No longer available, I assume . . . ☹ Schuyler

You don’t see the need because you were not around in 19XX (or was it 18XX?) when the nomenclature was established. We talk differently now. This is the same thing as the controversy about running boa

No Dave, I’m correct. Yes, longitude in the geographical sense involves a dimension east or west of the prime meridian, and that’s the SECOND definition, but as you say in the first meaning, it’s “run

As I thought for quite a while, Guy, but I’ve come around to embracing the harder-to-say “latitudinal” running board. As you say it means width, and the latitudinal boards run across the WIDTH of the

Thanks, snagged the B&M Yankee Clipper articles out of that magazine. Schuyler

Nor me. Schuyler

Hi Al, I’ve been away for a few days (and just went for a COVID test so I don’t have to quarantine for two weeks, just a couple days) but I’m late to this conversation about this NP car. What’s the or

Nice looking cars, Steve. Who looks at roofs (from ground level) anyway? 😊 Schuyler

I only know Leo from phone contact, but he said to me that project results in a “nearly exact” model of an EL box car. Very clever work and extremely well done. IF he had a computer, he’d be a worthy

Thanks, Peter. Schuyler

Thank you, Brian. Prior to the photo I’d not noted the legend “ROYAL K BRK REGL” on the side of the car. This is obviously 1948 or later, but K brakes? Were they not outlawed by then? (I admit to not

Thanks, Steve, for a great summary. Carefully saved this for future reference. Schuyler

Yeah, that car too . . . And that after this list’s members have discussed and discussed and plain ol’ cussed the oversize gaps in most DS wood car sides. Are we only talking to ourselves here? Schuyl

Something I’ve thought for a long time. I mean, the Accurail car with the extreme wood grain is great, but also so identifiable as “another one of those models,” as to be boring after a while (Sorry,

Better than that, I saved a copy of the expanded image and zoomed in on that. I >CAN< see some indication of joints but it simply was not “for sure” for me. Thanks to the respondents for the clarity.

Even though I’ve zoomed in quite a ways, could someone confirm my impression that this is a wood-sheathed car? The door’s wood, but I am not completely sure that the car side is wood. Schuyler

I’ve never noticed the X-bracing on the inside of a car’s roof. Unusual, or no? Schuyler

Hi, Ben Dibble is a friend of mine, not a denizen of this list. But he’s quite willing to share his collection of photos of the subject cars. You can contact Ben directly if you want. His email in inc

Thanks, Nelson, that is a much better image of Bill. Schuyler

Not a great photo, but it’s what I’ve got. Schuyler