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BLI 6K Chlorine Tank Cars for sale
I want to sell these Broadway Limited Imports 6000 gallon chlorine tank cars for $35 each postpaid: Electro Chemical Bleaching #193 Niagara Smelting #1001 Southern Alkali #634 Please reply off list to
I want to sell these Broadway Limited Imports 6000 gallon chlorine tank cars for $35 each postpaid: Electro Chemical Bleaching #193 Niagara Smelting #1001 Southern Alkali #634 Please reply off list to
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Tankcar Steam Connections
I have seen ACF drawings of heater coils. One has connections through the tank head - two each inlets and outlets, i.e. an inlet and an outlet for the left set of coils and a pair for the right set. T
I have seen ACF drawings of heater coils. One has connections through the tank head - two each inlets and outlets, i.e. an inlet and an outlet for the left set of coils and a pair for the right set. T
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Tank car retainer valve location
On an ACF drawing I purchased, it was on a bracket attached to the diagonal brace between the corner and the center sill/body bolster junction. Mounted vertically, it protruded just above the end plat
On an ACF drawing I purchased, it was on a bracket attached to the diagonal brace between the corner and the center sill/body bolster junction. Mounted vertically, it protruded just above the end plat
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Florida East Coast 7001-series flat car paint and lettering
In the late 1940s - 1947/48 - what color were FEC's flat cars? Can anyone direct me to photos or diagrams showing the placement of the lettering? Thank you. Lou Whiteley Lawrenceville, NJ
In the late 1940s - 1947/48 - what color were FEC's flat cars? Can anyone direct me to photos or diagrams showing the placement of the lettering? Thank you. Lou Whiteley Lawrenceville, NJ
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Resin Car Works Tank Car kits
WTB Resin Car Works kit 1.05. By the time I finally figured out which one I need, they were all gone! Did anybody get an extra 1.05 Hooker 8K kit that he or she would part with? Lou Whiteley Lawrencev
WTB Resin Car Works kit 1.05. By the time I finally figured out which one I need, they were all gone! Did anybody get an extra 1.05 Hooker 8K kit that he or she would part with? Lou Whiteley Lawrencev
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Ice refrigerators (Frozen Turkeys)
On Dec 31, 2015, at 4:13 PM, Tony Thompson tony@... [STMFC] <STMFC@...> wrote: BDob Chaparro wrote: The amount of salt required to achieve 32 degrees usually was 30 percent
On Dec 31, 2015, at 4:13 PM, Tony Thompson tony@... [STMFC] <STMFC@...> wrote: BDob Chaparro wrote: The amount of salt required to achieve 32 degrees usually was 30 percent
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1955 - W hat was moving by rail on a branchline to an end of line town? Reefers?
A car seal list at Queen Anne, Maryland on a PRR branch from January through May 1949 listed 21 refrigerator cars. One was loaded with beer. The other 20 reefers were carrying canned goods. Most of th
A car seal list at Queen Anne, Maryland on a PRR branch from January through May 1949 listed 21 refrigerator cars. One was loaded with beer. The other 20 reefers were carrying canned goods. Most of th
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C&EI 95000 - 95299 gondolas
In a 1948 ORER, these gondolas are listed as class GS but with solid wood floors. I have seen a diagram and photo of 95300 - 95399 gons, but these are not listed in the '48 ORER. Can someone direct me
In a 1948 ORER, these gondolas are listed as class GS but with solid wood floors. I have seen a diagram and photo of 95300 - 95399 gons, but these are not listed in the '48 ORER. Can someone direct me
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Pressed Steel Car Co War Emergency Gondola Ends on Rock Island 900-1299
I, too, have been looking for PSC ends for the Rock Island car. I bought Sunshine's Grand Trunk Western kit, but the end is still not right for the Rock Island version. Lou Whiteley Lawrenceville, NJ
I, too, have been looking for PSC ends for the Rock Island car. I bought Sunshine's Grand Trunk Western kit, but the end is still not right for the Rock Island version. Lou Whiteley Lawrenceville, NJ
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Lehigh Valley 41000 series hopper
The link to the photo of 42060 is at: http://forums.railfan.net/Images/LV/LV42060y.jpg Very interesting in that this one was rebuilt with seven side stakes instead of six as shown in the photos of the
The link to the photo of 42060 is at: http://forums.railfan.net/Images/LV/LV42060y.jpg Very interesting in that this one was rebuilt with seven side stakes instead of six as shown in the photos of the
