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Boxcar Dimension Questions for a Decal Project
Matt- I think you’ve done about the best you can do with the image of No. 13. I imported both images into Corel Draw and got the 23 sized about the same as 13 by putting a box around the AMERICAN STRA
Matt- I think you’ve done about the best you can do with the image of No. 13. I imported both images into Corel Draw and got the 23 sized about the same as 13 by putting a box around the AMERICAN STRA
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Charlie Vlk
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Boxcar Chicago Milwaukee & Puget Sound 203906 at an awkward moment back in 1912...
All- More likely the box car was coupled to the end of the cut on the coal trestle. It had been unloaded (bagged coal or maybe stoves?) when somebody tried to add another car or maybe intended to remo
All- More likely the box car was coupled to the end of the cut on the coal trestle. It had been unloaded (bagged coal or maybe stoves?) when somebody tried to add another car or maybe intended to remo
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Charlie Vlk
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Burning Box Car
Sorry for repeating if this has been observed already, but even an “all metal” box car or reefer had a wood floor and liner that would burn very nicely. Charlie Vlk
Sorry for repeating if this has been observed already, but even an “all metal” box car or reefer had a wood floor and liner that would burn very nicely. Charlie Vlk
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Charlie Vlk
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OMI 3-compartment insulated tank is too big?
Fenton- Yes, but I have no way to shrink them about 55 percent to N Scale!!! Charlie
Fenton- Yes, but I have no way to shrink them about 55 percent to N Scale!!! Charlie
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Charlie Vlk
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OMI 3-compartment insulated tank is too big?
All- Isn’t a three compartment tank smaller gallonage due to the extra tank bulkheads separating the compartments? That would make the 2K difference reasonable. Charlie Vlk
All- Isn’t a three compartment tank smaller gallonage due to the extra tank bulkheads separating the compartments? That would make the 2K difference reasonable. Charlie Vlk
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Charlie Vlk
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Any GA drawings around showing the side number panels for FT-F7’s?
All- Note that the side number panels varied in size to suit the number of characters to be displayed. The early nose side number boards also varied in length for the same reason. The General Arrangem
All- Note that the side number panels varied in size to suit the number of characters to be displayed. The early nose side number boards also varied in length for the same reason. The General Arrangem
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Charlie Vlk
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Detailing for early tank cars
All- I recall seeing such CB&Q cars in (probably) company service during the late 1950s and maybe into the early 1960s. Don’t recall the number series but it should be able to come up with them from t
All- I recall seeing such CB&Q cars in (probably) company service during the late 1950s and maybe into the early 1960s. Don’t recall the number series but it should be able to come up with them from t
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Charlie Vlk
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Hindsight 20/20 5.0
All- Tony is correct….the Sanborn Maps often did not accurately or at all show railroad tracks as they had no direct impact on the fire information. That being said, the earlier ones can provide some
All- Tony is correct….the Sanborn Maps often did not accurately or at all show railroad tracks as they had no direct impact on the fire information. That being said, the earlier ones can provide some
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Charlie Vlk
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Oriental Models Inc
All- While the N Scale BLI K7a is nicely proportioned for some inscrutable reason the factory decided to cheap out and not cut the molds so the slats on the side had full gaps between the boards. Whil
All- While the N Scale BLI K7a is nicely proportioned for some inscrutable reason the factory decided to cheap out and not cut the molds so the slats on the side had full gaps between the boards. Whil
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Charlie Vlk
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Oriental Models Inc
Tony should be credited with being responsible for the creation of Broadway Limited Imports as well. Together with a Korean builder and QSI, he was behind the New York Central J3a and N&W Class A whic
Tony should be credited with being responsible for the creation of Broadway Limited Imports as well. Together with a Korean builder and QSI, he was behind the New York Central J3a and N&W Class A whic
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Charlie Vlk
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Slide and Negative Scanners
