Mea culpa for the reply to the whole list Rich Orr

Sorry, John. They are gone and I checked with BLI the run is sold out. Rich

All of the cars are gone except the Niagara Smelting Thanks Rich Orr

After filling all the pre-orders and having a few canceled, I have the following BLI 6K tank cars remaining. Cost is $25 each plus priority mail shipping. I take personal checks, money orders, Paypal

Received my invoice yesterday. I expect to have the cars late next week. I know a number of you ordered from me. I have those orders and will fill them first. Rich Orr GR Collectibles

Jeff, I would think heat in the summer melting the bars was more of an issue than shelf life. RBL cars did not yet exist. Reefers where used to keep the contents cool just from all the insulation. Exp

To add to what Tony said, the PRR added new groups as soon as they knew they were coming. In place of a specific number they entered "NEW" in that column. If you check you will see numerous groups of

I found the below reference to Pierce Oil Company in East Rochester, NY. The location is now a superfund site. http://www.homefacts.com/environmentalhazards/New-York/Monroe-County/East-Rochester/Super

FYI Since Tim brought up the roof difference and some may not be aware of what the difference is X31 and X31a have inset roofs (each side is inset about 3 inches rather than flush with the car sides.

They both look like 69203 to me which makes it an X31 built in 1934. There are no X31 or subclasses in the 89xxx number series. Rich Orr

That is not always the case especially once galvanized roofs were used. As built galvanized roofs tend to not be painted or coated with asphaltum unless built by the PRR. The issue with the X43b is th

The PRR painting instructions call for the roof to be two coats of asphaltum which would be a grayish black. The question is did the builders follow these directions and the answer to that is unknown.

I am a BLI dealer. I am taking orders for the second run of tank cars and will break the 4 packs. Rich Orr

Tim, I ordered these so they can be stripped and used by our club as part of the club fleet. Absent undecs, $130 for 46 cars is a bargin we will take even if we need to strip the cars. Rich Orr

KITBASH all caps Rich Orr

I just ordered 46 cars by phone and shipping was $10 to Pittsburgh, PA Rich Orr

Some of them are on google books and can be downloaded 1901, 03, 05, 07, 08, 09, 13, 17 Rich Orr

Not likely that they became part of Western Fruit Express. CB&Q reefers became Burlington Reefer Express BREX. WFEX was the Great Northern reefer subsidiary. Rich Orr

Were these not the doors from the old Central Valley wood kits? Rich Orr

Looks like P&R Philadelphia and Reading Rich Orr