Thanks for those comments. Just a few minutes ago I happened to be reading an RMJ article by Richard Hendrickson on the IM ATSF stock cars. I had been thinking that I could justify a PRR K7 stock car

Thanks, Ben, I had forgotten about that model. Unfortunately, as I my model railroad is set in Colorado, and as I doubt any PRR stock cars made it to Colorado, I have no use for that car, with or with

I am amazed that there isn't a high-quality injection molded model of this car and its relatives (i.e. the X23). I am aware of the terrific Westerfield resin kits and the Cannonball plastic kits, but

I don't know about the brake wheels, but I sure like the granite curbstones on the flat car in the background of the second photo. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Oh, by the way it's solid bottom. No drop doors. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

I was going through my junk box this morning and came a cross an AHM 40-foot, eight-panel gondola. It got me wondering: is there a prototype for this car? A quick look through several Carbuilder Cycs

I don't know whether Red Caboose did. Intermountain does not show any Mather cars on its website. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

One thing you can do is get a Red Caboose Mather reefer and put Tichy decals on it. The Life-Like (Varney) reefer is a Swift prototype though it has been offered in Oscar Mayer lettering. MDC also off

By the way, it's also in Train Shed #5. The basic model is quite good for its time, with reasonably-sized rivets. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

They do. A photo of the prototype, plus plans, are in the 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia, pages 236-37. The car in the photo is Erie 44000. It has drop doors. Also, I need to correct myself regarding th

It was from Revell. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

The stock car is good for a Milwaukee Road stock car. There was an article in Mainline Modeler years ago about that. The gondola is a good model of an Erie car. Both are available now from Mantua, I t

Try under an Intermountain R-40-10 express reefer. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

I have the following Sunshine kits for sale. $50 each plus $10 shipping for a single kit. For more than one kit I'll have to figure it out. Contact me OFF LIST at richtownsend@... #15.3 Armou

There’s also one at the National Transportation Museum outside St Louis. RichardTownsend Lincoln City, OR

Ron, you wrote Can you tell me more about these kitbashes? I cut up a couple of the MDC cars to get the roofs and ends, so I have some extra underframes to work with. Were these bashes involved? Richa

I am looking for a Detail Associates composite side GS gondola kit. If you have one you want to sell, please contact me OFF-LIST at richtownsend@.... Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Johannes and Bill, Look carefully at what they offer. There are both 46' and 40' gons, and both with and without cast on grabs. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

I checked the January 1959 ORER and the USAX flats in the number series 39500-39649 (150 cars) are listed at 50' long. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR