although it covers the subject only thru the 1910s, it gives an excellent grounding in the subject. Several other books which will give a good view of freight cars through the years include Tony Thompsons PFE book (I'm sure Tony can fill you in about it better than I), Richard Hendricksons ATSF Auto Car book (ditto Richard), Keith Jordans SFRD book (ditto Keith if he's with us)(on the STMFC that is), John Whites the Great Yellow Fleet (Refrigerator cars, not . . . ) and Andrew Dows N&W Coal Cars. Although these books cover a only a single railroad or industry, their freight cars histories were similar to that of the entire railroad industry. The next thing to seek out are the several series of books which present freight cars in an easier to digest format, similar to but more scatter gunned than the "In Actions," but without the nice little drawings showings variations between marks of aircraft or armor, something not comparable to railroad practices. The more useful series include but are not limited to: Best of Mainline Modeler Freight Cars, 5 volumes, readily available and worthwhile Freight Car Models from Railroad Model Journal, 2-3 vols, available Classic Freight Car, the Series, 10-11 vols, later ones available, earlier one worth seeking out Color Guides to Freight and Passenger Equipment, RR by RR books by Morning Sun Books, little pricey but good for the RRs you're into Wayner Picture books, excellent photo albums, worth seeking Freight Car Journal Monographs, some worthwhile, especially those by Eric Neubauer Railway Prototype Cyclopedia by Hawkins, Wider, et al, 5 softcovers currently available and very worthwhile (closest in spirit to those "In Actions") Railroad Car Journal, 5 small softcover books, hard to find but worth seeking A last underlooked and underappreciated source of superb freight car histories is the information/data packages that come with the kits from Westerfield and Sunshine Models. These are actually the closest in spirit to the "In Actions" of anything in this hobby of ours. Although you should buy the kits to get them,. I'm sure there are some people we all know who'd be willing to send you copies if you were to ask. But don't overlook the first source I mentioned, old magazines. Oft times, the kit producers write or sponsor articles in the magazines to tout their forthcoming models. Other times magazines will run articles relating to new (or even old) kits on the market, especially the magazines edited by Bob Schleicher (MRJ last 10 years, MRG before that). These are especially good at pointing you in the right direction for the usefulness of a particular model for your own purposes. I'm sure there are lots of things I'm forgetting to mention, but this is the best I can do off the cuff. Unfortunately, the hobby of Model Railroading has moved away from it's cousin hobbies in that most MRs are more interesting in running trains and all too few are interested in constructing accurate models. I think that is something that most of the people reading this would like to change. Maybe someday someone will realize the need for well illustrated publications like those Squadron-Signal puts out for airplane, armor, and ship modelers. Till then we have to seek out what we can, where we can. But don't be afraid to seek out people, there are lots of them willing to help. You have but to ask. Byron Rose On Tue, 09 Jan 2001 01:44:32 -0000 ibs4421@commandnet.net writes: Fellow Listers,________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
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Re: Train shed Cyclopedias
ibs4421@...
Byron,
Wow! and thanks! This is the type of info and encouragement that I was looking for. I really enjoyed building aircraft and armor kits in my youth, and was pretty darn good at it too. I just felt that it would be a simple matter to transfer the skills to model railroad rolling stock. Why? Well, a highly detailed P-51B looks wonderful, but just sits there. A 1937 ARA boxcar looks wonderful too, but it can do what its prototype did, which is even better. Now, what I build will do more than collect dust, . . . hopefully. Ya'll can call me weird, but I have even thought of building RR kits (sunshine, Westerfield, etc.) and not even having a model railroad. Seems no different to me than building 1/72nd scale aircraft, and not having an airport. MorningSun has just released a new color book on L&N cars by one of my sensei's, Steve Johnson, but it only goes as far back as 1945. I may have to get it anyway. Getting the cars right for my favorite roads (L&N, NC&StL, and TC) is not that big of a problem for me as I belong to the L&NRRHS, but it's the cars for other roads that I fear goofing up. I can't afford to belong to too many societies, etc. Learning from all of ya'll about other railroads and their rolling stock is why I'm here on this list. Who knows, one day I might even be able to answer something for ya'll! Warren Ride The Battlefield Route! Ride The Dixie Line! NC&StL Rwy.
