Re: ACL O-17 Ventilation Box Car - "Watermelon Car"
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From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of wrlyders via groups.io
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2020 2:28 PM To: RealSTMFC@groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] ACL O-17 Ventilation Box Car - "Watermelon Car"
I am trying to scratch build the ACL Watermelon Car starting with an Ambroid Kit from the 50s [One of my Cars for my NMRA AP Cars certificate]. This kit has all the wood pieces but no car details like the brakes, wheels, etc., nor are they described in the brief kit instructions
From my research, I have some pictures and have an idea of which details I need. But I don’t have specific types or sizes of the following:
I need pictures or drawings or parts lists showing these items in order to scratchbuild or purchase these parts. I found the ACL/SAL Historical Society and the NC Transportation Museum web sites devoid of rolling stock details.
Does anybody have any links or information that I can use?
Thank you in advance,
Bill Lyders
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Re: ACL O-17 Ventilation Box Car - "Watermelon Car"
golden1014
This should help you, Bill.
John Golden Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany
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Pulpwood cars
Eric Hansmann
Need to move pulpwood? Fenton Wells shares Southern Railway prototype history and modeling techniques for a few car designs. It's the latest Resin Car Works blog post.
Eric Hansmann
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Re: Boxcars Labeled "Vehicle" Or "Carriage"
earlyrail
OK 37' 6" Thirty Seven feet Six inches interior Fid not proof read correctly. Howard
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Re: FS: WalthersProto National B-1 Rigid Trucks
Sam Reynolds <monon@...>
The National B-1 trucks have been sold pending payment. Thanks for looking!
Sam Reynolds
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FS: WalthersProto National B-1 Rigid Trucks
Sam Reynolds <monon@...>
I have for sale 5 pair of WalthersProto National B-1 Rigid Trucks. The trucks come with 33” metal wheels and metal axles (Walthers #920-2001). All 5 pair of trucks are in their original, unopened packaging from Walthers. I’m asking $45 for the 5 pair of trucks plus shipping (USPS Priority Mail Small Flat Rate Box $8.30). Photos of the trucks can be provided upon request. I accept PayPal or USPS Money Orders for payment. If interested please contact me off list.
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Re: Photo: N&W Hopper 21967 Unloading Coal
Schuyler Larrabee
Interesting shot, and yes, my gosh, HUGE chunks of coal!
Schuyler
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Bob Chaparro via groups.io
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 11:50 AM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] Photo: N&W Hopper 21967 Unloading Coal
Photo: N&W Hopper 21967 Unloading Coal A 1930 photo from the Grand Rapids Public Museum: https://www.grpmcollections.org/Detail/objects/172754 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Those are some big chunks of coal! Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Re: Photo: PRR Boxcar 563144
Eric Hansmann
The heavy end sill is another spotting feature of the X25.
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Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN
On May 24, 2020, at 2:02 PM, al_brown03 <abrown@...> wrote:
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Re: Photo: PRR Boxcar 563144
al_brown03
Caption calls it an X29, but methinks it's an X25. (Door opens left.)
Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.
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Re: Photo: PRR Boxcar 563144
Garth Groff and Sally Sanford
Friends, The building the background made me very curious. What was Alabastine? Apparently a gypsum-based tinted plaster. Here is a Wikipedia link to the Alabastine Mine, now a secure underground storage facility: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabastine_Mine Yours Aye, Garth Groff 🦆
On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 12:31 PM Bob Chaparro via groups.io <chiefbobbb=verizon.net@groups.io> wrote:
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Re: Photo: PRR X29 Boxcar 570816 With Banner
Bill Keene
Nice photo. BUT what is that tower in the background?
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Cheers, Bill Keene Irvine, CA
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Photo: PRR Boxcar 563144
Photo: PRR Boxcar 563144 A circa 1925 photo from the Grand Rapids Public Museum: https://www.grpmcollections.org/Detail/objects/161518 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Photo: PRR X29 Boxcar 570816 With Banner
Photo: PRR X29 Boxcar 570816 With Banner A circa 1930s photo from the Grand Rapids Public Museum: https://www.grpmcollections.org/Detail/objects/165252 A load of wax paper. This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Photo: N&W Hopper 21967 Unloading Coal
Photo: N&W Hopper 21967 Unloading Coal A 1930 photo from the Grand Rapids Public Museum: https://www.grpmcollections.org/Detail/objects/172754 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Those are some big chunks of coal! Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Re: Boxcars Labeled "Vehicle" Or "Carriage"
Brian Termunde
Wow, 'only' 327 feet long! <G> I'd have issues running that baby on my club layout no doubt, even 'N'ormal Scale. Take Care,
Brian R. Termunde
Midvale, Utah
Re: Boxcars Labeled "Vehicle" Or "Carriage"
From: earlyrail Date: Sat, 23 May 2020 12:21:43 PDT Actually this is a 327' 6" inner length car, 40,000 cpy. series 41000 - 41716 (even only) 297 car in 1905
Howard Garner
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Re: What activity is going on here?
