tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62787309574710970122024-03-18T15:53:27.776-07:00Models and Kitbashes by NightOwlModelerNightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.comBlogger273125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-81660048012506886302024-03-10T20:42:00.000-07:002024-03-15T15:09:27.778-07:00Seaboard Air Lines B-3,4,5 class composite boxcars (Part 1) - Researching & Looking<div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Inspiration</h2><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKtrmCPPwUd324U45zzaMwzKlRSkNLkd2XOtZ053SckMVTK9Dfvrg8TwGELIpQXkfoTGpht98JRHq6CsGTeedPn3s0VPfmi6w3dKhm_yl7A_I8zNUMEfULxJqJ5IPcQmd3rM1VubHo2IJHVFS2q1kv71M7X9zB3p9gyq8mca48HWD8x7ROai6_NT9O7SQ/s1088/SAL%20B-class%20boxcar%20at%20Bartlett%20on%20the%20Jawbone%20branch%20-%20Leo%20Barusch%20photo%20-%20Dani%20Collection-2%20(color%20balanced).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1028" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKtrmCPPwUd324U45zzaMwzKlRSkNLkd2XOtZ053SckMVTK9Dfvrg8TwGELIpQXkfoTGpht98JRHq6CsGTeedPn3s0VPfmi6w3dKhm_yl7A_I8zNUMEfULxJqJ5IPcQmd3rM1VubHo2IJHVFS2q1kv71M7X9zB3p9gyq8mca48HWD8x7ROai6_NT9O7SQ/w604-h640/SAL%20B-class%20boxcar%20at%20Bartlett%20on%20the%20Jawbone%20branch%20-%20Leo%20Barusch%20photo%20-%20Dani%20Collection-2%20(color%20balanced).jpg" width="604" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SAL B-class boxcar at Bartlett on the Jawbone branch - Leo Barusch photo - Jason Hill collection (color balanced & crop-enlarged)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><b>History:</b> (quoted from P<a href="https://www.protocraft.com/category.cfm?Itemid=331&Categoryid=20" target="_blank">rotoCraft's website SAL-1 decal set</a>) "The Seaboard owned 4,000 of these composite box cars, starting in with 1,000 of the B-3’s in 1926; road numbers 12000-12999. In 1929, the SAL took delivery of a 1,000 B-4’s; road number 13001-13999; and in 1930, 1,000 B-5’s from Pullman, numbered 15000-15999, and 1,000 from Richmond Car Works, numbered 16000-16999. Cars are painted box car red with white stencil paste lettering "</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm guessing that the B-3s might have had wooden ends, but possibly steel. I would think that by the B-4s in 1929 they would have steel ends. The 3rd photo below clearly shows plate-steel ends on the later group of B-5s from 1930.<br /><br />I have no information on the roofs. The trucks are basically Andrews, but the later class cars seem to have a Andrews-Dalman 2-Level hybrid truck.</div><div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Prototype Photos </h2></div><div>- links directly credited from Protocraft's website - fair use to discuss the prototype.<br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.protocraft.com/images/331.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="186" data-original-width="515" height="231" src="https://www.protocraft.com/images/331.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seaboard 12869, B-3 class - <a href="https://www.protocraft.com/category.cfm?Itemid=331&Categoryid=20" target="_blank">Protocraft's website</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />It looks like this car was resheathed in steel siding. This B-3 car has Andrews trucks, but with more standard bolster/spring package. The car has similar metal or ply-metal doors to the rebuilt SP B-50-15/16s as well. However, the prototype photo I have at Bartlett shows a wood-sheathed car.<br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.protocraft.com/images/331b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="523" height="210" src="https://www.protocraft.com/images/331b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seaboard 15138, Pullman B-5 class - <a href="https://www.protocraft.com/category.cfm?Itemid=331&Categoryid=20" target="_blank">Protocraft's website</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />It looks like this car was being loaded with some sort of dry powder, and it carries plenty of chalk marks too! Notice also that the B-4/5 prototypes still have rather unique Andrews-Dalman 2-level trucks. Only the last photo below shows the ends, which are a plate-steel type. For the Pullman-built and earlier cars, I don't know what type of end they should have, or for that matter, what roof.<br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.protocraft.com/images/331c.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="499" height="289" src="https://www.protocraft.com/images/331c.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seaboard 16593, Richmond Car Works B-5 class - <a href="https://www.protocraft.com/category.cfm?Itemid=331&Categoryid=20" target="_blank">Protocraft's website</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Sadly all the models I know of to kitbash a car like these Seaboard B-3/4/5s from are Pratt Truss, not the Howe Truss (the diagonal's are backwards on all the models). These Seaboard cars are actually closer to the SP's B-50-15/16 class, at least in terms of which truss pattern they have.<br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">In Closing</h2><br />Most of my blog articles have some sort of perspiration that comes from the inspiration to show for itself. However, as of March 2024 I don't have a starting point to work from.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPH1o3nTgnBHSKuuakiR2DQd_F5qPdSOx9QPHwDDoLwFK37BdgkMsyM7oz8tDacs6LP16pB4-viwyq3neLYwpIq3BJZRDrlxQCT_QEpqpQsTXltHLlXKUYozVWgVLT4LstcJPW5YHwJQRd6mTCu2PmmL0TYGDY1anCC9otd14OWEPDVE9ulnA5wBkYW80/s624/SAL%20XM-1%20Boxcar%20-%20Sunshine%20Models.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="624" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPH1o3nTgnBHSKuuakiR2DQd_F5qPdSOx9QPHwDDoLwFK37BdgkMsyM7oz8tDacs6LP16pB4-viwyq3neLYwpIq3BJZRDrlxQCT_QEpqpQsTXltHLlXKUYozVWgVLT4LstcJPW5YHwJQRd6mTCu2PmmL0TYGDY1anCC9otd14OWEPDVE9ulnA5wBkYW80/w400-h389/SAL%20XM-1%20Boxcar%20-%20Sunshine%20Models.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SAL XM-1 Boxcar - Sunshine Models</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br />I know Sunshine at one time did a model of these in HO, so I might just have to wait until one of them shows up on the second hand market. But I also know that out-of-production resin is an expensive proposition and sometimes a bit perilous with risks of brittle resin and damaged decals, etc.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xkLDJ6JnrOeAhhi81QZ7AbBWuwABFyvNsnVULkC41vLvk4zl6_xpmZEei13kMzXCGvGtEUaly-hlKYw2M6ThkaaPX2S1MG0dDDt5WaptXmY7P5TCIigjp747lx9P2gN1OxA_4L1id7-UMGIvMe-OGA61N-aa_iQRoKoRqvWvGSZ4enznbKi1Kehq6VaI/s960/SP%203237%20Bartlett%20on%20the%20Jawbone%20branch%20-%20Leo%20Barusch%20photo%20-%20Dani%20Collection-2%20(color%20balanced).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="960" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xkLDJ6JnrOeAhhi81QZ7AbBWuwABFyvNsnVULkC41vLvk4zl6_xpmZEei13kMzXCGvGtEUaly-hlKYw2M6ThkaaPX2S1MG0dDDt5WaptXmY7P5TCIigjp747lx9P2gN1OxA_4L1id7-UMGIvMe-OGA61N-aa_iQRoKoRqvWvGSZ4enznbKi1Kehq6VaI/w640-h482/SP%203237%20Bartlett%20on%20the%20Jawbone%20branch%20-%20Leo%20Barusch%20photo%20-%20Dani%20Collection-2%20(color%20balanced).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 3237 Bartlett on the Jawbone branch - Leo Barusch photo - Jason Hill Collection (color balanced, uncropped photo)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br />I like to think that as I get the Jawbone Branch built, it will be home to some prototypically weird and unique cars to break up the 'regular' foreign freight cars that show up. So I suppose for now, I'll keep pondering my options and dreaming of a Seaboard boxcar to make this photo happen when I have Bartlett built on my layout.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i>Update 2024-03-14:</i></h3><div><i>Given that the Sunshine Resin Kit was listed as XM-1, I looked on F&C's website and found that they do still offer F&C XM-1s for several railroads, but not for the Seaboard per se. </i></div><div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FrjKX75luAqXsZCqxTp6kl6RMm2R8tB2cJ1Lxj_d3bsl9f0HsT7Z2h9UPsK7sJfTf5ddFq0x_Ys2_NHUZdMem-U4NELojxuRZgjQQkAKPFbwyQuZzcD1EfOffUjQc2cx4zfVqXqa_2a6YL7DEIauaMSQDnR5hhgddCwl0e0B__1XqMTALL1JgWQQpNK4/s1795/B&M%2070149%20-%20F&C%206000%20XM-1%20kit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1795" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FrjKX75luAqXsZCqxTp6kl6RMm2R8tB2cJ1Lxj_d3bsl9f0HsT7Z2h9UPsK7sJfTf5ddFq0x_Ys2_NHUZdMem-U4NELojxuRZgjQQkAKPFbwyQuZzcD1EfOffUjQc2cx4zfVqXqa_2a6YL7DEIauaMSQDnR5hhgddCwl0e0B__1XqMTALL1JgWQQpNK4/w640-h262/B&M%2070149%20-%20F&C%206000%20XM-1%20kit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">B&M 70149 - F&C 6000 XM-1 kit</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><i><br /></i></div><i>The <a href="http://www.fandckits.com/HOFreight/6000.html" target="_blank">F&C 6000/6009 Kits with Flat Pullman Roof</a>'s look close. Note sure about the ends being accurate, but I'll probably do with that as a stand-in.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="3359" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHOoRXLVZtoeTZE09s2SrIaieFVr2TyLc-g5mH0FP443wwL8nUwJO49n8g2lTbPTz_i_2v32LTIflaDsiwrKVPUTS53uXSNJZkdUFLeydr5jBs8AiFhDd54mfWKFfM5Gr0eFNOCSMJBFVGoHLDCnfFvOLfS9ho9mfH2xy6OPQSpwcUJ14KdzwLMJeqfbM/w640-h238/NC&StL%2015337%20OMM%201220%20Carded-A2%202023-09-30%2000-09-53%20(C,S4).jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NC&StL 15337, a kitbash of <a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/09/36ft-fowler-boxcars-nc-15337-part-3.html" target="_blank">Accurail 36ft Fowler Boxcar</a> to match prototype photo.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>I'll probably look into getting one of these cars and then work on the decal options to piece something together, like I did on the<a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/09/36ft-fowler-boxcars-nc-15337-part-3.html" target="_blank"> Accurail Fowler kitbash of NC&STL 15337 </a>car.</i><br /><br />Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Articles:</h4><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/p/modeling-index-nom-blog.html">'Super Index' - NOM Modeling Blog</a> - Master Index of most of my modeling blog posts or use search bar.<br />NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-75639193567594564272024-03-05T14:30:00.000-08:002024-03-09T16:49:16.877-08:00SP Jawbone Branch (Part 41) - Time for Some Pondering & Research Updates<div><div>This will be a bit more of a scattered blog post on the Jawbone Branch research that I've been finding during late 2023 and 2024 so far.<br /><br /><i>Note: I'll also not be continuing to cross-post Jawbone Branch articles here, but instead on my <a href="https://jawbonebranch-nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jawbone Branch blog</a>, where I'm focusing the layout posts. I'm also keeping a full index of all the Jawbone Branch build posts there.</i></div><div><br /></div><h2>Which is the Main Track?</h2><br />I've been looking more closely at various photos I have of Owenyo and the track arrangement.<br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJuuh-RnkP1f5PZCVgQvQO-kddSxTqoPXist17SYhKcClKn8WgqIw8oY88iVTef7uYkb9Ljq4hWw3KHJMLAu5n_f2kcgAiFrVVCG5aKJBw63OVJI9STsmOlhYSTW4VUZBBl7Lm4YgnCgU1JAbSsuP-odiQTstLy8evAcvjSkuyDCWlKhFnPSTzpxCKM1sw/s1751/SP%202578%20No%20788%20-%20Owenyo%201940%20-%20Phil%20Serpico%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20southern_pacific015_sml.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1751" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJuuh-RnkP1f5PZCVgQvQO-kddSxTqoPXist17SYhKcClKn8WgqIw8oY88iVTef7uYkb9Ljq4hWw3KHJMLAu5n_f2kcgAiFrVVCG5aKJBw63OVJI9STsmOlhYSTW4VUZBBl7Lm4YgnCgU1JAbSsuP-odiQTstLy8evAcvjSkuyDCWlKhFnPSTzpxCKM1sw/w640-h366/SP%202578%20No%20788%20-%20Owenyo%201940%20-%20Phil%20Serpico%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20southern_pacific015_sml.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 2578 No 788 - Owenyo 1940 - Phil Serpico - owensvalleyhistory,com southern_pacific015_sml</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This photo circa 1940 of Mixed No.788 arriving at Owenyo behind SP 2578 is interesting... why is she coming in on the west most track, not the center track? We can see the consist diverging on the switch back under the rear portion of the train as the engine comes past the stock transfer platform.<br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkagmmpER5HryuE2Ubdr18fJgpOyREUafIQG9Dh6lj3jFUujiqVyEq-H6l9hEUVxpzZGlo6vEbF-tf8aUVMrnf2PL-EZ-6rSlCOfGPoLdm0vr7MCzLpCsiGw_jrMNAajMPTOIBlrAzN_bHZ7LhoEhxmyUNdaRu5D7-YFsHGhs8g0zJY5n2y0TBEvImTZeS/s1920/SP%20Owenyo%20Wye%201958-1960%20-%20Andrew%20Brandon%20collection.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1270" data-original-width="1920" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkagmmpER5HryuE2Ubdr18fJgpOyREUafIQG9Dh6lj3jFUujiqVyEq-H6l9hEUVxpzZGlo6vEbF-tf8aUVMrnf2PL-EZ-6rSlCOfGPoLdm0vr7MCzLpCsiGw_jrMNAajMPTOIBlrAzN_bHZ7LhoEhxmyUNdaRu5D7-YFsHGhs8g0zJY5n2y0TBEvImTZeS/w640-h424/SP%20Owenyo%20Wye%201958-1960%20-%20Andrew%20Brandon%20collection.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP Owenyo Wye 1958-1960 - Andrew Brandon collection</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br />Or this photo... very near the end. I believe by this point the wye had been cut off just past the engine spot where the RSD5 is sitting. I always wondered in this photo why the center track and the diverging track to the east seem to have dust/dirt on the railheads, and it's not been cleaned off by the equipment moving over it, where as the west siding and wye have signs of being run on regularly. It's almost like by this era with diesels on the Standard Gauge, they weren't even using the 'north' (RR eastern) end of the yard at Owenyo, switching everything from the 'south' (RR western) end of the yard.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvaVfBAyZTE60ayp7PwXl8QCHd-64ZIlIyi0SUWHvm5Xtaj_MrMJLaupvTPT0_nWvoZnz7N9eie4XNSp8sQxf8lU21GvrM3NkwGPAJCU4mQKFaRji7IoIpm2O-qUPFcDUgPpObpmGlyBwK8XyOMtpMniYYAenS_KNvWemYGuAY9Dbj_3cxFaVd0wu_8IiC/s1568/Owenyo%20transfer%20decks%20with%20coaches%20looking%20north%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20-%20ebay35_owenyo_sml%20-%20(Lightened).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1568" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvaVfBAyZTE60ayp7PwXl8QCHd-64ZIlIyi0SUWHvm5Xtaj_MrMJLaupvTPT0_nWvoZnz7N9eie4XNSp8sQxf8lU21GvrM3NkwGPAJCU4mQKFaRji7IoIpm2O-qUPFcDUgPpObpmGlyBwK8XyOMtpMniYYAenS_KNvWemYGuAY9Dbj_3cxFaVd0wu_8IiC/w640-h394/Owenyo%20transfer%20decks%20with%20coaches%20looking%20north%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20-%20ebay35_owenyo_sml%20-%20(Lightened).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owenyo transfer decks with coaches looking north - owensvalleyhistory,com - ebay35_owenyo_sml - (Lightened)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>This photo of the 'north' (RR east) end shows the two mixed train passenger cars on the western track, with other cars scattered on the main track in the center. Notice also that the RPO/baggage has been turned already with the coach behind it, ready to depart. The engine will only have to back around the wye and the pull westward (south), then back up and couple up. In later era photos, it seems that the caboose of the local was also left in this spot across from the depot on the west track.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then I zoomed in and cropped the following photo...<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNUAjPmq-oPN6vLuFoSq4w4sQJYPw8URskmKRzIu7saoeB2XGRrwPl7zEAgisA58Eae0KrgfBmBHP6fjPXtKwvxcUave-1cHY-WlmVOqBXqijZBskn0CEvDWqF-LCAG_o6IMug5GABDcQQ87H5GJe1oOuZlN7Hruld2IIFoLQZDigSV1KD4YxRGrs1wav/s1134/Owenyo%20Yard%20from%20transfer%20trestle%20Crop%20WM%20-%20Tight%20Cropped%20on%20Track%20Details.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="1134" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNUAjPmq-oPN6vLuFoSq4w4sQJYPw8URskmKRzIu7saoeB2XGRrwPl7zEAgisA58Eae0KrgfBmBHP6fjPXtKwvxcUave-1cHY-WlmVOqBXqijZBskn0CEvDWqF-LCAG_o6IMug5GABDcQQ87H5GJe1oOuZlN7Hruld2IIFoLQZDigSV1KD4YxRGrs1wav/w640-h476/Owenyo%20Yard%20from%20transfer%20trestle%20Crop%20WM%20-%20Tight%20Cropped%20on%20Track%20Details.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owenyo Yard from transfer trestle Crop WM - Tight Cropped on Track Details - Andrew Brandon collection</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Look at the position of the switch points in this photo... straight route on the first switch, with switch stand target showing it's set for the normal route. But the second switch... the second switch points are diverging into the west-most track, but the switch stand target is also showing that is the 'normal' position. (Gasp!) - Could it be that the west-most track is actually the "Main Track"?<br /><br />Looking even more closely at the house track, we can see the standard split-point derail with deflecting rail, which protects the main from cars rolling down-grade from the NG transfer facilities in the distance all the way to Lone Pine. The center track also has at least a split point derail too, which is open, in the east (right) rail! So the center track certainly isn't the main line, but the western-most track is!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRWhKDy4m4I_VK4mL9J-4rR305N6jSm_y7ZoVbmxIKpPAkBwdeaQS58jOqYwU2tML9DikLAYC7nPqSm0CCKR9ss7QqsmeKOKcfYIDDkEeH8h1rTLq1gUSk5cVQxQdHEHrUE2JrV6vL-y-lDmSAn3X49isNcOOWKsFWc9sWcczC_oOzH2EMIkDHdUAbqkG/s2397/SP%205504%20at%20Owenyo%20NG%20Rich%20Wilkens014%20-%20SPNG%20Groups%20io%20photo%20page.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="2397" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRWhKDy4m4I_VK4mL9J-4rR305N6jSm_y7ZoVbmxIKpPAkBwdeaQS58jOqYwU2tML9DikLAYC7nPqSm0CCKR9ss7QqsmeKOKcfYIDDkEeH8h1rTLq1gUSk5cVQxQdHEHrUE2JrV6vL-y-lDmSAn3X49isNcOOWKsFWc9sWcczC_oOzH2EMIkDHdUAbqkG/w640-h392/SP%205504%20at%20Owenyo%20NG%20Rich%20Wilkens014%20-%20SPNG%20Groups%20io%20photo%20page.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 5504 at Owenyo NG Rich Wilkens014 - SPNG Groups io photo page</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Here SP 5504 is turned and looks to be moving to prepare its train for departure... and it's on the west track as well. At the south end of town it will probably cut off the caboose and then fetch the cars from the house track and dump trestle pit, then shove them back against the caboose. Then cut in the air and depart for Lone Pine and Mojave.</div><div><br /></div><h2>Heavier Rail?</h2><div><br />Looking more closely at some of my photos of the main line sections of the Jawbone Branch, I started to see that the main track rail seemed heavier than the rail in the yard at Owenyo. Originally I bought Code 55 rail for the whole branch... but now I'm starting to do the deep research to see if I really should consider upgrading the main track from my Mojave staging yard to at least the west end of Owenyo... possibly to some point farther into the yard of Owenyo. - Even as far as the north end of the 'main' track.<br /><br />So let's look at some photos and see what conclusion we come to...<br /><br /><h3>Little Lake</h3><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21DCM60zM3tfF1xZpBLJcO-5FG3-cbwDiU5Lrt5aa6805Yy42eK_dWn3HOMdunqaKdRCF6J8xAHAw25mm7NhkpgXPXYV5hSe1IsNaBM4CZPOrYYrCi8Rh8BLJ-rP8p9VCkKKUmzPlSz8h3tNRuct7R14l6wEsZII54IT3ORqs-TXaL0flDau99jnar3LP/s1430/SP%202751%20at%20Little%20Lake%201950%20serpico_little_lake003_sml%20-%20Owens%20Valley%20History,com.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1430" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21DCM60zM3tfF1xZpBLJcO-5FG3-cbwDiU5Lrt5aa6805Yy42eK_dWn3HOMdunqaKdRCF6J8xAHAw25mm7NhkpgXPXYV5hSe1IsNaBM4CZPOrYYrCi8Rh8BLJ-rP8p9VCkKKUmzPlSz8h3tNRuct7R14l6wEsZII54IT3ORqs-TXaL0flDau99jnar3LP/w640-h378/SP%202751%20at%20Little%20Lake%201950%20serpico_little_lake003_sml%20-%20Owens%20Valley%20History,com.