Likely DM&N -Duluth, Missabe & Northern Cyril Durrenberger --------------------------------------------

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Was there a charcoal plant at Randolph Ala? That is an interesting Southern hopper car. Cyril Durrenberger --------------------------------------------

Amen and well said. To compare photos showing newer cars in the 1950's to data from 1943 is comparing apples to oranges. Bottom line, one can go off and do what they want, but that does not mean it co

Would it be possible to supply the inside dimensions of these cars? Cyril Durrenberger --------------------------------------------

And I would add that would be likely true for the SP lines from the time period from the 1950's back to about 1900. Example: the H&TC had some tank cars that were used for hauling cottonseed oil. Cyri

Where is the photo? Cyril Durrenberger --------------------------------------------

The DM&IR placed a steel plate with the monogram painted on it on the sides of some cars starting in the 1950's . In some cases they did the same for the reporting marks and number. Cyril Durrenberger

Union Tank Line Cyril Durrenberger --------------------------------------------

Do you know when the center anchorage was invented by John Van Dyke? Cyril Durrenberger

Recently there have been a number of emails on the Earlyrail site related to building HO scale models of the Union Tank Line (UTL) frameless tank car using models of a similar narrow gauge car. It app

Also the storage room in the house may not hold the amount of coal needed for the whole winter, especially in places line Minnesota. Cyril Durrenberger --------------------------------------------

Thanks for the response. Cyril Durrenberger --------------------------------------------

Bill, Any recommendations for a single action air brush and air pressure? Cyril Durrenberger --------------------------------------------

Neat tank car. Would that be Kentucky Refining CO, Louisville,KY? Cyril Durrenberger --------------------------------------------

Tim and others, LPG is actually a mixture of butane and propane and other hydrocarbons. I suggest that you look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propane to get some information on propane and the simi

SP box car 33764 with a load of meat bound for KC. Likely canned meat. Cyril Durrenberger

Tim, Do you have a layout? If so, what size, what time period and what railroad? Cyril Durrenberger --------------------------------------------

Thanks, Cyril Durrenberger --------------------------------------------

Thanks for doing this. I would like to see the percent from NYC as that would give us the amount from the home road. Cyril Durrenberger