The Bx-U boxcars were built in 1890 series 40948-41440. They were originally built as Fe-D Furniture cars and given the number series 80400-81010, soon renumbered into the 6095-6600 and 6601-7200 seri

Railway Prototype Cyc Vol 24 P83 stated that DL&W series 11350-11599 were rebuilt April thru September1936 and equipped with new Youngstown steel sides, Hutchins all-steel Dry lading roofs, staggered

NKP 18000 Series Boxcars. See Mont Switzer article in Mainline Modeler March 1994 Page 28-29. The NKP Rebuilt some 16000-17999 cars and renumbered them into the 18000 series. I am not an expert in the

That symbol on the door may be an early indicator of load restraining devices in the car. Maybe someone with more info on these devices and what symbols were used can give a better explanation. Al Smi

Some time ago I purchased a Resin HO kit that had Tennessee Central Decals with it. I have no use for those decals. I deleted the messages about TC decals and can no longer recover them. Whom ever was

Of all the photos I have been able to download from the internet, I found SP&S 11242 Date V-1-58 Straight SP&S and 11287 Date v-5-58 straight SP&S. These are the earliest photos I have found with the

I deleted the E-mail with a photo from the above showing the brake wheel end of a ST-SL PS-1 boxcar. That photo had a comment about a PS-1 chronology clinic at the St Louis 2017 RPM meet. Question is

The article is in Model Railroader November 1953 Page 66-70. Building an HO Chlorine Car by Eric Stevens. Al Smith Sonra CA

Attached are copies of the 1938, 1944, 1952, 1958 ORERS for Virginia Smelting Co. Al Smith Sonora CA

Santa Fe autoboxcar with black doors. on Page 45 of Furniture and Automobile Box Cars is a photo of 65956 Fe-S. The photo caption reads In 1938-1940 the Santa Fe leased about half of the Fe-S class au

I have a package of IM BCR Youngstown Door 1937 AAR Boxcar part # 40700-01 4 sets in package. Is this what you are looking for? If so I will sell it to you for $5.00 plus $5.00 shipping. Al Smith Sono

Santa Fe Tank Cars Rolling Stock Reference Series Volume Five Page 84 has a drawing of the Tk-O,N Tank cars. The tank is 96" in diameter and 44' 73/8" over tank heads. Al Smith Sonora CA

I have been looking at photos of the ATSF Boxcar series with the twelve panel sides and am trying to determine the dimensions of the one wide panel and the five narrow panels on each side of the door.

Frank Ellington's book Stock Cars of the Santa Fe Railway, has a drawing of class Sk-O on page 77 and a cross-section drawing on page 78, there are also photos of Sk-O 68000 side and end on page 24..

Try the Protocraft decal website under Erie 1937 boxcars. There is a photo of 78500 and a description of black car cement on the ends. Al Smith Sonora Ca

I have what you are looking for. Contact me off list Al Smith Sonora Ca Smithal9@...

Bill if you would contact me off list I could send you a scan of the article Al Smith Smithal9@...

SAL 23000-23499 had Murphy raised panel roofs without raised panels under the running board laterals. Al Smith Sonora CA

Microscale decal sheet 87-1512 for C&EI has a Buy more War Bonds slogan. But is different from the Santa Fe slogan. I have added the slogan to a Bx-36 I kitbashed using Railroad Roman lettering. Athea

Oregon Short Line 36' Stock Cars I have a file Diagrams Union Pacific Freight Cars 1926 Oregon Short Line Folio 1500 That has diagrams of the S-30 36' OSL stock Cars. I got it off the internet But can