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 2751 at Little Lake 1950 serpico_little_lake003_sml - Owens Valley History,com</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Here at Little Lake, it seems that the main track (under the 2751) is heavier rail than the siding. Changing Owenyo and Bartlett to heavier Code 70 rail will mean three switches at Little Lake and one at Bartlett will have to be upgraded.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhF0CkZO1w3qsZPaZ5ntD1Gtd_1g7veh25m-ht1aglYh8LGVTXdZ44pS9l-qidgxsANZBRb4rRvk_i4TAQgd6w9OD40vJ9PU1VxqEiBdUoDOCuEmmcoMwLdACWEknQTh4cSXVYr-u7hc4AWsx_SoAsKEvFJwXYjaAPkyw1EB1IpIUc2L_Vs1gVH3Eu55Y/s1548/Little%20Lake%20Depot%20Station%201940%20ucla_little%20lake08_sml%20-%20Owens%20Valley%20History,com.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1548" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhF0CkZO1w3qsZPaZ5ntD1Gtd_1g7veh25m-ht1aglYh8LGVTXdZ44pS9l-qidgxsANZBRb4rRvk_i4TAQgd6w9OD40vJ9PU1VxqEiBdUoDOCuEmmcoMwLdACWEknQTh4cSXVYr-u7hc4AWsx_SoAsKEvFJwXYjaAPkyw1EB1IpIUc2L_Vs1gVH3Eu55Y/w640-h414/Little%20Lake%20Depot%20Station%201940%20ucla_little%20lake08_sml%20-%20Owens%20Valley%20History,com.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Lake Depot Station 1940 - ucla_little lake08_sml - Owens Valley History,com<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Note in this close-up photo of the main track at Little Lake next to the depot, the rail seems much heavier than that around Owenyo.<br /><br /></div></div><div>If I change Owenyo too, then the south switch to the Trestle Pit, two at the South end of the yard, and possibly the south switch of the wye will also need to be changed. Right now about 12 feet of Code 55 track and the south wye switch would have to be pulled up and replaced, which wouldn't be that hard, as I've not glued the track down - just spiked lightly to the MDF module roadbeds.<br /><br /><h3>Owenyo</h3><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVLPUzM6O4QV2TCkRX1bsJa3O9jyvMZcKxXp7wPyy0hMaFIBv_UEZnT3CpwWjYiG0Ni8UNTYRz7OfUFa_b2gFh-ubxRleDksehllCA3Cp67C5vKaBADO2b3D7QXcGp1bRzm7CBRrK9oJRLm3030bbgE-iwmHqJT-J1DhWaecPrZ9X_SkX3iqPU21ZyDUM/s1600/Owenyo%20Fuel%20Tanks%20&%20SP%202758%20No792%20-%20Eddie%20Sims%20Collection.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="1600" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVLPUzM6O4QV2TCkRX1bsJa3O9jyvMZcKxXp7wPyy0hMaFIBv_UEZnT3CpwWjYiG0Ni8UNTYRz7OfUFa_b2gFh-ubxRleDksehllCA3Cp67C5vKaBADO2b3D7QXcGp1bRzm7CBRrK9oJRLm3030bbgE-iwmHqJT-J1DhWaecPrZ9X_SkX3iqPU21ZyDUM/w640-h380/Owenyo%20Fuel%20Tanks%20&%20SP%202758%20No792%20-%20Eddie%20Sims%20Collection.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owenyo Fuel Tanks & SP 2758 No792 - Eddie Sims Collection</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Since I'm now looking closer at the main track. Several photos I have showing Owenyo make me think the western-most track's rails were heavier than the rest... Is that rail more exposed, or is it really heavier than the one in the immediate foreground? Or is the closer track just buried in dirt?<br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ORzB1Ox07VV_0C3wvEoaQPoFvOT9lqF2GKZvM1oz1MeAPXw8G4Jb8_r11CSxwYjyyJHnP43KVOPa6n6R1siNvBSmmxClhkye2TwXAIxO4l3uh2H8OmxWaQvwcuW-7BaHNoIGdf7pze2nGeBsUrxbLqW6P3H87WLQ2yKvPjs4K68RGF4Oq1-6jhdEcWus/s1332/Water%20Tank%20-%20Owenyo%20station%20with%20tank%20and%205501%20RSD-5%20-%20Andrew%20Brandon%20collection%20-%20Cropped4x.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1332" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ORzB1Ox07VV_0C3wvEoaQPoFvOT9lqF2GKZvM1oz1MeAPXw8G4Jb8_r11CSxwYjyyJHnP43KVOPa6n6R1siNvBSmmxClhkye2TwXAIxO4l3uh2H8OmxWaQvwcuW-7BaHNoIGdf7pze2nGeBsUrxbLqW6P3H87WLQ2yKvPjs4K68RGF4Oq1-6jhdEcWus/w640-h506/Water%20Tank%20-%20Owenyo%20station%20with%20tank%20and%205501%20RSD-5%20-%20Andrew%20Brandon%20collection%20-%20Cropped4x.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water Tank - Owenyo station with tank and 5501 RSD-5 - Andrew Brandon collection - (Cropped4x)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The western track here looks taller... but part of that might be that the south wye switch is very close to this point... or that it really is heavier... hard to tell.<br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PQrNsDxJfa9Mk6Ep1bYPIgKH_ocnVba-sO_gCsKbMPq2hCnXtY76445esUPnC57pCK_kMEzjk2b91-X0x2uEOhyphenhyphenTFY05vk3p_QXzNVtuGgslFEbB90E1W4x0tMK5cJbkquWVt51B7GgFYS83nwLhhfew7jtBcAfLC0ic0e_3pYoEiyDXKAjGMbkKgl9s/s1063/SP%202335%20East%20Owenyo%20with%20excursion%20Oct,%201954%20-%20Alden%20Armstrong%20photo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1063" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PQrNsDxJfa9Mk6Ep1bYPIgKH_ocnVba-sO_gCsKbMPq2hCnXtY76445esUPnC57pCK_kMEzjk2b91-X0x2uEOhyphenhyphenTFY05vk3p_QXzNVtuGgslFEbB90E1W4x0tMK5cJbkquWVt51B7GgFYS83nwLhhfew7jtBcAfLC0ic0e_3pYoEiyDXKAjGMbkKgl9s/w640-h462/SP%202335%20East%20Owenyo%20with%20excursion%20Oct,%201954%20-%20Alden%20Armstrong%20photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 2335 East Owenyo with excursion Oct, 1954 - Alden Armstrong photo<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />This Alden Armstrong photo seems to show that the rails are about the same... so maybe the shot of 2758 at the 'Engine Spot' really is just an optical illusion of heavier rail at the north end of town.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqH-qMvWjEW8W8sSs_GEfq8MLyb9com5pOL3wGy3VhPGPzE09eP-oqIIN0JoiFTif5f9BdDtNlKw_Q2ataZK6dJX7pbWSn5XTv25lisBrNTTHso122eFpj3p_b3Nl51-P60jwF32mSBMcVDsRs1mPLjv0oKY1GNwJQTgdtXBnwyV-Pe7hZ9q9v2f9WIcy/s550/SP%20F-70-3%20with%20SPNG%209%20on%20it%20-%20Owenyo%20-%20snowcrest,net%20-%20Tim%20Huebner%20collection.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="550" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqH-qMvWjEW8W8sSs_GEfq8MLyb9com5pOL3wGy3VhPGPzE09eP-oqIIN0JoiFTif5f9BdDtNlKw_Q2ataZK6dJX7pbWSn5XTv25lisBrNTTHso122eFpj3p_b3Nl51-P60jwF32mSBMcVDsRs1mPLjv0oKY1GNwJQTgdtXBnwyV-Pe7hZ9q9v2f9WIcy/w640-h368/SP%20F-70-3%20with%20SPNG%209%20on%20it%20-%20Owenyo%20-%20snowcrest,net%20-%20Tim%20Huebner%20collection.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP F-70-3 with SPNG 9 on it - Owenyo - snowcrest,net - Tim Huebner collection<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Here's an interesting shot, seems the close track, which is the main, is a bit heavier in this view.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAai2RGJ1ETORbxiMNRt6cJ4oCqrHMc1ccJbZ62MeDFL6ss9CriW8tPAyIsLRFI2We4B1kPfnGHAH5g5ZVb_tDar039jxSiDG_ubjmYZOkIQdHyHDV2VlQ-3oslM_ajdUhb30DfwOwTMnwnuHb0w9QN0XKZ8fFjHP-5MyB_62Hi7TkjjfX2frWQfpVf_e/s1290/SPNG%209%20Owenyo%20&%20Water%20car%20350%20-%20Jack%20Sims%20photo%201959%20circa%20-%20TH%20Huebner%20collection.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="1290" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAai2RGJ1ETORbxiMNRt6cJ4oCqrHMc1ccJbZ62MeDFL6ss9CriW8tPAyIsLRFI2We4B1kPfnGHAH5g5ZVb_tDar039jxSiDG_ubjmYZOkIQdHyHDV2VlQ-3oslM_ajdUhb30DfwOwTMnwnuHb0w9QN0XKZ8fFjHP-5MyB_62Hi7TkjjfX2frWQfpVf_e/w640-h526/SPNG%209%20Owenyo%20&%20Water%20car%20350%20-%20Jack%20Sims%20photo%201959%20circa%20-%20TH%20Huebner%20collection.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SPNG 9 Owenyo & Water car 350 - Jack Sims photo 1959 circa - TH Huebner collection</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>But in this is a cross-view of the east (north) end of Owenyo, just south of the house track switch. Looks to me like these rails are all the same height. - So I'm still not sure if I'll stay with the Code 55 at the north end of town. If I do increase the rail weight to Code 70 all the way to short of the north switch, then I'll have to pull up the south wye switch and relay that track as well, then make a rail transition in the curve of the wye down to Code 55.<br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLnkVyvYykkB8uNiHFYlxoEQPLqt085fYbV143ogxXFO1cT2MMAaKFcfoXAehTl3N7hoGAPxY1-ULD0NdbCr80_mDG9DjGEFRfw5PrhJc6H4GwjEsm3b2-06oqND-jsJ_8PJH0zCxmon5KpiOAdUoa4upd90X0yEXEQ47HheG9neFrFk9DydnuJbMCCFX/s1199/SP%202335%20mid-Owenyo%20direct%20transfer%20stub%20-%20Oct%201954%20excurions%20-%20Alden%20Armstrong%20photo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="1199" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLnkVyvYykkB8uNiHFYlxoEQPLqt085fYbV143ogxXFO1cT2MMAaKFcfoXAehTl3N7hoGAPxY1-ULD0NdbCr80_mDG9DjGEFRfw5PrhJc6H4GwjEsm3b2-06oqND-jsJ_8PJH0zCxmon5KpiOAdUoa4upd90X0yEXEQ47HheG9neFrFk9DydnuJbMCCFX/w640-h402/SP%202335%20mid-Owenyo%20direct%20transfer%20stub%20-%20Oct%201954%20excurions%20-%20Alden%20Armstrong%20photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 2335 mid-Owenyo direct transfer stub - Oct 1954 excurions - Alden Armstrong photo<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Here's a shot of the 1954 "SPNG 1, Little Giant" excursion arriving in town... looks like their coming directly into the "Siding" - aka center track. Dirt is pretty much up to the rail heads between the company village and the Narrow Gauge, except on the "Main" track. The cameraman is standing just south of the "Bulk Conveyor Loader" on the SG stub track.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-NtZhPGwY_IJsU9c5ndLMMCH2KMTdHZ29TQaJRbfMBff_hZbzDkrhijX-4G1EdOVhSGn0L2P9D5lrqurrh0ONn-KJgQS5ic5vr__Uh3t1c-LeQ7WP-KvC3bisYTBKIFh7pYl3t_cWoH3l3SZ7F7AbJUgNeLlENmNuNCKFKIOIQi1JVUfs8B_s6uThTen/s1197/Notes%20SP%20Company%20Village%20-%20Owenyo-Switching%20-%20PacificNG%20Collection%20-%20Cropped.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="1197" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-NtZhPGwY_IJsU9c5ndLMMCH2KMTdHZ29TQaJRbfMBff_hZbzDkrhijX-4G1EdOVhSGn0L2P9D5lrqurrh0ONn-KJgQS5ic5vr__Uh3t1c-LeQ7WP-KvC3bisYTBKIFh7pYl3t_cWoH3l3SZ7F7AbJUgNeLlENmNuNCKFKIOIQi1JVUfs8B_s6uThTen/w640-h440/Notes%20SP%20Company%20Village%20-%20Owenyo-Switching%20-%20PacificNG%20Collection%20-%20Cropped.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notes SP Company Village - Owenyo-Switching - PacificNG Collection - Cropped</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Back about 50 feet from the shot above... at right is the bulk-loader and the end of the stub in the foreground. The 'main' again looks taller, but probably more that the non-main tracks are covered with dirt up to the railheads. Interesting that the SG spur has wheel-stops and a tie across the track to catch any cars being shoved into the spur too far.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQ6x4NY8PJyDFJyM-OIHuw91z_xaK4oEOx9gEPG9H_nK3-qk4B0GQDWp2FzTcR0IUp-gQ89Hf-Dbzcky9kREi3O916YXJyaSsn-HkRlKJjjStGYANrPNSHRtXfi0qGi1VddPRTjY9r_40BljqAd_tdc9p93TyLU4Yqph_G7GxALbD8fjrtTvAhSbj-ECM/s347/SP%20Company%20Village%20-%20Owenyo%20top%20of%20SPNG%20engine%20-%20Mark%20Van%20Klaveren%20collection%20-%20John%20West%20photo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="203" data-original-width="347" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQ6x4NY8PJyDFJyM-OIHuw91z_xaK4oEOx9gEPG9H_nK3-qk4B0GQDWp2FzTcR0IUp-gQ89Hf-Dbzcky9kREi3O916YXJyaSsn-HkRlKJjjStGYANrPNSHRtXfi0qGi1VddPRTjY9r_40BljqAd_tdc9p93TyLU4Yqph_G7GxALbD8fjrtTvAhSbj-ECM/w640-h374/SP%20Company%20Village%20-%20Owenyo%20top%20of%20SPNG%20engine%20-%20Mark%20Van%20Klaveren%20collection%20-%20John%20West%20photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP Company Village - Owenyo top of SPNG engine - Mark Van Klaveren collection - John West photo</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This color photo's a great overview of the inside of the wye. Again, it's showing that the tracks within the wye are pretty much all covered in dirt up to the railhead. This whole area will be fun to model, which I'm thankful that there's not more terrain details in this area, which makes the compression less noticable.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik495-xrt_eyDykYEo2eUVXDj11-8jUw1740XnQbih5Ff_1B13hBJaztyT5xzfCfeOy-aXrbfC4zcwMhWWoE7tVtX0wtQb7YL7T-sVJSoLkT35U23A2XLNvbmR7wDJcQ0Yh9mg2I7tFzrxqr3dilQE0xnZlk6uW9U9XgYPc_MXXGwg4-kvGW53waOqEUkz/s818/SP%20Water%20cars%20at%20Owenyo%20-%20Sept%2019,%201950%20-%20Chard%20Walker%20photo%20-%20Mike%20Massee%20collection.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik495-xrt_eyDykYEo2eUVXDj11-8jUw1740XnQbih5Ff_1B13hBJaztyT5xzfCfeOy-aXrbfC4zcwMhWWoE7tVtX0wtQb7YL7T-sVJSoLkT35U23A2XLNvbmR7wDJcQ0Yh9mg2I7tFzrxqr3dilQE0xnZlk6uW9U9XgYPc_MXXGwg4-kvGW53waOqEUkz/w626-h640/SP%20Water%20cars%20at%20Owenyo%20-%20Sept%2019,%201950%20-%20Chard%20Walker%20photo%20-%20Mike%20Massee%20collection.jpg" width="626" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP Water cars at Owenyo - Sept 19, 1950 - Chard Walker photo - Mike Massee collection (cropped)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Looks like the dirt level is a little lower here at the south wye switch. The road crosses just this side of the water tank car, showing the difference between rail-head dirt, normal level graded ground level, and the road crossing height.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNUAjPmq-oPN6vLuFoSq4w4sQJYPw8URskmKRzIu7saoeB2XGRrwPl7zEAgisA58Eae0KrgfBmBHP6fjPXtKwvxcUave-1cHY-WlmVOqBXqijZBskn0CEvDWqF-LCAG_o6IMug5GABDcQQ87H5GJe1oOuZlN7Hruld2IIFoLQZDigSV1KD4YxRGrs1wav/s1134/Owenyo%20Yard%20from%20transfer%20trestle%20Crop%20WM%20-%20Tight%20Cropped%20on%20Track%20Details.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="1134" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNUAjPmq-oPN6vLuFoSq4w4sQJYPw8URskmKRzIu7saoeB2XGRrwPl7zEAgisA58Eae0KrgfBmBHP6fjPXtKwvxcUave-1cHY-WlmVOqBXqijZBskn0CEvDWqF-LCAG_o6IMug5GABDcQQ87H5GJe1oOuZlN7Hruld2IIFoLQZDigSV1KD4YxRGrs1wav/w640-h476/Owenyo%20Yard%20from%20transfer%20trestle%20Crop%20WM%20-%20Tight%20Cropped%20on%20Track%20Details.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owenyo Yard from transfer trestle Crop WM - Tight Cropped on Track Details - Andrew Brandon collection<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Back to this shot again, it allows a great overview of what the ground level/dirt is doing throughout most of the length of the yard. It appears that the tracks south of the stub-spur's fouling point is more exposed, while north of that for a ways is covered... then the main track is exposed again north of the road until at least where the freight cars are on the west track. The rail shadows look like there could be a change to heavier rail just before the reverse curve in the main track, south of the main track derail, and about the same place in the house track.<br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvd883kCcieUXJ5AhYqz-wpDvcDzU05s9MVp146D7JIMs828wKuK70ZghC6ALjSc9V7gsIyvdWxhHJPLZI3k6MXsjj_LkUT5cUl-SnWqgafzg_XPzhqEa1GhR01IwMYud3sDx3lEq9BItLjzosy1d5Fe5YWEqrulZbNGKpA-hhEceIOrWTL6HzCrPT0uMO/s1533/Owenyo%20West%20Switch%20-%20TJ%20Huebner%20collection.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1533" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvd883kCcieUXJ5AhYqz-wpDvcDzU05s9MVp146D7JIMs828wKuK70ZghC6ALjSc9V7gsIyvdWxhHJPLZI3k6MXsjj_LkUT5cUl-SnWqgafzg_XPzhqEa1GhR01IwMYud3sDx3lEq9BItLjzosy1d5Fe5YWEqrulZbNGKpA-hhEceIOrWTL6HzCrPT0uMO/w640-h418/Owenyo%20West%20Switch%20-%20TJ%20Huebner%20collection.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owenyo West Switch - TJ Huebner collection - I think Jack Sims photo</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Here's a good view of the south end of Owenyo with the SG main switch. - I believe this is a Jack Sims photo as well, which TJ recently posted.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvrPSggZa6Tml1tgKpnqslxoqThVTGfzpsEk78nAWp2HXcWx1SuEtuD81s6v8j_1FQH9b228RJS5C3X1V76dl8jS2k2H_HkV2DDSPtB8_k_tUozzFfau_SmgoYCu9VFRqFygjDr5jSOPB5rcoJRafPGes-ezzEcd9tU0XFvPbJl5twxZk_ckkNs2_TCBf/s991/Owenyo%20Dump%20Trestle%20-%20Jack%20Sims%20photo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="991" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvrPSggZa6Tml1tgKpnqslxoqThVTGfzpsEk78nAWp2HXcWx1SuEtuD81s6v8j_1FQH9b228RJS5C3X1V76dl8jS2k2H_HkV2DDSPtB8_k_tUozzFfau_SmgoYCu9VFRqFygjDr5jSOPB5rcoJRafPGes-ezzEcd9tU0XFvPbJl5twxZk_ckkNs2_TCBf/w640-h518/Owenyo%20Dump%20Trestle%20-%20Jack%20Sims%20photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owenyo Dump Trestle, SG south switch - Jack Sims photo</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Another view of the south end of town, a bit more of a side view, close to what I'll have on the Jawbone Branch layout. Some of these new amazing photos from Jack Sims have been found on-line from a collection of photos sold from the Dennis Burke collection and posted here: <a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPSm_kDBDbALYB5LJBN2RyqsAW4z66hdy3m_1wn2c0obXXWXglCda3Bzum0CgsCVA?key=cTdNOE1oM2V0NXprRlpsazZYTTZZa0VPdldIcktB" target="_blank">Photo collection of Dennis Burke</a> - I'm not sure the name of who bought these photos and posed them, so I'll drop back to say these are Jack Sims photos. <i> I've asked for some help from Andrew Brandon to sort out the history of the credit for these "Jack Sims" photos. They may be older than that credit, if so I'll recredit these photos.</i></div><div><br /></div><h2>Sunday River SPNG Movie</h2><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="378" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LVmMRQ0Ohog" width="454" youtube-src-id="LVmMRQ0Ohog"></iframe></div><div><br /></div></div><div>Another fun bit of research is from the Sunday River SPNG Film on YoutTube video. Full of great shots and useful views for modeling Owenyo and the NG. There's even a clip of SP 3203 (one of my favorite SP Mk-2/4 class engines that worked Owenyo locals.<br /><br /><h2>A Railroad Doctor's 1950s Film Collection</h2></div><div><br /></div><div>Since we're in the movies, let's have a look at this great collection.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="380" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ezog30x0OKo" width="457" youtube-src-id="Ezog30x0OKo"></iframe></div><br /><div><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: #131313; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Doctor Wayland Paul Matt worked for both the SP and the ATSF in Bakersfield as a railroad doctor. He filmed this collection of movies of the SP around Bakersfield, including the excursions to the SPNG are included in this film. - Enjoy!
