Hello everyone, I've been collecting information on some 50ft boxcars in hide service that I'm planning to model using Proto 2000 kits. The cars in question are: CBQ 21154, 21235, 21378, 22371 (50ft
notorious nothing Hi Mike, It wasn't so much the smell, but what was making the smell. I can't imagine what the interior of a hide service car, especially one lined with wood, would soak up. I believ
Hi Russell, If the hides were loaded loose, I'll bet that an XP designation simply means it is a car restricted to a specific kind of service. What would the corrosion stains around the doorways look
Hi Russell, I've never seen a CBQ boxcar painted forest green. Was this done near the BN merger? Thanks, Mark Heiden -- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Ma
Hi Denny, Those must have been some memorable summers! How big would a hide be? I realize this would vary according to animal, but would a hide be removed in one piece or cut into parts as needed? Co
Hello everyone, I'm building a model of a CBQ XM-32f boxcar, minus the roofwalk and with the A-end ladders cut down. I have two questions about these modifications. First, after the roofwalk was remo
Hi Rob, Thanks for the reply. I'm using photos I've found on the Internet for reference. Unfortunately, getting a copy of the CB&Q Color Guide isn't feasible: I returned to university in the fall and
Hello everyone, I have a couple of questions concerning the longevity of the Everywhere West/Way of the Zephyrs paint scheme on class XM-33 50ft single door boxcars. These cars were numbered in serie
Hello everyone, I'm working on a model of a Genesee & Wyoming two-bay 70 ton covered hopper, series GNWR 700001-700055, 55 cars in 1973. I understand that these cars came from the CBQ. I was wonderin
Hi Rupert, Here's the dimensions from the ORER: Interior Length: 29'3" Interior Width: 9'5" Outside Length: 37'9" Exterior Width: 10'8" Exterior Height: 13' Capacity: 1958 cu ft, 140,000lb Not much t
Hi Rupert, A scan of the cars in question would be great! Thanks, Mark Heiden Galesburg original (HC-1A built Bulletin #20 comparison hoppers are ex-CB&Q, of which 1948. prototype Yahoo! Groups Links
Hello everyone, I'm about to start lettering a model of a CBQ XM-32c boxcar from number series 18400-18699, built in 1951. I have the year, but not the month they were built. Does anyone know what mo
Hello everyone, Does anyone know if there were trust plates on the sides of the XM-32c boxcars from number series 18400-18699? If there were, where on the side of the car were they located? Thanks, M
Hi Jerry, The Tichy cars are based on ex-Wabash hoppers purchased by the Anderson Company. They were used for grain service along the Toledo, Ohio, waterfront, transporting grain from ships to elevat
Hello everyone, I'm ready to paint an HO scale model of CBQ XM-32F 40ft steel boxcar, in the simplified Chinese Red scheme applied to cars in the late 1960s. An example is boxcar 63007, as seen in th
Hi Rob, Thanks for the information. I'm using Red Caboose 8600, 40ft ACF boxcar with 6ft door and riveted sides, for this model. The kit includes 8-rung ladders. The side ladders look right, but the
Hello everyone, I have a few questions regarding the few XM-25/26 single sheathed boxcars that survived in revenue service into the early 1970s. According to the November, 1973 ORER, there were still
Hi Rupert, Thanks very much for the information! Hearing some cars were in hide service is welcome news; the layout I'm planning has a tannery. Thanks again, Mark Heiden identified the were banned fr
Hello everyone, I'm working on a model of an XM-33 50ft AAR boxcar, series CBQ 21000- 21399, using the Proto 2000 single door boxcar. A prototype photo of these cars can be found at: http://www.steam
Hello everyone, I'm nearly finished a model of one of the 50ft XM-33 boxcars, series CBQ 21000-22749. I'd like to finish the car as it appeared in the early 1970s, and have the following questions: 1