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Rio Grande PS1
Tim O wrote: > Exactly one railroad bought 10-0 IH PS-1 box cars with 7 foot doors - the New Haven. And they bought 1500 of them! Did somebody say 7 foot door? Isn't that what the old Kurtz Kraft, lat
Tim O wrote: > Exactly one railroad bought 10-0 IH PS-1 box cars with 7 foot doors - the New Haven. And they bought 1500 of them! Did somebody say 7 foot door? Isn't that what the old Kurtz Kraft, lat
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Photo: Burlington FTs With Freight Train (Circa Late 1940s)
I think it's on Crawford Hill in Nebraska. Scott Chatfield
I think it's on Crawford Hill in Nebraska. Scott Chatfield
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D. Scott Chatfield
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Help Identifying Steam Era Boxcar
My guess is it's one of the B&O's late 10'0" IH boxcars, built in the late '50s if memory serves. I've modeled one of the C&O 19000-series cars and the proportions don't match. Scott Chatfield
My guess is it's one of the B&O's late 10'0" IH boxcars, built in the late '50s if memory serves. I've modeled one of the C&O 19000-series cars and the proportions don't match. Scott Chatfield
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D. Scott Chatfield
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now NYC depressed well flat
Eldon Gatwood asked: > Forgive the late date of photo, but I do not have one in NYC days. What does anyone know of this car in its early days? Was it an NYC product? NYC 499064-499073, class 704-F, bu
Eldon Gatwood asked: > Forgive the late date of photo, but I do not have one in NYC days. What does anyone know of this car in its early days? Was it an NYC product? NYC 499064-499073, class 704-F, bu
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D. Scott Chatfield
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GM&O and A&WP colors
My friend Joe Sullivan asked me the following: 1. What color were GM&O flat cars in 1952 - 1954 time period? The 42' 50T "USRA-ish" ones. 2. I am assuming that A&WP flat cars and GA RR gondolas (speci
My friend Joe Sullivan asked me the following: 1. What color were GM&O flat cars in 1952 - 1954 time period? The 42' 50T "USRA-ish" ones. 2. I am assuming that A&WP flat cars and GA RR gondolas (speci
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D. Scott Chatfield
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Freight car roofs, 1959
Interesting view of a yard in California in 1959. Note that Brock's Law is in force.... https://www.ebay.com/itm/UP-Union-Pacific-New-York-Central-Car-in-California-in-1959-Original-Slide-e3b/32410898
Interesting view of a yard in California in 1959. Note that Brock's Law is in force.... https://www.ebay.com/itm/UP-Union-Pacific-New-York-Central-Car-in-California-in-1959-Original-Slide-e3b/32410898
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D. Scott Chatfield
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N&W BL and BLa boxcars
A friend of mine who is very much a modern day modeler wants to try his hand at kitbashing an N&W class BL or BLa boxcar (Ralston 1923). Has a kit for these ever been done? I have no photos of these c
A friend of mine who is very much a modern day modeler wants to try his hand at kitbashing an N&W class BL or BLa boxcar (Ralston 1923). Has a kit for these ever been done? I have no photos of these c
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D. Scott Chatfield
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Southern LC "Boxcar" With Vent?
The 50-foot LCs were converted in the late '70s. The cars converted in the late '60s were all 40-footers AFAIK. A look in the April 1972 ORER appears to confirm this. The former NS 50-foot LCs predate
The 50-foot LCs were converted in the late '70s. The cars converted in the late '60s were all 40-footers AFAIK. A look in the April 1972 ORER appears to confirm this. The former NS 50-foot LCs predate
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D. Scott Chatfield
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Photo: GACX 42594 - Airslide Hopper
You can't unload doughnuts frpm an Airslide. The hole in the middle prevents the airflow from doing any good. Now maybe unglazed jelly doughnuts...... Scott Chatfield
You can't unload doughnuts frpm an Airslide. The hole in the middle prevents the airflow from doing any good. Now maybe unglazed jelly doughnuts...... Scott Chatfield
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D. Scott Chatfield
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Interesting load on a SAL flat
There was an annual publication titled "Official Railway Clearances Guide" from the same folks that printed the ORG and the ORER. its purpose was to show the vertical and horizontal clearances of each
There was an annual publication titled "Official Railway Clearances Guide" from the same folks that printed the ORG and the ORER. its purpose was to show the vertical and horizontal clearances of each
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D. Scott Chatfield
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Tank Car help Identification
From the ends of the tank body and the end sills I believe this is a UTLX pressure tank, a late model X-5 built in the early '50s. Similar to the ACF cars Atlas and Kadee but with detail differences.