Jason Hill</span></div><div><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: #131313; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><h4><span face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: #131313; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Related Articles:</span></h4><br /><a href="https://jawbonebranch-nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/p/jawbone-branch-index-page.html">Jawbone Branch Index Page</a> - Overview list of all my blog posts about the Jawbone Branch project.<br /><br />Note: I'll also not be continuing to cross-post Jawbone Branch articles here, but instead on my <a href="https://jawbonebranch-nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jawbone Branch blog</a>, where I'm focusing the layout posts. I'm also keeping a full index of all the Jawbone Branch build posts there.<br /><div><br /></div></div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-91837736650768659392024-03-04T17:12:00.000-08:002024-03-17T16:13:51.537-07:00SP Boxcar Recap for Modeling in 1950-1955 Era<br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DWDbXzKX4cULlcDzZB0CGYOgnxDKOuNj6Ms0G8R8F3PrxuR7tW-IQCGSwim4FRHoW7QijMfJUh8s9Biw51kK9y2uhO0xev9DVNvkMuRMRnIAxXqnWQtr_LRQQYcnN2jwjj-z58rCfAqQkuBC80TwxDFZ-A3hiVdtIrQa8Wr67eDpMQCO3_1uIa6u29YH/w640-h480/SP%203203%20Arriving%20Owenyo%20SE%20Base%20with%20steam.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 3203 arrives at Owenyo, pulling past the string of spotted boxcars in 1953.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br />While I've covered each of these classes in more detail relating to their era of construction or manufacture's review, I want to cover the SP Boxcar models that I'm planning to use on the Jawbone Branch as a whole in this post.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><h2>Balancing the Prototype Fleet Roster</h2><div><br /></div><div>I'm specifically looking at the fleet roster for 1950 and 1955 data points, as it will cover the biggest swing of the fleet from single-sheathed wood cars to new post-war all-steel cars.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2p4nGDqIxWyBXce2G9EsPvKuD6KB2h9qdyGXjOEa9ClTnDjkyivJF4Z1vkecqnjtzFu0muQpD7ooJTIRz1D2mwA0mBedK2TLLT8sha7BjhotqV6Jxku47xOwTlWTtd32jbtAmg-7NfcsyJobfxG_AjIgNCEOi8GPKWxd1bUfn6qCapTODe_IBKTqyzhI2/s4006/Owenyo%20Boxcars-CP%20-%20Photoshopped-C%202024-03-03%2022-06-39%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3006" data-original-width="4006" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2p4nGDqIxWyBXce2G9EsPvKuD6KB2h9qdyGXjOEa9ClTnDjkyivJF4Z1vkecqnjtzFu0muQpD7ooJTIRz1D2mwA0mBedK2TLLT8sha7BjhotqV6Jxku47xOwTlWTtd32jbtAmg-7NfcsyJobfxG_AjIgNCEOi8GPKWxd1bUfn6qCapTODe_IBKTqyzhI2/w640-h480/Owenyo%20Boxcars-CP%20-%20Photoshopped-C%202024-03-03%2022-06-39%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Switching the fleet of SP Boxcars at Owenyo around 1953.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><b>Fleet Breakdown <span> </span><span> 1940, </span>1950 & 1955<span> </span><span>Number of Models in Jawbone Layout Fleet (March 2024)</span></b></div><div> B-50-8/10/11 :<span> <span> <span>1673</span><span> </span><span> 171 </span></span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span>1 </span><span> </span> = 1</span></div><div> B-50-12: <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> 976 </span><span> </span><span> </span></span><span> 0 </span><span> </span><span> 0</span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span>= 1 car (Last revenue -12 was rebuilt/retired Summer '49)</div><div> B-50-13/14<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span>6858<span> 5189<span><span> </span></span> </span><span> 716 </span><span> </span><span> = </span></span>~10+ cars</div><div> B-50-15/16: <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> 4853 4745 </span><span> 4218 </span><span><span> </span></span><span> </span> </span>= 5 cars (I still have an unbuilt resin car, making 6 total)</div><div> B-50-18/19: <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> 2750 2704 </span><span> 2659</span><span><span> </span> </span> </span>= 2 cars (maybe 3rd car if I convert an old Athearn car)</div><div> B-50-20/21/23: <span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> 5244 5220 </span><span> 3692</span><span> </span><span> </span> </span>= 8 cars (with up to 4 more unassembled BLYM kits)</div><div> B-50-25/26/27: x 8950 <span> N/D</span><span> </span><span> = 0 cars (would be nice to have a few, but no current plans)</span></div><div> B-50-28/29/30/31/32/33:<span> </span><span> x</span><span> ~2000 ~</span><span>10500<span> </span> </span>= 2 cars (I may still break down and pick up a T&NO car too)</div><div><span> </span><span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> Totals:</span> 22354,~28979,30736 = ~ 28 cars (nearly one car per 1000 prototype average)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Note:</b><br />* I did not subtract out the T&NO boxcars of these classes. <br />* B-50-24 is not shown because all of that class was in Express or Overnight service during the time I model, and wouldn't be likely to show up on the Jawbone. <br />* Also missing from this list is the increasing numbers of 50ft single-door steel boxcars and rebuilt B-50-12A all-steel cars.<br />* Majority of B-50-29/30/31/32/33s built after 1950, so only show full numbers in the 1955 column.</div><div><br /><b>Comments:</b><br />It seems, looking at the data, that the 1950 era was the crossover point when the SP was rapidly expanding the boxcar fleet with new classes, and before the majority of pre-war cars started being retired en-mass. There were still a few of the older classes of B-50-1/2/3/4/5, & -6/9s in service after WWII, but I'm not bothering to show them here as it was only a few hundred cars left by these dates. The remaining post-1950 new builds of B-50-29/33 series of about 8500 cars by 1953 filled out the fleet and allow the retiring older boxcars.</div><div><br />The 4 extra unbuilt BLYM '37 AAR cars will add extra cars to that group, which is already over represented, but lacking any B-50-25/26/27 class cars, I think it will balance out for now with an eye towards adjusting this in the future. There also is the possibility that the B-50-20/21/23s would be more likely to show up on the Jawbone Branch given their age, and the new-postwar B-50-25/26/27s would be kept for more priority loadings. While this theory is promptly shot down by the photos of the B-50-28/32s showing up at Owenyo by 1956-60 in noticeable numbers over the pre-war '37 AAR cars.</div></div><div><br /><h2>Class Details & Modeling Options</h2></div><div><br /></div><div>This is post is ending up being a super-index of all my previous SP Boxcar blog-posts. So here's the quick notes on the classes listed in the roster above.</div><div><br /></div><h3>B-50-8/10/11 - Composite Boxcars (Pre-WWI) - (Kitbashed Accurail)</h3><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIWIkt5sFtBoyVf8RzJEMX9_CZLQh9FTnKiQMKuYRTqHdwcdj8Sb-3LdRjbDOsipFNsTuh8Ni1WZpy6_LQNqmFi_PpDlXxzxVV6af-wJ0rWZKuD42BXG4-iuITpdIzNICIA4E0xtymBrUgz6nQJ2KSV5wmz2-6H4TnHbIuwXnef39J3oB-ZetzIXhoQD9/s2564/SP%2024864%20Stacked-B2%202022-08-12%2014-04-48%20(B,Radius8,Smoothing4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="2564" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIWIkt5sFtBoyVf8RzJEMX9_CZLQh9FTnKiQMKuYRTqHdwcdj8Sb-3LdRjbDOsipFNsTuh8Ni1WZpy6_LQNqmFi_PpDlXxzxVV6af-wJ0rWZKuD42BXG4-iuITpdIzNICIA4E0xtymBrUgz6nQJ2KSV5wmz2-6H4TnHbIuwXnef39J3oB-ZetzIXhoQD9/w640-h352/SP%2024864%20Stacked-B2%202022-08-12%2014-04-48%20(B,Radius8,Smoothing4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pre-kitbashed B-50-10, SP 24864 with white bulk-load/dust leaks between the boards.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>All of my Accurail B-50-8/10/11/13/14 class cars I'm planning to rebuild with new 3d printed ends, to make them look more accurate for the SP prototypes. Hopefully, this project will move forward in 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2020/07/plastic-options-for-b-50-8-b-50-10-b-50.html">Modeling B-50-Series Boxcars (Part 3) - Plastic Options for B-50-8, -10, & -11 class cars</a></div><div><br /></div><h3>B-50-12 - USRA Boxcars (WWI "Standard") - (Tichy) </h3><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dg9H7TpTGSqA4_MFyk3pcVeJyjg_5IvKvdAFIE5wW2YmEtnOxI9k4RyqeGTUctKd05s3zjaQSCIOuzblOce3CEVtiHv8FsFEXGffWSIed72SIrtQ2MWKEQKHXbkuHXgo4eYYJJFrN5r5H67AeBnj5LnrNiqnkXZhIuzv9GWl21C3hhqygqOroakL00e5/s3811/SP%2026948%20Side%20-%20Painted%20UF2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1478" data-original-width="3811" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dg9H7TpTGSqA4_MFyk3pcVeJyjg_5IvKvdAFIE5wW2YmEtnOxI9k4RyqeGTUctKd05s3zjaQSCIOuzblOce3CEVtiHv8FsFEXGffWSIed72SIrtQ2MWKEQKHXbkuHXgo4eYYJJFrN5r5H67AeBnj5LnrNiqnkXZhIuzv9GWl21C3hhqygqOroakL00e5/w640-h248/SP%2026948%20Side%20-%20Painted%20UF2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 26948 from Tichy kit, assembled by IMRC.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The Tichy/IMRC USRA models for B-50-12s are pretty accurate for the SP's 1000 cars of this class, however the remaining 625 cars were all rebuilt in mid-1949 to All-steel B-50-12As for automobile parts service into the early 1950s, so I'm not planning to have any B-50-12As for now, and this model is more heavily weathered to model the end-of-life of these cars just before retirement in 1949.<br /><br />The SP 26948 took a little damage to the <i>plastic</i> handbrake wheel, during the weathering process. So I'll be replacing it with a brass one before the Jawbone Branch really gets into regular "high detail" operating sessions.</div><div><br />I'm also building a second B-50-12, but as one of the few cars that lasted into 1956 in MW service, specifically one of the two Supply Cars. I'm renumbering it as SPMW 3931, which I've covered here before as SPMW 2676, and needed correction from a decal typo from a few years ago.<br /><br /></div><h3>B-50-13/14 - Composite Boxcars (post-WWI) - (Kitbashed Accurail)</h3><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZn3HsaQSb7upJBy7opjQ6D7r2q0dWR51jus3433imzjzxkhY9weKKj0F8lkHmbR2-IYmkFSl2R2piJErHPl5HpMd9l1dSdYW3NQYuo1p4NdHzUNfq0B1NZfhyL8a05tOx2kB1MZcm3VFxntBPtUtXvBpCNbj-zNoD76cBYLfcNlgrJAFYHmabvI6x7SOe/s2909/PE%202707%20Updated%20Weathering%2011-2022A%20P1000718.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="2909" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZn3HsaQSb7upJBy7opjQ6D7r2q0dWR51jus3433imzjzxkhY9weKKj0F8lkHmbR2-IYmkFSl2R2piJErHPl5HpMd9l1dSdYW3NQYuo1p4NdHzUNfq0B1NZfhyL8a05tOx2kB1MZcm3VFxntBPtUtXvBpCNbj-zNoD76cBYLfcNlgrJAFYHmabvI6x7SOe/w640-h340/PE%202707%20Updated%20Weathering%2011-2022A%20P1000718.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pre-Kitbashed PE 2707, B-50-13 boxcar with MicroScale 87-911 decals.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>All of my Accurail B-50-8/10/11/13/14 class cars I'm planning to rebuild with new 3d printed ends, to make them look more accurate for the SP prototypes. Hopefully, this project will move forward in 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2020/07/plastic-options-for-b-50-8-b-50-10-b-50.html">Modeling B-50-Series Boxcars (Part 3) - Plastic Options for B-50-8, -10, & -11 class cars</a></div><div><br /></div><h3>B-50-15/16 - Composite Boxcars & Steel Rebuilds) - (Rapido & Resin)</h3><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6D6WsuMn18OwRhq-vzPyVC1MhbJ8swuPcgLLaewRSdxoUaJZKhOHPIuNT3J_ezXZ3mOR78G1HG5tkblCUam6W0jzTuHRYO8ArEQDrOnuJnGCU-bz16h97x798hptT3wrvSKiKlxQu1pIGPfN1Murha2vsZ8KI-3NoiaIn5LSaMcfXPcd0hG5qUCbdeslJ/s3448/SP%2015203%20Weathered-A2%2020230804_201220.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1227" data-original-width="3448" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6D6WsuMn18OwRhq-vzPyVC1MhbJ8swuPcgLLaewRSdxoUaJZKhOHPIuNT3J_ezXZ3mOR78G1HG5tkblCUam6W0jzTuHRYO8ArEQDrOnuJnGCU-bz16h97x798hptT3wrvSKiKlxQu1pIGPfN1Murha2vsZ8KI-3NoiaIn5LSaMcfXPcd0hG5qUCbdeslJ/w640-h228/SP%2015203%20Weathered-A2%2020230804_201220.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 15203 represents the wooden B-50-15/16s with post-'46 lettering.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Rapido models are certainly a starting point which allows them to be placed into service within a couple hours (assuming you want to put some touch ups and weathering on them), but the wooden sheathing boards are too wide, almost double the historic size. I'm still considering options of how to 'fix' this on the two I have.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThMuo0m7pT7kIAbmfmkO5Gp9S05hFFRFDyC1ksAIkFnZ6y1VHpZEcCjarasMe-JNDcbYte2zT4O6Kg0LjE3JjQZSD3t6Pr5NwkTV6zEio3XM7yhRXnOp28oyMglFd4KrvoY3lxB5fmVn_1KjTXwd1nl7uhgYVQPEdhkB78RDmxn5_Cakn4U7kce7PIiUH/s3550/SP%2015564%20Weathered-A2%2020230804_201155.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="3550" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThMuo0m7pT7kIAbmfmkO5Gp9S05hFFRFDyC1ksAIkFnZ6y1VHpZEcCjarasMe-JNDcbYte2zT4O6Kg0LjE3JjQZSD3t6Pr5NwkTV6zEio3XM7yhRXnOp28oyMglFd4KrvoY3lxB5fmVn_1KjTXwd1nl7uhgYVQPEdhkB78RDmxn5_Cakn4U7kce7PIiUH/w640-h232/SP%2015564%20Weathered-A2%2020230804_201155.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 15564 is a great B-50-15 steel-sheathed model.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>For all the B-50-15/16s that were resheathed in steel, the Rapido model works very well. The 15564 only needed a little light dusting of FCR to tone down the lettering and give a little depth to the paint job. I also very lightly dusting on the lower carbody with a 'dust' mix through my airbrush, to replicate some photos I've seen of these cars at Mojave and years of Southwestern desert operation.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSDpyFBCbsqadxuXsUdrrU2ZEajA7qqrZWcm4p7GVISVSxWYDb3HGYO6Ewb8F33ItK74ZzchGZQNoNqvOWaBjGAO__VDBlAj47qBcF1gszVHTsGleQ2j3dVmCxIf2rI_uVIw-29Fw9nlg8PGP_y7Ie6Orm9-tWZnOeMBR_zcIuqsZV6uyKmOHCQBYWGiH/s3445/SP%2037821%20Weathered-B2%2020230804_201349.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1214" data-original-width="3445" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSDpyFBCbsqadxuXsUdrrU2ZEajA7qqrZWcm4p7GVISVSxWYDb3HGYO6Ewb8F33ItK74ZzchGZQNoNqvOWaBjGAO__VDBlAj47qBcF1gszVHTsGleQ2j3dVmCxIf2rI_uVIw-29Fw9nlg8PGP_y7Ie6Orm9-tWZnOeMBR_zcIuqsZV6uyKmOHCQBYWGiH/w640-h226/SP%2037821%20Weathered-B2%2020230804_201349.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 37821, an Overnight-assigned B-50-16 steel resheath.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I decided I couldn't help myself. I picked up one of the all-steel B-50-16s as a post-war "Overnight" scheme express boxcar. Depending on exactly what era I want to claim I'm modeling, this car could be coming out of Overnight service and back to regular service in the 1949-1950 timeframe, and still retain the black scheme for a few trips. I may decide at some point to patch the tare-date with some FCR, hinting that the car's not in Overnight service anymore. <i>I believe these cars should have the door steps and half-ladders applied from when they're in express l.c.l. service.</i><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/10/sp-t-b-50-15-16-part-1-modeling.html">SP & T&NO B-50-15,-16 (Part 1) - Modeling, Research, & Rapido</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/07/sp-t-b-50-1516-part-2-arrival-review-of.html">SP & T&NO B-50-15,16 (Part 2) - Arrival & Review of the Rapido Models</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDKjtYHFUeag6FSh3lralIkS_63e6P9362HC7SwAGX53mwl0QgwA559WCZ9SdurgNVz0td4UF2dw2g4K0xv52wQtNiuaKscyU4t37vMI7dra2kcu7XPjIlPoKhuLYRBozabPjSKhWfKaU6plssveRmMikzlWyW1LQRsPtxHlyPB_79rOChRR-zKvPnuD5/s3629/SP%2032451%20Decal%20Left-C2%2020221015_042801.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1263" data-original-width="3629" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDKjtYHFUeag6FSh3lralIkS_63e6P9362HC7SwAGX53mwl0QgwA559WCZ9SdurgNVz0td4UF2dw2g4K0xv52wQtNiuaKscyU4t37vMI7dra2kcu7XPjIlPoKhuLYRBozabPjSKhWfKaU6plssveRmMikzlWyW1LQRsPtxHlyPB_79rOChRR-zKvPnuD5/w640-h222/SP%2032451%20Decal%20Left-C2%2020221015_042801.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 32451 started as a Sunshine Resin kit. - Notice the correct narrow board-widths in the side sheathing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Even though I started this resin kit a year before the Rapido cars arrived... I still need to do the last 5-10% to finish this car. I guess if the over-sized spacing of the sheathing boards on the Rapido cars gets to me too much, I could always build a couple more Westerfield resin cars! - but that will wait until after I get the Jawbone up and running.</div><div><br /></div><h3>B-50-18/19 - Early '37 AAR All-Steel Boxcars (Square-Corner Post) - (RC/IMRC)</h3><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKi6axDd3tzS0XXBF7eZI9nD4Wz8kKdfida5zBEkJEMcZ3pwZZIqudZeKYozh-xcL2ywnDG-3DKZravl0WBYpo93lZRVl-ZClgAMXSBj9eGF3vn2TMzyLowFSHNModuo2QLcYvCmPGl-r4p5AihPU7xcLOVJctPdU2BbaePMSNPdjbPatUhzNWUXVoF_TC/s2994/SP%2038542-C2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1269" data-original-width="2994" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKi6axDd3tzS0XXBF7eZI9nD4Wz8kKdfida5zBEkJEMcZ3pwZZIqudZeKYozh-xcL2ywnDG-3DKZravl0WBYpo93lZRVl-ZClgAMXSBj9eGF3vn2TMzyLowFSHNModuo2QLcYvCmPGl-r4p5AihPU7xcLOVJctPdU2BbaePMSNPdjbPatUhzNWUXVoF_TC/w640-h272/SP%2038542-C2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 38542, a B-50-19 from RC/IMRC</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I'm planning to do a bit more weathering on my B-50-18/19s, this photo shows the problem with the photo-stacking and not having any weathering on the panel lines... they simply disappear. So I'll probably do so weathering like the SP 102856 or 106272 (shown below) so these models photograph better.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2020/12/modeling-sp-b-50-series-boxcars-part-1.html">Modeling B-50-Series Boxcars (Part 1) - Pre-war All-Steel</a> B-50-18/19/20/21/23 classes</div><div><br /></div><h3>B-50-20/21/23 - '37 AAR All-Steel Boxcars (Rounded W-Corner Posts) - (BLYM & RC/IMWX kits)</h3><div>This group of cars is one of the largest groups that I should have in the post-WWII era and into the early 1950s, so I have quite a pile of old Branchline Yardmaster-series kits that I've built over the years, and several more that I've been working on recently.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvXMQrKeApEX_zMw1ecJG6qu1XUrpeoWCW5bH3O9UMNG5l_kxCapbfPUfezHJJOf8UwhncmpdQIP-7wt7bTSmAmnPtkA287iGklheBg6MUS4DDhBwWBFeBHkWc7qruUlOWyvtB3KFzCReBRasgC-JMHA5vYfFfxORsZfErhw-WcXchd6QhYwzntLhkjqw/s3227/SP%2096311%20Non-Adjust-A2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="3227" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvXMQrKeApEX_zMw1ecJG6qu1XUrpeoWCW5bH3O9UMNG5l_kxCapbfPUfezHJJOf8UwhncmpdQIP-7wt7bTSmAmnPtkA287iGklheBg6MUS4DDhBwWBFeBHkWc7qruUlOWyvtB3KFzCReBRasgC-JMHA5vYfFfxORsZfErhw-WcXchd6QhYwzntLhkjqw/w640-h266/SP%2096311%20Non-Adjust-A2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 96311, a B-50-23 class boxcar, mostly decalled.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>This was a repainted BLYM car from another foreign road that I decided would be more useful as an SP car.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYecsP2dyGxZXAKMvaCc3rV2t32CizOahS6pM5EORYBsVa5y-E5FyFrnfdBUIIV5Df4nJLCeKjKV-HqXaYG96h1fkd5izZFOOy0s9R1C_LPssMGGJyDc0gcs1-9GqPICZEqf_zbnaNInEklTTorfOWyRVrHdYQcCI4JrHwWFa0dol5YfuIn2CQLLosy-DC/s3791/SP%2084550%20L2%20P1000651.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="3791" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYecsP2dyGxZXAKMvaCc3rV2t32CizOahS6pM5EORYBsVa5y-E5FyFrnfdBUIIV5Df4nJLCeKjKV-HqXaYG96h1fkd5izZFOOy0s9R1C_LPssMGGJyDc0gcs1-9GqPICZEqf_zbnaNInEklTTorfOWyRVrHdYQcCI4JrHwWFa0dol5YfuIn2CQLLosy-DC/w640-h236/SP%2084550%20L2%20P1000651.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mostly finished, but still needs data decals on the right side...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Another car that I repainted from a less useful paint scheme, SP 84550 is a B-50-20 class car - which I still need to finish applying the class and data stencil decals below the herald. Notice on these cars how far left the railroad name is placed. A couple of my older models from the pre-Tony Thompson Vol.4 days has the decals starting to the right of the grab irons, which I believe is not correct. I'm not sure if I'll get another full set of National Car Company decals to fix that or not... but it is starting to get annoying now that I have so many 'good' cars with the correct lettering.<br /><br />Both SP 96311 and 84550 need some mechanical work and weathering to be put into regular service on the Jawbone Branch, which will probably wait until I have more of the physical layout built.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2020/12/modeling-sp-b-50-series-boxcars-part-1.html">Modeling B-50-Series Boxcars (Part 1) - Pre-war All-Steel</a> B-50-18/19/20/21/23 classes</div><div><br /></div><h3>B-50-24/25/26/27 - Postwar All-Steel</h3><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="800" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxKgiSryBsJdCBADFbTb6tvGsFsM5yoxtvD2DW2zbK-d4dt2XQVolZmdzq86V75c3Tb4UJWerpI2xMsziU-x-ifRsvQMz6FDQnFk42oScgdcgD6050jPdAM5SbwZjWgbHap1j-kh9dAaNjXNyTQ-TofN63nPdc-Wd7jEcBZ3Xizi0FAURVOaKRpx4E=w640-h406" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Postwar B-50-26 builders photo from Tony Thompson's blog - <a href="https://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2021/12/improving-freight-car.html" style="text-align: start;">Improving a freight car</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>All B-50-24s were assigned during my era to special Passenger Express and Overnight services, and would not be likely to show up on the Jawbone Branch in general freight service.