I forgot to list the 4 classes, senior moment I guess. They are FE-5, 12, 15 and 19. Charlie Slater Sent from Outlook

Eric it could be one of 4 classes of cars all rebuilt from Fe-L, N and O class cars. Have you looked on the underframe for the brake badge plate it will have the class listed on it. The 4 classes of r

Bill the Tk-O's were built in 1953 not 1963. And no those non skid strips were not there as built but probably added in the 1970's or 1980's. Charlie Sent from Outlook

John you are correct, the running boards and dome platforms on both the Tk-N and Tk-O were from Blow-Knox. The society tank car book page 84 calls that out and were 11 3/4" wide. Also on page 89 you c

Could not agree more Sent from Outlook

Steve look at page 89 lower photo in the SRH&MS tank car book and you can see the walkways on a Tk-O. And yes I did handle many of these tank cars in my working days. Charlie Slater Sent from Outlook

There are two major things wrong with their ad. First the side running boards WERE NOT DIAMOND PLATE steel but open grid steel the same as the dome platforms. Second the Tk-O is the same as the Tk-N a

This is not much help, but these cars were hard to find. Charlie Slater Bakersfield, Ca. Sent from Outlook<http://aka.ms/weboutlook> ________________________________ Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 11:3

NO, they used Dun Edwards tank cars. Charlie Sent from Outlook

Studebaker and Willys-Overland was also on the L.A.J. Ry. Charlie Slater Sent from Outlook

Yes Willies/Geep also had an assembly plant on the L.A.J. Ry. They also had a Chrysler assembly plant on Eastern Ave. but it closed in 1971. Charlie Slater Sent from Outlook

Before the Ford plant in Pico Rivera, there was a Ford assembly plant in Commerce the L.A.J. Ry. It closed when they built the Pico Rivera plant, but I don't know when it opened. Charlie Slater Sent f

Bob some of the Rr-56 cars went into M of W service also, I forgot to mention that on my last E-mail. Also I have many photos of these cars. Charlie Slater Sent from Outlook

Tim I have 2 cars in my collection that still had reverse hatches after the mid 1950's. They are; Rr-23 32432 in L.A. coach yard Dec. 1981 Think it was used to store Ice Rr-48 11334 Painted at SB 11-6

Many of the earlier Santa Fe Fe-class cars were lettered Furniture and Automobile on the car side. Charlie Slater Sent from Outlook

I agree 100% with John. Charlie Slater Sent from Outlook

Steve, I can tell you there is an HO model of the Bx-76 class cars (same as the Bx-77) in the works from a small model company back east, and they are using an Atlas model that is very close to the tw

Bill you hit the jackpot. I am the pattern maker for the Sunshine Dry Ice cars , and many others for my very good friend Martin Lofton and Sunshine Models. I have three of the kits I can part with if

Also I have never found any evidence of black roofs on stock cars. Charlie Slater Sent from Outlook

The Bx-37 class cars were painted in ALL the schemes that the Santa Fe used over the years. I photographed car 142428 painted at Topeka in July 1980 and still in revenue service when I photographed it