Date
1 - 11 of 11
X29 car owners
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richard haave
Was the Rock Island among the roads that purchased X29 box cars? Thank you in advance for any info. Dick Haave
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David
No. Original purchasers were PRR, W&LE, NYC, and B&O.
David Thompson
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naptownprr
No Rock Island, but, besides PRR, NYC, B&O, and W&LE, also RDG, LNE, and CNJ. From: STMFC@... [STMFC@...]
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 1:02 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] X29 car owners Was the Rock Island among the roads that purchased X29 box cars? Thank you in advance for any info.
Dick Haave
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Eric Neubauer <eaneubauer@...>
RDG certainly did not have any "X29" type cars.
Theirs, like NYC, were derivative of the USRA design. The rivet pattern on the
side sill is different and indicates a USRA type underframe. Confusion is
understandable, as I believe some people associate flat ends with the
"X29". However, not all cars with flat ends are "X29" type, and not all "X29"
types have flat ends.
Eric N.
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Brad Andonian
DT&I also had a few they got from PRR. Brad Andonian On Monday, November 10, 2014 10:59 AM, "'Eric Neubauer' eaneubauer@... [STMFC]" RDG certainly did not have any "X29" type cars.
Theirs, like NYC, were derivative of the USRA design. The rivet pattern on the
side sill is different and indicates a USRA type underframe. Confusion is
understandable, as I believe some people associate flat ends with the
"X29". However, not all cars with flat ends are "X29" type, and not all "X29"
types have flat ends.
Eric N.
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naptownprr
The RDG did have some derived from the USRA design, but they also had a small group of X29 type. From: STMFC@... [STMFC@...]
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 2:52 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] X29 car owners DT&I also had a few they got from PRR.
Brad Andonian
On Monday, November 10, 2014 10:59 AM, "'Eric Neubauer' eaneubauer@... [STMFC]" ! wrote:
RDG certainly did not have any "X29" type cars. Theirs, like NYC, were derivative of the USRA design. The rivet pattern on the side sill is different and indicates a USRA type underframe. Confusion is understandable, as I believe some
people associate flat ends with the "X29". However, not all cars with flat ends are "X29" type, and not all "X29" types have flat ends.
Eric N.
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Eric Neubauer <eaneubauer@...>
I'm not aware of any on RDG and would be real
interested if I missed some.
XMs = USRA (1919)
XMt, XMu = USRA derivative (1925,
1930)
XMv = RDG design with Duryea underframe
(1937)
I believe half of class XMt had Murphy ends and
half had flat ends. All of class XMu had flat
ends.
Eric N.
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Are you guys saying that all of the below owners had box cars built to the PRR X29 designs of 1924 or 1928? Or are you lumping the 1923 ARA design with the X29, because they look so much alike? Red Caboose made 3 original carbodies for those 3 versions, plus one version with dreadnaught ends. And I think they released either the 1924 or 1928 body with side sill patches, although all 3 prototype designs had the same flaw (wet wood/metal corrosion) Tim O'Connor
RDG certainly did not have any "X29" type cars. Theirs, like NYC, were derivative of the USRA design. The rivet pattern on the side sill is different and indicates a USRA type underframe. Confusion is understandable, as I believe some people associate flat ends with the "X29". However, not all cars with flat ends are "X29" type, and not all "X29" types have flat ends.
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Eric Neubauer <eaneubauer@...>
I was using "X29" to include all cars in
the one design family. Clearly there were changes over time as with any
design family, but among other things, the USRA designs had characteristic body
bolster designs, and if I remember right, the USRA box car design had a 9"
channel side sill, and the ARA/"X29" family had a 7" channel side sill.
Railroads tended to choose one design or the other as a basis for their orders
in the 1920s and early 1930s. The different side sills were compatible with
different body bolsters and other crossmembers, and so on. RDG used the
USRA designs as a starting point, but added some height and also used the end
and roof construction more commonly associated with the classic X29. If you use
an "X29" scale model as a stand in for a RDG car, you will have a different
underframe, the side sill will be too light, and I believe the side sheets are
layed out differently. CNJ had steel cars based on both the USRA and ARA
designs. LNE's two orders were based on the ARA design.
RDG copied the USRA 46' mill gondola very
closely for their 1920s orders. Some other railroads added height or length, but
still retained many design elements.
Eric N.
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Greg Martin
Jim Hunter please sign your post.
Greg Martin
Eventually all things merge into one and a river runs through
it. Norman Maclean In a message dated 11/10/2014 12:11:48 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
STMFC@... writes:
The RDG did have some derived from the USRA design, but they also had a small group of X29 type.
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naptownprr
Okay, I'll sign my post. I just assumed that since you can read my address, you knew it was me. Likewise, I can tell it is you, Greg, from your address.
Jim Hunter From: STMFC@... [STMFC@...]
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 11:26 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] X29 car owners Jim Hunter please sign your post.
Greg Martin
Eventually all things merge into one and a river runs through it. Norman Maclean In a message dated 11/10/2014 12:11:48 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, STMFC@... writes:
The RDG did have some derived from the USRA design, but they also had a small group of X29 type.
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