</div><div><br /></div>Tony Thompson covers an example of this in his blog post: <a href="https://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2021/12/improving-freight-car.html">Improving a freight car</a> where he is kitbashing a B-50-26 from an IMWX kit. - Maybe if I can find a couple of these kits, I could do a few of these cars.<br /><br /><b>Links to Anthony Thompson's Related Blog Posts:</b><br /><div><a href="https://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2021/12/improving-freight-car.html">Improving a freight car</a> - Modeling T&NO B-50-26 with IMWX Kitbash</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2022/01/improving-freight-car-part-2.html">Improving a freight car, Part 2</a> - Modeling T&NO B-50-26 with IMWX Kitbash</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2022/02/improving-freight-car-part-3.html">Improving a freight car, Part 3</a> - Modeling T&NO B-50-26 with IMWX Kitbash</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2020/05/one-last-paul-lyons-model.html">One last Paul Lyons model</a> - Finishing a B-50-27 Resin Boxcar<br /><br /><b>Ted Culotta's Articles:</b></div><div><a href="http://prototopics.blogspot.com/2024/01/comparison-of-12-panel-box-cars.html">Comparison of 12-Panel Box Cars - Southern Pacific and Great Northern</a> - B-50-25 vs GN 6-panel boxcars</div></div><div><br /></div><div>With nearly 9000 cars, these classes would be a great help to 'balance' my fleet out. I don't have any models of B-50-24/25/26/27 classes, as they will either require finding other models that I don't have currently and then kitbashing to model or getting resin kits. <br /><br />Photos of Owenyo show the earlier B-50-20/21/23 class cars at Owenyo during my modeling era more than the -25/26/27 class cars, so my current fleet in-balance of larger numbers of pre-war steel boxcars is probably ok.</div><div><br /></div><h3>B-50-28/29/30/31/32 - Post-1950 All-Steel (Tangent's new B-50-28 models)</h3><div>These are certainly my most recent modeling project entering early 2024. Note the lettering changes between the Pullman-built B-50-28 (top) and the SP Sacramento-built B-50-31 (bottom). The 1952 B-50-31 class also leads the SP fleet in dropping the bars above and below the reporting marks. This change appears to be an interesting step towards the SP's 1953 general lettering change, but applied a year early! The Pullman-built cars also have a wide spacing of the car numbers, which is unique to the class.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeLoZowsKUU-CzKkZLKtBSxIa9ZFGtGEnxLcaA1Uw5wYKIA5zsHYVxKBM_TgRbK1ysP_GvoyeurV3fWHAd5tA69qAXmLt8ldvHjALrhhXFS2rSM1TN5c9zzCdoXPwg0Jx_sCPPyidaFMb3BWswVRcF8WWIEUvMfJyrV7JmAGXyvcXdMKKIjI462wNFBbE/s3327/SP%20102856%20&%20106272%20Decalled-B%2020240203_013830.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2300" data-original-width="3327" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeLoZowsKUU-CzKkZLKtBSxIa9ZFGtGEnxLcaA1Uw5wYKIA5zsHYVxKBM_TgRbK1ysP_GvoyeurV3fWHAd5tA69qAXmLt8ldvHjALrhhXFS2rSM1TN5c9zzCdoXPwg0Jx_sCPPyidaFMb3BWswVRcF8WWIEUvMfJyrV7JmAGXyvcXdMKKIjI462wNFBbE/w640-h442/SP%20102856%20&%20106272%20Decalled-B%2020240203_013830.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tangent B-50-28 & -31 decaling</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I've covered these in my blog post: <a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2024/02/tangent-b-50-28-31-custom-decalled-to.html">Tangent B-50-28 & -31 Custom Decalled to Match Owenyo Prototypes</a> in early Feb '24. Final touches have been some light weathering and a pass with some dull-cote to seal everything in.</div><div><br /></div><h2>My Operating Plan</h2><div><div><br /></div><div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDd-uiJTU-mzTy13WB-RGxGl-3Yh9OwyaQ0RIjf6Unl9YqpOh3d1wBjORqhjcvaS4RB6E9ba3TghHAU2P9zJvApBE9g-K5he0hDWNpDzWi7h1n4s4cOfYZsMqf75uJgXUYICyYB3Jg54CDPuK730pWgT_EuMKq7WHBt-5Kla5gditCvSuKzaQmGBbYhcsb/s4020/SP%20102856%20&%20106272%20Stacked%20PS%20Owens%20Mtns.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2105" data-original-width="4020" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDd-uiJTU-mzTy13WB-RGxGl-3Yh9OwyaQ0RIjf6Unl9YqpOh3d1wBjORqhjcvaS4RB6E9ba3TghHAU2P9zJvApBE9g-K5he0hDWNpDzWi7h1n4s4cOfYZsMqf75uJgXUYICyYB3Jg54CDPuK730pWgT_EuMKq7WHBt-5Kla5gditCvSuKzaQmGBbYhcsb/w640-h336/SP%20102856%20&%20106272%20Stacked%20PS%20Owens%20Mtns.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tangent B-50-28 and -31 on my Jawbone Branch yard at Owenyo with photoshopped photo of Inyo Mountains behind.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>The Jawbone certainly won't need 30 SP boxcars all out on the sceniced part of the layout at once. The mix of these cars should make up a good slice of the SP fleet, and make it so the cars are rotated through. Roughly 30 SP cars does give me the option to use the 5-track staging yard to full effect when combined with other foreign boxcars rotating in and out, so that no boxcar becomes too regularly seen on the branch. The possible exception being that more photos from the 1955-1960 era shows that the SP/T&NO 7-foot door post-war cars (B-50-28-to-32-series) did start showing up fairly regularly. So maybe the two new Tangent cars will be recycled through staging faster than the other cars to simulate the new car type showing up more regularly for that era, as the B-50-8/10/11/12s were basically all gone by 1950, and even the B-50-15/16s seemed rare in the 1955+ photos of Owenyo, while they did last on the system well into the 1960s as steel-sheathed rebuilds.</div></div><div><div><br />My fleet still has a skew towards the single-sheath boxcars of the B-50-13/14 series and lack of any good plastic models for B-50-25/26/27s shows a major hole for modeling circa 1950. Maybe I'll find a couple IMWX or IMRC 6-panel 10ft cars to work with sometime, as the basic roster numbers would suggest that I should have somewhere around 9 cars from the -25/26/27 series, but I'm probably not going to get 9 new cars overnight.<br /><br /><h2>In Closing</h2><div><br /></div></div>One of the operating schemes that I'm pondering doing is setting up the staging yard to reflect the way the equipment changed between 1940/46 and 1950 and 1954. Showing that not only will the engines working the trains change, but that I could have the balance of freight cars shift from earlier eras through a transition, then to the later era over the course of 3-5 days of consists being switched on the layout.<br /><br />The extra Accurail B-50-13/14s in my fleet will allow me to more easily make 1940-1945 era operations on the Jawbone Branch and model the 'mixed' Owenyo Local. Then spread the remaining cars out through the sessions as the era moves forward.<br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DWDbXzKX4cULlcDzZB0CGYOgnxDKOuNj6Ms0G8R8F3PrxuR7tW-IQCGSwim4FRHoW7QijMfJUh8s9Biw51kK9y2uhO0xev9DVNvkMuRMRnIAxXqnWQtr_LRQQYcnN2jwjj-z58rCfAqQkuBC80TwxDFZ-A3hiVdtIrQa8Wr67eDpMQCO3_1uIa6u29YH/w640-h480/SP%203203%20Arriving%20Owenyo%20SE%20Base%20with%20steam.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 3203 arrives at Owenyo, pulling past the string of spotted boxcars in 1953.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>I figure the operations could easily take an hour to make one lap out of staging to the layout... so to run 5-6 complete trains, without even doing live re-staging, which is possible, that will give a 'full day' of play value in the rather simple layout.</div><div><br />Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: 700;">Related Articles:</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2020/07/plastic-options-for-b-50-8-b-50-10-b-50.html">Modeling B-50-Series Boxcars (Part 3) - Plastic Options for B-50-8, -10, & -11 class cars</a><br /><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2020/05/plastic-options-for-b-50-12-b-50-13-b.html">Plastic Options for B-50-12, B-50-13, B-50-14 class cars</a> - Accurail & Tichy models<br /><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2020/12/modeling-sp-26948-b-50-12-part-1-imrc.html">Modeling B-50-12 SP 29648 from Tichy USRA Boxcar</a> (Part 1)<div><br /><div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/10/sp-t-b-50-15-16-part-1-modeling.html">SP & T&NO B-50-15,-16 (Part 1) - Modeling, Research, & Rapido</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/07/sp-t-b-50-1516-part-2-arrival-review-of.html">SP & T&NO B-50-15,16 (Part 2) - Arrival & Review of the Rapido Models</a></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2020/12/modeling-sp-b-50-series-boxcars-part-1.html">Modeling B-50-Series Boxcars (Part 1) - Pre-war All-Steel</a> B-50-18/19/20/21/23 classes<br /><br /><a href="http://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2021/02/modeling-sp-b-50-series-boxcars-part-2.html">Modeling B-50-Series Boxcars (Part 2) - Post-war All-Steel</a> B-50-24/25/26/27/28/29 classes</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2024/02/tangent-b-50-28-31-custom-decalled-to.html">Tangent B-50-28 & -31 Custom Decalled to Match Owenyo Prototypes</a><br /><br /><b>Links to Anthony Thompson's Related Blog Posts:</b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2011/07/choosing-model-car-fleet-sp-box-cars_2150.html">Choosing a model car fleet-SP box cars, update</a> - Fleet Roster Data</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2021/12/improving-freight-car.html">Improving a freight car</a> - Modeling T&NO B-50-26 with IMWX Kitbash</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2022/01/improving-freight-car-part-2.html">Improving a freight car, Part 2</a> - Modeling T&NO B-50-26 with IMWX Kitbash</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2022/02/improving-freight-car-part-3.html">Improving a freight car, Part 3</a> - Modeling T&NO B-50-26 with IMWX Kitbash</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2020/05/one-last-paul-lyons-model.html">One last Paul Lyons model</a> - Finishing a B-50-27 Resin Boxcar</div></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Ted Culotta's Articles:</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><a href="http://prototopics.blogspot.com/2024/01/comparison-of-12-panel-box-cars.html">Comparison of 12-Panel Box Cars - Southern Pacific and Great Northern</a> - B-50-25 vs GN 6-panel boxcars</div></div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-21352791993068338562024-02-24T21:41:00.000-08:002024-02-24T21:42:26.963-08:00SP Ready Shop Gondolas (Part 1) - New Decals for SPMW 1162 & SPMW 1902<div>I had a bit of fun when the sun came out this week touching up the decals on a couple of my old SPMW gondolas. So this will be a short post on the upgrades on two cars.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUG5PwA6RGD4DW4hG4GIOl_JbBt3maVSJP29Kg8RJx20yLgCYAr5JocQptTAYO4ZWJGaO7b9z6ROGribDVW-Zt85cR-ALvyFISiBsDvIrKX1T63wUwlxQNxhxYa0EM55RdGXuCCRcNacI5T2c7zuHsHJdRfFoWE0mUGKk81zJwNcchhBRkl_Zo8aIoGQ/s3465/SPMW%201162%20Right-B2%20P1010404.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="3465" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUG5PwA6RGD4DW4hG4GIOl_JbBt3maVSJP29Kg8RJx20yLgCYAr5JocQptTAYO4ZWJGaO7b9z6ROGribDVW-Zt85cR-ALvyFISiBsDvIrKX1T63wUwlxQNxhxYa0EM55RdGXuCCRcNacI5T2c7zuHsHJdRfFoWE0mUGKk81zJwNcchhBRkl_Zo8aIoGQ/w640-h160/SPMW%201162%20Right-B2%20P1010404.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New small decals applied to add more information about the car's assignments</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>The SPMW forces seem that they didn't have any gondolas assigned to Supply Train service on their ledgers, but instead listed them as "Ready Gondola - Shop". It seems that this still put them under the Stores Department, but not under the "Supply" category, which seemed to be what the Supply Trains pulled their cars from or were the regular pool of cars sent around the system for track and other department's supplies. Material for the Stores and Shop forces was kept separate. This may mean that these cars could be seen in Supply Trains, due to the "Ready Gondola" general classification<div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Past Kitbashing of SPMW 1162</h2><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtL_76-jYwnNdi29Zc4kf1eW7QF0uJXygcL2aBfax7orHv2ZnpnxKLQ8F_LGVxbBZZ79_Hf1ytwujTedDjFao4fUoK6URvlF_LACGKkGMoDu_SgabPYwiOBsCzH7pwnmVivIWeAPXYvHsk8mijawMkB0tJXEmtKGmjsXlEd4IO0sFr8jl1VASrmdp-Q/s3620/SP%2045752%20&%20SPMW%201162-A2%20P1010457.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="3620" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtL_76-jYwnNdi29Zc4kf1eW7QF0uJXygcL2aBfax7orHv2ZnpnxKLQ8F_LGVxbBZZ79_Hf1ytwujTedDjFao4fUoK6URvlF_LACGKkGMoDu_SgabPYwiOBsCzH7pwnmVivIWeAPXYvHsk8mijawMkB0tJXEmtKGmjsXlEd4IO0sFr8jl1VASrmdp-Q/w640-h108/SP%2045752%20&%20SPMW%201162-A2%20P1010457.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ex-EPSW 40ft gondolas SP 45752 with sideboards and retired sister SPMW 1162 (ex-45138).</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Some fifteen to twenty years ago, I started rebuilding this car and got it as far as painting and decalling the basic reporting marks and data on the side. I stopped working on this car before I drilled all the grab iron holes and installing them. The hand brakes on the car end still needs to be fabricated.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCCTudl7O7R5j5aiDfn--DB8ykAd29MPCeoCJXamE6oWnSvROUFMRq2FHXqbD4c_Mc1MUBqiMTA1aIky9vHnojRXy2ZsngKxPTi6K3MDGCJpPDy15PP3ceZeUCv-4WP2WI9P5DK4_EcwMC6AIjJsC8fVhnqyAoby8OXES9UipNmuO5T4kPtydTx8J2g/s3468/SPMW%201162%20Side-B2%20P1010394.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="3468" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCCTudl7O7R5j5aiDfn--DB8ykAd29MPCeoCJXamE6oWnSvROUFMRq2FHXqbD4c_Mc1MUBqiMTA1aIky9vHnojRXy2ZsngKxPTi6K3MDGCJpPDy15PP3ceZeUCv-4WP2WI9P5DK4_EcwMC6AIjJsC8fVhnqyAoby8OXES9UipNmuO5T4kPtydTx8J2g/w640-h170/SPMW%201162%20Side-B2%20P1010394.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side view of SPMW 1162</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The prototype was originally an EPSW 40ft gondola SP 45138, which was retired on January 19, 1937 and according to the 1956 SPMW Roster the car was assigned as a Ready Gondola, billed to the "Shop" department. By 1956, there were only two of these Ex-EPSW gondolas remaining in SPMW service. I am not sure if more were in MW service earlier and these were the last two. I would think that these were the last two survivors of a larger number at one time in the SPMW service, but I don't really have a way to know for sure.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63i1CcAS9o6tkyYuZjdaesT1UGHKWbQbgMsJxW3SgMe-BcLBG8gwv4GCmSjDGDGgymPprGbm15Q3cotyLah2LU1Sw2ii5VEdr7X8sYUEeu1MDCKF4AfG4lPlP1lSneVqqx354guuDkqkSw2Xvm8gElCeh9eat7WpeNCHDevGNXP64nxJ0EK0w2jfbIA/s3716/SPMW%201162%20Side-C2%20P1010395.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="3716" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63i1CcAS9o6tkyYuZjdaesT1UGHKWbQbgMsJxW3SgMe-BcLBG8gwv4GCmSjDGDGgymPprGbm15Q3cotyLah2LU1Sw2ii5VEdr7X8sYUEeu1MDCKF4AfG4lPlP1lSneVqqx354guuDkqkSw2Xvm8gElCeh9eat7WpeNCHDevGNXP64nxJ0EK0w2jfbIA/w640-h166/SPMW%201162%20Side-C2%20P1010395.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Other side of SPMW 1162</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I did some basic weathering, mostly in the form of road grime and some "rust strikes" from the interior of the car's steel sides getting hit by materials dropped on the inside, which started breaking loose the paint from the exterior of the car. So this is starting to show on the SP medallion. I still don't have any of the car's measurement stencils applied. Not surprising as the SPMW didn't bother re-stenciling all the mechanical data of the retired cars.<br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Underframe Rebuild</h3><br />During the original kitbash, years ago, I put an Athearn 40ft steel boxcar underframe under this car to get some easy bolsters and coupler boxes on the car. A sheet of lead was cut to fit under the floor, sandwiched between the body and the Athearn underframe. The trouble with Athearn's underframe is that the brake cylinder's on the wrong side of the underframe! This is a long standing tooling error dating back 60+ years. So I'll probably be taking off all the brake components from the underframe.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqu28GWsT5A3L1fyqkADZo4j1Nak4e9k0ZvazT_04q3a8VR3NFQnl1MjPQ8Tf58Ug2jQCZyXSBqjgMc043BoF4uZMaPR5rzeB9uKLrvTvHwDGFm5-xQWIq4vVzKv98qZvXFtuuKS19s7SLKczYYvGVoaZaKyV4Qo0WqgOymt1IILZ2JhYOH49tOm-7mQ/s3522/SPMW%201162%20Underframe-A2%20P1010456.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="3522" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqu28GWsT5A3L1fyqkADZo4j1Nak4e9k0ZvazT_04q3a8VR3NFQnl1MjPQ8Tf58Ug2jQCZyXSBqjgMc043BoF4uZMaPR5rzeB9uKLrvTvHwDGFm5-xQWIq4vVzKv98qZvXFtuuKS19s7SLKczYYvGVoaZaKyV4Qo0WqgOymt1IILZ2JhYOH49tOm-7mQ/w640-h162/SPMW%201162%20Underframe-A2%20P1010456.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SPMW 1162 kitbash with Athearn 40ft boxcar underframe.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Because this car was retired in 1937, just at the very beginning of the use of AB brakes and refitting cars in the revenue fleet with it. Therefore, I highly doubt that the SPMW 1162 could have had its brakes rebuilt to AB at the time it was retired. I have the car tare-dated for 1948, which means it may have been fitted with AB brakes, as the car lasted until 1956. Then again, I've seen K-brakes on SP's F-50-series flatcars into 1955, so MW cars still having K-brakes well into the 1950s is certainly possible.<br /><br />I'll probably put K-brakes on SPMW 1162 in Part 2 as I finish up the details.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Scratch Built Ends</h3><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDC_B5nPffyDAVuCfUMQzHtgprzxdJgM_x-C5vuKvB-QIQo3IfMvubL2DgHb3igjKwBRxiQtuj-bkB_TXPd98vkLUcWiP3Zf7-6SY3QUfy_L1j-vMCmlICb4CcRSr_WFybC1aY-Gbb0MnI0W5odaHZ2T-BfSdYKH57LEDF9kYl4My6C9cjSFPaoWknw/s1646/SPMW%201162%20End-A2%20P1010396.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1208" data-original-width="1646" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDC_B5nPffyDAVuCfUMQzHtgprzxdJgM_x-C5vuKvB-QIQo3IfMvubL2DgHb3igjKwBRxiQtuj-bkB_TXPd98vkLUcWiP3Zf7-6SY3QUfy_L1j-vMCmlICb4CcRSr_WFybC1aY-Gbb0MnI0W5odaHZ2T-BfSdYKH57LEDF9kYl4My6C9cjSFPaoWknw/w640-h470/SPMW%201162%20End-A2%20P1010396.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scratch built ends from styrene shapes and sheet.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The ends were fabricated from styrene sheet and some small plastic angle from Evergreen Plastics. The exterior of the ends has a top angle and two vertical angles just outside of the frame and draft-gear. End sills were also fabricated simply out of angles. I still need to add the grab/ladders around the ends of the car.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiby3mHCtoHZAgghATmALYRsQmkgwHt4xHJw0q5wzJskqJ2gPoqEP0NERs2Clff66BlaGtjGba09d4E_IE12nuQGoPfrjRsk1lXdxtavtWhyYujyODgjgnOZ1f5qqswjNynTNknlQXg0XH_6mwGiECYqHUha2oQkRg1-fPAt7-adpnsLJkk-VWxjl0JTw/s1543/SPMW%201162%20Interior%20End-A2%20P1010397.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="1543" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiby3mHCtoHZAgghATmALYRsQmkgwHt4xHJw0q5wzJskqJ2gPoqEP0NERs2Clff66BlaGtjGba09d4E_IE12nuQGoPfrjRsk1lXdxtavtWhyYujyODgjgnOZ1f5qqswjNynTNknlQXg0XH_6mwGiECYqHUha2oQkRg1-fPAt7-adpnsLJkk-VWxjl0JTw/w640-h290/SPMW%201162%20Interior%20End-A2%20P1010397.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The insides of the ends was braced </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The inside ends of the car had horizontal angle iron bracing. I researched this end from photos in Anthony Thompson's SP Freight Cars book, Volume 1 - Gondolas.<br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Updating Assignment Decals</h3><div><br /></div><div>I'm not 100% sure, but this sounds like a car that was available for use by the Company Shops... So this could mean for car parts, steam parts, diesel parts, etc. