Richard’s article has a list of 42’ USRA Design Flat Cars and closely Similar Cars. He shows the 496000-496299 as 42’1”. The 489500+ series were 40’10”. J. Stephen Sandifer

The information cited applies to “managed payments sellers,” not to individual sellers. MPS appear to be stores. Most of us don’t fit that category. J. Stephen Sandifer

1952 is he date given in the Burlington Bulletin. However, I searched the 1959 ORER that I have and could not find them in NYC, CB&Q, NKP, or North American listings. The few photos I have found were

Excellent clinic. Most modelers seem to think it is stock cars in, reefers out. Ha. J. Stephen Sandifer

I assume many of this group are on the OpSig group that discussed Live Stock Operations today. The question concerned the 50’ Mather stock cars. Mather cars were generally leased cars. Beginning in 19

This is (was) a Santa Fe FE-K I found in Howard, Kansas, back in 2011. It is no longer there. It was one of 500 from AC&F built in 1909. Yes, that it the original end door. Original number 8868. J. St

I have in my files the plans for a Southern Railroad Poultry Car dated 1906. It looks more like a stock car with screens, definitely not a LPTC clone. It is copyright Southern Railway Historical Assoc

This one has another view of these cars. Griffin Wheel Co. Plant, Denver, Colo. - Western History - Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections (denverlibrary.org) J. Stephen S

There are several in this series including shots of early ATSF stock cars being used to haul cast wheels. J. Stephen Sandifer

There were 241 Helium cars built in 8 series. First were 3 big tubes, them 28 small tubes, then the last 6 sets had 30 tubes. The articulated cars date from around 1985. Models of the 3 tube were done

Ah, the Lionel 3 tube model. Can you imagine unloading helium this way? J. Stephen Sandifer

At least we know why the helium car is for sale. J. Stephen Sandifer

This one really interested me, Mars Incorporated Milk car. http://www.ejearchive.com/index.php?/albums/official-various-1/content/co-various-293/lightbox/ J. Stephen Sandifer

I have one of the K7A cars just because I am a stock car guy. I don’t know if it will ever appear on my prototype railroad. However, I put the sound unit from one, minus one speaker and turned down lo

My question is: would a buyer purchase 2-3 of these. I assume they would not be items that someone would order to put in stock to sell. If I wanted one for my new building, then they would ship me one

If you look at the prototype photos, wood in the real cars added to the thickness too. It takes a thick piece of wood to equal the strength of a thin piece of steel. J. Stephen Sandifer

Proto and Rail-scale-models missed the slope sheets. They were also wood down to the frame. See photo p. 242 Santa Fe Open Top Cars. J. Stephen Sandifer

Best overall book on Stock yards: Livestock Hotels by J’Nell L. Pate, TCU Press, Fort Worth. Stockyard List from “The National Provisioner – Volume 65, p23 (1921)” AL Birmingham Birmingham Stockyards

Speedwich D135 has chalk marks. https://speedwitchmedia.com/product/d135-freight-car-chalk-markings/ Microscale 87-1522 is of chalk marks. http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&

Attached are some scans of Sunshine decals for chalk marks. I understood these were actual chalk marks. Also a Denano LOC photo J. Stephen Sandifer