In a message dated 12/21/00 12:58:47 PM Pacific Standard Time, nehrij@... writes: << Dick - A wine car should be RB, the "B" being for beverage or beer, but that's not a car with an internal tank.

In a message dated 1/11/01 11:11:43 AM Pacific Standard Time, ibs4421@... writes: << He would make us read "1937 ARA Boxcars In Service" if there was such a thing. >> Warren, We are going t

In a message dated 1/12/01 5:11:22 AM Pacific Standard Time, ggg9y@... writes: << Some of the SP wood racks are still around in MOW service. Many have been converted to tie service. I saw som

In a message dated 2/27/01 7:46:05 AM Pacific Standard Time, tomgloger@... writes: << At what point in time did privately owned cars have an X added to their reporting marks, and when did it bec

In a message dated 2/26/01 7:06:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, rhendrickson@... writes: << Plus, of course, a whole bunch of SP B-50-15s. >> Richard, It appears as if the two SP box cars to the

All, The date of the banning of Arch Bar trucks in interchange has probably been beat to death, but... Many railroads, private car owners, and the American Petroleum Institute lobbied hard during the

In a message dated 3/2/01 9:54:19 AM Pacific Standard Time, guycwilber@... writes: << also the revision of the present note to Rule 3; excepting industrial or other cars not intended for interchan

Mike listed the following cars from his UP conductors' book: <<4. Southern Pacific 58403 WB F.Oil 3-17-49>> This would be an 0-50-12 proving that the SP cars may have wondered somewhat. <<10. Southern

In a message dated 3/8/01 10:20:14 AM Pacific Standard Time, guycwilber@... writes: << may have wondered somewhat. >> They wandered and we wondered. Guy

In a message dated 4/5/01 9:44:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, rhendrickson@... writes: << His wife trashed the whole works, and apparently derived considerable satisfaction from doing so. >> If

Since the NYC cars are being discussed, does anyone know a "rough" date of when the Nickle Plate ARA 1932 cars had their Hutchins Radial roofs replaced with all steel Murphy roofs. And, were these dia

From another list Tim O'Connor wrote: << the IMWX/Red Caboose 1937 AAR cars (both S- and W- corner) >> In this statement, Tim references both the "square" corner and what I will refer to as a modeler'

In a message dated 4/30/01 4:30:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time, timoconnor@... writes: << I read somewhere that S- and W- refer to the cross section of the corner posts, not to the shape of the

In a message dated 4/30/01 7:28:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, timoconnor@... writes: << It seems to me that "lumber doors" would be valuable for grain inspecting -- they were high enough on th

In a message dated 4/30/01 12:49:51 PM Pacific Daylight Time, brockm@... writes: << Now, why put Capacity on the car if it can be exceeded? How should I know? >> Mike, The nominal capacity was

In a message dated 4/30/01 12:49:51 PM Pacific Daylight Time, brockm@... writes: << Now, why put Capacity on the car if it can be exceeded? How should I know? >> Mike, The nominal capacity was

In a message dated 5/17/01 8:11:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, rhendrickson@... writes: << Soon the North American market will be like the continental European market: no rolling stock kits at

In a message dated 5/30/01 12:56:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time, nehrij@... writes: << Bruce - I guess I'm the one who originated the term "PS-Zero", to designate the box car design that preceded the

Friends, What was the date that box cars with wood ends were banned from interchange? Regards, Guy Wilber Sparks, Nevada