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYs9D5hkgTVna3AZf1tBF2p9mYVR2bD4Ilmgo9EwXYg_ch56lRFyMYQkW9yifQ1qjJhYbr5l7hKimIbxLKPu2E20m_HnYM4Gnhw7fRUnJGiijd80EQEJTwUE15YiN1RR_mXFn4YrRgkm0gyqpPyuNKfMBrFo7iE6lkVkP_KxPQyw_6SX9y3HbL84ZJMw/s3501/SPMW%202452%20Right-A2%20P1010406.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="3501" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYs9D5hkgTVna3AZf1tBF2p9mYVR2bD4Ilmgo9EwXYg_ch56lRFyMYQkW9yifQ1qjJhYbr5l7hKimIbxLKPu2E20m_HnYM4Gnhw7fRUnJGiijd80EQEJTwUE15YiN1RR_mXFn4YrRgkm0gyqpPyuNKfMBrFo7iE6lkVkP_KxPQyw_6SX9y3HbL84ZJMw/w640-h142/SPMW%202452%20Right-A2%20P1010406.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SPMW 2452 showing examples of the stenciling for the SP Stores Department.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />It's similar to the assignment that I covered with SPMW 847 and SPMW 2452 wheel cars, which carried special stenciling for the assignment, including which Stores Department location the car was to be sent back to. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHz-VqiEGIbVmZTgcKKWmo8h3X2CCKxPaDSUs2aK5hdR6GojbfhcstodxhRXAQpKG5LswcYRiWXQiXx7noQa72uWHF6krHSQTkgkkybfkggNapG9Q-p2vo0YvR3VFbnxPWfiCy4kWhA5qpipFChjeLyKiLix5MU-96mVplZs3oX84vPIUk4cLqfMODg/s3490/SPMW%201162%20Left-A2%20P1010403.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="3490" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHz-VqiEGIbVmZTgcKKWmo8h3X2CCKxPaDSUs2aK5hdR6GojbfhcstodxhRXAQpKG5LswcYRiWXQiXx7noQa72uWHF6krHSQTkgkkybfkggNapG9Q-p2vo0YvR3VFbnxPWfiCy4kWhA5qpipFChjeLyKiLix5MU-96mVplZs3oX84vPIUk4cLqfMODg/w640-h154/SPMW%201162%20Left-A2%20P1010403.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left side of Ex-EPSW gondola, retired to become SPMW 1162.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />On the SPMW 1162, I decided that I want more of my SPMW fleet to have specific assignments stenciled on the car itself, if it was historically probable that it was done.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUG5PwA6RGD4DW4hG4GIOl_JbBt3maVSJP29Kg8RJx20yLgCYAr5JocQptTAYO4ZWJGaO7b9z6ROGribDVW-Zt85cR-ALvyFISiBsDvIrKX1T63wUwlxQNxhxYa0EM55RdGXuCCRcNacI5T2c7zuHsHJdRfFoWE0mUGKk81zJwNcchhBRkl_Zo8aIoGQ/s3465/SPMW%201162%20Right-B2%20P1010404.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="3465" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUG5PwA6RGD4DW4hG4GIOl_JbBt3maVSJP29Kg8RJx20yLgCYAr5JocQptTAYO4ZWJGaO7b9z6ROGribDVW-Zt85cR-ALvyFISiBsDvIrKX1T63wUwlxQNxhxYa0EM55RdGXuCCRcNacI5T2c7zuHsHJdRfFoWE0mUGKk81zJwNcchhBRkl_Zo8aIoGQ/w640-h160/SPMW%201162%20Right-B2%20P1010404.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New small decals applied to add more information about the car's assignments</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>On this car I want to add the "Shop Ready", "LA GEN STORES", and "STORES DEPT" stencils appropriated from OMM's new 1214 SPMW F-50-8/9/10/12 decal set and also from Todd Osterburg's new Boxcar/Pullman SPMW sets. Theoretically, this car would be routed back to LA General Shops when empty, of course I could waybill the car to go anywhere on the system, if needed.<br /><br />It appears from the SPMW book by Ken Harrison that these ex-EPSW gondolas were kept captive to the El Paso Shops, and probably just worked west on the Arizona Division and east onto the Rio Grande Division.<br /></div></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Updating Decals on SPMW 1902</h2><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYx4FuYc3vbV4JfHe4DGemY6x0UDUxFmgz5YfZmkkyLJb8uPK9K47J4V-Ph8VxvZQdX-k5IDKmIYC0gE6esVEsYmYJsYNIqQlXkd7d8gzmVT5HfrSQyaCBixaW0nhbZCeMOLOe3wYalqsa__Bd07d9h4G1PBuaeACJeYEnCDNwLq3E544QPMb7PiZBw/s3595/SPMW%201902%20Left-A2%20P1010400.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="3595" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYx4FuYc3vbV4JfHe4DGemY6x0UDUxFmgz5YfZmkkyLJb8uPK9K47J4V-Ph8VxvZQdX-k5IDKmIYC0gE6esVEsYmYJsYNIqQlXkd7d8gzmVT5HfrSQyaCBixaW0nhbZCeMOLOe3wYalqsa__Bd07d9h4G1PBuaeACJeYEnCDNwLq3E544QPMb7PiZBw/w640-h164/SPMW%201902%20Left-A2%20P1010400.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left side SPMW 1902</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Likewise, I decided to add some assignment decals to the SPMW 1902, which is also a Ready Gondola assigned to Shops, part of the Stores Department. In this case, I used the Sacramento Shops General Stores stencils.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Xh5UrzZm1lhMlwGt8iXGIsHZHJmwpmTnZEF6Ryixvb_Ftpk-QvA32yMlI-254Ledn8Xm78-0MrwmSsUrgEJUvl-PBTrVqXX2Hu4DR0Vcv6SdDPjqNb-S2fN7YeoMP_2Y62TCXfjYRebpm0Zh0EsE9rxr4ODH1ck75egyZlfkBcX4atdALy_7W-OtVg/s3573/SPMW%201902%20Right-A2%20P1010399.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="3573" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Xh5UrzZm1lhMlwGt8iXGIsHZHJmwpmTnZEF6Ryixvb_Ftpk-QvA32yMlI-254Ledn8Xm78-0MrwmSsUrgEJUvl-PBTrVqXX2Hu4DR0Vcv6SdDPjqNb-S2fN7YeoMP_2Y62TCXfjYRebpm0Zh0EsE9rxr4ODH1ck75egyZlfkBcX4atdALy_7W-OtVg/w640-h158/SPMW%201902%20Right-A2%20P1010399.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right side SPMW 1902</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>On this model, I went with the larger "SHOP READY" stenciling assembled from the larger lettering. <br /><br />Unfortunately for my modeling of this car... a few weeks after I added the decals covered here, I read in the roster CD included in Ken Harrison's SPMW book, that the SPMW 1902 was fitted with a sump pump and tank, which would have been cool to see a photo of... but I guess I could experiment with kitbashing a 'what if' theoretical set of machinery of what that could have looked like. - I'm assuming that it was used to clean out the various drain and catch sumps shown on SP's Val maps around water and fueling at shop facilities. So if I do make a specialized load for this car, I'll probably cover it in another blog post.</div><div><br /></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;">In Closing</h2><br />I just noticed working on these photos that I'm missing the standard lubrication stencils which would be on all cars, including MW cars, at the right end of the car, near the bolster. So I'll have to go back and add those for the next part in the series.<br /><br />I've enjoyed doing a little tinkering on some of these old "cheap" kitbashes again with the new decals. I feel I want anyone operating the cars to get a natural sense of what the car's doing and why it is there.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Articles:</h4><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/p/freight-car-overview-index.html" target="_blank">Freight Car Overview Index</a> - Overview list of various blogs, including SPMW projects</div></div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-84990638314820606802024-02-03T01:47:00.000-08:002024-02-03T22:43:37.871-08:00Tangent B-50-28 & -31 Custom Decalled to Match Owenyo Prototypes<div>I always like modeling off prototype photos, both in the way it actually frees me from inventing weathering and finishing, and it also gives me a specific target to measure the modeling against. Now that Tangent has produced these huge (over 8000 cars since 1946) and typical classes of SP's post-war cars, I could now easily add these models to my fleet for the Jawbone Branch.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ke_lkZJcYXHlcf4aVFoYP0pPycgIWmeZfOxnOPoCGaKg3VUs35t1OvqvKFOWTyFJHTgqu0Q4voN3losEwZA_8P8RaKiIuQmZEfaCAgat3Sv2NLeLhQoavGuP-Tlxd-oE9WbrAQvtawUgclIkBl-fbH9ez57XCzYUG4SO4zGRR5yiIZlryYso_Wbt0Yft/s3782/SP%20102856%20&%20106272%20Stacked%20with%20Title-A%202024-02-03%2015-55-02%20(B,R8,S4)%20Stacked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1833" data-original-width="3782" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ke_lkZJcYXHlcf4aVFoYP0pPycgIWmeZfOxnOPoCGaKg3VUs35t1OvqvKFOWTyFJHTgqu0Q4voN3losEwZA_8P8RaKiIuQmZEfaCAgat3Sv2NLeLhQoavGuP-Tlxd-oE9WbrAQvtawUgclIkBl-fbH9ez57XCzYUG4SO4zGRR5yiIZlryYso_Wbt0Yft/w640-h310/SP%20102856%20&%20106272%20Stacked%20with%20Title-A%202024-02-03%2015-55-02%20(B,R8,S4)%20Stacked.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first Tangent B-50-28 that I picked up to review after renumber and the second unlettered car with decals.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>One minor problem for my personal preference of modeling prototype cars that has been nagging me since the arrival of SP 102176 from Tangent is that I would prefer it to be a car that actually was seen on the Jawbone Branch.</div><div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Inspiration - Prototype Photo</h2></div><div><br /></div><div>This car's a fun project to try to match a specific prototype. Having the great end-view of the car is nice as well. In this photo in Joe Dale Morris' book Slim Princess in the Sunset: 1940-1960 the caption says that the car's full of bagged Talc products. The stacked load appears to be pushing four feet tall, which would suggest that the car's loaded to its 50-ton capacity.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9khyphenhyphenOUgnWz2-yU9sFqz6Ds7s-sENYcasenHTXmTy0X3BlHS3h4_4yQBoTbOQi2Ea2ArIPissXZPf0Tk9VaX-DYupp_CCo9CqQob8HIUR_Wf1SQznqbszpnYAjexu4I42VstP5vUFFR31cHk-aRcH5piAXyZtcMg2SIOe7YFR9cgHc27nd8Kyxu5j-Hk7h/s996/SP%20102856%20post-war%20B-50-28%20boxcar%20SPNG%20Owenyo%20Transfer%20Dock%201954%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20s-l1600_ebay01_sml%20(Cropped).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="996" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9khyphenhyphenOUgnWz2-yU9sFqz6Ds7s-sENYcasenHTXmTy0X3BlHS3h4_4yQBoTbOQi2Ea2ArIPissXZPf0Tk9VaX-DYupp_CCo9CqQob8HIUR_Wf1SQznqbszpnYAjexu4I42VstP5vUFFR31cHk-aRcH5piAXyZtcMg2SIOe7YFR9cgHc27nd8Kyxu5j-Hk7h/w640-h410/SP%20102856%20post-war%20B-50-28%20boxcar%20SPNG%20Owenyo%20Transfer%20Dock%201954%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20s-l1600_ebay01_sml%20(Cropped).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 102856 post-war B-50-28 boxcar SPNG Owenyo Transfer Dock 1954 - Southern Pacific photo - owensvalleyhistory,com s-l1600_ebay01_sml (Cropped)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Another set of photos show many of boxcars at the Owenyo transfer docks after 1950 show 7ft single door boxcars from both SP, T&NO, and foreign roads being loaded by a small industrial forklift with a front-loader bucket with soapstone.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'd been wondering about why these quite new 7ft door boxcars were being sent to Owenyo for loading, but it seems that they wanted these cars for the ease of loading with the mechanical assistance. So the two Tangent boxcars that I have will probably represent the soapstone service. I don't have very many other models which have larger than 6ft doors. I have a couple of Branchline Blue-Print series PRR boxcars which could be used to represent the foreign cars showing up.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1407" data-original-width="3761" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQ778FSnOGUtIN48aei4yEo3MKIA9cp5BiFvjzeInTQgxCGzzsKxSp0409nV7r-VG3CppHdooOY0MbFPYM8OCSs29eKoZ2VrpompcNH5C3mbF8XcypU10PoQ_Xea4tESYoks6IiYUZOk5iViXSRdGvJDfr1DHH-v_p8fXG-7Cn8ywqz8qF-tMvGOAN2Mt/w640-h240/SP%2083228%20Chalk%20Team-A2%202023-09-06%2000-54-48%20(C,S4).jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 1937 AAR 10ft high boxcar B-50-21 as modeled with Branchline Yardmaster series model.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Older 6ft door SP cars also showed up at Owenyo for transfer loading too, so I'll continue to plan to have the older cars spot for loading with the hand-trucks.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">SP 102856, The Plan for Renumbering a Factory Tangent B-50-28</h2><div><br /></div><div>So I have a couple options, one is to renumber the review sample that I bought (SP 102176) to be the SP 102856 (built in 4th quarter 1950). </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXiOl8Z6ne4Vqu9qZy8_EbfdBfUrnO_NUgG-8BQliJOUGZcCiM4Fu33jM8JPFURqAm9bPNaEQQsAf_p8etfX-3jsXFw0Zbnq1gJVRgHmiHwmnz4XK-FxwGmDKDbUudDkZ8o8Hg8zuZN9GXZJAnm5HJ3Qo3yZHLkmfGqipKJPenappH9dN-tfLD5WoDNbNT/s3734/SP%20102856%20Renumber-B%2020240202_025148.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="3734" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXiOl8Z6ne4Vqu9qZy8_EbfdBfUrnO_NUgG-8BQliJOUGZcCiM4Fu33jM8JPFURqAm9bPNaEQQsAf_p8etfX-3jsXFw0Zbnq1gJVRgHmiHwmnz4XK-FxwGmDKDbUudDkZ8o8Hg8zuZN9GXZJAnm5HJ3Qo3yZHLkmfGqipKJPenappH9dN-tfLD5WoDNbNT/w640-h234/SP%20102856%20Renumber-B%2020240202_025148.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 102176 being renumbered to SP 102856.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>The basics of changing lettering can be done in several ways. While any use of liquids are best to be able to test them before working on the majority of the visible model. On this model, I want to replicate the car as it was only a couple of years old (built 1950, and I model before 1954), which means that I can't use weathering to hide any problems from the renumbering. I settled for abrasive lettering removal. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaYh64Ikf4_tESxXN8LUfSpp0HABjviUMezY4gqWKMMQ9muR7Fku6vfWb4cbCfPDRQKiZMZhwU-mrrqD-Q0cBDuLVqsqg9nFubrZnNR0HeVusxlG1jHs-_-tJI3pWvBbzg2_VulR8jb3h5-T4VOYkC7k4Y2CspitVr92wV8VoEGgABFqaZHOMi-zgHhuo/s1886/SP%20102856%20Renumber-A%2020240202_024849.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1636" data-original-width="1886" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaYh64Ikf4_tESxXN8LUfSpp0HABjviUMezY4gqWKMMQ9muR7Fku6vfWb4cbCfPDRQKiZMZhwU-mrrqD-Q0cBDuLVqsqg9nFubrZnNR0HeVusxlG1jHs-_-tJI3pWvBbzg2_VulR8jb3h5-T4VOYkC7k4Y2CspitVr92wV8VoEGgABFqaZHOMi-zgHhuo/w640-h556/SP%20102856%20Renumber-A%2020240202_024849.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up of renumbering of SP 102176 to SP 102856.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />While I often use fibre-bristle brushes to lightly scratch away the pad-printing, I opted for the control of a single edge of a sharp No.11 X-acto blade for this model.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWI4RxUT5AAn3qjdCbY-HvdMj1Y8faCnWML1FVhf4vkiiuq66L40MpbxHu6_kEjZKLIIqrWGOT6N63bnHF9wYFI-IbnJUZiTvrkpLGTxMNAMJTHkLYsUCKFQa4ZltaddOIfH9eIAEzlJn8ut2M9dHVxW58dTIC5dkT7cEUXvjrHTlr5NKmsmjGbRY7Mkvs/s1300/SP%20102856%20End%20Renumber-A%2020240202_024910.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="1300" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWI4RxUT5AAn3qjdCbY-HvdMj1Y8faCnWML1FVhf4vkiiuq66L40MpbxHu6_kEjZKLIIqrWGOT6N63bnHF9wYFI-IbnJUZiTvrkpLGTxMNAMJTHkLYsUCKFQa4ZltaddOIfH9eIAEzlJn8ut2M9dHVxW58dTIC5dkT7cEUXvjrHTlr5NKmsmjGbRY7Mkvs/w640-h358/SP%20102856%20End%20Renumber-A%2020240202_024910.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">End lettering change on SP 102176 to SP 102856.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The end lettering was a bit more challenging, but also came off easily, some of the small flakes are still loose around on the end of the car in this photo. These flecks were easily removed with a small brush.<br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-TiGy9mjEU_lXzhGTx-xGCd5F3SAGVUSOcq1p0OJ_C7MNTo-XEkXoRvVEe1dJJrq3d7pUyzDwTJDnmtIaZBjUMZivLBaZx2iOSwCCHTr5ExM_3KFk9hojZX8dmj-laQ_2_wnXODXGDR5gcwybiViz4jo-5BDoftwY6paHdUuPJusSkmgTTmtts-QTAE7/s3583/SP%20102856%20Renumber%20Left-A%2020240203_002914.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="3583" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-TiGy9mjEU_lXzhGTx-xGCd5F3SAGVUSOcq1p0OJ_C7MNTo-XEkXoRvVEe1dJJrq3d7pUyzDwTJDnmtIaZBjUMZivLBaZx2iOSwCCHTr5ExM_3KFk9hojZX8dmj-laQ_2_wnXODXGDR5gcwybiViz4jo-5BDoftwY6paHdUuPJusSkmgTTmtts-QTAE7/w640-h234/SP%20102856%20Renumber%20Left-A%2020240203_002914.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New numbers from Daniel Kohlberg's decal set (which I cover on the second car SP 106272 below)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The easiest "85" that I could get to match the 'as-delivered' Pullman lettering on the B-50-28, to snip them out of the number jumble and then reverse them, cutting the "58" after it was wetted. Then the two numbers were placed carefully on the car-side and Micro-Scale 'Micro Sol' with a small brush.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge620AHPcCHiqRqA5Xed4HSA4CVoEj-XuHeWjV-dZKjQSRr-Mbe7e-XjWqZzHWLvcmP-6DRz65hENCjGZ_yDa028NRLOqYnf9xsMIexJSd9JYIQSazFyEnTF_bXh63zRspdiXJqB0IJ564U3tmSAx5eix7PgQ63Sn3316-cpVrxZPp-udb7Dzgmf_1Jyps/s3745/SP%20102856%20Renumber%20Left-B%2020240203_002931.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="3745" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge620AHPcCHiqRqA5Xed4HSA4CVoEj-XuHeWjV-dZKjQSRr-Mbe7e-XjWqZzHWLvcmP-6DRz65hENCjGZ_yDa028NRLOqYnf9xsMIexJSd9JYIQSazFyEnTF_bXh63zRspdiXJqB0IJ564U3tmSAx5eix7PgQ63Sn3316-cpVrxZPp-udb7Dzgmf_1Jyps/w640-h230/SP%20102856%20Renumber%20Left-B%2020240203_002931.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A quick view of the right side of SP 102856.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I also applied a routing and a grading cards from <a href="https://owlmtmodels.square.site/product/1220-routing-grading-cards-decals-/29?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=5" target="_blank">OwlMtModels 1220</a> decal set on the smaller lower tack-board.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxliJjDPt7qwac3NKBZJL4gbCNwveOxW0IhirUsOtbRkbLlVRadSLnFPpdVsprTcwEN8dZeyaO0vXFv04D8C8auyzRY2kQ_e5eupCCa78Qz2fs37QZAj-EiUKAZOXAb_J_ohiUfSccYBdtdzUuB_vpk6i940QXljBWQboA-94QipE8EDHE0r74PT7on8Uq/s3435/SP%20102856%20Routing%20Cards-A%2020240202_204510.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2692" data-original-width="3435" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxliJjDPt7qwac3NKBZJL4gbCNwveOxW0IhirUsOtbRkbLlVRadSLnFPpdVsprTcwEN8dZeyaO0vXFv04D8C8auyzRY2kQ_e5eupCCa78Qz2fs37QZAj-EiUKAZOXAb_J_ohiUfSccYBdtdzUuB_vpk6i940QXljBWQboA-94QipE8EDHE0r74PT7on8Uq/w640-h502/SP%20102856%20Routing%20Cards-A%2020240202_204510.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close-up of the routing & grading cards.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><h2>More Perspiration - Decalling an Unlettered Tangent B-50-28 as B-50-31</h2><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKTxkW5gElZjwm8d5UMQLLYRAlGJj1QTnCqmdjbS6Po3BuVnLoxo64LgAe4PtogwUXRm2eMV_Y1ODxaksKHu2lxW1-z5XdNhhIY3LunKiQURJI5pgaeAeyJ3ke8geN-12pVUjExg8PR0LAVgqLFPHRgdUdeYYmoeFnFDHiWVWQ6s4sn1JXeG96i7t0dNI/s3679/Tangent%20Undec%20B-50-28%2020240202_020155.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="3679" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKTxkW5gElZjwm8d5UMQLLYRAlGJj1QTnCqmdjbS6Po3BuVnLoxo64LgAe4PtogwUXRm2eMV_Y1ODxaksKHu2lxW1-z5XdNhhIY3LunKiQURJI5pgaeAeyJ3ke8geN-12pVUjExg8PR0LAVgqLFPHRgdUdeYYmoeFnFDHiWVWQ6s4sn1JXeG96i7t0dNI/w640-h248/Tangent%20Undec%20B-50-28%2020240202_020155.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tangent B-50-28 Unlettered version (23107-01)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>In October 2023, I picked up a second B-50-28 in the painted, unlettered form at the Bridgetown RPM show. I decided that the second car will be modeled from another photo at Owenyo ( Joe Dale's book, pg 179), SP 106272, which also has Youngstown doors being in the first series of the B-50-31 class, built during the first 9 months of 1952 by SPE company (SP Sacramento Shops). In the photo of 106272 also there is also a T&NO B-50-32 (1953 built, with 5-panel Superior doors) in the background that I can't see the number on! So these cars were quite common around Owenyo in the 1950s.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Decal Set</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2207" data-original-width="2943" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2W0cKQJcISicrA-Z5n4XizeFP8z8126cwxGZAMT0-UwqwEDxJL36vVgv7siwl6oHQIxlvSJsvZbZ1Tkysal8YWkaJnPuy3k4AeTvgmqME4_mYW6NODMgWK7pOYJ4bANMNpc3ecMYrgjVmj5T28Y3EcG0im6bgeDdT70OeTQgKDeashYpmnmJCOj4_oQH/w640-h480/Daniel%20Kohlberg%20SE-28%20decal%20set%2020240202_020420.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Contents of SE-28 SP Post-War 40' 7' Door Boxcars 1950+ by Daniel Kohlberg.