For what EVER reason, the cars were fumigated to kill or keep the bugs out or keep them from hatching in transit. Just trying to help. Take it or leave it. I am NOT a farmer. Charlie Slater To: STMFC@

Richard in the 1970's we used to get a lot of box cars loaded with wheat or flower going to General Mills in L.A. that looked like this and it was a paper and past seal because the cars were fumigated

Trisha Lofton at Sunshine Models is trying to contact Terry Wigman because she needs some parts from his company. Terry if you are out there or if someone can contact Terry, have him call Trisha or Ma

Bill its; cslater@... or atsfcondr42@... see you in October Charlie _________________________________________________________________ A new home for Mom, no cleanup required. All starts

Flat cars don't have roof walks on them. This is what's left of a 50 foot double door auto box in the Santa Fe class Fe-6 to Fe-20 series. Charlie Slater ______________________________________________

The Intermountain people at last months convention in O.K. City told me that the undecorated kits would be available in a couple of months once all their pre orders were filled for the decorated and a

Steve that is a 50 foot PS-1 car built by Pullman. It is a Santa Fe class Rr-59 from series 6400-6549 built in 1958. It is painted mineral brown with an 8 foot orange plug door and large "DF Insulated

These two cars are post WWII rebuilds of the Rr-W,X,Y,2,3,4 class wood reefers. The car on the left is an Rr-46 class car numbered in the 9870-10869 series rebuilt in 1949. The car on the right is an

In the new Larry Kline and Ted Culotta book "The Postwar Freight Car Fleet" on page 46 there is a picture of P.E. 2770 in Harrisburg, Pa. on July 19, 1947. Charlie Slater _____________________________

I think Richard Hendrickson has done an article for an upcoming issue of "Rail Model Journal" to be out in the near future. Charlie Slater _____________________________________________________________

Remember the black car cement with the course granules mixed in did not wear off and probably did not need to be reapplied. Beginning in the early 1950's box car roofs were repainted brown along with

The underframe and trucks would also be mineral brown. Charles Slater Bakersfield, Ca.

The "LENGTH BETWEEN BULKHEADS" goes on the top board of the bulkhead, "FASTEN DIAGONAL BRACING RODS BEFORE MOVING CAR" goes just below it. The larger size "RETURN TO WHEN EMPTY" can be placed most any

We used to handle them when I was a switchman in LA, and they would only load the two end compartments and leave the center one empty. We also had a custimer who recieved 3-bay hoppers of Ajax clenser

Already have a couple of undecorated cars ordered, to see if it can be done.

Saves ME a lot of work in the future. Charlie Slater

Bruce, Martin did a mini kit for the Fe-22 and Fe-23 cars which has ONE new end and new side sills, sells for $10.00, and is intended to be used with a Proto 2000 50 foot auto car with end door. Howev

Martin is comming out in March and will be in Paris on March 4, and his one day show is going to be in Buena Park on March 5, at the same place it was last year. He has decided NOT to do the show in P

I see you are selling your work train set. Good luck I hope you get a bundle for it.

I just talked to Martin Lofton, and he said that the Holiday Inn Select has opened up another block of rooms at the Sunshine Models special rate of $79.00. So if you still need a room call the hotel a