Clark Propst
I think the guy in the stripped jacket is shoveling a few lumps off the conveyor into the MoW car...Neat photo of an old coal conveyor anyway.
CW Propst
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Re: Ore car help
The plans for this car are also in the 1895 & 1898 Car Builders Dictionary along with a photo of an apparently identical LS&MS car.
These were reproduced in Newton Gregg's Train Shed Cyclopedia #55 (for the photo) & #57 (for the plan). Tom
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SOLD: HO Western Pacific 42' 1916 blt BoxCar
Andy Carlson
Hi everyone- This single set of castings for the WP box car has been spoken for. Thanks, -Andy Carlson Ojai CA
On Saturday, May 23, 2020, 6:42:49 PM PDT, Andy Carlson <midcentury@...> wrote:
Hello- I have made a few castings for a WP 42' single sheathed box car, the real one was built in 1916. Many of these cars reached a few years after the War, but most were rebuilt from the years of 1937 and on for cabooses and stock cars, so not many received AB brakes, with the exception of the gypsum top hatch loading cars which served from Gerlick to the Bay Area. I have set of castings which will do a single box car. No decals, trucks, couplers brake sets, just the hard parts for this venerable WP box car. These parts have some small flaws which make them unsuitable for a sell at full price. I think that a modeler with some experience fixing some small voids with putty should be able to make a first class looking box car. I don't recommend anyone who has no experience with resin kit building for this car has no instructions.
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HO Western Pacific 42' 1916 blt BoxCar
Andy Carlson
I forgot my "Contact me off-list (please) with questions at <midcentury@...>" Sorry- -Andy Carlson Ojai CA
On Saturday, May 23, 2020, 6:43:29 PM PDT, Andy Carlson <midcentury@...> wrote:
Hello- I have made a few castings for a WP 42' single sheathed box car, the real one was built in 1916. Many of these cars reached a few years after the War, but most were rebuilt from the years of 1937 and on for cabooses and stock cars, so not many received AB brakes, with the exception of the gypsum top hatch loading cars which served from Gerlick to the Bay Area. I have set of castings which will do a single box car. No decals, trucks, couplers brake sets, just the hard parts for this venerable WP box car. These parts have some small flaws which make them unsuitable for a sell at full price. I think that a modeler with some experience fixing some small voids with putty should be able to make a first class looking box car. I don't recommend anyone who has no experience with resin kit building for this car has no instructions. This single set of castings will have the following parts: 2 sides w/ wood door 1 'A' end w/ lumber door 1 'B' end 4 roof inner supports 1 under frame 10 frame cross-ties 4 frame door opening cross members 1 piece roof Offered for $40 and I pay shipping to the US. Remember, this will require some small extra work. I accept checks and money orders. With a small fee, PayPal is welcomed. Thanks, -Andy Carlson _. _._,_._,_
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HO Western Pacific 42' 1916 blt BoxCar
Andy Carlson
Hello- I have made a few castings for a WP 42' single sheathed box car, the real one was built in 1916. Many of these cars reached a few years after the War, but most were rebuilt from the years of 1937 and on for cabooses and stock cars, so not many received AB brakes, with the exception of the gypsum top hatch loading cars which served from Gerlick to the Bay Area. I have set of castings which will do a single box car. No decals, trucks, couplers brake sets, just the hard parts for this venerable WP box car. These parts have some small flaws which make them unsuitable for a sell at full price. I think that a modeler with some experience fixing some small voids with putty should be able to make a first class looking box car. I don't recommend anyone who has no experience with resin kit building for this car has no instructions. This single set of castings will have the following parts: 2 sides w/ wood door 1 'A' end w/ lumber door 1 'B' end 4 roof inner supports 1 under frame 10 frame cross-ties 4 frame door opening cross members 1 piece roof Offered for $40 and I pay shipping to the US. Remember, this will require some small extra work. I accept checks and money orders. With a small fee, PayPal is welcomed. Thanks, -andy Carlson
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