So, from this discussion and one I found in the archive, I'm concluding that I can safely have a couple of Canadian cars in my rolling stock park, and on occasion have them 'slip' into local service (

Bruce and Ben, thanks for the info. I mentioned the Canadian example mainly because that was the first that came to mind; I'm actually modeling South Carolina in 1951. However, wanting to have a few C

I know boxcars got everywhere imaginable - I have a photo from the early 1960s of a Florida East Coast boxcar behind a BC Hydro Railway locomotive in New Westminster - but what about other types of ca

Has there been a list made of Fowler (-type) cars, who owned them and in which number series? I'm thinking for my next project I want to do the superdetail-something-ready-to-run thing, leaving me wit

So I've done a bit of 'quick' research, and have started putting together a list of roads using in-house freight car classification systems. Following is the list of the RRs I've found classification

Is there a list somewhere that gives the class designations for freight cars for each series of running numbers of the ATSF, UP and the B&O? I'd most specifically be interested in the cars of the earl

Is there a list somewhere that gives the class designations for freight cars for each series of running numbers of the ATSF, UP and the B&O? I'd most specifically be interested in the cars of the earl

Curious, when will the next Cocoa Beach meet be? Frank Valoczy Vancouver, BC ----- http://hydrorail.hostwq.net/index.html - Rails along the Fraser http://hydrorail.rrpicturearchives.net/ - Rail Photos

Money *is* an issue for me... yet it does not interfere with my enjoyment of the hobby. One, the actual research of freight cars is fascinating, almost a hobby in itself. Two: The modeling doesn't *ne

Hm. I must've dreamt that, then... I'll go with a boxcar, then, for my PE model. Frank Valoczy

I recall reading in several places that the Pacific Electric's 65' gons lasted in PE markings until 1953, but the Jan 53 ORER doesn't list them under the PE's entry. Does anyone know a source of infor

Thanks for that heads-up. I might well wait, since it isn't a priority project; was just thinking to do one of each SAL slogan car in HO as a display project. Frank Valoczy New Westminster, BC

I'm curious about the model mentioned in the subject line. How easy/hard is it to find? What sort of price is 'good'? I want to use this to do an SAL AF2. What is the prototype for the model? Frank Va

I can think of only two that cannot be argued: Piedmont & Northern's two slogans - "The Great Electric System of the South" (It /was/ the most extensive electrification in Dixie) and "A Mill to the Mi

I think you might have it. I could see Schaefer being misspelt as "Sheaver", based on a mispronunciation or an anglicised pronunciation of Schaefer. Thanks! Frank Valoczy

Might try ACL-SAL-SCLmodeler@..., it's off and on, but helpful people on the subject. Frank Valoczy

Looked at it again, it's certainly not Ureco; the "co" bit was a guess; the initial "Sh" I'm almost 100% on... looking again, hmm. Was there anything like Shearer or Sheaver? Frank Valoczy

In the Winter '05 issue of the AC&Y HS "News" there is a reprint of the report to the ICC covering the sale of the P&N's 24000-series boxcars to the AC&Y; this has detailed information on the car, inc

Doesn't the Speedwitch SAL set have these in it? I think it does... it has the Robert E Lee slogan, I'd be surprised if it didn't have these. Frank Valoczy, New Westminster, BC

I uploaded a photo of BCER boxcar X-50 to the Files section, but seems I forgot to make a post with my question. Though the picture was taken after 1960, the car itself is rather older. Just yesterday