To add the two pair of 1-1/2 door combinations are somewhat different. The door latching levers are different with one set for the kit and the other specifically for the 40’ car. Photos with the instr

Lester, According to my records purchased my NP kit 8-13-00. Matt Herson

Andy, Here is a link to another shot showing the brake wheel end of the car. To see the full size photo you must join the group but it is free. www.Railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=116700 Ma

Dave, Try this link may be the one you want: www.alleghenyscale.com Matt Herson

Ed, The SP&S engine was used on the Monon late in its life so I believe the location to be Salem Indiana on the Monan. Matt Herson

Attaching a photo I took in January 1962 of what appears to be the same tank car. Rail has been removed on both sides of car and the car is stationary. Matt Herson

The capacity information on both cars is metric (KGS). Without doing the math they sure look like X29 cars. 5547 has a build date of 4-25 and 5598 build date 4-23 that CHP could have wrong. There are

Jim, Ferrocaril de Chihuahua al Pacifico are post 1960 cars and look to be ex PRR X29. No number series but links for two cars: https://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=63957 https://www

Yes, NYCTA subway cars were run in freight trains. Attached is a shot on the CNJ at Cranford, NJ 12-64 of Budd built R32 cars with two DL&W gons on both ends. The gons were equipped with an MCB couple

Ron, All but a very few NP 40’ AAR box cars were rebuilt with straight channel side sills starting mid 1950s and continuing until early mid 1960s. Since cars were rebuilt over approximately 10 years t

Bill, I have a metal miter box (don’t know the manufacturer) I bought at a show with a small saw. It has wide slots and using a razor saw did give too much wobble. What I did was use some brass shim s

Charlie, The original number of 200453 is 13272. According to the NP Equipment Registers copied and put on line by the NPRHA the car was converted to the work number 9-30-60 by order 5228-60 which I’m

Schuyler, The NP 38668-38759 series double door box cars were steel cars that were on the roster after the cut off time of this list. For a diagram of the cars go to nprha.org, go to freight cars, box

If in fact Bill was looking at the 1000 series box cars they extend from 1000 to 1074. Problem is they are made of cars from 7 different series of NP XM box cars converted to XML box cars. With out kn

Lester, Sorry for the delay in answering your question. My notes indicate Ajax brake wheel and Morton running board and brake step. Have been able to verify the Ajax brake wheel from a photo in my col

A scan of the car is on Rail Car Photos – http://railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=63175 The car is actually an older car than the Tangent model as it has a single row of rivets not a double

David, The car you describe is a NP RBL. If a 50’ car first put into service 1957. If a 40’ car first put into service 1958. There were many variations to these cars – rivet, welded sides; diagonal pa

Ken, SOO line. See MR Oct 80 P90 for drawing and photos. Matt Herson

Definitely not an NP stock car. NP 82000 series has 4 side panels either side of door - car in photo has 3. NP car has radial roof and car in photo does not appear to have radial roof. Matt Herson

Actually they wound up on the CHP in Mexico. http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=63835 Matt Herson