I'll add that this reporting mark was not listed in either the 7/1930 or 7/1935 issues � However, it should be noted that full listings of reporting marks in the ORER did not occur until 7/1937, and p

Of TH&B's original 1000 cars, roughly 200 were listed as of the beginning of 1948, with 100 still listed as of the beginning of 1950 (all of these cars were from the 4000-4299 series, rebuilt sometime

18231 cars were listed in the March 1931 ORER. Ian Cranstone Osgoode, Ontario, Canada lamontc@... http://freightcars.nakina.net http://siberians.nakina.net

Nah, it's just that I've been given access to some really good CN source material... in this case, a CNR renumbering guide issue in 1920 and a CNR (and predecessor) built date summary updated through

Originally Canadian Northern 88616, built 12/1918. Ian Cranstone Osgoode, Ontario, Canada lamontc@... http://freightcars.nakina.net http://siberians.nakina.net

Looks like a 36' Fowler car to me, once common as dirt north of the 49th parallel. This one has been modernized along the way, with AB Brakes and cast sideframe trucks, but otherwise looks much as it

[major snip] Thank you Bill for what appear to be excellent suggestions, which I intend to incorporate just as soon as Martin sees fit to send me my examples (probably not until the fall). Hopefully I

Front Range also played with rotating bearing trucks back in the 1980s (as I recall). They were included with their centre-beam flatcars, and rolled like bricks. The caps were pretty solidly attached

I'm missing the July & October 1945 issues, but the others show: FGEX or FOBX 775-799 not listed (4/45), ... (1/46) FGEX 4000-4174 1 (10/44) FGEX or FOBX 4000-4174 6 (1/45), 56 (4/45), 175 (1/46) FGEX

Here you go Bill... BREX 5000-5059 ... (1/57), 24 (4/57), 60 (7/57), 60 (10/57), 60 (1/58) BREX 5060-5069 ... (1/57), ... (4/57), 10 (7/57), 10 (10/57), 10 (1/58) FGEX 10000-10099 ... (1/57), ... (4/5

The PGE did not really interchange its cars for a period from 1927 through 1952, so would likely have been rare sights in the U.S. at that time. At the time the only access to the PGE was to barge the

According to CP records, the 293935-294228 series cars were renumbered from the 290000-290299 series in 1957-58, and were originally built by Canadian Car & Foundry in 1952-53. I believe, but can't ye

TVI is an oddball designation, turning up only in the mid- to late-1960s (1966-1968 for sure). The definition is: Tank car equipped with insulated container having an inner and outer shell with a vacu

As an addition to the pondering about Canadian stock cars and reefers in the U.S., some years ago we ran an article in CN Lines about loading stock cars with Alberta coal. Plywood sheets were placed a

This would probably show in the supplements issued every other month between these two dates, which unfortunately I don't have � one potential source is the New York City Public Library which has the

GATC was also a partner (with Canadian Car & Foundry) in Canadian General Transit, formed in 1932. In the post-WW II years, a good number of these older GATC cars apparently found their way to the CGT

I will add to Brian Leppert's reply of the series being GT 64300-65299, the additional note that these cars were renumbered to CN 659000-659999 during the 1923-1932 period, with the last surviving car

Frank (from my web page on the Imperial Oil fleet) -- "In 10/1953 nearly all cars were transferred to Products Tank Line of Canada and were renumbered to UTLX reporting marks, but the BMMX mark was re

Brian, I offered a review of these cars in the pages of CN LINES a couple of issues back -- the biggest single problem with them is that the side ladders have been placed too far from the ends of the

Dave, on the CPR you'll be looking for cars 289640-289999, which were constructed from 1936-1942, on CNR you need 209500-209799, built from 1939-1943. Ian Cranstone Osgoode, Ontario, Canada www.nakina