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WTB: Sunshine Models N&W BPa kit
Mar 30, 2013 I would like to purchase a Sunshine Models kit #26.16 N&W BPA door-and-a-half boxcar with 3-panel Creco doors. Please contact me off list at octoraro1@... if you have one you're w
Mar 30, 2013 I would like to purchase a Sunshine Models kit #26.16 N&W BPA door-and-a-half boxcar with 3-panel Creco doors. Please contact me off list at octoraro1@... if you have one you're w
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Lehigh Valley 41000 series hopper
Regarding the rebuilt twins (42000 - 42848), a 1947 photo of LV 42521 in "The Postwar Freight Car Fleet" by Kline and Culotta shows the right side without the train line. An earlier photo of 42261 cle
Regarding the rebuilt twins (42000 - 42848), a 1947 photo of LV 42521 in "The Postwar Freight Car Fleet" by Kline and Culotta shows the right side without the train line. An earlier photo of 42261 cle
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WTB: Sunshine Models kit #26.16 N&W BPa
I would like to purchase a Sunshine Models kit #26.16 N&W BPA door-and-a-half boxcar with 3-panel Creco doors. Please contact me off list at octoraro1@... if you have one you're willing to par
I would like to purchase a Sunshine Models kit #26.16 N&W BPA door-and-a-half boxcar with 3-panel Creco doors. Please contact me off list at octoraro1@... if you have one you're willing to par
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A new CNWHS Modeler is on the web site
Hi, Jerry, Here is another one! Lou ________________________________ To: STMFC@... Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 7:06 PM Subject: [STMFC] A new CNWHS Modeler is on the web site The latest C
Hi, Jerry, Here is another one! Lou ________________________________ To: STMFC@... Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 7:06 PM Subject: [STMFC] A new CNWHS Modeler is on the web site The latest C
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LV 42000 hopper handbrake
Which brand of handbrake mechanism was applied to the LV 42000-series twin hoppers when they were rebuilt from quads? Also, what is a suggested paint mix for these cars in the immediade post-war perio
Which brand of handbrake mechanism was applied to the LV 42000-series twin hoppers when they were rebuilt from quads? Also, what is a suggested paint mix for these cars in the immediade post-war perio
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Norfolk and Western lettering
On the N&W B-1 box cars, when was Norfolk ampersand Western changed to Norfolk AND Western? Lou Whiteley Lawrenceville, NJ
On the N&W B-1 box cars, when was Norfolk ampersand Western changed to Norfolk AND Western? Lou Whiteley Lawrenceville, NJ
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Texaco Decals
The branchline I am modeling (PRR Octoraro Branch) had an Atlantic Refining facility, so I, too, am very interested in appropriate tank cars during the same period you mention -- 1948 - 1954. From wha
The branchline I am modeling (PRR Octoraro Branch) had an Atlantic Refining facility, so I, too, am very interested in appropriate tank cars during the same period you mention -- 1948 - 1954. From wha
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Working with Jerry Glow's decals
I have had great success with Jerry Glow's decals. I puncture the film in every open space with divider points. I have used full-strength Solvaset without any problem with running or smearing ink. The
I have had great success with Jerry Glow's decals. I puncture the film in every open space with divider points. I have used full-strength Solvaset without any problem with running or smearing ink. The
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Lackawanna twin hopper car roping staples
I'm working on a DL&W twin hopper car in the series 85500 - 86499 as illustrated on page 100 of Bob Karig's book, Coal Cars. I also have a few in-service photos of these cars. It appears to me that th
I'm working on a DL&W twin hopper car in the series 85500 - 86499 as illustrated on page 100 of Bob Karig's book, Coal Cars. I also have a few in-service photos of these cars. It appears to me that th
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Heyden Chemical green tank cars
Having seen builder's photos of SHPX tank cars built in 1940 and 1941, and leased to Heyden Chemical Corp. of Garfield, NJ, I initially jumped to the conclusion that they were black. I just purchased
Having seen builder's photos of SHPX tank cars built in 1940 and 1941, and leased to Heyden Chemical Corp. of Garfield, NJ, I initially jumped to the conclusion that they were black. I just purchased
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