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Re: Train shed Cyclopedias
Tim O'Connor <timoconnor@...>
Why Byron, that was surprisingly informative, and even civil! What's
gotten into you? Did you fall into a vat of honey? If this ever gets out, your reputation will be ruined! At 06:35 PM 1/9/01 -0500, you wrote: Warren,Timothy O'Connor <timoconnor@mediaone.net> Marlborough, Massachusetts
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OOPS Re: Train shed Cyclopedias
Tim O'Connor <timoconnor@...>
Sorry, I meant for that only to go to Byron, not to the list.
Forgive me. Timothy O'Connor <timoconnor@mediaone.net> Marlborough, Massachusetts
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38 foot IL Commonwealth pulpwood cars
John Nehrich <nehrij@...>
Paul Graf of Atlas is looking for photos from which to create the artwork
for other versions of their HO scale pulpwood car. Supposedly the Frisco, Savannah & Atlanta, IGN, MP, SP and NCStL all had these, and maybe someone knows of other such cars. (A spotting feature would be the 38 foot IL between the bulkheads.) - John Nehrich
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Re: 38 foot IL Commonwealth pulpwood cars
Tim O'Connor <timoconnor@...>
At 09:34 AM 1/10/01 -0500, you wrote:
Paul Graf of Atlas is looking for photos from which to create the artworkJohn, "SP" didn't buy any, but T&NO (SP Texas lines) did, as did SSW (aka Cotton Belt). SP acquired the T&NO cars after the merger. I don't know of any really good builder photos, but I would LOVE to have both the T&NO and the SSW versions. Timothy O'Connor <timoconnor@mediaone.net> Marlborough, Massachusetts
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Re: Apalachicola Northern pulpwood cars
John Nehrich <nehrij@...>
Paul - Ed Hawkins lists all the regular and bulkhead flats built by ACF
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between '43 and '57 were box car red. Now the pulpwood car in question was homebuilt, but the ACF paint schemes would suggest box car red for these, too. (And it isn't that flats built after '57 were a different color - they may or may not have been - but just that Hawkins doesn't have any flats on this list after that date for ACF.) In RMJ's Freight Car Models, Vol. II, L&N box cars built by ACF in May of 1946 were matched to an equal mix of Floquil Box Red and Rich Oxide Red, and those built only a few months later, in September of that year, were matched to Accupaint Rich Oxide Brown. Box cars built earlier by ACF in 1941 were matched to a 75/25 mix of Floquil Oxide Red/Southern Freight Car Brown, again with black roofs (July 1991 RMJ and also reprinted in their Vol. II). There were double-door box cars built in January of 1947, featured in the June 1992 RMJ. A class cars built in January of 1947 was matched to an equal mix of Accupaint Oxide Brown and Rich Oxide Brown. All components, except the roof which was black, was painted this color. (Three different hues in cars built less than a year apart! So take your pick of hues and then take your pick of which shade of Floquil colors because they shift so much from batch to batch.) As for the AN cars, I would guess yellow, but that is just a guess from the photo. By the way, in '58, the series was 200-249, but none of the AN's 130 cars (flats, gons, and pulpwood cars) were "employed in interchange service". - John Now what color red?
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From: "Paul Graf" <paul@atlasrr.com> To: "John Nehrich" <nehrij@rpi.edu> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 9:58 AM Subject: Re: Apalachicola Northern pulpwood cars At 09:30 AM 1/10/01 -0500, you wrote:confirm numberedthis in either direction, but all of the photos I have for higher wellcars do have them in box car red with white lettering. underas more info on the IC cars, these will help.digging early(http://www.union.rpi.edu/railroad/images/rolling-stock/Kits/Atlas-kits.htmour web pagel),I've identified four other versions of this car, including three Paul Graf'50's photos.Paul Graf
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Re: 38 foot IL Commonwealth pulpwood cars
John Nehrich <nehrij@...>
Tim - There is a builder's photo of the T&NO car on our Atlas rolling stock
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guide (http://www.union.rpi.edu/railroad/images/rolling-stock/Kits/Atlas-kits.html #FM) and maybe Atlas will do it. Any photos of the SSW cars? - John
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From: "Tim O'Connor" <timoconnor@mediaone.net> To: <STMFC@egroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 9:51 AM Subject: Re: [STMFC] 38 foot IL Commonwealth pulpwood cars At 09:34 AM 1/10/01 -0500, you wrote:Frisco,Paul Graf of Atlas is looking for photos from which to create the artwork someoneSavannah & Atlanta, IGN, MP, SP and NCStL all had these, and maybe knows of other such cars. (A spotting feature would be the 38 foot ILJohn, "SP" didn't buy any, but T&NO (SP Texas lines) did, as did SSW (aka
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Re: Train shed Cyclopedias
byronrose@...
