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Re: PC&F Plate B 5077

D. Manning — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:09:44 GMT

Mike, It's patched Railbox paint. It was done with very pale yellow with black stencilled reporting marks. I've got a SBD patched XAF-10 too, by the way. In

Re: PC&F Plate B 5077

David R. Olsen — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:32:25 GMT

... Mike - David Casdorph's 1990 RBOX book (Freight Cars Journal #12) has a renumbering index in the back. It shows four groups of RBOX cars going to C&O in

Re: PC&F Plate B 5077

MICHAEL SHYLANSKI — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:02:41 GMT

What kind of paint scheme does SBD 141814 have, Dave? Is it Railbox with patch-painted reporting marks? This particular car should be ex-C&O I

Re: Atlas centerbeam

dhs844@... — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:08:41 GMT

... From: blindog@... To: MFCL@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 12:17:48 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [MFCL] Atlas

Re: PC&F Plate B 5077

D. Manning — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:02:00 GMT

The Chessie Color Guide has C&O 400364, which is a P-S built XPF-11, but no PC&F cars. I think including a Railbox in the C&O Color Guide would have been

Re: Atlas centerbeam

blindog@... — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:19:45 GMT

... Well.... the 73-foot inside length centerbeam dates to 1986. The first Howe truss-style centerbeams came around 1989-90 from National Steel Car and

Re: PC&F Plate B 5077

Carl J. Marsico — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:06:41 GMT

Offhand (w/o the Neubauer CD-ROM handy), these also went to C&O (later to SBD?) and UP. I don't recall which roads ended up with which version (10 or 12

Re: Help ID Model and Prototype WP Exterior Post Boxcar

Larry Z. Daily — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:19:25 GMT

Thom, That should help me find additional info. Thanks much. Larry ... From: MFCL@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MFCL@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Thom Anderson

Re: Help ID Model and Prototype WP Exterior Post Boxcar

Thom Anderson — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:16:41 GMT

Larry, Looks like the Walthers NACC (North American Car Co.) RBL to me. Athearn also did this car with two different door styles, but this one looks like the

Help ID Model and Prototype WP Exterior Post Boxcar

Larry Z. Daily — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:11:20 GMT

Hello, all! I'm looking ahead to my next modeling project and could use some help. Several years ago I purchased an RTR exterior post insulated boxcar. It's

Re: New stuff from Intermountain?

Jim Eager — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:20:58 GMT

... No, not even close. Jim Eager Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Re: New stuff from Intermountain?

Dan — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:14:08 GMT

Is this car similar/close to the one SP had? I haven't done any sort of comparisons...just noticed SP had ACF bulkhead flats. Thanks Dan Risdon

Re: Atlas Thrall 2743

freightcarworld — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:07:54 GMT

Tim, GWWR 3025-3099 were built 06=07-1995. Job 859. Owned by USL Capital. Dave Casdorph

Re: Atlas Thrall 2743

Doug Stark — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:05:38 GMT

Tim, You might be in luck, barely. I can't read the consolidated stencil in my original images of GWWR 3086, but the Oddballs Decals website shows 5-95 for

Re: ACF 5090 B Plate

D. Manning — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:23:35 GMT

Well, the hope is that one of the manufacturers who produce models for those of us with -above- average tastes would produce it. Might be a good first boxcar