Doug Harding wrote: “The 28 hr Law of 1906 outlawed any feeding or watering while in transit, making the apparatuses useless.” From Section 3 of “The 28 Hour Law” in reference to unloading, feeding an

Ed Hawkins wrote: “The SSW diagram for 46000-46199 denotes the following info. 3. Roof raised & steel roof applied by SSW 1939 The cars were equipped with Evans Auto~Loaders, Type “E”, 8 tubes, coinci

Bob Chaparro wrote: The door is stenciled "9-5", "10-6" and "8-E". The white rectangle above the 3” white stripe indicates that the car’s Evans Auto~Loaders are stored and inoperable. They may have si

Dave Parker were: “It would take some compelling photographic evidence to convince me that there were non-compliant cars in interchange in 1920 (or, perhaps, even in 1912).” From the list archives (20

On Aug 22, 2020, at 8:24 AM, Don Valentine wrote: “Thanks for that observation Ken. You may be correct but I’m not certain given that I can’t see as much in the shadows and cannot find such a car in M

Bob asked: “My question is, when did the stenciling of car types on freight cars become mandatory?” 1959 AAR Interchange Rules: Rule 3, Section (s), Paragraph (9) Stenciling: AAR mechanical designatio

Pierre Oliver, You’ve done an excellent job on these various kits. Are you offering the appropriate decals for the 65100-65199 series cars which were equipped with Evans Auto~Loaders? Regards, Guy Wil

Bruce, Thank you. I would hope the XAR’s come to fruition down the road. Definitely looking forward to an upgrade from the Bowser models. Regards, Guy Wilber Reno, Nevada “That is correct. The Rapido

Bruce Smith wrote: "The X31B/C would need a new mold. Much easier to get X31s out of the current mold with floor tubes and end fixtures (maybe an etched brass part?)" Bruce, Is it safe to assume that

Bruce Smith wrote: "I have some questions about Cable Reels as loads for steam era freight cars. I have a Sunshine PRR G27 gondola kit that was packaged with a kit for 18 steel cable reels. I model 19

Joe Nevin wrote: “Has someone figured out how to search for a quoted string in the messages and have most recent first? Or restricted by a date range. After transitioning to Groups.io I have not figur

Steve Sandifer wrote: “I was quoting Richard Hendrickson in my earlier reply. I too would question the late date for the Allied trucks.” Allied Full Cushion trucks were prohibited in interchange on Ja

From: Bob Chaparro: "U.S. Navy San Diego Boxcar From the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library Collection:" Note that his car is not equipped with an "AB" Brake system though it does have a t

Allen wrote: “Now, can someone suggest materials and methods for tie downs?” See attached pdf. Guy Wilber Reno, Nevada

Dennis wrote: “Seems I recall the NKP had some auto cars that were built based on an earlier design, where it was found the new diagonal pressing interfered with the loaders, and so the cars were buil

Garth Wrote: “The IM Deco boxcar has the circle with a horizontal bar across only the center of the circle. That doesn't quite seem to fit any of the signs you describe.” As I suspected, the symbol on

Al Smith wrote “That symbol on the door may be an early indicator of load restraining devices in the car. Maybe someone with more info on these devices and what symbols were used can give a better exp

Don Valentine points out that I put “AB” instead of “K” on the prohibition date reference. Thanks, Don. Guy Wilber Reno, Nevada

Schuyler wrote: “But what I’d really like is a similar document with the significant dates like this that might be more comprehensive. I started one for myself a long time ago, but that seems to have

Jeff wrote: “I see a series of at least 5 rings where the car side meets the roof. What are they?” Lifting rings to which chain blocks were attached for lifting automobiles or light trucks for tilting