From the ends of the tank body and the end sills I believe this is a UTLX pressure tank, a late model X-5 built in the early '50s. Similar to the ACF cars Atlas and Kadee but with detail differences.
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D. Scott Chatfield
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Rusty rivets?
Archer rivets and their clones have changed the way many of us approach kitbashing and scratchbuilding. But while looking at some prototype photos for current projects I noticed that what I really nee
Archer rivets and their clones have changed the way many of us approach kitbashing and scratchbuilding. But while looking at some prototype photos for current projects I noticed that what I really nee
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D. Scott Chatfield
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MDC 3-bay hopper mystery
Everybody loves a good mystery, right? I'm holding an old MDC rib-side 3-bay (HO) with the longitudinal ballast gates. The crossdump version was long ago superseded by the Atlas 9-panel 3-bay (has the
Everybody loves a good mystery, right? I'm holding an old MDC rib-side 3-bay (HO) with the longitudinal ballast gates. The crossdump version was long ago superseded by the Atlas 9-panel 3-bay (has the
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D. Scott Chatfield
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B&O N25B covered hoppers
Can anyone point me to a picture of the B-end of one of these? Kitbashing one for a friend. And those outlets are very odd. Scott Chatfield
Can anyone point me to a picture of the B-end of one of these? Kitbashing one for a friend. And those outlets are very odd. Scott Chatfield
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D. Scott Chatfield
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Tichy tank car
To measure the Tichy tank's volume I took this thingie called a "scale ruler" and measured the model. Using the HO scale side, of course. Since a tank car is not a simple cylinder, a little estimation
To measure the Tichy tank's volume I took this thingie called a "scale ruler" and measured the model. Using the HO scale side, of course. Since a tank car is not a simple cylinder, a little estimation
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D. Scott Chatfield
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Tichy tank car
I know much has been written about this so-called USRA tank car, but I have a question. What was the gallonage of said USRA design? The reason I ask is I am decaling said Tichy tank car to represent a
I know much has been written about this so-called USRA tank car, but I have a question. What was the gallonage of said USRA design? The reason I ask is I am decaling said Tichy tank car to represent a
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D. Scott Chatfield
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Wa;lthers Mainline NW-2 Phase 5 Announcement
Calling the BLI hermaphrodite a proper NW2 is not to be done in polite company. I am sure the Walthers model will be a great improvement. And hopefully the beginning of a line of several phases of NW2
Calling the BLI hermaphrodite a proper NW2 is not to be done in polite company. I am sure the Walthers model will be a great improvement. And hopefully the beginning of a line of several phases of NW2
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D. Scott Chatfield
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GATC Type 17
So now that Tangent has just announced their Bethlehem gon in WAG, how long before they do their GATC Type 17 in WAG?..... Scott Chatfield
So now that Tangent has just announced their Bethlehem gon in WAG, how long before they do their GATC Type 17 in WAG?..... Scott Chatfield
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D. Scott Chatfield
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Walthers HO 1944 AAR modified boxcar
>What is SREM improved? a typo? SREM is Standard Railway Equipment Manufacturing Company, later nicknamed Stanray. The several Dreadnaught ends were their product. Scott Chatfield
>What is SREM improved? a typo? SREM is Standard Railway Equipment Manufacturing Company, later nicknamed Stanray. The several Dreadnaught ends were their product. Scott Chatfield
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D. Scott Chatfield
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"Car builder" is not a name
Bruce Smith wrote: >While many have called the 3 panel door on the X29 a “CRECo” door, in reality it is not a product of the Chicago Railway Equipment Co and is more correctly called a "car builder's
Bruce Smith wrote: >While many have called the 3 panel door on the X29 a “CRECo” door, in reality it is not a product of the Chicago Railway Equipment Co and is more correctly called a "car builder's
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D. Scott Chatfield
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