Western Maryland did have a large batch of Gla copies, but this particular car was a taller rebuild with some differences in the ends. David Thompson

It depends on how far from "1923 ARA" you want to go. If you're counting the X28, then the N&W BP, BS, and BT classes would also count. Closer to home, Erie, PM, and NKP had auto boxes based on the AR

> I do, however, find the roof unusual. Why to the seam caps seem to > stop a good foot short of the eave? I believe those are stiffening ridges of some kind. If you look at the right side of the roof

Virginian class G-2, ordinary 50-ton gondola. Curiously, Kanawha Glen Jean & Eastern ordered copies of this design, but those cars do not appear to have gone to C&O when it took over that line in 1940

I believe that's a BR&P hopper in the background. David Thompson

N&W 65216 is a class BJa ventilator car. Lettering style dates it to the late '20s or early-mid '30s, and the car has a replacement Climax radial roof. Lumber is not the first lading one might think o

Home-grown Tatum end. B&O applied it to many of their double-sheathed cars in the 1920s and '30s. David Thompson

The 1936 Tank Car Tariff has a DUPX series 1400-1409, approximately 10,000 gallons capacity with a 454 gallon dome. There are no cars of like dimensions in 1955, so it is likely DuPont sold or transfe

Here's a picture of Lot 84: https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/22771265042 and Lot 419: https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/24462568034 David Thompson

I looked through the AC&F lot list, and these were the orders specifically labeled as Type 25, 25A, or 26. Type 25 lot 9892 5 AC&F Co. 10/21/24 10000g lot 10008 15 Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey 3/21/

The diameter and length of the tank for its nominal capacity, and the tank saddle construction are characteristic of mid-20s AC&F practice. The lack of side sills makes it a 25 or 26. The photo in que

From what I can tell, the Type 25 had a trapezoidal end sill casting somewhat reminiscent of the old Type 11/17 end sill shape. The Type 26 went without any end sill at all. David Thompson

Not GATC, but an example of the uncommon AC&F Type 26 (the car to the right may be another one). David Thompson

Here's a look at the first Schoen-designed car for PB&LE: https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=Cs81AQAAMAAJ&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA584 And the various trucks under that initial order: https://play.google.c

Ahh, there's a find. The hoppers are the two Carnegie prototypes for the early PB&LE fleet built by (Schoen) Pressed Steel Car. The flats and coke car are otherwise fairly obscure, so it's nice to hav

Ahh, this is right up my alley. Notes and comments follow: The initial contract to Schoen Pressed Steel was for 200 cars to Schoen's design (5501-5700) and 400 cars to Carnegie's design (5701-6100), w

This one is notable for having the Mount Vernon builder's logo with the "Mf'g Div. :: Pressed Steel Car Company Inc." modification. David Thompson

Close, number is 51751, N&W class BS. This was a 10' inside height car with Climax radial roof. David Thompson

The single-sheathed NKP box in the fourth pic is particularly curious: ex-Clover Leaf with retrofitted Dreadnaught ends??? I had no idea any such thing existed. David Thompson

So, aside from the underframe, how is this different from the Red Caboose car? David Thompson