[Genma Saotome]

Here's a USRA single sheathed roster from Ben Hom. I didn't know the MILW kept so many running so late.

[timmuir]

Funny you mentioned Milwaukee Road, Dave, that was going to be my first release of the car, CMStP&P #703425! Thanks for the spreadsheet by the way! :)

[Tony]

Hello Tim
.......and maybe a 40 Foot ice Reefer. Perhaps. :)


Cheers Tony :)

[timmuir]

Yeah, some eastern roads would be nice. As for the reefer, the only drawings I have at this time are of a PFE R-40-2 from the 5/86 issue of Mainline Modeler.

[Genma Saotome]

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As for the reefer, the only drawings I have at this time are of a PFE R-40-2....

Ahhh, that can be easily corrected. ;)

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I know you want a Pennsy X29 box, right?

Yeah, I do. Not that I'm in love with the car or anything but simply that so darn many of them were built you'd simply be seeing them everywhere you went. 'Bout the same for the NYC steel boxcar of the same era which is generally understood to be the USRA design for an all steel car. And good drawings are available in CBC's. They're simply must have cars for all steam era modelers.

There are actually other cars I lust after... if lust is really the right word when talking about freight cars. :) The SP G-50-9 - 11 classes of GS gons -- the ones with the inset sides near the side sill; meat reefers, particularly Mather reefers but the late AC&F cars are nice too; Produce reefers... a really nice R-40-10 would be nice; I have engineering drawings for two classes of Rio Grande GS gondolas as well as one of their stockcars; SP stockcars... oh heck, the one that the WP also had, don't recall the class right now....; SP's HK cars: H-50-5 were also owned by the WP; a UTLX X-3 tankcar... most common on the rails; and last but not least, a SBIX vinegar car. I could go on you know (this being he christmas season). :)

[timmuir]

Well, we'll see what the new year brings at any rate. These are all very interesting and much-needed freightcars. What really has me interested, Dave, are those GS gons. Can you send me copies of the drawings? Or any drawings and/or photos for that matter.
Thanks.

[wacampbell]

Gons sound good! ... 8Pt;line-height:100%'>and USRA tank cars, and small hopper cars, and cattle cars and ...

This post has been edited by wacampbell: 19 December 2006 - 11:00 AM

[Genma Saotome]

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...and USRA tank cars....

The only USRA tankcars ever made are being marketed in hobby shops everywhere under the name of Tichy.

The plans were created but the government trust never purchased any such cars and without examples forced upon them for real world evaluation, RR and private car owners continued to rely on the tried and true designs of common builders like AC&F.

[timmuir]

...and the list goes on and on. Obviously this is a popular idea (amongst we o' timers) :)

A veritable flood of requests..... ;)