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CNW: Not the most common SS box car
CNW 5916 was converted to wet pulp service from CNW 61528 on October 25, 1954. CNW 61528 shows as being built by CNW at Winona MN, June 23, 1927. The car was destroyed January 18, 1968. This from the
CNW 5916 was converted to wet pulp service from CNW 61528 on October 25, 1954. CNW 61528 shows as being built by CNW at Winona MN, June 23, 1927. The car was destroyed January 18, 1968. This from the
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Jeff Eggert
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Book of historical drawings; is it worth scanning?
I don't know if there would be anything like those castings in this group. Lots of levers, brackets, tanks bands and the ever vague "steel details" to name a few. Some drawings do reference a builder'
I don't know if there would be anything like those castings in this group. Lots of levers, brackets, tanks bands and the ever vague "steel details" to name a few. Some drawings do reference a builder'
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Jeff Eggert
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Book of historical drawings; is it worth scanning?
I'll second the use of a DSLR for digitizing a book such as this. A simple copy stand and a 20+ MP DSLR can generally do well for most items up to 11x17 in size or so, depends on how fine the printing
I'll second the use of a DSLR for digitizing a book such as this. A simple copy stand and a 20+ MP DSLR can generally do well for most items up to 11x17 in size or so, depends on how fine the printing
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Jeff Eggert
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Making Dents & Bulges in Plastic Cars - Techniques?
While this topic is making dents in plastic car bodies, it is just one of the many methods to create a dented the gon. As Dave Allen eluded to, here is the How-To: http://www.yardoffice.com/RR/Modelin
While this topic is making dents in plastic car bodies, it is just one of the many methods to create a dented the gon. As Dave Allen eluded to, here is the How-To: http://www.yardoffice.com/RR/Modelin
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Jeff Eggert
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Photo: Cyclotron Load On C&NW Heavy Duty Flat Car 48053
If you are modeling this car 1954 and later it was rebuilt with some extra frame stiffening approximately between the pairs of trucks. In 1953 it suffered a frame failure. Photos are found in the Nort
If you are modeling this car 1954 and later it was rebuilt with some extra frame stiffening approximately between the pairs of trucks. In 1953 it suffered a frame failure. Photos are found in the Nort
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Jeff Eggert
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Standard Steel Freight Cars - Experiment (corrected)
Thanks for sharing this. A possible solution for those with trouble with XLSX files is to look into LibreOffice. https://www.libreoffice.org/ This programs opens seemingly everything, even some old Mi
Thanks for sharing this. A possible solution for those with trouble with XLSX files is to look into LibreOffice. https://www.libreoffice.org/ This programs opens seemingly everything, even some old Mi
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Jeff Eggert
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CMO and CNW Slogan Boxcars
To keep things unclear, here are some notes I have on lettering drawings. A drawing from Mar 1943 labeled for CMO 21400-22414 has a revision in 1956 noting ‘Lettering Chicago and North Western and Rou
To keep things unclear, here are some notes I have on lettering drawings. A drawing from Mar 1943 labeled for CMO 21400-22414 has a revision in 1956 noting ‘Lettering Chicago and North Western and Rou
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Jeff Eggert
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Width over side sheets for CNW/CMO USRA DS rebuilds
I’m a little late to the discussion, since Yahoo seems to have lost my post attempt from 3 days ago… For the CNW cars, there are a number of dimensions that may or may not be useful on the car cards,
I’m a little late to the discussion, since Yahoo seems to have lost my post attempt from 3 days ago… For the CNW cars, there are a number of dimensions that may or may not be useful on the car cards,
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Jeff Eggert
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Hatched Stock Car
Steam era freight car discussion group. The time period covered will be from 1900-1960. Curious as to what the long rectangular hatch-like structures are for on the roofs of the stock cars in this pho
Steam era freight car discussion group. The time period covered will be from 1900-1960. Curious as to what the long rectangular hatch-like structures are for on the roofs of the stock cars in this pho
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Jeff Eggert
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Hopper Bottom Boxcar
This is pushing the group time frame, but sometime between 1958 and 1963, there was a proposal by the CNW mechanical department to rebuild some of their war emergency boxcars into covered hoppers. To
This is pushing the group time frame, but sometime between 1958 and 1963, there was a proposal by the CNW mechanical department to rebuild some of their war emergency boxcars into covered hoppers. To
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Jeff Eggert
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