When the Virginian merged with the N&W they had BX=12s (Pressed Steel AAR design) and BX-15s (PS-1s) still on the roster. What N&W classes and numbers series did these two car series become. I need th

David According to the info I have from the equipment books, they sluffed 10 of them off in 1937 to MofW. That's just nit pickin though. so how fast did they cahnge the doors on the cars from steel to

Need information for an article I'm doing. Could someone check their 1942 ORER for the Virginian and tell me how many 61500 series were showing on the roster. The diagram book I'm using said there wer

Thanks David saves some major kitbashing Larry Smith James D Thompson wrote:

I'm trying to do a Virginian BX-10 car using an Accurail 4000 series car. The builders specs that I have says that the car has a Hutchins steel roof. Being a novice at these things, is the roof on the

Tim Thanks for the info on the cars. Lets take this a step further. Where were the tack boards as built abd then where were they moved to. The second question is what do you mean by 6p SUP and IY. Lar

I hope Scott Pitzer can give me an answer on this one. On the C&O PS-1s with the 8 ft door. Where were they built? Secondly, Where were the tack boards on the door located? Was it a standard location

Richard You are correct about Pullman assembling the trucks. When I worked for Pullman in the late 70s they were still doing it. The wheels were supplied by ABEX just south of Bessemer and were presse

I wish to thank everyone who provided me with the info on the TCIX cars. I have since found that they were built in 1947. Could anyone take a look at a 48 ORER and see if they were listed. Thanks Larr

Does anyone have a photot of any equipment operated by Seaboard By Products. The reporting marks are SBPX. They became a part of Koppers and I do know that they owned hoppers. From what I understand t

According to the 1953 ORER there were still 499 of the cars in operation without a number change. The C&O wasn't one of those roads that changed numbers, even when the cars were modified. A good examp

Rich To back up what you are saying. For many years the SER did a limited run car kit. We tried to produce cars with unique prototype paint schemes on cars that were as close to the prototype as possi

Charlie Those two stories are a hoot and really prove a point. Down here in the south if you want to get a battle going just ask what color the band was on the tuxedo Southern locomotives. The Civil W

I worked at Pullman Standard in the late 70s and saw how freight cars are painted as I was an industrial engineer setting the paint department standards. What I observed had been standard Pullman prac

Guys I need help on this one. Two years ago when the RRISig toured the Fairfield works of US Steel there were a group of cars used in coil service. They looked like mini battleship gons with six wheel

As far as the events that Dave won't talk about, I agree that they should be left alone, but I will say this. From what I understand the NMRA had their equivalent to Enron, et al. Larry Smith

Gene I have two problems with your statements. First the contest "official" who refused to let you enter an O sclae car because it was to Proto48 standards was wrong not to allow you to enter because

Hey Rich Why don't you volunteer to help Rutger Friberg on the engineering committee to get the standards back into focus. I know hes looking for good people that have a in depth background on equipme

The car was announced over two years ago by LL Canada. Looks like it is finally coming to market. Larry Smith centga@... wrote:

Could someone please explain the difference in the AAR standard hopper design and the alternate design. I have the Montour/C&I mini kit and would like to know how noticable the change will be to the c