Hello everyone, I was looking at photos on the Steam Era Freight Cars website and I spotted a box car I'd like to know more about. The photo shows the Southern 37th Street Yard in Birmingham, Alabama,

Hello everyone, Does anyone know if the two groups of 40ft PS-1 boxcars listed below had slack adjusters? CO 16000-16999, 1000 cars in Lot 5983, built December, 1950 ERIE 86500-86989, 490 cars in Lot

Hello everyone, According to the PS-1 40ft Box Car List on the Steam Era Freight Cars website, the cars Chesapeake & Ohio cars in series CO 16000-16999 had both Apex and Gypsum running boards. Does an

Tim, Looking through my CN photos, it appears that the rods with the wavy handles and upwards tilt are original equipment. As these cars were shopped, starting in the 1970s it seems, a new rod with a

Tim, CN used top-mounted uncoupling levers on all of it's 40ft steel boxcars. Can't say why though. Mark Heiden

Hello everyone, Does anyone know if CB&Q class XM-32c box cars in the series CBQ 18400-18699 were built with Universal Rotary Type brake adjusters? The other XM-32c box cars in the class, CBQ 18700-19

Hi Jack, I would be interested in a picture of this part. It's been a little maddening, not being able to visually evaluate different parts. I can be reached at mark_heiden@... . Thanks, Mark

Hello everyone, I'm looking for HO scale retainer valves for some post-World War Two freight cars. The retainer valves in my parts box (Tichy, Details West and Detail Associates, I think) don't match

Hello everyone, I'm looking for some construction details regarding the Union Pacific boxcars in class B-50-42, series UP 105100-106099. According to a table in the November, 1990 issue of RMJ, these

Hello everyone, I'm looking for some construction details regarding the Union Pacific boxcars in class B-50-42, series UP 105100-106099. According to a table in the November, 1990 issue of RMJ, these

Hello everyone, Does anyone know how high grab irons are mounted above the runing board laterals on boxcars? Put another way, how much space should there be between the bottom of the grab iron and the

Hello everyone, I'm looking for some information regarding some Erie gondolas in the series ERIE 11000-11599, built January to May 1946. A builder's photo of ERIE 11050 can be found at: http://www.rr-

Hi Chris, In this case, JN is the symbol for the DT&I shops in Jackson, Ohio, where the work was done. Mark Heiden

Hi Ed, I think the reference to International Steel on the equipment diagrams is regarding the Utility doors on CEI 65200-65299. I found a message in the STMFC archives (#27787) addressing this. These

Hello everyone, I'm looking for some construction information about the Chicago & Eastern Illinois 40ft boxcars in the series CEI 65000-65499. A builder's photo of CEI 65095 is on the pay-side of the

Hello everyone, I'm looking for some information concerning the doors used on New York Central boxcars from Lot 773-B. These cars were numbered NYC 168000- 168999, built in 1949. Both Superior and You

Hi Rupert, Thanks for the information. What sort of trucks are the type 81? I've got a fairly clear shot of CBQ 18471, and it has trucks that look very much like an ASF A-3 ride control. Does the type

Hello everyone, I'm gathering information on some Burlington boxcars, series CBQ 18400- 18699 (class XM-32c), for a possible future project, and I have a few questions about these cars. Could anyone t

Hello everyone, I'm looking for photos of the Royal Brake Regulator as used on some Santa Fe and Burlington boxcars. The cars in question are ATSF 138700- 139199, class Bx-44, and CBQ 17000-17799, cla

Hello everyone, I'm looking for information about the trucks used on the New York Central boxcars in NYC 168000-168999, Lot 773-B. These cars were built in 1949. Prototype photos can be found at: http