Ken, Tru Color Paint has TCP-210 CNJ Freight Car Red 1937 through the 60's. Tru-Color Paint - When The Modeler Wants True Color Tru-Color Paint - When The Modeler Wants True Color Home Kendall Johnen

Mike, You might try to locate a Champ Road Name set for IHB on eBay. I have one set and also am planning a WE gon! Mark Vaughan (Wabash Custom Decals) has box car sets with the older logo, but don't k

Richard, The 1926 ORER shows the following 29000 - 30499 Gondola, Steel, Drop Doors and Drop Ends IL 39' 9" OL 40' 5" EXH 7' 7" IH 7' 1" Capy 100000 CuFt 1225 Not all cars equipped with drop doors and

The Detail Associates GS gons also had separate sheathing. Rich Christie

Right you are Tim, they are from GS gon drop doors. What also makes these cars unique is the "PS" style ends. Around the fifties I guess many were converted to piggyback service with all side sheathin

I have to admit that I too have paid a few ridicules prices on eBay, guess it depends on how bad you want it or my brain totally malfunctioned, lol!. The Speedwitch kits will be available again, just

Bill and gang, They are also available in a shop in Illinois. http://www.mmodelstore.com/rbproductions.aspx Rich Christie

Dave, According to the RPI institute, that series had Murphy Flat Panel roofs. I know what you went through in research, so many different variations on the 1937 C&O box cars. Rich Christie

Thanks Gentlemen for the heads up. I have purchased roughly 20 kits in the past year. Guess I will start checking for missing parts on mine. Rich Christie

And also the IM kit version has 135 lines of assembly instruction! But a beautiful kit, I bought 3 of them cheap on eBay. Rich Christie

Tim, According to my Excel file on Sunshine availability, the X41's are still listed as available, but my file only goes to July 2013. That type of end door needs to be scratched. Have not seen any "m

My guess would be dried pigments. I know they hauled linseed oil in their tank cars. Rich Christie

According to Funaro & Camerlengo, The Rutland's Freight Car color was called Cherry. They call for a 50/50 mix of Floquil Box Car Red and Caboose Red (The bright version). Rich Christie

Andy, I am willing to buy one to two of those end sets from you if you want to part with them. Rich Christie

Eric and Group, Per Ed Hawkins Postwar Box Car pdf document, lot # 2950 is correct for this series. Rich Christie On Monday, December 23, 2013 5:28 PM, Eric Neubauer L&N eventually started adding lot

Clark, I have heard about that before, but it is not the case for this car. Rich Christie

Gene, Who is making this much needed hand brake? Rich Christie

Pierre, I can imagine that all the other versions in between, not listed by you, are also "UNAVAILABLE" Rich Christie

This is beyond the scope of this groups era, but how about the green lettered scheme started in the 60's, after Southern absorbed it? Rich Christie

Tim, They were leased from the RI in the early 60's. I too am interested in one, hopefully someone we know will be making the decals for most of them. Rich Christie