It also looks to me like the single herald versions of the r-40-19 and r-30-21 are using the incorrect later ("fatter") UP logo dating from about june 1946 whereas the rebuild dates are from march 194

correction would the orange and GREEN be correct for sept 1947?

would the orange and black be correct for sept 1947?

Does anyone know when Elgin railroad started painting boxcars green with orange lettering/ around chicago logo? (RPC text says 1946 but caption says circa 1950, so i'm confused) thanks bill

fwiw i once asked my local hobby shop owner to query the walther's rep about why they were so indifferent to prototype accuracy, even with easy stuff like car numbers. the response was that walther's

thanks very much for the info

thanks...i am particularly interested in steel xm type (ie x-29)

Does anyone know if Central of New Jersey box cars would have been seen in the Los Angeles area in late 1940s or early 1950s? Any info appreciated.

hi tony, i also sent you an email the other day (asking after soft copy of your recent pcr presentations). did you receive that one? regards, bill

when did nyc drop periods but still had lines above and below "nyc" on boxcars?

thanks to all for the info...although i said silver, upon closer inspection the rtr was all black and white (like the photo you provided) btw, would these have been seen in southern california ca. 194

I have a red caboose kit r-30-12 pfe/wp reefer with feather in WP logo as orange but I've seen a red caboose RTR with the feather as silver. Can anyone explain which is correct? (I'm modeling 1947-48)

yes...thanks to all found ad in 9/48 trains mag.

YES! Thanks very much...I have the issue on my computer and can read it with magnification.

I'm looking for an ad that had a boxcar and listing of all the places traveled and commodities carried in a single year. I know I've seen it in a couple of different places and it might have been an e

Wow...this is really disappointing...it seems that almost nothing is right about this car... I knew Red Caboose wasn't perfect, but I thought they cared more than this sorry example...this isn't any b

ok...thanks...I just measured and the red caboose rr-38580 has 6 ft doors [☹] ________________________________ Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2015 9:21 AM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re

the number series and dimensional data on the car agree with what is in my 1949 ORER as type XMR with 15' door opening.

don't know about decals, but still wondering what is wrong with IM car?

what is wrong with the recently released IM/Red Caboose car (it seems to match data in my 1949 ORER)?