Richard, SSW fell under SP's control in 1932.? I would suspect at that time PFE would have started supplying reefers to SSW.? Tony may be able to shed some light on this. Rich Orr

tgmadden@... writes: Tom: I don't think the slam was at the Amarillo Museum as much as at Red Caboose. They did shut out all of the dealers and LHS by shipping the entire run to Amarillo.

buygone@... writes: Wrong, this was a general offering to all dealers for which the Aramillo Museum placed a large order. It is not a special car ala the ART car. It is the X29 patch panel i

It was an announced car that RC decided to send the entire shipment to the museum.? When I called RC I was told all dealer orders were forgone and that not enough cars were received to fill AM's order

writes: Go to your local garage and ask them to keep the weights they remove from wheels for you. If you don't mind the potential exposure and keep any kids away, you can melt the wheel weights and po

According to Atlas site the 9 panel 70t AAR open top hopper is a reccomended AAR practice from the 1930's which "fell out of favor by the 1950's" Rich Orr ************************************** Get a

smithbf@... writes: Bruce, During WWII the Navy had a testing facility at what is now the Naval Nuclear Engineering Laboratory near ARCO, Idaho. There was a branch that left the Pocatello- West

F&C still makes the PRR X35 which is the lone 1932 ARA boxcar in the Pennsy's fleet.? It has an IH of 9'4" so it may be a better starting point for your project. Rich Orr

kathe@... writes: Would these cars also have been used at the WVP&Paper facility at Tyrone, Pa which was served by the PRR via the Bald Eagle Branch? Rich Orr ******************************

kathe@... writes: Yes, I was aware of that. My most pressing memory of the Tyrone facitilty was the pungent odor encountered while traveling to Penn State in the late 60's before the constr

destron@... writes: The B&O Historical Society has some of these mostly hoppers and Boxcars. Rich Orr ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

destron@... writes: PRR see Rob Schoenberg's site for this information http://prr.railfan.net/freight/ Rich Orr ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

atsf@... writes: John, Are these the newer one piece truck or the multiple piece truck? If the latter it is simply poor assembly techniques. These trucks have been a problem since they were first

Does anyone have an address for Stan or a source for a list of the parts and kits he makes? TIA Rich Orr

bowie1793@... writes: Thanks, Joseph. Rich ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

walterclark@... writes: Ship it to yourself by UPS and tell them what it is. They will handle it as long as it is properly packed such as over packing in sealed metal cans. New "paint cans"

gglennlou@... writes: What about the NH cars assigned to State of Maine Service? Were there any such cars prior to the red, white and blue cars? Rich Orr ************************************** See

Carrock1998@... writes: Rocks, gravel of various sizes, slag, ballast, dredging sludge, molybdium (sp?), manganese ore, tin ore, lead ore, chromium ore, bauxite (aluminium ore) and other additives

Carrock1998@... writes: The only reason I know about the moly is the DOD had a strategic stockpile outside Pittsburgh until the mills closed. the site was located on a branck of the PRR. Several t

Elden: Yes, that was the site.? It was in Large, PA.? At the time I was there, the tracks ended not much farther up the creek.? There was a Westinghouse facility on Rt. 51 in Large behind the Eat n Pa