Hello: Cab someone explain the differences between the PRR X29 style boxcar and the 1932 ARA design. Seaboard had the 1932 ARA design. I know they look similiar but I think the ARA design is taller. T

What was the IH of the PRR X29 boxcars? Were they taller or shorter than the 1932 ARA? Seaboard's B6 class 17000-18999 had an IH of 9'4" and were built in 1934 and 1937. How could the Red Caboose or W

STMer's, Funny we should have all of these postings on the conductor's book regarding tank cars. I have been trying to assemble a respectable tank car fleet of the P2K kits. I have been trying to acqu

I sent my money off to Central Hobby Supply for two of the Red Caboose General American tank car. I ordered them Undecorated. I wondered if anyone has seen these in person and what schemes people are

I have just acquired a "Railworks Ltd" PRR R-60 express reefer. I figured I could use it in a mail train or similar but would like some information. Period of it's use and would it likely show up on a

Bruce, There is a photo in UP Modeler Vol 1 showing Pennsy 2248 on a UP Mail Train. No windows. Can you tell me a bit about this car? Mike Brock

Does anyone out there have a photo that they could scan for me that shows how the ACL's K-7 gons were lettered in the mid-1940's? The K-7 gons are the fishbelly center sill ones with short sides made

Forwarded from the M&StL list... Anyone have any further info on the Decker line? > From: Clark Propst <cepropst@...> > Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2001 10:48:55 -0600 > Reply-To: mstl@... > Subject: [mstl] Dec

All, The date of the banning of Arch Bar trucks in interchange has probably been beat to death, but... Many railroads, private car owners, and the American Petroleum Institute lobbied hard during the

Hello all, As many of you know, I have an interest in WWII Troop Sleepers and Kitchen cars. Vaguely, in the back of my mind, I recalled some cars that might have been converted from these cars at the

Further info from Clark, in case he hasn't already replied directly. Mason City was written up in the New York Times travel magazine in the last year. Seems that the "Music Man" was based on someone f

Bruce, The date on the mail train is 1957. I've uploaded the photo......including an ACL and PFE car as well.....in the STMFC archive. It sure doesn't look like an X-29. Mike

Regarding these kits and what is holding up their release from Sunshine Models, the catch is that Martin L. is having difficulty finding someone to do the photoetched parts in the kit. The patterns ar

From time to time several contributors to this list will quote citations from a Lot List for one or more of the historical car builders. My question is how does one go about acquiring one's own copy o

3-9-01 My comments about UTLX car frames was simply throwing an idea out there for consideration.I had always thought there was general standardisation of the X-3 underframe in the UTLX fleet. If this

Here are more tank cars that are in the UP Frt Conductors Book. Some of these are not common names. A couple of surprises to me are SP car 58403 and CDLX being west bound with juice. Others, more fami

A Will Whittaker photo of NP double sheathed boxcar 12855 photographed in March 1954, with a reweigh date of 10-52, shows the car with the larger Monad or yin/yang symbol and "Main Street of the North

Hi, My name is Clark Propst I model the M&StL in Mason City Iowa. I found this group through an e-mail from Richard Hendrickson. You could say I followed him home. I was surprised to see several messa

In 1937, the NH built these 75 flat cars at their Readville shops using welded underframes furnished by Bethlehem. Does anyone have any information, drawings, etc. for these underframes? The only phot