There were not a lot of 50 foot boxcars around in 1929
mopacfirst
I did just now go check on my Sunshine kit. It's 73.8, and it has several ends of different styles so you can mix and match like Santa Fe did. The sides are actually very nice, and the rivets are not giganto like the sales brochure made them look. Frankly, that could have been a test car with sides from something Athearn. The sides, incidentally, have the doors cast in place. There's a little klugy surface at the left edge where something may have happened to the master, but the grabs should cover that. The underframe casting is technically superb, with those four fishbelly frame members.
I'm definitely going to build this one, although frankly it could still be a couple years out. Ron Merrick |
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mopacfirst
I have one, I know where it is. I'll have to look at it.
Ron Merrick |
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Jon Miller <atsfus@...>
On 5/7/2019 5:36 PM, Bill Daniels
via Groups.Io wrote:
Boy, those rivets look almost as substantial as the underframe! I have never seen that kit but that was my
first thought. Then I thought maybe the picture and lighting
and shadows. Has anyone actually looked/have/built that kit? -- Jon Miller For me time stopped in 1941 Digitrax Chief/Zephyr systems, SPROG, JMRI User NMRA Life member #2623 Member SFRH&MS |
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Bill Daniels <billinsf@...>
Boy, those rivets look almost as substantial as the underframe! Bill Daniels Santa Rosa, CA
On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 3:25:01 PM PDT, Benjamin Hom <b.hom@...> wrote:
Tim O'Connor wrote: "I photographed the car all over (except the roof) in the early
1990's and sent prints to Martin Lofton, hoping that Sunshine would be interested in doing these." He eventually did. Ben Hom
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Benjamin Hom
Tim O'Connor wrote: "I photographed the car all over (except the roof) in the early
1990's and sent prints to Martin Lofton, hoping that Sunshine would be interested in doing these." He eventually did. Ben Hom
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Don
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I photographed the car all over (except the roof) in the early 1990's and sent prints to Martin Lofton, hoping that Sunshine would be interested in doing these. I, too, was very impressed by that massive underframe. I took a number of pictures of that! Tim O'Connor On 5/7/2019 4:21 PM, Donald B.
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Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts |
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Donald B. Valentine <riverman_vt@...>
Thank you Tim, My memory is getting fuzzy as these are exactly the cars I was thinking of. For some reason this morning I was thinking they were still single sheathed rather than rebuilt from such. You are also correct about them going to the DT&I first as I also remember the DT&I compass emblem showing through on the right end of each side but couldn't think how it was on the car when thinking they were still single sheathed this morning. Does anyone have a photo of these cars as built or at least when still Santa Fe equipment? They must have been rather interesting as built also with that very heavy underframe. Cordially, Don Valentine |
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I have several photos of the car that I haven't scanned. Here's a picture I found on the internet somewhere. The car is an Fe-13 and first went to the DT&I (lettering was visible when I took photos) and then the StJ&LC. Tim On 5/7/2019 7:58 AM, Donald B.
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Good Morning, Everyone...Again Thanks to Rupert Gamlen (CB&Q X-5 class) and Jim Gates ( ATSF Fe-K class.) for noting two classes missing in the 50 ft cars Excel data table. The two are definitely in the database but somehow my query that produced the excel spreadsheet was not constructed correctly (its complicated). So, here is the last word baring further notifications form RR specific knowledgeable list members. The table lists 114 series and includes those built new up to 12-1929, those either new, or renumbered, or rebuilt without renumbering, or rebuilt and renumbered and in service in 1928, I very much appreciated the interest and comments from the members and the opportunity to polish my query skills. There are 8500 series in the box car database: those that came into existence new between 1910- 1944, or as renumbered or rebuilt from those cars up through the 1960's. Series built prior to 1910 but with steel underframes are also included and similarly cars from select railroads that appeal to me: Illinois Central and absorbed lines at the moment. The box car database is a work in progress and is now nearing 35 years of data entry. The dates in the format 1-18xx or 1-1900 are place holders: the year is documented but the month is pending documentation. On Sun, May 5, 2019 at 2:56 PM Claus Schlund \(HGM\) <claus@...> wrote:
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Donald B. Valentine <riverman_vt@...>
Speaking of early 50 ft. cars I'll bring this type up at least one of which ended up here in Vermont on our little St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County RR. This was a 50 ft., single sheathed ex-Santa Fe car that had the heaviest cast underframe I can ever recall seeing. It is that underframe that makes it stick in my mind because there were hollowed out places within it to account for the pivot of the trucks on sharp curves. I have no idea when it was constructed or by whom and, unfortunately, never got a photo of the one that satjust east f the Eastern States Farmers Exchange building for some years in the late 1970's and early 1980's. Does anyone know more about it from this meager description? Cordially, Don Valentine |
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Jim Gates
I see the ATSF Fe-M class, but not the Fe-K class.
