If I might request a little assistance. I am trying to update my UTLX roster information and recognize that prior to the mid 20's the ORER record for UTLX contained virtually no information. However,

Interestingly, those cabooses that did not have the trucks moved in from the ends were shortened by removing a section from the middle approximately equal to the width of the door opening. You can see

I don't have much info on the specific question, but can offer a correction. UTLX is the reporting mark for Union Tank Car company cars. I believe you are looking for URTX, Union Refrigerator Transit.

It looks like RI to me, as well, but I might be a bit prejudiced. It further looks like the road number is 61322. IF that is the case, it would be one of a series of 50 foot inside length cars, 61000-

The answer is that it depends. The MM drawing is not perfect, but pretty close. The X-3 design did evolve over time and much of the details of how and why seem to have faded into the mist. It certainl

The 20000 series of boxcars on the Rock Island encompasses many different orders and builders over about a 20 year time span. Here are the highlights 20000-20039 Express Box Pullman Green built 1941 b

diameter of the 8000 gallon tank was virtually the same as typical 10000 gallon cars." from what you said earlier? Sorry, Mike, I was trying to be brief. Here is some more information from my Sunshine

Paul, I am embarrassed to say that I never even noticed the difference in the doors. I was so pleased to get a car with the right number of side and end panels (14 and 3 respectively.) Plus finding th

In addition to what Richard said, I can offer the following: From the RI Standard Practice circular dated July 1944, all-steel boxcars were to be painted Standard Freight Car color #116 for the body (

Ted wrote: Richard is correct. I am entirely serious about fixing these. The primary reason is because I expect that before I see them done in styrene again, I'll be Richard's age. I am now approximat

Separate question: I have a Bob's Photo of a UTLX Type X tank car taken in 1954 where the letters SR are stencilled on the dome side. I have seen this on some other cars as well, but do not know what

Jon, Jim Singer dba 5th Avenue Car Shops P.O. Box 423 LaGrange, IL 60525 sells nicely decorated versions of these Rib Side cars in 4 numbers of Hiawatha and 1 number of Electrified Olympian for $25 ea

Pardon the bandwidth. Bob Kutella, if you are monitoring this channel, would you please contact me, off list. Thanks, Steve Hile shile@...

For a few more details, RI transfer cabooses with the park bench on top were 19000 - 19039 converted from old (1907-1912) double sheathed boxcars in 1937 and 1938. They cut a window in each side, fill

I will say that Kadee talked to both Ed Hawkins and me about getting the color right on their RI PS-2's. So, they are trying. The most recent RI PS-1, which is their third number in this paint scheme

In short, no, I thought the cars were, "too brown" and said so in my review in the RI Technical Society newsletter. I think Kadee has improved in this area as time has gone on. I decided to repaint th

Here are the principal groups that make up about 9400 RI boxcars with a noted capacity of 3898 cu ft. in the 1950s. 21000 - 22999 2000 PS-1 built 1951-52 Centennial Logo Kadee decorated model 23000 -

There are some drawings in a data sheet published by the Q society that show the train line running quite close to the center sill up close to the underside of the floor. The doors still clear the lin

I agree with Ed Hawkins on the need for some more generic boxcar colors. It would still be necessary to mix and match, but a few more could be done straight from the bottle. Five years ago, when worki

I have a couple of in-service photos of RI B2 boxcars (the last to get a class number, by the way), but they are 30's or 40's vintage. The RI converted a bunch of these cars to stock cars and cabooses