Also, the ancient ATHEARN "blue box" stock car is a UP S-40-12. The great mistake was the reversal of the roof panels, but the truth is that if you make minor corrections to the model (make the doors

On 3/21/2023 4:16 PM, Steve and Barb Hile wrote:

Send ALL replies and inquiries directly to timboconnor@... I will not respond to inquires or requests sent to our mailing list. USPS postage is extra. (Multiple kits really saves on postage!)

ACF TYPE 21 article -- RMJ 2/1998 pp.53-59 Richard Hendrickson's excellent study w/ photos SHPX/CONX/COSX/KOTX/RPX/APOX/SCCX/CYCX/GATX/UTLX/RIRX/PMCX/PQX/OELX On 3/18/2023 7:18 PM, nyc3001 . wrote:

Judging by the graffiti but also because of the hidden car behind it, I think this is a post-STMFC era photo. On 3/18/2023 2:39 PM, Steve and Barb Hile wrote:

most excellent workmanship :-) On 3/18/2023 11:44 AM, Richard Scott wrote:

Champ produced outstanding decal sets for Santa Fe 40 and 50 foot box cars HB-136 ATSF 40' boxcar S&T Chief HB-136M ATSF 40' boxcar Map Chief HB-137 ATSF 40' boxcar S&T Grand Canyon HB-137M ATSF 40' b

Taurus, perhaps?? On 3/16/2023 7:46 PM, WILLIAM PARDIE wrote:

from looking at numerous photos, it seems like Dubuque switched to a very light yellow paint scheme in the 1960's on the other hand I can't find any orange color photos of these particular cars, even

A couple of ebay grabs On 3/15/2023 1:32 PM, Ed Hawkins wrote:

I have 66 images of gondolas with scrap loads. Six of them have drop ends, and 5 of those are either USRA design gondolas or similar (e.g. one 45 foot) gondolas. Only one is a 52-6 gondola. There are

I think different coal consumers needed different sizes of coal to feed their fires, from very coarse coal to fine coal. Think of coal stokers, and what sizes they are. On 3/14/2023 6:08 PM, Philip Do

I wait until the running board laterals are solidly installed. Then I drill three #80 holes that go down into the roof (the holes are invisible). Then I form the grabiron from wire with just two legs,

Steve, was this one (UTLX 22747) identical to the cars built by GA in 1927, or was this one also built by General American ? On 3/13/2023 9:13 PM, Steve and Barb Hile wrote:

Fingers mistyped ... 1890 not 1980 !! On 3/12/2023 2:57 PM, Tim O'Connor wrote:

Here is a wonderful 1980 depiction of the entire area on the Library of Congress web site. You can expand to "full screen" zoom in on every building to find out what they were! If only there were such

Many CP stock cars had the top part of the side as a solid sun block -- but they were not 'external' On 3/12/2023 12:15 PM, Robert G P wrote:

Weren't the EMD SD-24s the first ? When was that ? On 3/12/2023 9:21 AM, Nelson Moyer wrote:

Ted, it may depend on the time period? My 1941 report on the B&O's control of the Alton includes a map showing all of the lines and yards in the Chicago area. On the north side of the Union Stockyards

CB&Q "Chinese Red" paint appeared in May 1958, if not earlier. On 3/11/2023 2:02 PM, Bob Chaparro via groups.io wrote: