Morbid curiosity compels me to ask - has anyone produced a model of a Pries corrugated radial roof? (used on house cars of the teens - possibly only H&B? (it was a Michigan City concern, actually Will

https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/albums/72157649155982802/ Bob Webber

did you look at the Barringer AC&F Flickr site - there might be builder's photos of them there..... Bob Webber

Yes, 2 of the San Pedro guns were 14 inch model 1920 (RG) railway guns - a ring (not unlike a turntable) was prepared, trucks rolled away and ...instant emplacement. But there were a half dozen Taft p

This is the closest I found to that car (in the photo): Steel End 500 1920 Lot 5209 CCM Co. Gondola HB-9682-36-72 (There are others - but not where I can reach them at the moment) Bob Webber

Yeah - I think that I've scanned a couple dozen of these in the last 3 weeks (scanning all H&B drawings). There's a few variants. There's this oval spiral, a more circular spiral (for house cars), a l

Pullman was building containers prior to 1931, they also built containers to ship Oldsmobiles - containers had heavy duty casters to move them without the need for fork lifts. They also had "Container

When looking into this for a customer, we found 1 Swift order, and one proposed. The 1910 Haskell & Barker order - Lot 113 - Cars 20200 - 20300 (note that in that same Lot, there were cars for Beechnu

Do the same method as some use for wood. Paint an uneven coat of your favorite "rust", apply minute dabs of rubber cement, paint and finish the top coats, carefully sand or otw expose (and remove the

Along with that, alloys and various improvements allowed for less labor intensive means of creating a supporting structure that was "smaller", stronger, & better use of resources and more flexible. Th

I would take note of age, car owner, car outline. The car with the narrower running boards is also a few inches narrower than the others...when you mix 36', 40' 50' etc. in the same train, when you ha

We have often been asked about the "stuff" we have. We've had various resources, but this is the first time we've actually had a high-level index) - and an inventory will be forthcoming due to our upc

CC&O, DL&W, LV, D&H, B&O, BR&P, P&R, NYC, ERR, NYNH&H & BLE are listed on the United States Standard lettering diagram for 55-ton hopper cars dated Oct. 1919 - stenciling drawings and details are also

Higgins built ships for the Army in (or just outside of) New Orleans - they were large, ocean going vessels for supply. In addition, the Army had all sorts of small craft, they were the agent of contr

Yes (thanks!)...I likely should have added an emoticon or whatever - I have known Tony (longer than he's known me...) and he wouldn't apply anything like that on purpose - and it was wrong of me to no

One of the more proper usages seen here..... Bob Webber

This might launch a large discussion..but.... Before you define those terms, better define "proper" - esp. which context you wish to use it in. Proper may mean what is proper within the group, within

Bettendorf s/b Iowa in Quad Cities. ASF, Chicago. BTW, we have maps of the H&B shops along with building drawings - and the BoM can be figured from drawings (be a bit of time, but you can do it). We h

Also available from Archival supply houses- Hollinger Corp. description: TYVEK: Made from high-density polyethlene fibers, Tvek is a chemically inert sheet of spunbonded olefin (5.7 ml) that is strong

UTOPIA was lot 2122 plan 1155a and negative is 3159. We have floor plan, etc. Sent from BlueMail