I've assembled some data on the WRX RBs and RBLs from Official Railway Equipment Registers (manly from getting copies of WRX listings from the NMRA library in Chattanooga). Here are all the WRX RB/RBL

What features make Walthers' HO 1944 AAR boxcar an AAR "modified" boxcar? The 10'-6" inside height? Here is a typical model: https://www.walthers.com/40-aar-1944-boxcar-ready-to-run-spokane-portland-s

Who is familiar with the Lionel O 40' PS-1? I'm not an O scale model and have not seen one of those models in person, but the Lionel car looks like a 1954+ prototype based on the side sill tabs. Can a

What does "NOS" stand for in some of the summary table titles? ____ Mark Mathu ---In STMFC@..., <cnw1045@...> wrote : Good evening all, I created a new folder in the files area for transcr

I'm working on a short piece for my RR historical society on the GBW's 40' PS-1 boxcar fleet. I'd like to at least touch on some of the available commercial model choices in various scales at the end

In looking at a 1940 Official Railway Equipment Register listings for Western Refrigerator Lines cars, I noticed a few of the fleet of (WRX 10000 to 10999, 65 cars out of a total fleet of 400 cars) li

Thanks. I wasn't sure if there was some other reefer in Roundhouse's old line, or if perhaps Athearn picked up some other wood reefer tooling somewhere along the way. ---In STMFC@..., <mar

Athearn/Roundhouse has a 40' wood refrigerator car with steel ends in their product line. This appears to be the old Athearn blue box wood reefer tooling. Is that assumption correct? http://www.athear

---In STMFC@..., <eaneubauer@...> wrote : GBW/KGBW 4801o4879 appear to be Gla design hoppersacquired by 7-31. Does anyone have a origin for these? Built date is 1905,builder unknown. Thank

---In STMFC@..., Ben Hom wrote: > No. MNS 1202-1302 and possibly GBW 45 (ex-PSX 45) also had the 6 ft P-S door. See Ed Hawkins' > spereadsheet for more information. > http://www.steamerafr

Ben Hom wrote: To the untrained eye (such as mine), how can a person identify the Weaver Models boxcar as 8'-7" IH? ____ Mark Mathu

Has anyone identified the closest prototype match for Weaver Models' O scale outside braced (...single sheathed, let's not go down _that_ path...) 6-panel 40' boxcar? Any suggestions for a close match

The photo of WRX 11174 (below) does not appear to be in the photo section of the group any longer. Can someone who has it repost it? Last week Atlas announced a batch of HO reefers (using the Branchli

In STMFC@..., Bill Welch wrote: I have a vague recollection reading somewhere that North Western Refrigerator Line and Western Refrigerator Line were linked operationally and the addresses

What is the cubic yard capacity of the Walthers HO scale Difco Dump Car? http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/932-8606 __________ Mark Mathu Whitefish Bay, Wis. The Green Bay Route: http://www.gre

My apologies... ignore my question. I meant it for the [MFCL] list.

GBW 22000 to 22028 were 50' RBLs built by North American Car Corp. approx 1966; does anyone know what type of roofs they had (presumably Pullman Standard or Stanray)? I wondering in terms of which sty

KGBW 401-420 were built 6/1949, according to the builders photo I have. I can post a link to an image once it gets approved by the group moderators.

Given the limited view available in this image, how would you classify the ends and roof of this prototype car, rebuilt from a wood reefer in the 1950s? http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.as

Jim Hayes wrote: Thanks, I should have suspected that what they'd supply.