> > Posted by: "danvandermause" [email protected] danvandermause > Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:51 pm (PDT) > > Of course, there were examples of 40-foot boxcars with larger door openings > than the typical 6-foot door. Some of these were actually the creation of > rebuild programs by various railroad shops during the 1950's. There were even > some double door 40-foot boxcars -- as Bob mentioned, some of these were in > automotive service with interior racks. . .
By coincidence I just acquired a Pacific Rail Shops kit of a forty-foot, double-door Western Pacific box car. The prototype was designed to carry Ford automobile parts. The model was the S West IV (2002) convention car, and somehow I managed to attend the convention without getting a car - until now. Lee Johnson still has a few left. If anybody wants one, Lee’s email address is <[email protected]>. Here’s a picture of a Z scale model of the same car: <http://needtrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7104> -- Bill Roberts, Receiver San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. * * * Notice to travelers * * * Trains running late are likely to make up time ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
