Yes, with a printed paper wrapper to go over a milled wood core. Red Ball called it an acetic acid tank car. I have a kit but have not tried to build it yet. The tank ends are cast metal, as are the u

Didn't Red Ball at one time offer a model of the Monsanto car? Drew Marshall in sunny South Philly Get TypeApp for Android

even shows the edge of the layout and the modellers tool bag on the floor beneath it. not Rob

Here’s another Delano image & screen captures - this time, its also in Chicago in April 1943, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017878170/ The interesting thing I am noticing is how observations about one car

It was in the July 2019 Running Extra. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

This photo looks like a model, sharp turnouts and all. J. Stephen Sandifer

Monsanto car at the museum in St. Louis. J. Stephen Sandifer

Still messing around in Delano’s photos; probably boring some - sorry about that. The comparison of paint colours seems useful for my modelling. As with all these images, you may draw different conclu

The photo shows quite the interesting mix of old and newer equipment. Rob

MCHX 117 is in the NMOT in St. Louis. I took some pictures there in 2013. The interior was/is accessible and I walked through it. I was not surprised to see the round headed rivets on the interior. Bu

Group, I occasionally browse the Modern Freight Cars List, and noticed this posting last night, which I've re-posted here with Mr. Dawson's permission. Mr. Dawson was nice enough to add a little biogr

I agree with Ken -- warm water seems to do the trick here. YMMV. Bob Chapman

There are actually a few prototypes (MCHX is in a museum, I think St. Louis). I've attached all of the photos I have of this type of tank car. Note that most of them are post-WWI builds, with the bulk

There was an article with prototype date in a 2019 issue of Model Railroad Hobbyist about this car. Drew Marshall in South Philly Get TypeApp for Android

Aerial Photo: U.S. Navy Brooklyn Yard (1937) WPA photo courtesy of TrainWeb. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

I believe ti was a very early version of an insulated tank car. The corrugated 'skin' covered the insualtion. Todd Sullivan

Yes, it has a prototype. Dan Mitchell ==========

There is an interesting Ambroid kit of an early insulated tank car, shown below, also released as a Northeastern kit. (Brass Trains has a built model of this, listed as brass but clearly the Ambroid k

I have read that the Nickel plate had to replace some bridges in the West of Cleveland because of corrosion caused by brine from reefer. Iirc the replacement bridges had channels to collect the drippi

I need to contact Victor Hand from Hull's Cove and David Hackley from Sharpsburg Please contact me off list Thanks -- Pierre Oliver www.elgincarshops.com www.yarmouthmodelworks.com