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Atlas HO Hart Ballast Cars

deniskahl <denis.kahl@...>
 

I have obtained some undec Atlas HO Hart Ballast cars.

I would like to paint these to match some other cars lettered for the Union Pacific.

Does anyone know a brand and paint colour that might match? Note that Scalecoat is unobtainable here in Australia.

Cheers
Denis
Re: Pennsy box car # PRR81945

Tim O'Connor
 

Thanks, you've got me looking at X41's for the first time... and I
see they have very interesting roofs! And now I see Sunshine has a
kit for each of these cars. Cool!

Tim O'Connor

The end door is the difference between and X41 (no end door) and an X41a (end door). As you stated the X41b were single door whereas the X41 and X41a were double door. The X41c was another double door car without end doors. The only difference I can find between the X41 and the X41c is the class of trucks. The X41 rode on 2DF26 A-3 ride control trucks while the X41c had 2DF26a A-3 ride control trucks. As with other PRR classes the manufacturer may have been different thus the subclass difference.

Rich Orr

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@comcast.net>
To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, Nov 24, 2009 9:19 pm
Subject: Re: [STMFC] Pennsy box car # PRR81945


Scott

PRR 81945 in 1950 is a 50 foot double door X41a box car - no mention
of any end door. The X41a/X41b series were postwar cars. Many of the
X41b's were equipped for LCL and painted in the Merchandise Service
paint scheme. (They were single 7 foot door cars.)

Tim O'Connor


At 11/24/2009 07:42 PM Tuesday, you wrote:
Could someone tell me about PRR 81945 a box car with a dreadnaught end door. It
is in a photograph that appears to be in the late 1940's or 50's. I am looking
for what era this car would have been in service and what class of cars they
were in. Were they build for a specific type of service?
Re: Swift Reefers

Douglas Harding <dharding@...>
 

Charles, Sunshine resin kits are the only accurate HO Swift meat reefers for the period you mentioned.

For the time period: Red Caboose makes an accurate plastic model of a Mather meat reefer. Atlas has a nice plastic model based
upon a Cudahy car from 1925. To move further from accuracy, the MDC 36' old time reefer or the Varney (LifeLike) 37' wood reefer
can be kitbashed into generic wood meat reefers.

Doug Harding
www.iowacentralrr.org
Re: Pennsy box car # PRR81945

SUVCWORR@...
 

Tim:

The end door is the difference between and X41 (no end door) and an X41a (end door). As you stated the X41b were single door whereas the X41 and X41a were double door. The X41c was another double door car without end doors. The only difference I can find between the X41 and the X41c is the class of trucks. The X41 rode on 2DF26 A-3 ride control trucks while the X41c had 2DF26a A-3 ride control trucks. As with other PRR classes the manufacturer may have been different thus the subclass difference.

Rich Orr

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@comcast.net>
To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, Nov 24, 2009 9:19 pm
Subject: Re: [STMFC] Pennsy box car # PRR81945


Scott

PRR 81945 in 1950 is a 50 foot double door X41a box car - no mention
of any end door. The X41a/X41b series were postwar cars. Many of the
X41b's were equipped for LCL and painted in the Merchandise Service
paint scheme. (They were single 7 foot door cars.)

Tim O'Connor


At 11/24/2009 07:42 PM Tuesday, you wrote:
Could someone tell me about PRR 81945 a box car with a dreadnaught end door. It
is in a photograph that appears to be in the late 1940's or 50's. I am looking
for what era this car would have been in service and what class of cars they
were in. Were they build for a specific type of service?



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Re: Centralia Car Shops

Charlie Vlk
 

Since Ron hasn't chimed in here I'll repeat what I've heard him tell customers at Des Plaines Hobbies..... there are many irons in the fire and a rework/upgrade of the SOO Caboose is on the list but probably not anytime in the immediate future.
Charlie Vlk
Santa Fe AB brake info

Steve SANDIFER
 

I have posted two files from John Moore on the Santa Fe Historical and Modeling Society website.

1. Freight Cars not used in Interchange Remaining to be Equipped with "AB" Brakes as of 12-1-52. http://atsfrr.net/Reviews/HO/Freight/IMRCaboose/NonInterchgFrtRemain52.pdf

2. Interchange Freight Cars Remaining to be Equipped with "AB" Brakes as of 12-1-52. http://atsfrr.net/Reviews/HO/Freight/IMRCaboose/InterchgFrtRemain52.pdf

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Re: Pennsy box car # PRR81945

SUVCWORR@...
 

