It is NOT one of the two flat plate end Rr-19's as they had only 1 horizontal seam on the end plats, Ajax hand brake and a ladder on the end. Charlie Slater Sent from Outlook

I would try and find an old Champ set on ebay as they have both the 40' and 50' maps. Just look for the train slogan you want. Charlie Slater Sent from Outlook

I should have said it WAS assigned that class in 1934-1935. Charlie Slater Sent from Outlook

It was not assigned that class number in 1934-1935, until then it was unassigned. Charlie Slater Sent from Outlook

Bill all the patterns I did over the years for Martin were done with harvested rivets and Testers liquid cement because it gives you a little working time. Charlie Slater Sent from Outlook

Bill originally they were located just to the left of the hand brake when facing the "B" end of the car and was just above the walkway. When the side walkways were removed and a long safety pipe was a

Of course it is, did I say something wrong? Charlie Sent from Outlook

Mike I have a couple of Lofton family photos I can send if Tricia says it is OK. Here is Martin, Frank and me in the sales room at one of the Naperville shows. Charlie Slater Pattern Maker for Martin

Mike here is one I have of Martin, Frank and me in the sales room at one of the Naperville shows. I have a couple of Lofton family shots I can send if you would like, after Tricia says it is OK. Charl

Bill did you ever publish the book on FGMR cars that you were wrighting? Charlie Slater Sent from Outlook

Here is the builders photo that was used to model this car. It was stripped off my last text. Charlie Slater Sent from Outlook

The underframes by the late 1940's and early 1950's were rusting out, and like most of the 50 foot Fe-class cars received new bolsters, end sills and draft gear pockets. (see page 58 of the SFRH&MS bo

The Fe-U does not have the massive underframe. (see photo) They were also not painted off white but the builders photo was for better visibility of the construction. All the cars were delivered in the

The Santa Fe USUALLY but not always just change the first letter to a "W", however sometimes they were simply marked as "We" and box cars as "Wx" sometimes they were mismarked as coming from the wrong

The Fe-5 and 15 also received those large channel side sill tabs in later years, as did the Fe-19. Charlie Sent from Outlook

I forgot to list the 4 classes, senior moment I guess. They are FE-5, 12, 15 and 19. Charlie Slater Sent from Outlook

Eric it could be one of 4 classes of cars all rebuilt from Fe-L, N and O class cars. Have you looked on the underframe for the brake badge plate it will have the class listed on it. The 4 classes of r

Bill the Tk-O's were built in 1953 not 1963. And no those non skid strips were not there as built but probably added in the 1970's or 1980's. Charlie Sent from Outlook

John you are correct, the running boards and dome platforms on both the Tk-N and Tk-O were from Blow-Knox. The society tank car book page 84 calls that out and were 11 3/4" wide. Also on page 89 you c

Could not agree more Sent from Outlook