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D&H 36' Box Cars
Hey guys, or girls, anyone have photos of D&H 36' box cars? Post war is preferred but any showing the various end upgrades will do nicely. Looking to do a mild upgrade of a pair of Accurail cars and w
Hey guys, or girls, anyone have photos of D&H 36' box cars? Post war is preferred but any showing the various end upgrades will do nicely. Looking to do a mild upgrade of a pair of Accurail cars and w
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anthony wagner
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CONOCO Proto 2000 8K Gallon Type 21 Riveted Tank Car Questions
Ron, Look up Atlantic Petrolium Co in Wikipedia. Hq in Philadelphia PA later became Atlantic-Richfield, still later Arco, and finally part of Sunoco. Part of Arco was sold to BP. Conoco was Continenta
Ron, Look up Atlantic Petrolium Co in Wikipedia. Hq in Philadelphia PA later became Atlantic-Richfield, still later Arco, and finally part of Sunoco. Part of Arco was sold to BP. Conoco was Continenta
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anthony wagner
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PRR X28A
Ron, I'm guessing but I think advanced age and inadequate cubic and weight capacity doomed these cars. By the late 50s 50 foot box cars were becoming the norm, often with 70 ton capacity, so older car
Ron, I'm guessing but I think advanced age and inadequate cubic and weight capacity doomed these cars. By the late 50s 50 foot box cars were becoming the norm, often with 70 ton capacity, so older car
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anthony wagner
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PRR X28A
The attached is a nice table of the X-28s. As you can see there were still almost 3000 still in service in 1958. I worked for the C&nw in the 1970s and saw plenty of PRR cars still in the CK paint sch
The attached is a nice table of the X-28s. As you can see there were still almost 3000 still in service in 1958. I worked for the C&nw in the 1970s and saw plenty of PRR cars still in the CK paint sch
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anthony wagner
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Round roof double door boxcar
Ron, I too have built PRR X-31s from Bowser kits and the results are actually pretty decent. Not contest quality but quite presentible. The hardest part of redetailing these cars is removing the hand
Ron, I too have built PRR X-31s from Bowser kits and the results are actually pretty decent. Not contest quality but quite presentible. The hardest part of redetailing these cars is removing the hand
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anthony wagner
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Ratios
Armand, I'm with you but this is not for casual modelers since it requires a significant amount of research. I have developed a modeling roster for the PRR in the Williamsport PA area circa 1949 using
Armand, I'm with you but this is not for casual modelers since it requires a significant amount of research. I have developed a modeling roster for the PRR in the Williamsport PA area circa 1949 using
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anthony wagner
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Helped needed with reefer identification
I agree with your thoughts that there were probably many FGEX and WFEX cars in those trains. Both reporting marks were freely mixed by Fruit Growers and both also still had truss rod cars in service t
I agree with your thoughts that there were probably many FGEX and WFEX cars in those trains. Both reporting marks were freely mixed by Fruit Growers and both also still had truss rod cars in service t
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anthony wagner
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SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO BLINK
In 1950 PRR had "only" 5623 G-22 gons plus another 258 in container service. For modeling purposes simply remove the containers and substitute a load of steel shapes or some sort of crated load. As ha
In 1950 PRR had "only" 5623 G-22 gons plus another 258 in container service. For modeling purposes simply remove the containers and substitute a load of steel shapes or some sort of crated load. As ha
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anthony wagner
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Rib Side Cars
Brian, I can not supply a photo but according to my 1-1-50 ORER the only all steel 50'6" IL MILW box cars with 15' side doors and full end doors were in number series 15500-15749. There were 249 cars
Brian, I can not supply a photo but according to my 1-1-50 ORER the only all steel 50'6" IL MILW box cars with 15' side doors and full end doors were in number series 15500-15749. There were 249 cars
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anthony wagner
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Stalking PFE Reefers
Its my understanding that reefers moved on mileage rates, not per diem, so when they were empty there was no rush to get them back to where they had come from. That is probably over simplified but I a
Its my understanding that reefers moved on mileage rates, not per diem, so when they were empty there was no rush to get them back to where they had come from. That is probably over simplified but I a
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anthony wagner
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Sources for machinist/watchmaker-quality small twist drills redux
Denny et al, try these folks. They should have anyting you need. Drill Bit City: Official Site for Carbide Tools, New carbide drill bit, New carbide drill bits, New " N " GAGE carbide drill bits, New
Denny et al, try these folks. They should have anyting you need. Drill Bit City: Official Site for Carbide Tools, New carbide drill bit, New carbide drill bits, New " N " GAGE carbide drill bits, New
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anthony wagner
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1937 AAR boxcar
Paul, Des Plaines Hobbies has Viking roofs as separate parts. Tony Wagner
Paul, Des Plaines Hobbies has Viking roofs as separate parts. Tony Wagner
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anthony wagner
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looking for drawings of Reading hopper 60000 - 60999
According to the Reading Modeler site HTb 60000-60599 were built Mar-Aug 1902 by ACF, 60600-60799 May-Sep by Middletown Car Works, and 60800-60999 May-Sep 1902 by Lebanon Manufacturing. 864 cars were
According to the Reading Modeler site HTb 60000-60599 were built Mar-Aug 1902 by ACF, 60600-60799 May-Sep by Middletown Car Works, and 60800-60999 May-Sep 1902 by Lebanon Manufacturing. 864 cars were
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anthony wagner
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Montour twin hopper M 8014
Only 8 cars in this series remained on 1-1-50. I'd also guess that the trucks had been changed by then. Contrast that number of cars to the 1472 USRA cars in the 15000, 16000 and 17000 number series.
Only 8 cars in this series remained on 1-1-50. I'd also guess that the trucks had been changed by then. Contrast that number of cars to the 1472 USRA cars in the 15000, 16000 and 17000 number series.
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anthony wagner
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reporting marks for the 40ft single sheathed auto box car
My bad it should be 1-1-50 ORER. TW
My bad it should be 1-1-50 ORER. TW
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anthony wagner
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reporting marks for the 40ft single sheathed auto box car
NJI&I, a subsidiary of the Wabash. poss ibly 3500-3599 1 car in my 1-1-80 ORER. I'd guess its a clone of several thousand WAB cars in various 40000 thru 49000 number series with 11' or 12' doors as bo
NJI&I, a subsidiary of the Wabash. poss ibly 3500-3599 1 car in my 1-1-80 ORER. I'd guess its a clone of several thousand WAB cars in various 40000 thru 49000 number series with 11' or 12' doors as bo
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D&H Seley hoppers
Reweigh Oneonta 1-48. It's not red friends. Tony Wagner
Reweigh Oneonta 1-48. It's not red friends. Tony Wagner
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anthony wagner
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D&H Seley hoppers
If it helps my 1-1-50 ORER still shows 2324 HM steel underframe cars capacity 85000 lbs in that series. Tony Waagner
If it helps my 1-1-50 ORER still shows 2324 HM steel underframe cars capacity 85000 lbs in that series. Tony Waagner
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anthony wagner
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Books and Magazines
A looong time ago RR Museum of Pennsylvania at Strasburg used to sell them. Haven't been there in a decade and a half. Tony Wagner
A looong time ago RR Museum of Pennsylvania at Strasburg used to sell them. Haven't been there in a decade and a half. Tony Wagner
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anthony wagner
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Eastern Car Works 65' mill gondolas
Already did on the two I have built so far. T
Already did on the two I have built so far. T
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anthony wagner
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