81945 is an X41a automobile car with end doors built post WWII (I don't have the exact date but it is between '45 and '48)

Rich Orr

-----Original Message-----
From: scott_w_krause <scott_w_krause@yahoo.com>
To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, Nov 24, 2009 7:42 pm
Subject: [STMFC] Pennsy box car # PRR81945


Could someone tell me about PRR 81945 a box car with a dreadnaught end door. It
is in a photograph that appears to be in the late 1940's or 50's. I am looking
for what era this car would have been in service and what class of cars they
were in. Were they build for a specific type of service?



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Re: Coke

George Courtney
 

Don't know how to download it, but there is a picture of 8 open hopper loads of coke on the back cover of Ed Wolfe's Appalachian Coal Hauler: Interstate Railroad's Mine Runs and Coal Trains. In this picture the color is similiar to a predominately light gray to dark grey color. Not an exact match, but the coke is closer in color to the steel tire on the steam engine wheel in the photo than to the coal load of the same engine.

George Courtney
Re: Pennsy box car # PRR81945

Tim O'Connor
 

Bruce, why would the 1950 ORER not mention the end doors, nor
automobile racks? In fact, there is a note in the ORER (VV) that
these cars had an inside height in the center that was taller
than the inside height at the sides of the car -- I think this
indicates no equipment (i.e. auto loader) stowed in the ceiling.

Tim O'Connor

At 11/24/2009 09:22 PM Tuesday, you wrote:
"scott_w_krause" <scott_w_krause@yahoo.com> 11/24/09 6:43 PM >>>
Could someone tell me about PRR 81945 a box car with a dreadnaught end
door. It is in a photograph that appears to be in the late 1940's or
50's. I am looking for what era this car would have been in service and
what class of cars they were in. Were they build for a specific type of
service?

PRR 81945 is class X41a, 81890-82089, built 1946. These cars served
into the PC era.
http://prr.railfan.net/freight/PRRdiagrams.html?diag=x41a.gif&;fr=cl

This is a classic "Automobile car". It was likely equipped with
automobile loaders when built, and could be loaded either by the end
door or the side doors. Of course, with the racks stowed, the car could
be used for larger vehicles, or for general lading.

Regards
Bruce Smith
Auburn, AL
Re: Christmas Trees by Rail

Robert kirkham
 

I think a lot changed with the artificial tree. Not sure when those really took off sales wise in North America, but they were certainly common enough when Schultz did Charlie Brown's Christmas. Of course the artificial trees would be shipped too - but not necessarily on the same time line as age wouldn't spoil them

Robert Kirkham

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From: "Jon Miller" <atsf@izap.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 8:56 AM
To: <STMFC@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: Christmas Trees by Rail

I'm guessing shipping by rail was most of Dec. (maybe late Nov.) until
the 25. It seems that ** trees were put up differently in the steam era
than now. I remember ours went up the 24th and came down the 1st., at least
in the 40s. As this list goes to 60 the purchasing time window would have
changed and I suspect by 60 they weren't delivered by train anymore.
Thoughts?

Jon Miller
AT&SF
For me time stopped in 1941
Digitrax, Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI user
NMRA Life member #2623
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Re: Christmas Trees by Rail

Robert kirkham
 

Likewise, the newspaper article I referenced earlier was of a boxcar load of trees.

Rob Kirkham

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From: "Anthony Thompson" <thompson@signaturepress.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 10:42 AM
To: <STMFC@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [STMFC] Christmas Trees by Rail

Richard Wilkens wrote:
So to "Legally" include Christmas on this list I'll ask the
following, did the railroads that served the Christmas tree growing
areas of North America see all that many shipments of trees by rail?
How were they handled? Box cars? Refrigerator cars? Gondolas?
I've never seen anything in photos except box cars. SP
publicity photos often showed box cars being either loaded or
unloaded, and were included in their Christmas article for the
employee magazine, _SP Bulletin_ most years, so I'd assume they would
use a typical scene.
One exception: as included in my volume on SP flat cars, the
National Christmas Tree, set up every year outside the White House,
was usually shipped on a long flat car. In 1960, SP used a TOFC car
for this.

Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA
2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com
(510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, thompson@signaturepress.com
Publishers of books on railroad history



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Re: Kit instructions: - was Stan's long stock car

Armand Premo
 

Bill,Let me get my oar wet.Wordy instructions just don't cut it.A scale drawing is essential.Photos do help,but most guy rarely read lengthy instructions.Parts should be identified in some manner.After building a few resin cars few bother to read the instruction.There,I stuck my neck out have at it.Armand Premo

----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Schneider
To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 8:42 PM
Subject: [STMFC] Kit instructions: - was Stan's long stock car



Clark commented:
"because they are written just like Stan talks. He did not included (sic) several of the assembly steps"

Sorry Clark, too good to pass up... ! (will duck at Cocoa). Sadly, I have become so used to dealing with Chinese English ("your cars will have been shipped tomorrow"... think about that) that I almost missed it!

Seriously, resin kit instructions run the gamut from "Buy the kit, build the kit, paint the kit" to the "New Testament According to (your favorite "retiring" manufacturer here)". Some assume a certain level of familiarity with the prototype while others will tell you all that you want to know about the prototype - in text - with a minimum of photos.

Personally, I prefer a portfolio of good prototype and model photos along with some basic paragraphs of text explaining parts layout and departures from the norm in assembling the kit. I would assume (rightly or wrongly) a certain level of familiarity with building resin kits, but not always the same comfort level with the prototype. The kit manufacturer has already had to dig up the photos and/or drawings in order to design the kit, so either sharing them or at least pointing to a source would be very helpful for both detail and lettering placement. In may case at least it would prevent me from going to friendly sources on the opposite coast (thanks Dr. RH) to complete decaling a kit after spending untold hours assembling it!

Bill Schneider








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Re: Pennsy box car # PRR81945

Bruce Smith
 

"scott_w_krause" <scott_w_krause@yahoo.com> 11/24/09 6:43 PM >>>
Could someone tell me about PRR 81945 a box car with a dreadnaught end
door. It is in a photograph that appears to be in the late 1940's or
50's. I am looking for what era this car would have been in service and
what class of cars they were in. Were they build for a specific type of
service?

PRR 81945 is class X41a, 81890-82089, built 1946. These cars served
into the PC era.
http://prr.railfan.net/freight/PRRdiagrams.html?diag=x41a.gif&;fr=cl

This is a classic "Automobile car". It was likely equipped with
automobile loaders when built, and could be loaded either by the end
door or the side doors. Of course, with the racks stowed, the car could
be used for larger vehicles, or for general lading.

Regards
Bruce Smith
Auburn, AL
Re: Pennsy box car # PRR81945

Tim O'Connor
 

Scott

PRR 81945 in 1950 is a 50 foot double door X41a box car - no mention
of any end door. The X41a/X41b series were postwar cars. Many of the
X41b's were equipped for LCL and painted in the Merchandise Service
paint scheme. (They were single 7 foot door cars.)

Tim O'Connor

At 11/24/2009 07:42 PM Tuesday, you wrote:
Could someone tell me about PRR 81945 a box car with a dreadnaught end door. It is in a photograph that appears to be in the late 1940's or 50's. I am looking for what era this car would have been in service and what class of cars they were in. Were they build for a specific type of service?
Re: Christmas Trees by Rail

Douglas Harding <dharding@...>
 

Interestingly all photos I have seen show Christmas Trees stacked on flatcars with stakes made from long wood poles complete with
bark. Of course these photos date from the 20's and 30's. The trees appear to be tied with twine, in bundles. Then the bundles are
laid on their side on the flatcar.

Perhaps boxcars were used for those trees going further distances.

As for shipping dates, think more the end of Oct through Nov. Even for those whose tradition was to put the tree on Dec 24, the
tree was still cut down at the tree farm in the northern US or Canada in Oct or early Nov. Shipping time along could kill weeks.
As a child in the early 60's I remember the stores and tree lots were all filled with trees by Thanksgiving.

Doug Harding
www.iowacentralrr.org
Re: Coke questions

major_denis_bloodnok <smokeandsteam@...>
 

--- In STMFC@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> wrote:
... was immediately recognizable as coke due to the gray color
and "silvery" appearance in certain lighting. I'd assume this was
steelmaking coke.
I'd a gree that there is a certain metallic sheen to many types of coke, but this tends to disappear when it is seen in bulk.

If you want to model coke loads I have had success by dying Woodland Scenics Talus with thinned black Indian ink. This gives a slightly grey finish and simulates the appearance of a load of coke pretty well, though it does not bear up so well when scrutinised at the level of the individual lump

HTH

Aidrian Bridgeman-Sutton
Ramona CA
Kit instructions: - was Stan's long stock car

Bill Schneider
 

Clark commented:
"because they are written just like Stan talks. He did not included (sic) several of the assembly steps"

Sorry Clark, too good to pass up... ! (will duck at Cocoa). Sadly, I have become so used to dealing with Chinese English ("your cars will have been shipped tomorrow"... think about that) that I almost missed it!