On Wed, 10 Jan 2001 00:43:05 -0500 "Tim O'Connor"
<timoconnor@mediaone.net> writes:
Reputation, what reputation? Everybody who's ever met me knows what a sweet, even tempered, knowledgeable guy I am. Or is that can be? I forget. You must have me confused with somebody else. But the real answer has to do with the level of discussion at hand. Ask about learning and I'm a pussy cat. Ask about weathering wood siding on HO (or even 0) models and I go ballistic. Nature of the beast, I guess. BSR ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
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Train Shed Cyclopedias
bhom3@...
Warren,
Thanks for asking this question - after sitting in on clincs at the San Jose national and seeing the large attendance by modelers fairly new to prototype modeling and listening to some of their questions, I've been working on an article (intended as the first in an ongoing series on a systematic approach on building a steam era boxcar fleet for the modeler just getting into prototype modeling). My premise: "If I was starting from scratch in prototype railroad modeling and wanted a research library, which items do I absolutely need that I can readily find at a reasonable price?" As Byron's detailed in his excellent post, there is a lot out there. Over the last fifteen years, there has been an explosion in the quantity and quality of freight car information available - unlike fifteen years ago, where you were searching for a needle in a haystack because information you're looking for isn't readily available or surces haven't been identified yet, today it's the opposite problem - you have so much information out there that things sometimes get lost in the volume (this problem I'd much rather have). The challenge for the new prototype modeler is to "get the most bang for the buck" for his research material. Unfortunately, there isn't anything nearly as economical as the Squadron "In Action" series (I also started as a scale modeler, and still keep a shelf of them when I feel the need for a change of pace). Byron hit many of the really good pubs out there - here's a few more: NEB&W Guide to Steam Era Freight Cars: Even if I weren't a member of the RPI society, I'd still give this series my highest recommendation. These represent almost 20 years of research towards creating a realistic freight car fleet for the NEB&W, growing from a series of notes made by Todd Sullivan on which prototypes are represented by which kits. From this beginning, John Nehrich has expanded and updated these into 4 sizable volumes of information covering everything from suitability of kits, paint schemes, freight car evolution, developing a model freight car fleet, etc., etc.. Even though these contain no color photos (an unfortunate by-product of operating on a shoestring budget provided by the Institute), the sheer amount of information makes these a great bargain for the price. One nice feature of the guide is that John takes pains to reference articles in the hobby press, which makes sifting through the pile of magazine back issues much less painful. For more info (an an online guide to steam era freight car kits), go to http://www.union.rpi.edu/railroad/ . Official Railway Equipment Registers: Once only available as originals on a catch-as-can basis at railroadiana shows (at a premium price), many of these are now available on CD (various issues - August 1888 to Janauary 1959, PRR 1893-1926, PRR 1927-1950) from Al Westerfield (http://users.multipro.com/westerfield/), and the January 1953 issue in paper from the NMRA (http://jdb.psu.edu/nmra/orer.html). These are listings for all railroads operating of freight cars in revenue interchange service and contain a treasure trove of information from number series, dimensions, specially equipped cars, and interchange connections. These are not stand alone publications from the modeler's point of view because they do not contain diagrams or pictures, but they multiply the effectiveness of the rest of your references because they give you the big picture. I highly recommend obtaining a copy of an ORER for the years you're interested in modeling. Equipment Diagram Books: Many historical societies offer reproduction equipment diagram books, and Wayner has PRR diagram book as well. Again, these aren't stand alone because the diagrams are not scale drawings but general arrangments, but they are an excellent representation of a particular road's fleet. Westerfield Data Sheets: Al offers his outstanding decals separately, and he includes his data sheets with them, which are easily worth the price of his kits, much less the decals! Judging from your last post, you're on the right track with the L&N Historical Society. As for other roads, I'd pick up the first volume of the NEB&W Guide, a copy of the ORER for the year(s) I'm interested in from Westerfield, and start with learning more about the roads that connect with the sections of the L&N, NC&StL, and TC that you're interested in, as well as the roads with major car fleets (PRR, NYC, B&O, ATSF, SP). Welcome aboard! (I also came to the same conclusion about my aircraft and ship models - I very well couldn't refight the Battle of Midway with my 1/72 aircraft collection either). Ben Hom P.S. - Comments welcome from the list at large - ask yourself the same question!
