John, Two points about the IMRC 12 panel 10’ IH cars. None of the GN 12 panel 10’ IH cars had the long horizontal grab iron; see Staffan’s photo, and The ends included with the kit are incorrect. The

**** I must have mis transcribed the GN group. **** Welcome to the group! (GRIN) I can’t begin to tell you how many times I’ve made that mistake in my life! **** I mentioned the flat bottom of the top

Tim writes: **** Thanks Steve. You're right but I have ignored the treatment of the flat-bottom top major rib because EVERYONE in the hobby biz has ignored it (in HO scale) with one Accurail exception

**** SOME of the SP B-50-27 box cars had the earlier ends without the extra thin rib at the top. **** **** I've enclosed two photos to show this - SP 100303 and 100441. Evidently the ends changed duri

**** IM made one end with a "thin" top ridge. (thin+3/4 IDE) This was the standard end for their 12-panel box car. **** If only they had properly done these with the flattened bottom on the top rollin

Eldon, **** How are they different from the ends EJ&E had on their 10’IH cars? Or the B&LE cars? **** The EJ&E per Hawkins) had 500 10’ IH cars with IDN-2 ends, the ends in the original picture are ID

Randy Hammill responds: ***** Those look like Improved Dreadnaught Ends for 10’0” IH cars. They have been described as having rolling pin shaped corrugations and a stiffening rib at the top. ***** ***

3/4 or 0/3/4 (if you define ends from the top down), or 4/3 or 4/3/0 (Bottom up) 10’ ends – probably Intermountain. Ed Hawkins defines this as IDN Type 1 or IDN-1. A little bit of Excel work on Ed’s d

>>>> I picked up an old IMRC GN 12 panel boxcar kit (GN 18837, reweigh F-10-60). Some of the parts are pretty dated. There were no instructions and I have a few questions. What hand brake was used on

>>>>> On consideration, the box under discussion looks more like a newspaper box than a mailbox. <<<<< I was about to suggest the same. Best regards, Steve Steve Haas Snoqualmie, WA

>>>> Does anyone have the URL for Southwest Scale Productions, the producer of the HO doors Bill Welch noted in his presentation on on ARA and AAR boxcars at the recent St. Louis RPM? <<<< http://www.

PF & S Railway Supply Inc 560 Ione Rd Pasco, WA 99301-8726 | view map (509) 266-4384 PF&S Railway Supply, Inc. Pasco, WA 99301-8726 (509) 266-4384 Best regards, Steve Steve Haas Snoqualmie, WA

I sent an off list message Thursday evening and heard back from him around 10 AM today (Friday). He is safe, and from what information he has picked up, Ojai proper was OK as of this morning. Unfortun

>>Given a selection of boxcars suitable for grain service would a railroad choose to provided their customers with their cars or cars from a foriegn road?<< Well . . . . . . That depends. If it is dur

Fred, The SSW 10’ 0” seven panel door _does_ exist (I’ve got 7 pair I’ve acquired through Andy over time), but it is not on the web site. Perhaps contacting SSW directly through the web site might yie

Tim O’ comments: >>A single trip through all of the tunnels on the SP's mountain grades in Oregon and California could definitely deposit a good load of soot onto a freight car. It doesn't require wee

In search of Optivisor reccomendations My eyes have reached the point where I need help, particularly when it comes to adding details, including creating starting points for holes to be drilled for ha

<<Also other ports, although they couldn't load ore directly, coal wharves in places like Green Bay, and Manitowoc paid the freight for most of the return trip.>> Upbound lakers often delivered coal t

<<Along with the 10 boxcar recommendations for Jason, I am looking for an accurate HO model (prefer RTR but will do kit if required) of a steel GN 40' boxcar that would fit the fall 1956 era for my B&

<<A very interesting slide.>> The weathering on the three roofs alone is enough to make it interesting: 1) The effect on the car on the far right can be recreated using the tried and true “splotches o