Seriously, resin kit instructions run the gamut from "Buy the kit, build the kit, paint the kit" to the "New Testament According to (your favorite "retiring" manufacturer here)". Some assume a certain level of familiarity with the prototype while others will tell you all that you want to know about the prototype - in text - with a minimum of photos.

Personally, I prefer a portfolio of good prototype and model photos along with some basic paragraphs of text explaining parts layout and departures from the norm in assembling the kit. I would assume (rightly or wrongly) a certain level of familiarity with building resin kits, but not always the same comfort level with the prototype. The kit manufacturer has already had to dig up the photos and/or drawings in order to design the kit, so either sharing them or at least pointing to a source would be very helpful for both detail and lettering placement. In may case at least it would prevent me from going to friendly sources on the opposite coast (thanks Dr. RH) to complete decaling a kit after spending untold hours assembling it!

Bill Schneider
Re: Bieber 1947 4th quarter *04 cars

Allen Rueter
 

Lou,
Thanks, I forgot to add it to my normalizing table.

--
Allen Rueter
StLouis MO




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From: LOUIS WHITELEY <octoraro1@verizon.net>
To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, November 24, 2009 3:42:57 PM
Subject: Re: [STMFC] Bieber 1947 4th quarter *04 cars


Shouldn't the "stray" FGEX car be included with the three FGE cars?

Thank you very much for compiling this database.

Lou Whiteley
Lawrenceville, NJ

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To: STMFC@yahoogroups. com
Sent: Tue, November 24, 2009 12:04:49 AM
Subject: [STMFC] Bieber 1947 4th quarter *04 cars


cars ending 04 thru Bieber 1947 4th quarter

GN 38
ATSF 24
PFE 16
WP 16
DRGW 14
SP 12
IC 10
PRR, SFRD, SOU 9
CBQ , CNW 6
ART, MP, NP, SAL, UTLX 4
BO, FGE, MILW, NKP, NYC 3
CSVX, IGN, LAPX, LN, MDT, PLE, UP, WFE, ALTON/CA 2
SPS 1
strays:
CG CGW CP CRIP DTI FGEX GATX GTW NH NW NWX ?OB
SCCX SSW UCR WLE

What's with all the Southern cars?
Sou 261004 906 10/17 2127 10/17
Sou 166104 2005 10/13 258 10/13
Sou 261604 911 12/5 2017 12/5
Sou 148704 2126 11/21 203 11/21
Sou 13804 2107 11/7 203 11/7
Sou 13804 260 11/22 2019 11/22
Sou 11804 911 12/6 2007 12/6
Sou 116904 2127 10/13 906 10/13
Sou 116904 2127 12/7 911 12/7

SAL
SAL 17304 254 11/9 2008 11/9
Sal 15604 2101 10/26 205 10/26
Sal 17604 202 11/11 2127 11/11
SAL 19704 2019 12/27 201 12/28

For Dave, till I get a photo it would look like:
...
"Recvd: SAL 17 304 254 11/9"
"Forwd: 2008 - "
...
"Recvd: Sal 15 604 2101 10/26"
"Forwd: 205 - "
...
"Recvd: Sal 17 604 202 11/11"
"Forwd: 2127 -"
...
"Recvd: SAL 19 704 2019 12/27"
"Forwd: 201 12/28"

WP engine numbers are < 1000, GN's are generally >1000.
so 17304 17604 were northbound, 15604, 19704 were south bound

the trailing 3 digits are preprinted in the book.
of course yahoo will mangle it.
Allen Rueter

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Re: Stan's long stock car

Kurt Laughlin <fleeta@...>
 

I have been in a similar situation a couple of times and found that it was necessary for me to rewrite the instructions myself and send them to the kit maker if I expected to see any change.

KL

----- Original Message -----
From: Clark Propst

. . . The instructions made me laugh because they are written just like Stan talks. He did not included several of the assembly steps, so like most small maker kits, you're on your own. He does provide some poor photocopies of the constructed model. . . .

. . . Next time I talk to Stan I'll recommend he amends his instructions to make each step clearer to the builder.
Pennsy box car # PRR81945

scott_w_krause
 

Could someone tell me about PRR 81945 a box car with a dreadnaught end door. It is in a photograph that appears to be in the late 1940's or 50's. I am looking for what era this car would have been in service and what class of cars they were in. Were they build for a specific type of service?
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