interesting espee box next to it, appears to be fitted with a grain door and riding on t-sections ;-)

photo look rusty as you know what, judging by the shine on the tail end of the wye, the end hasn't seen much traffic, just observing, course if anyone has RECENT photos of the end, i would happily sta

just looking at the tracks, the rails may be there, but the track doesn't look like it seen any cars?, if they ever stayed on the rails,

from the looks of it, it appears to be out of service or abandoned? mel perry

well considering that it has an espee herald on the car, fair assumption that it is a t&no car ;-) mel perry

would anyone have a color photo of this car? ;-) thanks mel perry

precision's phone is 5095289711 the.hobby shop is tj's model trains same address different phone (509) 528-3161 good people mel perry

what was their normal assignment? thanks mel perry

weren't most of these owned or controlled by the van sweringen brothers?, at this time and stitched together to survive via competition, via faster schedules and connections ;-) mel perry

if you know the wheel spacing of the truck, take the photo tona copy.shop that has a scaleable copy machine and increase or decrease the size until you get the right size, you'll also need a scale rul

interesting track arrangment mel perry

slice & dice?

marty; good catch, they mght have been chained to the bolster, but would need a clearer picture mel perry

ryan: are you going to rerun S100? thanks mel perry

interesting, that even back then espee & atsf, had the same time schedule, to the bay area, even though atsf had a longer route, were all of atsf trains run on a "hot shot" schedule even back then? me

if you have a copy of the 5/86 MM, there's a short article re the rr design, basically it was a replacement for the bettendorf frame whose center sill was prone to cracking ;-)

that would be an interesting story? mel perry

claus: thanks for the clarafication, i think venting on the manufacture might (?), have better results, at least (?) he might wake up? ;-) mel perry

claus: ever give a thought of discussing this problem with the manufacture? as an aside, why buy a half bottle of paint, better yet why didn't the lhs spot this? just asking? ;-) mel perry

looking at all the boxcars, with no doors, i'd say this was some type of overhaul or rebuild program mel perry