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Need Champ Decals
Yes they are. Just purchased six sets from them last week Larry Smith jaley wrote:
Yes they are. Just purchased six sets from them last week Larry Smith jaley wrote:
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Boxcar loading of coal...and ex-L&N hoppers.
Mike The cars were purchased during WWII abd were USRA clones. They were still running, Journal, shows one of them in Columbus, OH in the mid 50s. Why one would be there is a good guess. Champ makes t
Mike The cars were purchased during WWII abd were USRA clones. They were still running, Journal, shows one of them in Columbus, OH in the mid 50s. Why one would be there is a good guess. Champ makes t
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Lehigh Valley
Does anyone have a photo of the early Lehigh Valley piggyback cars they can send me. I need to see the rub rails to see theya re like the PRR ones that Stan makes. Larry Smith
Does anyone have a photo of the early Lehigh Valley piggyback cars they can send me. I need to see the rub rails to see theya re like the PRR ones that Stan makes. Larry Smith
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Boxcar loading of coal
Try Smith, also from Alabama, lol. Larry Smith Larry Lee wrote:
Try Smith, also from Alabama, lol. Larry Smith Larry Lee wrote:
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Boxcar loading of coal
If you look on the HAER darawing of the Kaymoor tipple you will see such a device. Common practice amoung Appalachian railroads was to take old boxcars, renove the room and doors and use them in coke
If you look on the HAER darawing of the Kaymoor tipple you will see such a device. Common practice amoung Appalachian railroads was to take old boxcars, renove the room and doors and use them in coke
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C&O in the mid west
George The N&W didn't end at Portsmouth. It was a major yard where the railroad split with one line going to Cincinnati and the other going to Columbus. With the N&Ws close ties to the PRR that the tr
George The N&W didn't end at Portsmouth. It was a major yard where the railroad split with one line going to Cincinnati and the other going to Columbus. With the N&Ws close ties to the PRR that the tr
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Rub rails
Someone mentioned a few months ago about etched rub rails being available for early piggy back flats. Who was it and how do I get intouch with them. Larry Smith
Someone mentioned a few months ago about etched rub rails being available for early piggy back flats. Who was it and how do I get intouch with them. Larry Smith
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Automobile cars
Bob American Motors was a minor player in the auto industry and if I'm not mistaken Kenosha was their only assembly plant. So they would have to find the means to ship assembled cars. You will notice
Bob American Motors was a minor player in the auto industry and if I'm not mistaken Kenosha was their only assembly plant. So they would have to find the means to ship assembled cars. You will notice
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Automobile cars
Bob American Motors was a minor player in the automobile industry as was Studebaker. They weren't as wide spread as the big three. rwitt_2000 wrote:
Bob American Motors was a minor player in the automobile industry as was Studebaker. They weren't as wide spread as the big three. rwitt_2000 wrote:
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Automobile cars
The railroads never really lost the automobile business, but they did lose the long haul fully assembled cars. If you look at the automobile business in the 50s, you will find assembly plants all over
The railroads never really lost the automobile business, but they did lose the long haul fully assembled cars. If you look at the automobile business in the 50s, you will find assembly plants all over
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B&O P-31 flat
Can anyone tell me if there is anything on the market to model the B&O P-31 flat car. From the diagrams I have, They were built by the B&O and used Greenville underframes. Larry Smith
Can anyone tell me if there is anything on the market to model the B&O P-31 flat car. From the diagrams I have, They were built by the B&O and used Greenville underframes. Larry Smith
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Menesha
I just checked a couple of sites and found under the museum's site they list the Menesha car as a replica. From the company site and others found on Goggle, that not only did the comapny have cars, bu
I just checked a couple of sites and found under the museum's site they list the Menesha car as a replica. From the company site and others found on Goggle, that not only did the comapny have cars, bu
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Wheels
You guys break me up. You demand accurate wheel sets, wanting to get closer to the prototype and then go out and buy commercial turnouts. Why don't you take this quest for higher standards down to you
You guys break me up. You demand accurate wheel sets, wanting to get closer to the prototype and then go out and buy commercial turnouts. Why don't you take this quest for higher standards down to you
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Early Piggyback round Two
Guys Does anyone on the list have color photos of the early piggy back trailers, both railroad and common carrier that you could send me. I'm compiling an article on the 1950s services and working wit
Guys Does anyone on the list have color photos of the early piggy back trailers, both railroad and common carrier that you could send me. I'm compiling an article on the 1950s services and working wit
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steam era trailers on flats
Tony Beginning in Model Railroading, August, 1998, I did a five part series on early intermodel. The articles took intermodel from the very beginnings, the LI Farmers loads, how the circus style of fl
Tony Beginning in Model Railroading, August, 1998, I did a five part series on early intermodel. The articles took intermodel from the very beginnings, the LI Farmers loads, how the circus style of fl
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Steam Era "Piggyback" Flatcars
How do I get in contact with him to get some of them Larry Smith Tim O'Connor wrote:
How do I get in contact with him to get some of them Larry Smith Tim O'Connor wrote:
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SP TOFCEE Flats
Paul The demise of the Clejans wasn't due to the piggy packer as that concept didn't really get going until the 70s, outside the scope of this group. It was the ACF collapseable hitch along with the s
Paul The demise of the Clejans wasn't due to the piggy packer as that concept didn't really get going until the 70s, outside the scope of this group. It was the ACF collapseable hitch along with the s
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SP TOFCEE Flats
The special equipment on the trailers wasn't the only problem. The tractors that loaded the trailers had to also be specially equipped. That meant that you had to have at least one specially equipped
The special equipment on the trailers wasn't the only problem. The tractors that loaded the trailers had to also be specially equipped. That meant that you had to have at least one specially equipped
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"Steam Era" Piggyback Flatcars
August, 2001 Larry Smith newrail@... wrote:
August, 2001 Larry Smith newrail@... wrote:
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"Steam Era" Piggyback Flatcars
Dave You are absolutely correct, it is extremely hard to determine the time frame of a trailer. Cars and trucks usually have the model year attached to them so there is not a question. If you go to th
Dave You are absolutely correct, it is extremely hard to determine the time frame of a trailer. Cars and trucks usually have the model year attached to them so there is not a question. If you go to th
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