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Jim Gates -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 5/6/19, Eric Lombard <elombard@...> wrote:
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] There were not a lot of 50 foot boxcars around in 1929 To: main@realstmfc.groups.io Date: Monday, May 6, 2019, 12:31 PM Hello, again... Curiosity led me to see what my database could produce for "50" ft cars built before the end of 1929. I searched: New-built series; Inside length between 45-0 and 50-9; and in service 1928 or built new 1929. the data come from equipment diagrams, the ORER, the ICC valuations, and various government, railroad, model, and historical publications. The resulting output, 18,841 cars in 63 Series sorted by build date is attached. The build dates in the form 1-19xx are place holders. The year is documented but not the month. the data are reduced from the complete data set available for each series. There are some interesting series! One complete with the rara avis VanDorn ends. The ascendancy of steel underframes, vertical brake wheels,steel ends trucks can be picked out. Enjoy |
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Eric Hansmann
Thanks for the extra Rock Island data and the Excel file, Eric. These details are fascinating.
Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Eric Lombard
Good Morning, Everyone... I agree with Eric: The did not acquire *any* 50 foot single-sheathed cars with a deep fishbelly side sill. There appear to be only three candidates for the mystery car:
Marks Series Qty Date Builder RIA&L 261000-261124 125 1912 WSC CRI&P 261125-261449 325 1912 WSC CRI&P 261450-261949 500 1913 PUL
On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 9:12 AM Eric Hansmann <eric@...> wrote:
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Eric Hansmann
The photo was taken at the DL&W Jersey City facilities in 1929. The top level may be a coal unloading dock to transfer coal from rail to barge or ship.
I do not know the function of the second level.
Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of David Wiggs
Sent: Monday, May 6, 2019 2:13 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] There were not a lot of 50 foot boxcars around in 1929
Can anyone identify the structure with two or maybe three levels of track loading? I presume the top level is for trucks.
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Hello Everyone, again... Rupert, I purposely did not include series rebuilt, or renumbered, or both. The rebuilt and renumbered series you list is indeed in the data. A couple of additional photos of the Pullman lot. All the RI series had auto end doors. On Sun, May 5, 2019 at 2:56 PM Claus Schlund \(HGM\) <claus@...> wrote:
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Rupert Gamlen
Eric
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Eric Lombard
Sent: Tuesday, 7 May 2019 5:31 a.m. To: main@realstmfc.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] There were not a lot of 50 foot boxcars around in 1929
Hello, again...
Curiosity led me to see what my database could produce for "50" ft cars built before the end of 1929. I searched: New-built series; Inside length between 45-0 and 50-9; and in service 1928 or built new 1929. the data come from equipment diagrams, the ORER, the ICC valuations, and various government, railroad, model, and historical publications.
The resulting output, 18,841 cars in 63 Series sorted by build date is attached. The build dates in the form 1-19xx are place holders. The year is documented but not the month. the data are reduced from the complete data set available for each series.
There are some interesting series! One complete with the rara avis VanDorn ends. The ascendancy of steel underframes, vertical brake wheels,steel ends trucks can be picked out.
Enjoy
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Bill Welch
Eric you missed this group of 100 cars, only SS 50-footers built by a southeastern RR AFAIK: http://archive.nmra.org/Photographs.aspx?c=118&i=23478&PageIndex=0&rm=165
This photo appears in the Kline/Culotta NMRA book I believe. Bill Welch |
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David Wiggs
Can anyone
identify the structure with two or maybe three levels of track loading? I
presume the top level is for trucks.
Davo in
Orlando |
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Ralph W. Brown
Hi Claus,
I just took a closer look. They’re actually mules and wagon!
Great.
Thanks again.
Pax,
Ralph
Brown
Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com From: Ralph
W. Brown
Sent: Monday, May 6, 2019 2:52 PM
To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] There were not a lot of 50 foot boxcars
around in 1929 Hi Claus,
Nice pic. Gotta love those horse and wagon shots.
Thanks,
Ralph
Brown
Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com From: Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
Sent: Monday, May 6, 2019 12:51 PM
To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] There were not a lot of 50 foot boxcars
around in 1929 Hi Eric,
Yes, apparently the 'mystery car' is a Rock Island
car. It is not IC.
Compare the 'mystery car' in the link
below...
...with the attached example of the RI car series
that seems to match. According to my Dec 1930 ORER this is series RI
261000-261949. This agrees with Eric's candidate list.
Thanks Eric!
Claus Schlund
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Ralph W. Brown
Hi Claus,
Nice pic. Gotta love those horse and wagon shots.
Thanks,
Ralph
Brown
Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com From: Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
Sent: Monday, May 6, 2019 12:51 PM
To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] There were not a lot of 50 foot boxcars
around in 1929 Hi Eric,
Yes, apparently the 'mystery car' is a Rock Island
car. It is not IC.
Compare the 'mystery car' in the link
below...
...with the attached example of the RI car series
that seems to match. According to my Dec 1930 ORER this is series RI
261000-261949. This agrees with Eric's candidate list.
Thanks Eric!
Claus Schlund
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Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
Hi Garth and List Members,
Also note that the ONLY east-coast railroad listed
was ERIE.
Claus Schlund
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