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Along with the unlettered Tangent boxcar I bought a SE-28 SP Post-War (B-50-28,29,31,32,33) 40' 7' Door Boxcars 1950+ set of decals by Daniel Kohlberg (website: <a href="http://www.icgdecals.com">www.icgdecals.com</a>). This set has enough decals to do three cars, including multiple sets of class data and reporting marks. There are also two sheets of instructions and placement diagrams to supplement prototype photos that I am using to model the specific cars.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Lettering SP 106272 Model</h3><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iasdmozu8CHx7W3TihUcoKD143yxgLSPGXd0x5CBWG5lfX9QQCwMsr8dOfL1XH_hdPFu6ZpmQBf7UEHEqgF0sytLvPWhtgE1SKkImJsCgJwQeRKuAzmrlJDBdwWEkYrY3FFOK6AkzRYRwo8kcal3njVyV_4CKSd1Rqsulhp8UkyvNSumI4LYzZUmYlOS/s3467/SP%20106272%20before%20Herald%20applied-A%2020240202_051627.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="3467" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iasdmozu8CHx7W3TihUcoKD143yxgLSPGXd0x5CBWG5lfX9QQCwMsr8dOfL1XH_hdPFu6ZpmQBf7UEHEqgF0sytLvPWhtgE1SKkImJsCgJwQeRKuAzmrlJDBdwWEkYrY3FFOK6AkzRYRwo8kcal3njVyV_4CKSd1Rqsulhp8UkyvNSumI4LYzZUmYlOS/w640-h216/SP%20106272%20before%20Herald%20applied-A%2020240202_051627.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right side of unlettered car with basic left-side lettering applied.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The top of the road name is aligned with the top of the end-panel joint and the middle-rib on the door centered on the large tack-board. The road number top is aligned with the upper left grab-iron. The lower grab is aligned between the LD LMT and LT WT lines. These alignments I could see from the photo, where as the right data and herald sections weren't really visible in the photo, so I had to go off the supplied lettering plan drawings from the decal sheet.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6puKYZ2QmHvUEVu2MRHUlzJCEJTE8pJJUVH8uDviYnyXJeIaxSTLAfJfXNbvva-0BnRz1GduskJkXRswBzpNlgJeSsXevaQgFokzOhRbbGTuNmgdCRlnzcDTds-m0XZs0pOU2dcLPtCIPMNtm9NfL1mMNIIq5u0XBw5CrEdw9bXkbnFQ6tjIFjNtYE6I/s3004/SP%20106272%20data%20applied-A%2020240202_171841.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1021" data-original-width="3004" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6puKYZ2QmHvUEVu2MRHUlzJCEJTE8pJJUVH8uDviYnyXJeIaxSTLAfJfXNbvva-0BnRz1GduskJkXRswBzpNlgJeSsXevaQgFokzOhRbbGTuNmgdCRlnzcDTds-m0XZs0pOU2dcLPtCIPMNtm9NfL1mMNIIq5u0XBw5CrEdw9bXkbnFQ6tjIFjNtYE6I/w640-h218/SP%20106272%20data%20applied-A%2020240202_171841.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the car with the new-build tare date, data panel, class, and build date applied.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>One interesting point to bring up on just the set of weight data for B-50-31 #106988:<br />CAPY<span> </span><span> </span>100000<br />LD LMT<span> </span>124800</div><div>LT WT<span> </span><span> </span>44200</div><div><br />.. is slightly too wide to fit between the panel rivet lines, the others in the decal sets are slightly narrower and will fit well. I ended up cutting out about 1/32" between the left and right columns and making the parts of the decal work. The "LD LMT" & "124800" have to be nearly touch.<br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5k80EvGDWHgZGVIvrE5oVtAbaCFpo7eOtpjJxBIeXXEStOnHyLVBFAoAQAyplxvxjQGpFcpv2LD7LAFGptj0JP6emisNuvGf1gRRg5Uxvvgvd-H9h6R2nCXH2J-_09goTZyyGwz33u4J5sOOh6BJ_PAnS6jC-R6JM7nLlnllX-TsYE3AnC2KnNnR3h6E/s3111/Tangent%20B-50-28%20Herald%20Black%20Disc-A%2020240202_204411.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2451" data-original-width="3111" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5k80EvGDWHgZGVIvrE5oVtAbaCFpo7eOtpjJxBIeXXEStOnHyLVBFAoAQAyplxvxjQGpFcpv2LD7LAFGptj0JP6emisNuvGf1gRRg5Uxvvgvd-H9h6R2nCXH2J-_09goTZyyGwz33u4J5sOOh6BJ_PAnS6jC-R6JM7nLlnllX-TsYE3AnC2KnNnR3h6E/w640-h504/Tangent%20B-50-28%20Herald%20Black%20Disc-A%2020240202_204411.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The decal set provides black disk for the herald background, also repack data is applied.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The two stacked layers for the heralds each need to snugged down over the rivets with Micro-Sol.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaJmSFPjastJzSU_88au1NffN4Ki7mLbk0IVqpaJTit2EOaQMmoFhvJWHMM0gNqSdHJxOncbuRAVzu-kvhZji0Ce-ILf1P5VV_HuwX0hTwjrnP3OVWAAyizcfTExJE9UWHVJsO6e7XGxMqMG5f04yxw9WZZpHis9X52MH_16KkJ6EY4hQ-Q0QcfOj1z8U/s3670/Sp%20106272%20Decalled-A%2020240203_011648.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="3670" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaJmSFPjastJzSU_88au1NffN4Ki7mLbk0IVqpaJTit2EOaQMmoFhvJWHMM0gNqSdHJxOncbuRAVzu-kvhZji0Ce-ILf1P5VV_HuwX0hTwjrnP3OVWAAyizcfTExJE9UWHVJsO6e7XGxMqMG5f04yxw9WZZpHis9X52MH_16KkJ6EY4hQ-Q0QcfOj1z8U/w640-h218/Sp%20106272%20Decalled-A%2020240203_011648.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally the white portion of the herald is applied.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I also wrote a small chalk mark "bulk" with the GellyRoll 05 white pen that I described using a couple months ago. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0V57R2Xe5TqeBa4DD4TVeV5hqoiMOnmvA4sEhfI9wD03KKRUhaj9phm_JzpX7OHCCMW_QyhhDj-NBONCDDsRg3b5YpYm45vKayxHac2YpwpRr0DCyVFlNNKpifmXIPacpGjtO5uhaWMmppWArG3Lk1Jz-S8zIguJ9Op5K3kdwxLOhwJL3u3lasrdhUdx5/s1359/SP%20106272%20End%20Lettering-A%2020240203_011702.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1359" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0V57R2Xe5TqeBa4DD4TVeV5hqoiMOnmvA4sEhfI9wD03KKRUhaj9phm_JzpX7OHCCMW_QyhhDj-NBONCDDsRg3b5YpYm45vKayxHac2YpwpRr0DCyVFlNNKpifmXIPacpGjtO5uhaWMmppWArG3Lk1Jz-S8zIguJ9Op5K3kdwxLOhwJL3u3lasrdhUdx5/w640-h382/SP%20106272%20End%20Lettering-A%2020240203_011702.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The end reporting marks were cut out and removed the last three digits to be replaced with "27 2"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The special numbering for this model requires me to cut out the "988" from the end reporting marks section and trim out "27" and "2" from number jumbles and other numbers from the decal sheets.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">In Closing</h2><div><br /></div><div>I want to point out that these two cars show the changing of the lettering applied to the new boxcars ordered from Pullman and SP Equipment Company from 1950 to 1952. The Pullman cars of B-50-28 were delivered with the white bars above the road name and below the road numbers, while the SPE cars from 1952 had already dropped the bars, although I believe the SP changed the repainting of the in-service cars in 1953 to this standard.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFPMO4LCTxpT84jPijOgDF65kZ7o5zL20yXulfzEwfVOrZJlaK5pxRHxc_pc3rMU0JwsYpPp2vDJjQi7wEaaX2an5TbkjPO0ROKQIYZZlIWygw5q7iyUKBNLjbPPpToqsfuJHItipq-qwklb_IzOsjFAlQXnptzx_EAiok0AC3tGXDihKexjj5kDzTrR3P/s3327/SP%20102856%20&%20106272%20Decalled-B%2020240203_013830.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2300" data-original-width="3327" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFPMO4LCTxpT84jPijOgDF65kZ7o5zL20yXulfzEwfVOrZJlaK5pxRHxc_pc3rMU0JwsYpPp2vDJjQi7wEaaX2an5TbkjPO0ROKQIYZZlIWygw5q7iyUKBNLjbPPpToqsfuJHItipq-qwklb_IzOsjFAlQXnptzx_EAiok0AC3tGXDihKexjj5kDzTrR3P/w640-h442/SP%20102856%20&%20106272%20Decalled-B%2020240203_013830.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to compare the lettering details of "as-delivered" B-50-28 and -31 classes.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I'm planning to give both models a light over-coat to seal the decal changes in. Chalk marks and routing cards will be adjusted and some 1-3 year old light weathering to bring the -31 up to my standard for having basic running weathering to run on the Jawbone Branch. Someday I'll be looking forward to recreating the prototype photos of these two cars at the Owenyo transfer platforms.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tEGfv3hRMv-oidEI1qASQ5uHcZTup5bOBSD7kqu1ydPUDWlJPzrCyrDIv1gZj6TqksetmPizPpY0al9_F8sbOtu4fsporiorVVNJEBJAJ182-GxfGEOp9Yw_xLuirJNsV_ErL6AUdwQFV3YTIzxZkoahw6Fi0110z23l7fAJjDvIqoF1U6wCuM7ALcp0/s2579/SP%20102856%20Weathered-A%2020240203_154025A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="2579" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tEGfv3hRMv-oidEI1qASQ5uHcZTup5bOBSD7kqu1ydPUDWlJPzrCyrDIv1gZj6TqksetmPizPpY0al9_F8sbOtu4fsporiorVVNJEBJAJ182-GxfGEOp9Yw_xLuirJNsV_ErL6AUdwQFV3YTIzxZkoahw6Fi0110z23l7fAJjDvIqoF1U6wCuM7ALcp0/w640-h346/SP%20102856%20Weathered-A%2020240203_154025A.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 102856 after some light weathering to match prototype photo.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I'll be doing a follow-up quick post after the weathering is done on these two cars, detailing the techniques. This sneak-peak at SP 102856 has some general dusting, but specific paint failures around the herald and darker dirt or corrosion already starting to catch on the panel seams.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Articles:</h4><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2021/02/modeling-sp-b-50-series-boxcars-part-2.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Modeling SP B-50-series Boxcars (Part 2) - Post-War All-Steel</span></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/08/new-tangent-sp-b-50-28-and-t-b-50-32s.html"><span style="font-size: small;">New Tangent SP B-50-28 and T&NO B-50-32s - Review</span></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Anthony Thompson's Articles: <a href="https://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/search?q=Tangent+B-50" target="_blank">B-50-28 series blogs</a> search results.</div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-90367987276237501152024-01-20T02:37:00.000-08:002024-01-20T15:34:07.466-08:00SP Jawbone Branch (Part 40) - OwlMtModels 3d Printed Transfer Ramp<p> My current project is starting on a couple of the buildings and structures for the facilities at Owenyo. The rail transfer ramp, used to load narrow gauge cars onto standard gauge flatcars is the first structure I'm working on.</p><div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAOiyGiIgIcZvuL7h2xiKZHv5-F37ssTGRr39hU1PA_M50psSMXLjcg_0o-s-52tS6RwPruo_1adzzS1Zj62JRmLQatlxBXGca4VIGveBcNbXHusTEM_cdzBCc8n5__GWrR5OLPdCxwzRwAYGwjrPp3lC4Ld7PUptqcfheDjfPZE0Wsua6zUZ3neUfihr/s2323/OTR%20-%20with%20retaining%20boards-B2%2020240119_195029.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1452" data-original-width="2323" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAOiyGiIgIcZvuL7h2xiKZHv5-F37ssTGRr39hU1PA_M50psSMXLjcg_0o-s-52tS6RwPruo_1adzzS1Zj62JRmLQatlxBXGca4VIGveBcNbXHusTEM_cdzBCc8n5__GWrR5OLPdCxwzRwAYGwjrPp3lC4Ld7PUptqcfheDjfPZE0Wsua6zUZ3neUfihr/w640-h400/OTR%20-%20with%20retaining%20boards-B2%2020240119_195029.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South-west corner of the ramp with Code 40 rails and wooden retaining boards installed.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div></div><div></div>The research for the structures at Owenyo has been progressing. In the mean time, I've sent the proof drawings for the Owenyo Transfer Track Ramp or OTTR over to the 3d printer as a proof of concept or test for all the trestle related projects. Can we make them? Will they be good enough?<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxo8jINjY6E0Eg0AOswbjz_Iqf4FJzq9-3xNKVptsmzJh0WjryatMY5kJRqkLYl3-E6LypIJGehzukjvpK4jyR62TArbx0zmaTMxzclbt9l34qP5faLvfaXqdSSJ5j4c5wDffS9e_7TTqtYTjA7kRPzOQJSsXfMB6qjPVuOT3UmiPVZNMbNmZIrM0l2Bia/s2100/Owenyo%20Transfer%20Track%20Ramp%20-%20PrespectiveB.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxo8jINjY6E0Eg0AOswbjz_Iqf4FJzq9-3xNKVptsmzJh0WjryatMY5kJRqkLYl3-E6LypIJGehzukjvpK4jyR62TArbx0zmaTMxzclbt9l34qP5faLvfaXqdSSJ5j4c5wDffS9e_7TTqtYTjA7kRPzOQJSsXfMB6qjPVuOT3UmiPVZNMbNmZIrM0l2Bia/w640-h342/Owenyo%20Transfer%20Track%20Ramp%20-%20PrespectiveB.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">Newly drafted Owenyo Transfer Track Ramp used to load Narrow Gauge equipment onto Standard Gauge flatcars.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>One of the smaller structures at Owenyo, but still very much a signature cornerstone of the railroad facilities to support the SP Narrow Gauge operations was this little ramp for loading the narrow gauge steam engines onto the standard gauge flatcars for their annual trips to visit the Bakersfield shops for heavy servicing and regular repairs.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><h2>Prototype Photos & Research</h2><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76zg6InBMbcpRdQaxY60yxVDV7gGVcx-DUuNLrWnuDY795S-GqcHAZ0bX6wkdKF9_Zs03C9CMNpJaHPOBQlVjTFe7FXZVzHBgKt-WGX1Wky6tlCPU_OeK2eqpGh4HiB9zs_bpDsYaFPf2WSjjsAKtuFsW2Z_TeW97eRHNSEgO6zhrGTqfs21wlMoeXuwn/s1628/Owenyo%20SG-NG%20ramp%20-%20Rich%20McCutchan%20%20-%20owensvalleyhistory%20-%20slim%20rails63_sml.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1628" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76zg6InBMbcpRdQaxY60yxVDV7gGVcx-DUuNLrWnuDY795S-GqcHAZ0bX6wkdKF9_Zs03C9CMNpJaHPOBQlVjTFe7FXZVzHBgKt-WGX1Wky6tlCPU_OeK2eqpGh4HiB9zs_bpDsYaFPf2WSjjsAKtuFsW2Z_TeW97eRHNSEgO6zhrGTqfs21wlMoeXuwn/w640-h394/Owenyo%20SG-NG%20ramp%20-%20Rich%20McCutchan%20%20-%20owensvalleyhistory%20-%20slim%20rails63_sml.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owenyo SG-NG ramp - Rich McCutchan - owensvalleyhistory - slim rails63_sml</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The ramp is drawn to go down into the sub-grade and after reviewing the photos of the prototype, I'll be modifying my module to fit the changes to the ground profile. I know of no drawings for this structure, but I have managed to find five or six photos, which taken together with my research of the much larger Owenyo Transfer Trestle, at the south end of town, I believe I've worked out the dimensions of this smaller structure.<div><br /></div></div><div><b>First Test Pre-production</b></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5D7grfuOqNFGSTg0GVyaZmeV1QkS9V4HX_00h2PkQ52X2tFMqlfHMHNLGTJepIWyDzje3xMwvl4zo2IX56TF361TQeSox66TFVM2VurMco-q8WePFtZfFnELaveZJh3dNs8qCLW0NYwLacRIpue0qonbGRL8_BHhtD1gNkPk4TJSuDuMcgtwctdQwe13/s3198/OTTRamp%20Test%20Print%20Stacked-A3b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="3198" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5D7grfuOqNFGSTg0GVyaZmeV1QkS9V4HX_00h2PkQ52X2tFMqlfHMHNLGTJepIWyDzje3xMwvl4zo2IX56TF361TQeSox66TFVM2VurMco-q8WePFtZfFnELaveZJh3dNs8qCLW0NYwLacRIpue0qonbGRL8_BHhtD1gNkPk4TJSuDuMcgtwctdQwe13/w640-h410/OTTRamp%20Test%20Print%20Stacked-A3b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early test print, several minor changes to come before we get to 'production' level quality.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The new year continues the Owenyo Structure's project for OwlMtModels with the first prototype 3d print for the Owenyo Transfer Track Ramp (or abbreviated OTTR). <i> Note that this print still needs some minor cleanup on the bottom of the main beams, and the bents aren't in final position at this point. Two of the support beams are doubled up at the left end of the trestle to make it more level for this photo.</i></div><div><br />There were scaling and some guesses that turned out to be wrong in this version... so I revised the drawings after this first print. The main stringers were deepened, and the Bent 2 was also beefed up to larger size timbers.<br /><br /><b>Second Print - Revised Version 2024-01-14</b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZ26dmnzsObtglUzz6JPHdvLBZufKuZ121SscxbDaKiFQBG7RQNh0qb4KwzzHV4LDZ-RQ7D1S6S7mQMRHksWKzIH-3tiwSRIeuPmu6trczr3rBS1ZjJzUcDnyNXX69WfBsmFLffAOEo6_nMoMd9xReMtI_FFVRiMtGaY2V4GCKMY9_sRDRGQuAo2DNUV9/s2537/OTR%20-%20Magnets-D2%2020240119_165621.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="2537" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZ26dmnzsObtglUzz6JPHdvLBZufKuZ121SscxbDaKiFQBG7RQNh0qb4KwzzHV4LDZ-RQ7D1S6S7mQMRHksWKzIH-3tiwSRIeuPmu6trczr3rBS1ZjJzUcDnyNXX69WfBsmFLffAOEo6_nMoMd9xReMtI_FFVRiMtGaY2V4GCKMY9_sRDRGQuAo2DNUV9/w640-h326/OTR%20-%20Magnets-D2%2020240119_165621.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The underside showing the 1/16" magnets installed in bents and caps connecting to the stringer magnets.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I want to be able to remove this ramp deck section from the Jawbone layout modules when it needs to be moved or worked on upside down. The magnets will also allow me to make fine adjustments to the grade of the ramp as I'm installing it on the layout, while not breaking any glue joints between the stringer beams and the bents.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAOiyGiIgIcZvuL7h2xiKZHv5-F37ssTGRr39hU1PA_M50psSMXLjcg_0o-s-52tS6RwPruo_1adzzS1Zj62JRmLQatlxBXGca4VIGveBcNbXHusTEM_cdzBCc8n5__GWrR5OLPdCxwzRwAYGwjrPp3lC4Ld7PUptqcfheDjfPZE0Wsua6zUZ3neUfihr/s2323/OTR%20-%20with%20retaining%20boards-B2%2020240119_195029.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1452" data-original-width="2323" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAOiyGiIgIcZvuL7h2xiKZHv5-F37ssTGRr39hU1PA_M50psSMXLjcg_0o-s-52tS6RwPruo_1adzzS1Zj62JRmLQatlxBXGca4VIGveBcNbXHusTEM_cdzBCc8n5__GWrR5OLPdCxwzRwAYGwjrPp3lC4Ld7PUptqcfheDjfPZE0Wsua6zUZ3neUfihr/w640-h400/OTR%20-%20with%20retaining%20boards-B2%2020240119_195029.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South-west corner of the ramp with Code 40 rails and wooden retaining boards installed.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This model needed two wooden scale 2x10 strips cut to a scale 9ft long to be installed on the dirt side of the Bent 2, which forms sort of a second abutment at the south end of the 'ski-ramp'. The strip wood was pre-stained by wetting the wood with water, then stained with Apple Barrel Burnt Umber, followed by a wiping with a paper towel. Then a repeat with Pavement (dark gray-off black) and wiped off. I also pre-painted the 3d printed Bent 2 part with similar colors and darkened the end of the main stringers.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zXiAdYMU7i38zUli8CI8tjEmIRqlNSIaGfRDscZLFl12sIFpWcrMRdI6BttUT_NX0fj8yoLl09rBr6LFoXefqpb3qUUkjfh99O-mL-JRrabeXo0xuTlpgwDTpEs2rVdNmcLxXLqXkPgNL5de_6T7-wwxo_bhv-LbDRZsRjs9Cb8Cug-BxIcx4qvpfJJC/s3104/OTR%20with%20retaining%20boards-A2%2020240119_194937.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1749" data-original-width="3104" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zXiAdYMU7i38zUli8CI8tjEmIRqlNSIaGfRDscZLFl12sIFpWcrMRdI6BttUT_NX0fj8yoLl09rBr6LFoXefqpb3qUUkjfh99O-mL-JRrabeXo0xuTlpgwDTpEs2rVdNmcLxXLqXkPgNL5de_6T7-wwxo_bhv-LbDRZsRjs9Cb8Cug-BxIcx4qvpfJJC/w640-h360/OTR%20with%20retaining%20boards-A2%2020240119_194937.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South-east corner of the ramp with rail and wooden strips for retaining boards installed.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>The Code 40 rail sections are glued in place with thick ACC cement. About 1/8" of rail extend on the abutment end, which will be fitted with half-rail joiners. The transferring southern end extends about 1/4" past the last tie, which matches the prototype photos, allowing it to span to the deck of the flatcars.<br /><br /><h2>Test Fitting!</h2><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaymTOQUAmTZLWVqgilZFXbrjCKM5gvtUr2H2Q9fdqo6j_AiSZKTpew-GtemymkYUO90DOTIoqkJ71xjJZ44Usg5cCuFf4bfvjqSq_FsqUO-jiYAfaMUUsVN0CkO44IhpwCM9Cetr9euVp5R-uMDZi5oYOyMqnLSZhc05WiFAmL8jAJ623zK7Ej0_-zuQG/s3346/OTR%20posed%20on%20layout%20before%20lowering-A2%2020240119_213151.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="3346" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaymTOQUAmTZLWVqgilZFXbrjCKM5gvtUr2H2Q9fdqo6j_AiSZKTpew-GtemymkYUO90DOTIoqkJ71xjJZ44Usg5cCuFf4bfvjqSq_FsqUO-jiYAfaMUUsVN0CkO44IhpwCM9Cetr9euVp5R-uMDZi5oYOyMqnLSZhc05WiFAmL8jAJ623zK7Ej0_-zuQG/w640-h292/OTR%20posed%20on%20layout%20before%20lowering-A2%2020240119_213151.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ramp is dry fitted on the layout, which has a 1/4" depression for SG track.