Thanks Allen - that makes sense of it – I was having trouble imagining no cars in that number. I wonder, does the data contain information on the direction of the traffic (eg. north bound, south bound

Interesting information Allen. Can you clarify a point about the approach take: were Canadian reporting marks excluded from the list, or is the data showing that not 1 car in the 25961 cars recorded w

Tim – can you explain what you’re thinking in your first paragraph in a little greater detail? I follow why the difference between US cars on the CNR versus the number of CN cars in the US might say s

Just wondering: has anyone taken apart either of these models with a view to converting them to standard gauge? Any comments on how they came apart or pitfalls in the conversion process? Rob Kirkham

Speaking of ladders and tools, for the origami brass ladders used in Yarmouth kits, I’ve used a scrap piece of styrene cut to a squared letter C shape. Along the top and bottom of the C, I super-glue

Thanks for the explanation Scott (and Greg Kennelly of list). Rob Kirkham

OK, I’m always grateful to learn new tricks, but this one I do not follow. Bill - what is the advantage you are gaining with the diagonal lines? I do not see how drawing equally spaced marks on the di

Thanks Dennis. Good to know Rob

Its raised Dennis. off list photo attached. Rob Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 10:00 AM To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [STMFC] "Cambria" - stamped on tank car ---In STMFC@yahoogroups.com, <rdkirk

Thanks Eric – the car I was looking at was from around 1909-11, and looks like an AC&F product. Off list I’ve been provided with links to the Cambria plant, etc, and understand they provided steel. Ha

Hi there – doing some research on a preserved tank car at the Duncan Forest Discovery Centre. The car is CPR 415833, built in the early part of the last century. It is similar to (and may be) from a s

I guess the other problem is that the drawing doesn’t exist yet (it being dated 1962). I can’t claim a ton of interest in this, but if someone has else is interested enough to send me the key dimensio

Well, that's a pretty good start! Do you have a link to the data, Tim - I need the dimensions. Rob

if someone has scale drawings and decent detail photos, seems an easy kind of part to 3d print for a low price, then cast in resin till you run out of need. Rob Kirkham

Sorry – answered my own question from Eric’s work: Pullman built the 41000-41499 series and Pressed Steel Car built the 40500 to 40999 series. That’s worth looking into further. Rob

Ah, thanks Eric. so . . . Your list demonstrates very clearly that the earliness of the application of the ends is not really a sufficient indication for why one design was used in preference to anoth

Thanks for sharing Eric. Very interesting. I’m just starting to look through it. Is the reason the CB&Q 49100 series is not listed because they were automobile boxcars? Rob Kirkham

Agreed! But I’d like it to discuss the inward ribbed ends as well. And variants. For example, another photo in Richard’s Focus on Freight Cars v.1, shows ATSF 124504 at page 9. The ends on this car ha

Interesting work Dennis. I had a look at Richard Hendrickson’s "Focus on Freight Cars, volume one: Single Sheathed box and automobile cars". Many nice examples of ends with the ribs showing rounded en

Dennis wrote: “. . . . The remaining composite cars shown in this book have the ribs terminating in the "softball" shape Rob refers to, although being from Chicago, that's an awfully small softball :-