Based upon the information on the HOseeker site [https://hoseeker.net/otherhotrains3.html] it appears Mainline Models never made a 40-ft reefer lettered for the ART. I have no good guesses. I would su

Steve and Dennis, thank you for your replies as they fill-in some gaps in my knowledge of freight cars. I didn't realize Pullman-Standard had this thing and actually built boxcar with interior lengths

Dennis, Since these cars were constructed for paper or news print service would the shorter interior length of 50'-0" be the result of extra thick end linings? I am curious what do the drawings show?

The Sunshine hoppers wouldn't work [I can't quickly find the Inside Length.]? twin bay chiseled side hoppers (Discontinued) Both series of cars were built by Pressed Steel Car so they could have done

I also worked on this model, the original Lindberg version, to tried to lower the body relative to the underframe. I can't quickly find my model, but I recall I cut the floor free from the car body an

Marty, This photo was captioned as a 2-bay rebuilt from the 4-bay. Bob Witt

Four photos of workmen harvesting ice from a ,lake. https://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A147968/datastream/IMAGE/view Caption: Four pictures of men cutting

Another example of automobile loading. Note placard "UNLOAD FROM THIS SIDE" https://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A154147/datastream/IMAGE/view Bob Witt

This seller has various drawings (blueprints) for NYC stencils on eBay. Several have initial dates of 1904 with the last revision as 1940. New listing Old Vintage 1936 NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD Bluepr

Question: I assume these side frames are the raw castings. What if any areas and surfaces were machined before they became part of a functioning truck? Bob Witt

I only have this one cropped from a larger image. Can't read the number so it may not be a N-25b. It appears to have the original brake arrangement. Attached: The origins for the N-25 hoppers was the

List members, A slightly larger image using the below link, at least on my iMac. http://frisco.org/mainline/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Cattle-Car-47864-date-and-location-unknown.jpg Bob Witt

Nice photo Tim. Those B&O TOFCEE service "flat cars" were made by rebuilding the relatively new "1955" underframes from the M-15 wagon-tops. They did configurations for TOFC and COFC. Bob Witt

Found a very poor photo, - Bob Witt

Another RI one. The B&O did COFC using the O-27 gondola. I have a diagram, but no photo. Bob Witt

There is a 3/4 view of a similar gondola, but there seems to be no way to determine what class. The side construction appears to be similar. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/51175 Bob Witt

This maybe a better link as the earlier one is almost 10 years old. Bob Witt

Steve, Bob's Photo has some photos and there are construction photos at the Pullman Museum site. The link are in the attached word document. Regards, Bob Witt

Could some event like WWII have delayed the pace of their removal? Bob Witt

Santa Fe Icing operations. https://paulv99.zenfolio.com/p423164220 Not sure if this was posted earlier, but I couldn't find it in the archives. Bob Witt