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Time to check it against the layout! Prototypically installed ramp would be partly buried in the ground at the left end and the Standard Gauge track in the pit to the right accounting for the height of Bent 2 at the right end.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuAPfmOYEmVAl6r5duzq10-pnAiVfdYlxNSfMXU2y74iQWm8L4zF6ppYheVpPwpOUfNTlSv-sN6zyM6AAp2esVCTr8X24yJ7bCl2dAvRCbuvOQd0qn-9GXRZ7PDsbdTKf-s120CAC-xhWhknkIB6dOhgzuDpRq7Vc23RlcCnIw-NCx5DHgBZUB6n-yQ1M/s3294/OTR%20with%20F-70-10%20flatcar%20posed-C2%2020240119_213139.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1385" data-original-width="3294" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuAPfmOYEmVAl6r5duzq10-pnAiVfdYlxNSfMXU2y74iQWm8L4zF6ppYheVpPwpOUfNTlSv-sN6zyM6AAp2esVCTr8X24yJ7bCl2dAvRCbuvOQd0qn-9GXRZ7PDsbdTKf-s120CAC-xhWhknkIB6dOhgzuDpRq7Vc23RlcCnIw-NCx5DHgBZUB6n-yQ1M/w640-h270/OTR%20with%20F-70-10%20flatcar%20posed-C2%2020240119_213139.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here a F-70-10 flatcar spotted against the ramp to check the relationship.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>The whole OTR will need to be sunk into the layout surface another 1/8" or so, including dropping the SG pit another 1/8" as well, maintaining the spacing height of the top of the OTR and SG track. Sinking the ramp into the layout will help me get the ski-ramp track down to ground level to meet up with the NG that goes down into the NG pit track at the north end of town. I may also take the opportunity to cut away some of the other bits of MDF material to smooth out the shape of the ground here, possibly putting in some pieces of pink foam and carve it down to shape to match photos.<div><br /></div></div><h2>In Closing</h2><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KlYeyaZBKYWK6Wex9dAMxrGkntNPaq0MGD-g-FfsTQ2-aqGJ8f4aPh7fU6JUPn2_JGuMGs1guc_AXpz_UY8ndrPiTSJ6T6zFJ5NGj0Esj1HtKq-lKnMy3euR9MEN6mgWbodTqtFqiPTDgfZK_Qg0DFcPJyp3vjEwhwczFeRMQXMQN2c6Tgxq97kfhQdo/s4007/OTT%20with%20rails%20&%20boards%20installed-A2%2020240119_195851.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2623" data-original-width="4007" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KlYeyaZBKYWK6Wex9dAMxrGkntNPaq0MGD-g-FfsTQ2-aqGJ8f4aPh7fU6JUPn2_JGuMGs1guc_AXpz_UY8ndrPiTSJ6T6zFJ5NGj0Esj1HtKq-lKnMy3euR9MEN6mgWbodTqtFqiPTDgfZK_Qg0DFcPJyp3vjEwhwczFeRMQXMQN2c6Tgxq97kfhQdo/w640-h418/OTT%20with%20rails%20&%20boards%20installed-A2%2020240119_195851.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The short test print section of the Owenyo Transfer Trestle with wooden decking and Code 40 rails.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I'm hoping to be able to start working on the layout more, but I'm being delayed by the cold weather now and another lingering injury from October. Got to stop getting hurt! It seems that over half the time since I started the Jawbone Branch layout in 2021, I've been down to heal up from various things keeping me from get back to having fun with the hobby and building the layout!</div><div><br /></div><div>Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Related Articles:</b><br /><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/03/sp-jawbone-branch-part-28-laying-out-ng.html" target="_blank">SP Jawbone Branch (Part 28) - Laying Out the NG-SG Rail Transfer Pit</a> - Making the first steps to building the OTR area of the module.<br /><i><br />This project is also planning to be released by OwlMtModels on a limited run, reservation basis, these blog posts are covering the R&D process developing these planned kits.</i></div></div></div><div><br /><a href="https://owlmtmodelsnews.blogspot.com/2023/11/new-series-of-structures-from.html" target="_blank">New Series of Structures from OwlMtModels Under Development</a> - OwlMtModelsNews blog</div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-13349245522125314982023-12-31T23:34:00.000-08:002023-12-31T23:34:05.929-08:00Happy New Year 2024, Highlights of Modeling in 2023<div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjm-1dXS0gVO9mHfJbteWUYd5cI9ly4lNdMGQTyxDs6eZCU7zQC9UCc9iHsLa9KHSqalvl1gKL_qYvKxhrLG0UhTECFrrZP94evB8sh-2RvVJniKtW3YT5_hnwEusQGr-oUMU0qbFIgYI/s1600/SP+4292+Bealville+2-51+Express+SP+2048+Jan+4-53+Rear+-+Winter+2019B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjm-1dXS0gVO9mHfJbteWUYd5cI9ly4lNdMGQTyxDs6eZCU7zQC9UCc9iHsLa9KHSqalvl1gKL_qYvKxhrLG0UhTECFrrZP94evB8sh-2RvVJniKtW3YT5_hnwEusQGr-oUMU0qbFIgYI/s640/SP+4292+Bealville+2-51+Express+SP+2048+Jan+4-53+Rear+-+Winter+2019B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Minor photoshopped picture from January 2018 LMRC 'Winter on Tehachapi' TT/TO session.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>I want some of my favorite articles of 2023, and those articles which you all voted for by viewing the most.</div><div><br /></div><h2>Most Viewed in 2023</h2><div><br /></div><div><b>1st Place with 435 Views</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2nIp20FIKCDDarYrKxNtzqbkWbsuwcPt1zRhrCb2lcmoMmVS6ke_aP1PhG-Z78OGy72LxJBb4SM9SkKaDKuTYgc2-yuBXgDK2egRbM3gImXpUWXUianzYJqjOHV9i_RpSsL06GnQhHJDAM6kgc-QBMw8LWOLwtEvfYS34Z3J1S6iVZnJ13yViQwOx2Hq/s3965/NKP%203004%20OMM%203003%20Lumber%20Shift-A3%202023-08-08%2023-40-21%20(B,R8,S4).jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="3965" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2nIp20FIKCDDarYrKxNtzqbkWbsuwcPt1zRhrCb2lcmoMmVS6ke_aP1PhG-Z78OGy72LxJBb4SM9SkKaDKuTYgc2-yuBXgDK2egRbM3gImXpUWXUianzYJqjOHV9i_RpSsL06GnQhHJDAM6kgc-QBMw8LWOLwtEvfYS34Z3J1S6iVZnJ13yViQwOx2Hq/w640-h214/NKP%203004%20OMM%203003%20Lumber%20Shift-A3%202023-08-08%2023-40-21%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/statspost/12months/6278730957471097012/485250125695925107">Open Loads (Part 7) - Shifted Lumber Loads</a> - This article heralded the introduction of the new OwlMtModels Modular Lumber Loads in October.<div><br /></div><div><b>2nd Place with 429 Views</b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcsd7kcR-MxL0VBqaWCm1vx8cQ8UzIyjSWOvbVjCegHMYXWtZJgZSc0pgHyDM3REu8-A4ZYc_w4Q0IPVXF4iPETcdfh4GJycPoZIh0cyH1YFrxcr7iuSsV2pFl7LaCCUFjaQe_x0Lg-dSuljWlsHP5AaFePH8VBOyABb52zwxD79h-cq4QXrEwrZkEc_d/s3359/NC&StL%2015337%20OMM%201220%20Carded-A2%202023-09-30%2000-09-53%20(C,S4).jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="3359" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcsd7kcR-MxL0VBqaWCm1vx8cQ8UzIyjSWOvbVjCegHMYXWtZJgZSc0pgHyDM3REu8-A4ZYc_w4Q0IPVXF4iPETcdfh4GJycPoZIh0cyH1YFrxcr7iuSsV2pFl7LaCCUFjaQe_x0Lg-dSuljWlsHP5AaFePH8VBOyABb52zwxD79h-cq4QXrEwrZkEc_d/w640-h238/NC&StL%2015337%20OMM%201220%20Carded-A2%202023-09-30%2000-09-53%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><a href="http://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/10/routing-grading-cards-with-owlmtmodels.html" target="_blank">Routing & Grading Cards with OwlMtModels 1220 Decals</a> - The kitbash of this Fowler boxcar was also one of my personal modeling highlights for 2023 as well as 2nd place in Views. Because this model was over a year waiting for decals and finishing the model, it received multiple posts of the build, so in some ways this project should be one of the highest views. I think the finished model matches up with the prototype photograph well. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>3rd Place with 372 Views</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLdL-iRvr7Zr1fLAMo0vZd_Gtn56cI8f_X5qGwUNKuQvb7VevfyTbQlq0-HN9ohrtt0a3nzaUCQ63J8QnwnZ3TPLtungQVX7451oYUzAKFRPd7Ss02z01QpqCQ_PoXbbGVw-d61UDFiTAgnky5VddBaukF7chOefMqvxF7-Q25KpUDdKQu1hSwpRlPAU5/s3577/SP%20160522%20OMM%203004-B3%202023-08-07%2017-37-58%20(B,R8,S4).jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1595" data-original-width="3577" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLdL-iRvr7Zr1fLAMo0vZd_Gtn56cI8f_X5qGwUNKuQvb7VevfyTbQlq0-HN9ohrtt0a3nzaUCQ63J8QnwnZ3TPLtungQVX7451oYUzAKFRPd7Ss02z01QpqCQ_PoXbbGVw-d61UDFiTAgnky5VddBaukF7chOefMqvxF7-Q25KpUDdKQu1hSwpRlPAU5/w640-h286/SP%20160522%20OMM%203004-B3%202023-08-07%2017-37-58%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/statspost/12months/6278730957471097012/2207739216945995100">Lumber Load in Gondola - SP 160522 - MDC Kitbash</a> - This has been a fun project which keeps giving. I started the kitbash about 20 years ago, but 2023 brought a custom load for this car... with a twist.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>4th Place with 348 Views</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOecP70BMSkw1E0PMI0HH8cPT9C-tTsDu0fCJlDiZfTQ5c6_DbCdYoHgmDWIkPZLwdobptJVvm9ABODeksmPWJeqdAVdRsDB_mTzydl1xwEhG6zWS_7aUpf7DkLfVVVWP0Ip_gZfWK6GcloWF5_RukW9OEvg6H0IXkfiGDJmBGPG3AxR5yzDvPhHeujUMl/s4016/Chalk%20-%20White%20Gel%20Pen%200,5mm%2020230905_205847.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1165" data-original-width="4016" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOecP70BMSkw1E0PMI0HH8cPT9C-tTsDu0fCJlDiZfTQ5c6_DbCdYoHgmDWIkPZLwdobptJVvm9ABODeksmPWJeqdAVdRsDB_mTzydl1xwEhG6zWS_7aUpf7DkLfVVVWP0Ip_gZfWK6GcloWF5_RukW9OEvg6H0IXkfiGDJmBGPG3AxR5yzDvPhHeujUMl/w640-h186/Chalk%20-%20White%20Gel%20Pen%200,5mm%2020230905_205847.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/09/chalk-marks-new-method.html">Chalk Marks - A New Method</a> - This article was fun to break my skill set and try a new method to make chalk marks. - I expect to do an update on this topic soon, as I found some other ways to change the end result!<br /><br /><b>5th Place with 301 Views</b><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_eoqoaHiiU1IrkgaY2XDkmNqBbst1zA9siRuwIfQJClL0zWu1s8OtU0Lz6DprKdrZ3DU1HzV6REgL5xMVkHk1Ya0nmIZ8KDMB9Veuqer4oX4B5f9ZiZmRLChJasXdq6V8dt1HkbRGZz8wUgtnL1ZELgN_82AhV0lbSdFD-gRd25KeiKPnI1ZuP1OgfaC/s4023/Manzanar%20Rd%20-%20Returning%20from%20Owenyo%20-%2020231030_131340.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1628" data-original-width="4023" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_eoqoaHiiU1IrkgaY2XDkmNqBbst1zA9siRuwIfQJClL0zWu1s8OtU0Lz6DprKdrZ3DU1HzV6REgL5xMVkHk1Ya0nmIZ8KDMB9Veuqer4oX4B5f9ZiZmRLChJasXdq6V8dt1HkbRGZz8wUgtnL1ZELgN_82AhV0lbSdFD-gRd25KeiKPnI1ZuP1OgfaC/w640-h258/Manzanar%20Rd%20-%20Returning%20from%20Owenyo%20-%2020231030_131340.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/statspost/12months/6278730957471097012/842785819111830046">SP Jawbone Branch (Part 39) - A Ferro-Equestrian Archaeology Field Trip</a> - This was also one of my personal highlights for 2023, as it was a trip that I've wanted to do for several years. It also kicked me into working more on the structures for Owenyo and by extension the Jawbone Branch project.<div><div><br /></div><h2>My Favorites of 2023</h2><div><div><div><b>Personal 1st Place</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcsd7kcR-MxL0VBqaWCm1vx8cQ8UzIyjSWOvbVjCegHMYXWtZJgZSc0pgHyDM3REu8-A4ZYc_w4Q0IPVXF4iPETcdfh4GJycPoZIh0cyH1YFrxcr7iuSsV2pFl7LaCCUFjaQe_x0Lg-dSuljWlsHP5AaFePH8VBOyABb52zwxD79h-cq4QXrEwrZkEc_d/s3359/NC&StL%2015337%20OMM%201220%20Carded-A2%202023-09-30%2000-09-53%20(C,S4).jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="3359" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcsd7kcR-MxL0VBqaWCm1vx8cQ8UzIyjSWOvbVjCegHMYXWtZJgZSc0pgHyDM3REu8-A4ZYc_w4Q0IPVXF4iPETcdfh4GJycPoZIh0cyH1YFrxcr7iuSsV2pFl7LaCCUFjaQe_x0Lg-dSuljWlsHP5AaFePH8VBOyABb52zwxD79h-cq4QXrEwrZkEc_d/w640-h238/NC&StL%2015337%20OMM%201220%20Carded-A2%202023-09-30%2000-09-53%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><a href="http://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/10/routing-grading-cards-with-owlmtmodels.html" target="_blank">Routing & Grading Cards with OwlMtModels 1220 Decals</a> The kitbash of this Fowler boxcar was also one of my personal modeling highlights for 2023 as well as 2nd place in Views.I think the finished model matches up with the prototype photograph well.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFQY2_ofllQmeF3groxEWRwwIjB662x1-yh44XdnEyrT8-j8BzG-Qz-JJUCEwbLmCB9OIZ3biGoPmQp-z4F4kyaRvpHgt5v-HgGZOKvuI8H2F13YiRDWrVrmxs4BJfu4etDAbTRfzKOF7bBrS7whTnJ8YTspOJ5T1lEVciMJBROP9QtaMYCzqV0kPfaYx/s983/NC&StL%2015337%20-%20Fowler%20-TRRA%20photo,%20East%20St%20Louis,%20July%201948,%20Illinois,%20Joe%20Collias%20coll,%20Bobs%20Photo%20-%20Ted%20Culotta%20collection2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="983" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFQY2_ofllQmeF3groxEWRwwIjB662x1-yh44XdnEyrT8-j8BzG-Qz-JJUCEwbLmCB9OIZ3biGoPmQp-z4F4kyaRvpHgt5v-HgGZOKvuI8H2F13YiRDWrVrmxs4BJfu4etDAbTRfzKOF7bBrS7whTnJ8YTspOJ5T1lEVciMJBROP9QtaMYCzqV0kPfaYx/w640-h270/NC&StL%2015337%20-%20Fowler%20-TRRA%20photo,%20East%20St%20Louis,%20July%201948,%20Illinois,%20Joe%20Collias%20coll,%20Bobs%20Photo%20-%20Ted%20Culotta%20collection2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NC&StL 15337 - Fowler -TRRA photo, East St Louis, July 1948, Illinois, Joe Collias coll, Bobs Photo - Ted Culotta collection</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>Because this model was in the shop for over a year waiting for decals and finishing the model, it received multiple posts of the build, so in some ways this project should be one of the highest views. <i>I actually started mocking the car up in late 2019!</i> </div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/06/36ft-fowler-boxcars-nc-15337-part-1.html" target="_blank">36ft Fowler Boxcar NC&StL 15337 (Part 1) Accurail Kitbash</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/08/36ft-fowler-boxcars-nc-15337-part-2.html" target="_blank">36ft Fowler Boxcar NC&StL 15337 (Part 2) Details & Decalling</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/09/36ft-fowler-boxcars-nc-15337-part-3.html" target="_blank">NC&StL 15337 (Part 3) - Wrapping Up & Weathering</a> - Other articles on this Accurail 36ft Fowler kitbash are linked at the end of Part 3 article.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><a href="http://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/10/bridgetown-2023-rpm-meet-gn-plywood.html" target="_blank">Bridgetown 2023 RPM Meet</a></b></div><div><br /></div><div>I enjoyed going to Portland this year to see all the RPM crew up in the Pacific Northwest.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><a href="http://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/11/sph-2023-convention-at-bakersfield.html" target="_blank">SPHTS 2023 Convention - Bakersfield</a></b></div><div><br /></div><div>October 2023 was crazy for me, wrapping up the month in Bakersfield and reconnecting with old friends for the first time since my last visit to SPHTS Conventions in 2018.</div><div><br /></div><h2>What's Next on the Line-Up for 2024?</h2><div><br /></div><div>Admittedly I'm focusing most of my modeling on aspects of the Jawbone Branch project... so that will be a main focus for the upcoming year of projects and posts.</div><div><br /><b>Jawbone Branch - Owenyo Modules to Sparks/Reno Convention?</b></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsvfbvVO0o27f7yPkLbQYMM_Qf_zlWFvSTDhrCPZyNRhqYGJpvZ8kCb8cTPaRrZMMcm1ll0AIVCs8fGd6IMRVlOc7jFUY5KcBWeFLw7f-ohxNy8reGVwkpfYd_szx-S2k0LCgYqHTRTaoTH5uTII7nfemFNCF1UKuOhsGoQ0twPKhlmjDXrplLC31ouQ=s960" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="960" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsvfbvVO0o27f7yPkLbQYMM_Qf_zlWFvSTDhrCPZyNRhqYGJpvZ8kCb8cTPaRrZMMcm1ll0AIVCs8fGd6IMRVlOc7jFUY5KcBWeFLw7f-ohxNy8reGVwkpfYd_szx-S2k0LCgYqHTRTaoTH5uTII7nfemFNCF1UKuOhsGoQ0twPKhlmjDXrplLC31ouQ=w640-h416" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 3203 at Owenyo with UP steel-sheathed composite gondola. Eddie Sims collection</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm hoping to get to work more on the Jawbone Branch in 2024, specifically focusing more on the scenery, track work, and structures at Owenyo, with the possible goal of having the three modules with some 'whisker' leads able to be displayed at the upcoming SPH&TS Convention in Reno/Sparks, October 2024. It would be great fun to play with some switching (think Operations Road-Show style) with friends at the convention.</div><div><br /><b>Owenyo Buildings</b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3sJyKSvHLp8Sxh_nvepCcFQVUkmBmhDlWtW81cswS21dJpWCfNBeLa_4b7o-a4QlQHDQ7WdMg4Dlp_R8QIa7iK3lUdyaXpaFUAIutiimz9pHe_kJjNZlk_GLYhadYPbDC1F3qeudWg6B44UvV6Z2PWfOesWTKxgZFw0juNkNc4KW4Wrzd9S0vTufLszf/s2222/Owenyo%20%231%203d%20-(Feb%2013,%202021)%20Jawbone%20Branch%20-%202021-01-29%20REV-C2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1292" data-original-width="2222" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3sJyKSvHLp8Sxh_nvepCcFQVUkmBmhDlWtW81cswS21dJpWCfNBeLa_4b7o-a4QlQHDQ7WdMg4Dlp_R8QIa7iK3lUdyaXpaFUAIutiimz9pHe_kJjNZlk_GLYhadYPbDC1F3qeudWg6B44UvV6Z2PWfOesWTKxgZFw0juNkNc4KW4Wrzd9S0vTufLszf/w640-h372/Owenyo%20%231%203d%20-(Feb%2013,%202021)%20Jawbone%20Branch%20-%202021-01-29%20REV-C2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />If I really plan to take the Owenyo modules as a working layout to Sparks Reno... then I'm going to be pushing to get some of the big signature structures built. Wiring will have to be moved up the priority list to get the layout working. I'm also looking at making some new switch point bars and moving the ground throws over for more track clearances... and some basic scenery, which I've only done some testing of painting the ties so far.</div><div><div><br /></div><div><b>UP GS Gondola</b></div><div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9dSs0H2VDeIwxpCVSqcdCsDrmM7EOA7dMpTPXvJgKu1Gk7lVQfjhjHrY-5Anowgmgg_wSP40zc5gdT5VVb-oX2FEDDUm32BlXGDLYHLc4Ir75krrfy-F5POPyMgkm-UDEXU5EKyR92VSoR9MsQR0MeIiFawIBowRLAfBOvk0aaJtzrZLxep1RaAhd96P/s767/UP%20Steel%20Gondola%20-%20Owenyo%20Trestle%20-%20SG%20side%20-%20unknown%20calender%20photo%20-%20Ronald%20Grau%20collection.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="767" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9dSs0H2VDeIwxpCVSqcdCsDrmM7EOA7dMpTPXvJgKu1Gk7lVQfjhjHrY-5Anowgmgg_wSP40zc5gdT5VVb-oX2FEDDUm32BlXGDLYHLc4Ir75krrfy-F5POPyMgkm-UDEXU5EKyR92VSoR9MsQR0MeIiFawIBowRLAfBOvk0aaJtzrZLxep1RaAhd96P/w640-h440/UP%20Steel%20Gondola%20-%20Owenyo%20Trestle%20-%20SG%20side%20-%20unknown%20calender%20photo%20-%20Ronald%20Grau%20collection.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">UP Steel Gondola - Owenyo Trestle - SG side - unknown calender photo, circa 1951 - Ronald Grau collection (cropped to show only foreign gondolas)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div>A linked project is the foreign GS gondolas showing up at Owenyo for mineral loading, so a project already in the works is my heavy kitbash of the UP ex-composite GS gondola. So I hope to get this model wrapped up this year. Previous posts on this model are: <a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/01/modeling-up-gondola-part-1-steel-re.html">UP Steel Re-sheath Gondola (Part 1)</a> and <a href="http://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/12/modeling-up-gondola-part-2-re-sanding.html">Modeling UP Gondola (Part 2) - Re-sanding & Painting</a>.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><b>SP B-50-28 Post-war Boxcar</b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjy1_i5ITX-p68ojAYCsvPCiULJPDplHKAWNGJgq-433U-yKZYHvfjd4Nmd8d24fCdMTO7vm5D9bn2I1cZjBgYDuhdGNBXe3iCVEtXP-qYIrxw5KDZ0daZc2gCfnYqR0Eb-lG5DJG7pB0YIsvTB-Yh2chQ5M4nhjMkmHDgbE8vNuWKXGjNETpVCH2DFH9/s3362/SP%20102176%20with%20Chalk%20Left%20Side-A2%202023-09-24%2022-17-09%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1550" data-original-width="3362" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjy1_i5ITX-p68ojAYCsvPCiULJPDplHKAWNGJgq-433U-yKZYHvfjd4Nmd8d24fCdMTO7vm5D9bn2I1cZjBgYDuhdGNBXe3iCVEtXP-qYIrxw5KDZ0daZc2gCfnYqR0Eb-lG5DJG7pB0YIsvTB-Yh2chQ5M4nhjMkmHDgbE8vNuWKXGjNETpVCH2DFH9/w640-h296/SP%20102176%20with%20Chalk%20Left%20Side-A2%202023-09-24%2022-17-09%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first Tangent B-50-28 that I picked up to review, which will probably get a renumber soon!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Another linked modeling project will by my hope to be doing some more modeling with the Tangent B-50-28s for Owenyo, along with some weathering on a nearly new car.