hi: don't forget PFE'S R40-10 class :-)

On Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 3:29 PM George Corral <aileron44@...> wrote: Gary Bechdol wrote: "Can someone provide me the contact information for the PUBLISHER of Railway Prototype Cyclopedia No. 35?"

gary; call ron's books or des plaines hobbies for the publisher ;-)

On Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 11:04 AM Gary Bechdol <garyeb1947@...> wrote: Group: Can someone provide me the contact information for the PUBLISHER of Railway Prototype Cyclopedia No. 35? TIA, Gary Bech

http://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/2016/03/carrying-automobiles-in-boxcars.html reposted from s-scale@groups.io courtesy of rich gajnak ;-) mel perry

nice blending of the scenery mel perry

ken: that's my point exactly, rsilroads aren't going to spend a dime, unless, they are forced too (for whatever reason) or it has an effect on the bottom line (profit) ;-) mel perry

the true nature of railroad ownership, in other words basic capitalism ;-(mel perry

bill: you, at the very least, will have had, left a legacy, very few of us can say the same, thank you for your contribution, happy rails ;-) mel perry

THANK YOU STIC ;-)

jim: error message "setvers ip address could not be foud"? ;-(

dennis: just out of curiosity, this was the first picture of such that i have seen in my 65 years of being in the hobby, and no the "x" designation wasn't overlooked, and yes there have been plausible

same name/web site? or different? sorry i don't do any social media thanks mel perry

assuming by the side door, these cars could only hold one container? what was the space in the front of the car used for? lcl? express? or in fact could these cars handle two containers? mel perry

matthew: that was my thought also, just wondered why they specifically labelled as they did ;-) mel perry

can anyone identify what an oil car was? and why a separate classification? thanks mel perry On Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 11:09 AM Bob Chaparro via groups.io <chiefbobbb@...> wrote: Photo:

didn't ted culotta do an article in RMC, anout SSW extended height boxcars? mel perry

wasn't plans for this car, featured in MR back.in the 60' mel perry

what would be interesting is the unloading of these cars, with the door on the inside, especially with no door tracks just thinking out loud ;-)

for sure, not hot coke, did the prr have any wood chip or saw dust business? ;-) mel perry