All- Thanks to everybody who responded with their recommendations and experiences regarding slide and negative scanners! Thanks also to the moderators for letting the discussion run online for the edi
All- Thanks to everybody who responded with their recommendations and experiences regarding slide and negative scanners! Thanks also to the moderators for letting the discussion run online for the edi
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Charlie Vlk
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Slide and Negative Scanners
All- Does anyone have any experience with slide and negative scanners? My all-in-one copiers can do a decent job of digitizing photo prints but, even though a couple of them have slide processing capa
All- Does anyone have any experience with slide and negative scanners? My all-in-one copiers can do a decent job of digitizing photo prints but, even though a couple of them have slide processing capa
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Charlie Vlk
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Early 20th Century Freight Cars Photograph
All- That door reminds me of the problem the CB&Q had between Cicero / Clyde Yard and Western Avenue Yard in Chicago for its trains and foreign road transfer runs. If a plug door or swing reefer door
All- That door reminds me of the problem the CB&Q had between Cicero / Clyde Yard and Western Avenue Yard in Chicago for its trains and foreign road transfer runs. If a plug door or swing reefer door
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Charlie Vlk
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Video: Erie Railroad Carfloat Operations in Chicago, 1920
Dave and All- The Erie had a freight house at 14th & Clark Street on the east bank of the south branch of the Chicago River which was south of the passenger terminals and the main business district of
Dave and All- The Erie had a freight house at 14th & Clark Street on the east bank of the south branch of the Chicago River which was south of the passenger terminals and the main business district of
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Charlie Vlk
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Photo: Big Four Boxcar (1906)
All- The N&W boxcar looks like it has a door that closes to the inside of the car…I don’t recall seeing that arrangement before. It is also interesting to see how many early cars had what we would cal
All- The N&W boxcar looks like it has a door that closes to the inside of the car…I don’t recall seeing that arrangement before. It is also interesting to see how many early cars had what we would cal
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Charlie Vlk
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Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal History book by David Leider
All- I was just browsing on Facebook and found out that David Leider’s new book is available. http://boctbook.dhke.com/?fbclid=IwAR0Mfq20_JKSPeXHiJhridL-sEPakL8K3W9CXaJL3bAO0euRV81YfRLggzw Based on hi
All- I was just browsing on Facebook and found out that David Leider’s new book is available. http://boctbook.dhke.com/?fbclid=IwAR0Mfq20_JKSPeXHiJhridL-sEPakL8K3W9CXaJL3bAO0euRV81YfRLggzw Based on hi
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Charlie Vlk
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Photo: Boxcar Load Restraining System (Circa 1940s)
All- Signode was one of the major suppliers of the strap systems IIRC. Charlie Vlk
All- Signode was one of the major suppliers of the strap systems IIRC. Charlie Vlk
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Charlie Vlk
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Brass freight car noise - NOT TRUCKS
How about stuffing in a block cut to size to fit the inside. Another way would be to use mastic like is used for lining fuel tanks or truck beds but I don't think it would be more effective than the s
How about stuffing in a block cut to size to fit the inside. Another way would be to use mastic like is used for lining fuel tanks or truck beds but I don't think it would be more effective than the s
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Charlie Vlk
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Oscar Mayer Freight Car taken in 1931
Jack and All- Some retouched photos from “back in the day” are obvious but some were so skillfully done they are hard to detect. I have a couple that I actually thought about destroying because if the
Jack and All- Some retouched photos from “back in the day” are obvious but some were so skillfully done they are hard to detect. I have a couple that I actually thought about destroying because if the
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Charlie Vlk
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[Non-DoD Source] [RealSTMFC] Photo: Seamless Pipe Fitting Load On GN Flat Car 60031 (1956)
Perhaps I misread that somebody was making a distinction between a flat with a well with a permanent floor and one with a well hole without a floor which inferred special sides that could support a lo
Perhaps I misread that somebody was making a distinction between a flat with a well with a permanent floor and one with a well hole without a floor which inferred special sides that could support a lo
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Charlie Vlk
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