They lined stock cars with cardboard and used them to ship grain, so why worry about sugar beets? Nothing like high protein corn flakes. Steve Sandifer

General makes a plastic dial cal that has HO readout. I use Harbor freight digital in the train room and Mitutoya dial cal in the shop. The Harbor freight is inexpensive and good. J. Stephen Sandifer

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Thank you all for the assistance. I have been transcribing the conductor record of E. W. Mills, an ATSF conductor in 1923. The records show 6 mixed trains between Great Bend and Scott City, KS, and 13

1923. I have used the Westerfield 1925 ORER to try to find ID but likely candidates like P&PU don't have car numbers that match. Steve Sandifer

I have been transcribing a conductor’s record. There are a few things I have not figured out, especially his RR IDs. Please look and see if you can offer any suggestions. J. Stephen Sandifer

Richard says, “These cars had four fishbelly sills, with the outer sills approximately parallel with the wheel treads.” J. Stephen Sandifer

That first car on the 2nd track is an interesting 2 dome car. The domes are large and the car seems longer than most. SDRX ???, two ladders but no platform on this side. J. Stephen Sandifer

It is important to check the ORER for your modeling era. Just because the Proto paint scheme may be correct does not mean that car was leased to that railroad at the time you model. J. Stephen Sandife

On the Santa Fe, the GENERAL practice at feeding stations was to send foreign cars home empty and move the stock to Santa Fe cars if empty cars were available. I don’t think I have seen any examples o

I have the attached list of books for sale from a closed hobby shop. If interested contact me off list at steve.sandifer@....

Company service might be a better description. I have a number of ATSF records of them being used to provide sand to branch line stock pens for bedding purposes. I have a video of one being unloaded o

These are Clark Car Co. 30 yard air dump cars. Santa Fe had 100 and used them for rip-rap as well as stockyard sand. W&R made HO models for them. I am seeking one or two for my ATSF layout. J. Stephen

You are correct that the SK-L did not have an end ladder on the A end of the car as built. I do not have a photo or drawing of the B end (brake) that would tell me if there was a ladder on that end or

Same here. Used HD stuff today. However they have taken my MEK away and replaced it with MEK Substitute. Living in Houston. J. Stephen Sandifer

Will someone please address the question? Yes, I have replaced the trucks, as stated in the original question. I want to quiet down the tin sound of brass cars. Any suggestions on making them quiet? J

I have a number of brass freight cars that make "brass" noise. I have replaced the trucks on virtually all so they roll well. What is the best way to quiet them down?

I purchased one of the 2 dome insulated, I think for $60 on ebay. Richard H sent me the attached photo as the possible car. Note the ladder. J. Stephen Sandifer

Also it depends on your time frame. It was renumbered twice and the door was changed during its life. J. Stephen Sandifer

“The Santa Fe Modeler,” 2nd Qtr. 1989, p. 31 has an article by Keith Jordan on the model of 13000 that he made in HO scale. He laminated .010 styrene to an Athearn reefer shell stripped of its details