I tend to agree. It looks like the support is pushed in over one “valley” causing the rung to veer upwards and pulled out over the next above “valley” causing the rung to veer downward. 14100 would no

I am looking for prototypes that employ the equivalent of the Tichy 3060 truck. Pictures or links will be appreciated. Thanks, Steve Hile

I was fortunate to be at IRM yesterday for Rapido’s event. Bill Schneider had several early production units of the X-3 tank cars that I got a chance to actually touch. They look very nice. Between di

I can’t tell if it is a true center anchor like the Class X cars, but the older Class I (built prior to 1903) tank had to be rigidly attached to the new steel underframe per the MCB specification. Her

I know that in the 1920’s, the Rock Island “rebuilt” some boxcars with steel center sill assemblies from Bettendorf. The cars were stripped down to the trucks (which were also refurbished) and entirel

And there is one of the larger (10000 gallon?) Class V car just ahead of the X-3. Steve Hile

Another UTLX photo. Thanks, Bob. This one shows one of the early 10000 gallon X-3 cars in the immediate foreground with no numbers visible. These cars are not the model coming soon from Rapido, they a

Thanks, Bob, for posting this interesting photo. It appears to be UTLX 1580, a 10000 gallon tank on a Bettendorf steel underframe which is sans its head blocks, even though the reinforcing plate remai

What is the date of this photo? 1943 sticks in my mind. The RI car was built either in late 1941 or early 1942. The roof paint hasn’t lasted too well. Steve Hile

In a 1917 ORER, T&NO 40900-40999 are listed as both MWB and HD – Gond. Convertible St’l In fact, here is the next slide in the deck Steve Hile

Some years ago, I did some research on the Bettendorf company and presented the clinic a few times. Several people kindly shared photos with me, including John Riddell. Anyway, this looks like what be

In fact, there are two pictures of 6 radial course tank cars in the UTLX book. See pages 138 and 139. They became UTLX cars via the acquisition of the Pure Oil fleet, but are shown in their earlier pa

A very interesting photo. Could be DT&I 17300. Above Painted, it notes the Dry Lading Roof. The other car appears to be a Rock Island Fowler type car. Note what look like slots in the frame members St

Please excuse the multiple postings. After a family vacation with the grandkids, I have had some time to choose and edit some photos from Collinsville RPM. Clearly not everything that there was to see

3:30 PM on Saturday. See you there! Steve

It is nice that the ends and sides are separate. The MDC plastic is quite soft. Also, the Accurail 36’ underframe fits in well in lieu of the cast one. I have used a couple of these for Swift cars for

What a cool picture, Tim. Thanks for sharing. A couple of interesting things to note, even though car numbers are not legible. The arrows point to a pair of the 6500 gallon Type X cars that Nelson Moy

At least the first car in this sequence is a UTLX X-3 10000 gallon tank, like the coming Rapido model. Steve Hile

Sadly no. Steve Hile

According to Ian Cranstone’s reporting marks list, New England Alcohol used NEAX reporting marks from 1935 to 1947. In a 1938 ORER they had a whopping total of 7 cars and by 1945 it had climbed to 9!