Ben, Hmmm, some great choices. I wonder where I could find a protoype photo of that SL-SF car with the doors added and how much rivet detail would be required for a car with steel sides? Good stuff. T

Aidrian, Well, I was thinking about the MP cars that Ben Hom mentioned, but now I am intrigued by the Frisco cars as these seem to offer much more potential for conversion with the IM kit. I model the

Paul, Thanks for the heads up about the Sunshine kit. I didn't realize that he offered these cars. However, my original query was more with respect to what I could do with this spare undecorated IM ki

Ben, I guess the other question is, how realistic is it for my late 1940s to mid 1950s era SP California layout to feature such a car? Would Frisco gons have been seen off line much by this time? Or a

They are reasonable stand ins for these roads' cars and for SP/T&NO/PE B-50-14 series cars with the Hutchins Dry Lading roof ie: SP30640-30939, T&NO 52760-53059, PE10300-10599. Sunshine cars are bette

"reasonable" and "pretty good." Tony, "Okiemax"'s question did not specify if the cars were "100%" precise for other classes. I realize that they are not even exact replicas of the CN cars that they a

I'm sure this must have been covered before ( I couldn't find it in Yahoo search mode), but while constructing some Proto 8K gallon tank cars I began to wonder when the warning placards used for hazar

Thanks Rob and Tony for clarifing that. Any idea as to when codes/numbers came into use for specific commodities? It seems that these older placards didn't refer to specific commodities but just state

Could someone direct me to a review of this car and/or its prototype. thanks Stefan Lerché Duncan BC Canada

Ben, Thanks once again for your kind help! I wonder if you could help further with dimensions for a straight center sill using styrene strip, if one wanted to do such cars as per Dennis' recomendation

Does anyone have an email for Martin Lofton or Sunshine models? I'd like to get in touch with him directly before sending an order. thanks in advance Stefan Lerché Duncan BC Canada

Does anyone know if any of these cars received 7 panel Superior doors instead of the usual late Youngstown design; either fresh from the SOO shops or by the mid 1950s? Any help(prototype numbers, phot

Also no problem with Mozilla Firefox. Stefan refer to system? who do work in and got money? website's --------------------~--> Help Hospital's

As I understand it, the RC SP composite gons that I am currently assembling, come with their version of the Barber S2 stabilized truck. The model truck has a unique bolster arrangement (swivels) and q

Tony, These cars are listed in the 1993 RMC article as having Klasing brakes, Apex steel roofwalks and Barber S2 trucks. However, the 1956 freight car roster reprint book published by the SPH&TS lists

Tony, Ah, now I understand. Thanks for clarifiying that! As often happens with historical data, an omission (in this case based on common knowledge at the time)can get one in trouble after the fact! U

Could someone direct me to a clear photo of a Chrysler FR 50 high speed truck that was used on some express boxcars during the 1950s. I have a couple but they aren't very clear or are too dark to see

Sorry, typing too fast...should have been FR-5 trucks. I'm specifically looking for a view of the snubbers over the spring group. thanks Stefan

Paul, I defer to others with more knowledge about PFE operations, but I think it depends on what you mean by "blocks of reefers". You'll find, that in general solid trains of reefers ie: Salinas Veget

Can someone comment on this Steve Wzdeck photo of IC #162099. Who built/ how does one describe this type of boxcar end? http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/ic/ic162099asw.jpg thanks Stefan Duncan, BC