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ECW depressed center flats
John Nehrich <nehrij@...>
Richard sent on some photos of prototypes of the ECW depressed center flats,
and I've posted them on our ECW guide section at: http://www.union.rpi.edu/railroad/images/rolling-stock/Kits/ECW-kits.html#FM Does anyone have pictures of the Southern cars? Or any others that could be modeled with this kit? Thanks, Richard - John Nehrich
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Re: Train shed Cyclopedias
byronrose@...
Hi Warren,
I still do play with all those other hobbies, or at least I seem to collect as many aircraft kits as freight car kits. I'm still waiting for a chance to sit down and build a 1/48 A-36 Apache with dive brakes deployed. I don't need an airfield for it, just a clear spot in my oversized and underfilled display case. 'Sfunny, years ago I used to think how far behind model railroading the airplane modelers were, since we had people like Westerfield and Sunshine and Gould and Grandt producing those super-detailed kits and all they had were Airfix and Frog. Well, today the tables are turned, they have Tamiya, Hasegawa, Accurate Miniatures (who was founded with an excellent model railroader on staff), Eduard, Verlinden, etc., etc., etc. And about 50 smaller companies producing all kind of decals and super-detail sets. Admittedly we now have Life-Like and Atlas and InterMountain, but nobody is offering parts or kits to improve on the out-of-the box models available. The knowledge is there; you just have to look at a roster of the people on this list. But apparently there are too few of us clamoring for those types of kits so common to the other hobbies and even our own N gauge brethren! Okay, I'm off my soap box. I was going to mention the usefulness of the Historical Societies toward filling your request. But didn't. Sorry. The problem is that some are excellent at presenting freight car info, others abysmal. I once wrote to the editor of one large east coast society which was about two years behind at the time, offering freight car photos matching a just released box car kit as a way to put out some useful issues in a hurry. I still cherish the response I got from him to the effect that 10-12 years previously he did a freight car issue and got so much vehement feedback from older members who didn't give a s--t about freight cars, they wanted more employee biographies and station articles. The L&N society is kinda middle of the pack in that they print a single freight car photo each issue with some data. Usually it's not quite enough for modeling, but I guess it's better than nothing. Believe it or not, there is a society devoted exclusively to freight cars. I believe it's called the Society of Freight Car Historians and run by David Casdorph out of his home on California. Unfortunately, Daves interests don't quite coincide with those of steam era modelers or railfans so very few of us bother to keep up with his publications. Even back when he was trying, some of his publications left something to be desired; he did a monograph on reefers that made me cry. Don't kiss off the Morning Sun books too fast. Although the books insistence on color photography seems to preclude their value to us, look twice. Most of the books have a healthy supply of photos from the 50s which include many, many 20s and 30s built cars. But sometimes you have to look in the maintenance of way section to see them. One last item to leave you with: remember that any railroads cars could be seen on any other railroad at any given time. Don't become a snob who won't even look at a west coast or northeast car because you model the southeast. Cars got around, true some more than others, but they did get around. A great man once said that if you model any railroad you also model the Pennsy. Remember that, unless you belong to the Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Historical Society. But that's another very long story. Byron P.S. By 1937 they were AAR box cars. On Tue, 9 Jan 2001 21:37:32 -0600 <ibs4421@commandnet.net> writes: Byron,________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
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