Chuck, I believe that is an Ulrich model that first appeared in 1960. See below from from HO Seeker.com Ken Montero

Notice that the door opens to the left, not to the right. John Holmes

That's a partial top chord reinforcement. This type of reinforcement, using a piece of angle, was pretty common. It only needed to be partial, not end-to-end, as a rule, because in the center part of

Yes, it is an additional angle piece to stiffen the top of the side. Retrofitting this angle was typically done some time after the car was built, but sometimes it was an as-built feature. David Thomp

Neat old model in a completely bogus paint scheme. That scheme was introduced in 1952. That type of car would be gone or on it’s way out then. I have an old Varney single sheathed box car in that same

Hi List Members, The link below shows a RDG gondola. Along the top chord, I see an area that has been altered - is this a top chord reinforcement, or is this damage that has not yet been repaired? htt

Similar seam-caps were offered in several kit lines, and they were available as separate detail parts. Some were made of brass and some from thin sheet steel. The general constuction is simialr to bot

I built a Silver Streak kit years ago with similar seam caps on the roof. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Could that be an old Ulrich kit?

Hi, Looking for some help identifying the manufacturer of this model. The model has wood sides and ends, has white metal bolsters, and has brass pieces that act as roof cross braces (not sure what to

Jeff Ford wrote: Canopy glue worked for me, as I explained in a blog post. Tony Thompson tony@...

Photo: N&W Livestock Car 27603 A photo from the Virginia Tech Universities Library: https://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/image_viewer.php?q=ns2776 Click on the photo to enlarge it. Possibly built in 1914. Bob

Class S-40-4. Notice "Central Pacific" between SP and car number. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Atlas Powder tank car built 9-15 (with a raised walkway) and an AC&&Y hopper car built 10-19 APCX 1058 is one of those high-walkway cars (probably) built by Pennsylvania Tank Car with the underframe l

Hi List Members, Thanks to everyone for the great information. I had seen cars of this unique construction type in images before, but I could never make out the reporting marks. See image below for on

The PA&McKR 90-ton Andrews trucks were used under PSCX 1091, a sample battleship gondola built by Pressed Steel Car in 1921 that shows up in the '20s CBCs. This car was leased to Virginian for most of

We don't need no stinkin' doors! <G> Brian Termunde Midvale, UT

So Reading has a variety of cocao cars... 22870 has different roof hatches and different hopper doors than 12343. 12343 does appear to be repurposed drop-bottom box car, with the regular hopper doors

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