Other than the Dec 2003 MR article, is there a good listing of what each of the major manufacturers' trucks really represent? I know what some of the trucks are, but others seem a mystery! Can someone

Apparently these cars had a unique underbody AB brake system setup with all the major components located on one side. Does anyone have a diagram for these cars to confirm this or can someone elaborate

Another nice source are the trailers made by Great Western Passenger details: http://www.gwpcd.com/new_products/2003-03.html

I have this car in dark green post-war scheme with the colored goat herald from Intermountain and would like to add the correct trucks for this class. Any ideas? Which class of trucks do the IM trucks

that is. Pine Bluff? Stefan

wrote: Does anyone have any of these from the first run of Proto 2000 kits (stk # 21285,21286,21287) that they would sell? Please contact me directly off list: stefanelaine@... thanks Stefan Lerc

Yup, those are the ones I am looking for. I'm not the original poster who wanted to know about the blue/orange scheme. I need the old scheme. thanks Stefan Lerché Duncan BC Canada solid black with lar

I'm building a trio of these cars in the WP#12001-50 series from the MDC #2150 kits as per Page Porter's article in the July 1995 Mainline Modeller and following on John Ryczkowski's prototype article

Did MDC ever issue the cars with full height end doors? If so, Andy, I'll take some. Stefan Lerché Duncan BC Canada

Richard, Given that I have only undec. cars which paint and decals would you recommend for the WP scheme in early 1950s? Stefan Lerché Duncan BC Canada wrote: early (nor do kits. See issue of

I'm thinking of upgrading to the narrower wheelsets offered by Reboxx (I know, I know...get with the program;-) Is anyone having any problems with these? Any differences in how you are weighting your

I'm sure this was covered a long time ago, but is the Atlas reefer suitable for any of the Swift Co. wood reefers? Also, any ideas on modelling their 15000 series steel reefers? Thanks in advance Stef

Richard, Tim et al. Thanks for clearing that up. I seem to have missed these cars when they came out and perhaps that wasn't such a bad thing;-)I was wanting to do up some cars given that it looks lik

IIRC Bob Smaus used the Front Range 50' DD welded car for the 1960s era ACF built SP B-70-14 series of lumber cars with yellow door(220000-220499). There was a article in the May 1989 RMC. Not sure ho

Tim, Like I said...I'm not sure about the authenticity of these kitbashes. There is no mention of 10' vs 10'6" on the 40'ers. He used the FR #5100 for the 50' car and the FR#4070 for the 40' car. I gu

Ok, I came across a few of these cars which I obviously picked up a long time ago in a moment of madness;-). Is there a prototype for either of these cars? The steel car (Walthers #932-3223)looks like

Thanks Ben! I had a feeling these were only stand-ins. Stefan kit is anyone. truss SS Western), CN, all of these 1980s; you January convincing cars; the "braced end" break up doing X29 in you've kits

I am looking for some underbody or close up views of the outside brake rigging used on PE SS boxcars to allow negotiation of tight curves. I'm interested in how to model the brake staff connections et

Brilliant! That was just what I needed...a pretty simple construction actually isn't it? Thanks Tom

I've found one of these in undecorated in my pile of stuff. Does anyone have a suggestion for a good set of prototypical decals I could use for this orphan? I'd like to decal (or dry transfer)it for a