</div><div><br /></div><h2>In Closing</h2><div><br /></div><div>I want to close this post with a thank you to all of you out there in the community who are supporting the NightOwlModeler blog and engage in communications to help the community grow. As for other future posts, I'm sure that other topics and surprise topics will come up in 2024 and I'll write on those.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Related Articles:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2019/12/christmas-2019-what-year.html" target="_blank">New Year 2019</a></div></div></div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-38174731284619358172023-12-01T23:14:00.000-08:002023-12-26T19:12:50.781-08:00Modeling UP Gondola (Part 2) - Re-sanding & Painting<div style="text-align: left;">I left off on this project in 2021, when I had filled in the board grooves on the side of the car around the ribs to replicate the replacement steel siding.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9dSs0H2VDeIwxpCVSqcdCsDrmM7EOA7dMpTPXvJgKu1Gk7lVQfjhjHrY-5Anowgmgg_wSP40zc5gdT5VVb-oX2FEDDUm32BlXGDLYHLc4Ir75krrfy-F5POPyMgkm-UDEXU5EKyR92VSoR9MsQR0MeIiFawIBowRLAfBOvk0aaJtzrZLxep1RaAhd96P/s767/UP%20Steel%20Gondola%20-%20Owenyo%20Trestle%20-%20SG%20side%20-%20unknown%20calender%20photo%20-%20Ronald%20Grau%20collection.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="767" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9dSs0H2VDeIwxpCVSqcdCsDrmM7EOA7dMpTPXvJgKu1Gk7lVQfjhjHrY-5Anowgmgg_wSP40zc5gdT5VVb-oX2FEDDUm32BlXGDLYHLc4Ir75krrfy-F5POPyMgkm-UDEXU5EKyR92VSoR9MsQR0MeIiFawIBowRLAfBOvk0aaJtzrZLxep1RaAhd96P/w640-h440/UP%20Steel%20Gondola%20-%20Owenyo%20Trestle%20-%20SG%20side%20-%20unknown%20calender%20photo%20-%20Ronald%20Grau%20collection.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">UP Steel Gondola - Owenyo Trestle - SG side - unknown calender photo, circa 1951 - Ronald Grau collection (cropped to show only foreign gondolas)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a new photo from 1951, with a freshly resheathed UP ex-composite gondola. Oddly this photo also shows a D&RGW steel gondola, I'm not sure why there's a Rio Grande car at Owenyo. One thought is that they were shipping in coal from UP and D&RGW, but then they probably would have had to be unloaded by hand across into the NG cars. Another thought would be if they were empties from somewhere else, like Monolith or LA, and then planned to be reloaded for movement towards home.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Continuing Work on Red Caboose Model</h2><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">See my previous post: <a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/01/modeling-up-gondola-part-1-steel-re.html" target="_blank">UP Steel Resheath Gondola (Part 1)</a>. I also sanded the interior walls to remove the board details. The next step is to shoot some primer color over the body and see how the new side finish looks.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhlh-ob6r6inCgjaWbg8jlYagarQarVMCY8XOjjRoIZsLlWuLG_L6PX7FXT7cAXzM6PxonGLdMlh7rUMXmc4oCW5aK_JU6B3jkbajuqAP-eMlVliFhF4dwxnucOn0ieUZHzEy8AbH2t_0NNFXXJi2cKNkk8usOJvoHrmaX0Yi2qL4o1aTtf3v56bqDQ/s3732/UP%20Steel%20Side%20Gondola-B2%2020221002_180047.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="3732" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhlh-ob6r6inCgjaWbg8jlYagarQarVMCY8XOjjRoIZsLlWuLG_L6PX7FXT7cAXzM6PxonGLdMlh7rUMXmc4oCW5aK_JU6B3jkbajuqAP-eMlVliFhF4dwxnucOn0ieUZHzEy8AbH2t_0NNFXXJi2cKNkk8usOJvoHrmaX0Yi2qL4o1aTtf3v56bqDQ/w640-h124/UP%20Steel%20Side%20Gondola-B2%2020221002_180047.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steel sheathing of UP ex-composite GS gondola</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I "witness coat" of light FCR StarBrand paint used to check how the fill has been done on the body.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZw2GeaYJsN90W76FmdySC5MJ3XWfDCWNRMGszt0Oyq99cAA1WYpY759R31PLMBeJVjZnEQDrUF8icb5x_mOuJhVwvHBlFpEbyrpW-T5uTsCxxfOtEfH1lzUfyT1U2QTZMdBL250t7bOIplAsZmE7FGK3wKh2kgMlrs5hZ1qJcLjYB_3wj4w9ot752A/s4009/UP%20Steel%20Side%20Gondola-A2%2020221002_180039.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="4009" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZw2GeaYJsN90W76FmdySC5MJ3XWfDCWNRMGszt0Oyq99cAA1WYpY759R31PLMBeJVjZnEQDrUF8icb5x_mOuJhVwvHBlFpEbyrpW-T5uTsCxxfOtEfH1lzUfyT1U2QTZMdBL250t7bOIplAsZmE7FGK3wKh2kgMlrs5hZ1qJcLjYB_3wj4w9ot752A/w640-h140/UP%20Steel%20Side%20Gondola-A2%2020221002_180039.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Other side of Steel Sheathing of UP ex-composite GS gondola</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This sanding work is done with the tip of a narrow sanding stick over the Squadron White putty. Since these photos, <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9I_fRO71L6vfAKIQzEyU6cQqfbCsTG0j9H4ozl2S4zFJH87Fls1OBBzvQmol6j98daHCWfWVRh2MjlSac3Ke4PbDASuOfOEUH5BHH6OavGZb8FZDqKA7Va0uQzJZOfbdHykoLCq-hY4kToOFkTq6Q3V-ETjTzBY7ccVuUCV6octsw2Y4XbYK-pIA6A/s3943/UP%20Steel%20Side%20Gondola-D2%2020221002_180126.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="3943" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9I_fRO71L6vfAKIQzEyU6cQqfbCsTG0j9H4ozl2S4zFJH87Fls1OBBzvQmol6j98daHCWfWVRh2MjlSac3Ke4PbDASuOfOEUH5BHH6OavGZb8FZDqKA7Va0uQzJZOfbdHykoLCq-hY4kToOFkTq6Q3V-ETjTzBY7ccVuUCV6octsw2Y4XbYK-pIA6A/w640-h198/UP%20Steel%20Side%20Gondola-D2%2020221002_180126.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sanded & Primed Interior Steel Sheathing</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've picked up some Tamiya liquid putty, which I look forward to using on projects like this in the future.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipL50T8OGMrCZ6vP6WhuiaNvAjz0_PMeHtPmr4v_hxwua3b0hZqRCL-aDBFZz2bMaxmLvvJoYKLiTQYeE_00snRGpj4liOxsKxk1plpJrP1TFJqxPp-h5BGtvp_G8kEOJLD21KW0BOUsQenDHT31T0oQCe3wL8xcsLzM2WvKUFzhtk_j2l5xPfxpng2w/s4027/UP%20Steel%20Side%20Gondola-C2%2020221002_180113.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1274" data-original-width="4027" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipL50T8OGMrCZ6vP6WhuiaNvAjz0_PMeHtPmr4v_hxwua3b0hZqRCL-aDBFZz2bMaxmLvvJoYKLiTQYeE_00snRGpj4liOxsKxk1plpJrP1TFJqxPp-h5BGtvp_G8kEOJLD21KW0BOUsQenDHT31T0oQCe3wL8xcsLzM2WvKUFzhtk_j2l5xPfxpng2w/w640-h202/UP%20Steel%20Side%20Gondola-C2%2020221002_180113.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Other side - Sanded & Primed Interior Steel Sheathing<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One of the challenges of this new car, is that these cars I believe should have flat-plate drop doors, which I'll have to deal with making. I probably won't modify the bottom of the doors, as it will not be seen on my layout when it's completed.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1121" data-original-width="3867" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_njLS0A5hmlrQyceK2JkITHRl1PXcxdfv3DXYe7mwDPi1jvvzeWOllt6eIJ4QOrrRYt5zpQD0-wM4oJxv0bytTHnBKZ2t28ghvMsY_xLB_eEoyyGYn_NYgkLDejGYyULkOTYN2rlYV67BXv_blXm4NtcolNzyMlRYx96Rus8Jb7hgRAGKbf2fwtkPg/w640-h186/UP%20Steel%20Side%20Gondola-E2%2020221002_180137.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Underframe primed with lightened SP/UP FCR</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I went ahead and primed/painted the underside of the main body at this point. <br /><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Second Round of Sanding</h2><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgZNgOdZFmvnSpuezQC1sWlzGbGIOHpx99UEdSRA6D7foipjHOq7YjggT0-GWQbxRpOgjy_e6t9JgrhUay2jEwS6GuwLwkruK59t4lAAEAPw-4Ix1oZaHf-zNwEe3CAfguYxUHq-DEBEVF_mszUbASh_-EU9Xil9X3FLeaqVUKbgHlf9psvwHl2BIWg/s4103/UP%20Steel%20Side%20Gondola-G2%20(Left)%2020221003_005140.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="4103" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgZNgOdZFmvnSpuezQC1sWlzGbGIOHpx99UEdSRA6D7foipjHOq7YjggT0-GWQbxRpOgjy_e6t9JgrhUay2jEwS6GuwLwkruK59t4lAAEAPw-4Ix1oZaHf-zNwEe3CAfguYxUHq-DEBEVF_mszUbASh_-EU9Xil9X3FLeaqVUKbgHlf9psvwHl2BIWg/w640-h140/UP%20Steel%20Side%20Gondola-G2%20(Left)%2020221003_005140.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left side of UP Steel Sheathed Gondola<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>At this point I went through a exhaustive round of detail sanding to get the 'steel' sides heet sections smoother than the 1st time.Some sections still show brown pain in the lines between the old boards.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwc6nXQ2HGCHStdxVWxVNk5iPG1Ihbb6mKaHQrcaq7JBTUHLPTvDCyqalaMIv0ZLdEAcMbga1mTb80jBMuX__1JEIHRvjZNl2tcOVUrKco7njOCsMEz5h0iu9aEP-GmTUy4Fvr9Kw4CVJ7kOs6rLJ6rjGmi4nhw_Epime7lZD6oXlwfxLYPmkCAb1W1g/s4078/UP%20Steel%20Side%20Gondola-F2%20(Right)%2020221002_235113.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="4078" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwc6nXQ2HGCHStdxVWxVNk5iPG1Ihbb6mKaHQrcaq7JBTUHLPTvDCyqalaMIv0ZLdEAcMbga1mTb80jBMuX__1JEIHRvjZNl2tcOVUrKco7njOCsMEz5h0iu9aEP-GmTUy4Fvr9Kw4CVJ7kOs6rLJ6rjGmi4nhw_Epime7lZD6oXlwfxLYPmkCAb1W1g/w640-h196/UP%20Steel%20Side%20Gondola-F2%20(Right)%2020221002_235113.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right Side of UP Steel Sheathed Gondola</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>By this point, I've sanded down to the tops of the original board level and even into that slightly. The goal is to get everything smoothed out. I don't mind a few 'wrinkles', as the prototype steel sheathing can have some ripples and dings from various loads being dropped into the car over the years, although I'm modeling in the period of only a couple of years after the steel sides were installed.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">What's the Final Coat of Paint Going to Be?</h2><div><br /></div></div><div>Now it's time to give the body another try at a witness coat, and if it's good it will also become the body paint for the finished car. This UP car will get special 3d printed ends, so I'm not too worried about building the body up at this point. Also some weight materials are on their way to me. So soon I'll be able to assemble the body and put the extra weights into the floor. The floor with plate doors may need to be 3d printed as well. </div><div> <br />The other UP cars I have are a lighter orange-ish shade of FCR than the stock SP/UP FCR from StarBrand. As I'm also working on some PRR X29s right now as well, which need paint I'll probably mix SP/UP FCR with some Daylight Orange and see if I can get a 3/4 match towards the lighter color to give some variety in my fleet.<br /><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFZVAQCeuZScc6YZHyGlYLJEFxaSSk3AIbTCDaOo9T5NsO9EjCoBjDdIz0MCOvdHOvKd_uOoMbz-vCCAnoEIBsJlBO2hKjrICLCQWqGfOS2gU9IesZVA-YnTA1_9LZ0fOfuUGet7CZCjFJssBIs0ZkaF7-7vZL-eoSV1Ex25iIfbCWPaRtrKWtZM0tw/s3567/UP%2065003%20G-50-13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="3567" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFZVAQCeuZScc6YZHyGlYLJEFxaSSk3AIbTCDaOo9T5NsO9EjCoBjDdIz0MCOvdHOvKd_uOoMbz-vCCAnoEIBsJlBO2hKjrICLCQWqGfOS2gU9IesZVA-YnTA1_9LZ0fOfuUGet7CZCjFJssBIs0ZkaF7-7vZL-eoSV1Ex25iIfbCWPaRtrKWtZM0tw/w640-h162/UP%2065003%20G-50-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Standard Steel UP G-50-13, built 1951 showing the lighter orange-ish FCR from Red Caboose.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br />We'll see how that goes. Until I get around to really super-kitbashing the composite side UP gondola, I may just build up one of the UP steel gondola kits that I have as a stand-in model.</div></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">In Closing</h2><div><br /></div><div>Here's the photo from the original post that sucked me in. I believe this may actually be the same day, as both photos have lineage back to the collection of <span style="text-align: center;">Ronald Grau. I'm looking forward to pushing this car forward a bit more as I get back to building the Transfer Trestle over this winter.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsvfbvVO0o27f7yPkLbQYMM_Qf_zlWFvSTDhrCPZyNRhqYGJpvZ8kCb8cTPaRrZMMcm1ll0AIVCs8fGd6IMRVlOc7jFUY5KcBWeFLw7f-ohxNy8reGVwkpfYd_szx-S2k0LCgYqHTRTaoTH5uTII7nfemFNCF1UKuOhsGoQ0twPKhlmjDXrplLC31ouQ=s960" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="960" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsvfbvVO0o27f7yPkLbQYMM_Qf_zlWFvSTDhrCPZyNRhqYGJpvZ8kCb8cTPaRrZMMcm1ll0AIVCs8fGd6IMRVlOc7jFUY5KcBWeFLw7f-ohxNy8reGVwkpfYd_szx-S2k0LCgYqHTRTaoTH5uTII7nfemFNCF1UKuOhsGoQ0twPKhlmjDXrplLC31ouQ=w640-h416" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 3203 at Owenyo with UP steel-sheathed composite gondola. Eddie Sims collection<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>After looking at the prototype photo again, I might stay a bit closer to the original UP/SP FCR StarBrand color, and plan to do light dust weathering, with maybe only a small amount of orange in the mix.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Articles:</h4><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/01/modeling-up-gondola-part-1-steel-re.html" target="_blank">UP Steel Re-sheath Gondola (Part 1)</a> - Blanking Composite Sides on RC gondola. (My first post on this series)</div><div><br /></div></div><div><a href="https://utahrails.net/up/up-freight-cars.php" target="_blank">Utahrails net Info on UP G-50-11 Gondolas</a> - Researched by Dick Harley circa 2017<br />Built Feb-March 1943</div><div>UP 64000-64999 composite, LT WT 49300 lbs</div><div>July 1947 UP Lettering from White to Yellow.</div><div><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">1950-1951 convert to steel sheathing, LT </span>WT 51800 lbs</div><div>One-Inch reporting mark bars removed Nov 1952.</div><div>"Be Careful" Slogan added in June 1953<br /><br /></div><div>Notes: My model should be Yellow lettering, with bars and without slogan for as-rebuilt version. The new photo near the Trestle shows that the car in question still has the bars over and under the lettering.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://uphs.org/resources/library/freight-cars/" target="_blank">UPHS org Info on Lettering Drawings for UP cars</a> - G-50-11, and others <br /><br />Dick Harley's <a href="https://harley-trains.smugmug.com/UP-PLN-FRT/Gondola/i-ctt8c6F" target="_blank">UP Smugmug</a> page has some useful information as well.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Decals by National Scale Car </b><br /><a href="https://nationalscalecar.com/product/d160-union-pacific-g-50-11-13-14-gs-gondolas/">https://nationalscalecar.com/product/d160-union-pacific-g-50-11-13-14-gs-gondolas/</a> - Probably better than the Tichy set I bought so far... I'm probably going to get a set of the NSC decals soon to actually finish this car with.</div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-15156222999720447242023-11-17T21:08:00.000-08:002023-11-23T20:29:40.604-08:00New Series of Structures from OwlMtModels Under Development<div><i>Just a quick cross-post from <a href="https://owlmtmodelsnews.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">OwlMtModelsNews</a> Blog Page</i><br /><br />Owl Mountain Models is working on several fun projects which have been behind closed curtains until now. The Owenyo structures which we need for the demo/photography layout will be made available in very limited production to meet reservations, which are open as of 2023-11-17. No down-payment will be required, as we're still early in development of the CAD models. Both HO and S-scale versions are planned to be offered. Price is currently TBD until designs are finalized and we get quote from 3d printer.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkIwk_Yild4UBROPbpOvDxtfVnoc9YMr8xcXxHn8SW6Z-FfMi_d1EMrIO05h1JO7Mu-uBvDU71TwXjxv5c28wj_qDhsxWtbSNmTckRBzF8u4oUwe8yvfh1Qj4s8WlEfFm1TsOt8cSPJYu5OYqN8ffaJ0kuBjDx5SfGgrigR6tazecnYh2bdB6kxVKh6oC/s4800/Transfer%20Trestle%20Foundations%20-%20With%20Slope%20Sheets%202023-11-12A.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2362" data-original-width="4800" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkIwk_Yild4UBROPbpOvDxtfVnoc9YMr8xcXxHn8SW6Z-FfMi_d1EMrIO05h1JO7Mu-uBvDU71TwXjxv5c28wj_qDhsxWtbSNmTckRBzF8u4oUwe8yvfh1Qj4s8WlEfFm1TsOt8cSPJYu5OYqN8ffaJ0kuBjDx5SfGgrigR6tazecnYh2bdB6kxVKh6oC/w640-h314/Transfer%20Trestle%20Foundations%20-%20With%20Slope%20Sheets%202023-11-12A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Researching this structure has required many hours studying photos, aerial photos, and modern archaeological measurements. We want to produce the best kits, balancing details and final finish looks. This results in currently planning that the upper boards will be stain-able strip-wood, while the bents and lower structural members will be 3d printed with NBW details already in place. Basic wood-effects should be pretty easily added to the 3d printed resin parts, like the finishing on our plastic lumber loads.<br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="3546" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpymMeSqX7xz5A60Rns5bgzl_YIFoIeK9neNFAavQp8bGXlayX84SHmP2j3HM_H0JVq_uB5Bh3lEBg4lb_S3syzTvdMaik8jh8nEYcf7-r4AB-Xy0S1JH-KJZkvIOh6J7yVRzvDfQq0nlBpZb0XUdPRR6puWk0TkDp9nNFkNg979SulMUtzgjC5mwneBC/w640-h206/Trestle%20Check%20Assembly%20drawing%202023-11-17.jpg" style="color: #0000ee;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div>The full length of the trestle with NG approach from level grade over the SG Tell-Tales is over 7 feet long! That's why we'll be offering the trestle as modular pieces, so that it can be fit onto smaller layouts. The OwlMtModels photo-demo layout trestle will be shortened to only 4-GS gondolas for the dump section and most of the Approach Trestle will be truncated into the backdrop wall.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRhld5j0mTL2k8KJUXCidl8RES6uc7uk2FpJJ7MlM96OUQhOsbyBUZdt6EW_UfTPv5GEwByzFP4cRISnOTxh0QCTsmopMi2pT74fsI0LNiZtPgcIitQjf3iJrym12itR-qsa5HTyuvETd5r-KEIInvVvxwYeOQajP94r_Sh0xDZ9zB9Ie8vK_UKc87H8q/s3541/Trestle%20Check%20Assembly%20high-angle%202023-11-17.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="3541" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRhld5j0mTL2k8KJUXCidl8RES6uc7uk2FpJJ7MlM96OUQhOsbyBUZdt6EW_UfTPv5GEwByzFP4cRISnOTxh0QCTsmopMi2pT74fsI0LNiZtPgcIitQjf3iJrym12itR-qsa5HTyuvETd5r-KEIInvVvxwYeOQajP94r_Sh0xDZ9zB9Ie8vK_UKc87H8q/w640-h154/Trestle%20Check%20Assembly%20high-angle%202023-11-17.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">High-angle view of the dumping section of the trestle.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Jason's been working hard looking at all the photos he can to check for the details. The CAD allows all the pieces to be worked out in 3d, resolving and solving questions about the prototype photos, which he's not seen solved in previously published drawings. Hopefully, this will be the best researched model of the Transfer Trestle yet produced. Research is still continuing in 2023.<br /><br /><h2>Water Tank</h2><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0YRxa52O8gSrCitMbwJPrdf_vtUl9IBpT2aj1yaLFVbK1u01bpr39kcwnhuZcXtZSLxgngaIyU5ssLOJrkeQLnsl8DNcnqvzth7pXRKJCjmpZgt_jG0hXJUvzq8aGbSON0qSKjcfBbbjh9xyu_Sc2M6WOJfcCXf4q6r0sfqy9cS8iTRG27Qe-tvf-6U6/s2295/Water%20Tank%20Foundation%20-%20HO%20Scale%20-%20w-logo%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2295" data-original-width="1750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0YRxa52O8gSrCitMbwJPrdf_vtUl9IBpT2aj1yaLFVbK1u01bpr39kcwnhuZcXtZSLxgngaIyU5ssLOJrkeQLnsl8DNcnqvzth7pXRKJCjmpZgt_jG0hXJUvzq8aGbSON0qSKjcfBbbjh9xyu_Sc2M6WOJfcCXf4q6r0sfqy9cS8iTRG27Qe-tvf-6U6/w488-h640/Water%20Tank%20Foundation%20-%20HO%20Scale%20-%20w-logo%20copy.jpg" width="488" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rough CAD rendering 2023-11-17, subject to redesign and detailing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The water tank at Owenyo was moved from Diaz in 1952 according to the Employe Timetable station ans services list. There's still much more to add to this CAD model, but it will make an amazing little tank for any small engine facility. The footing should be about 2.5" diameter and estimating about 4" tall for HO scale.</div><div><br /></div><h2>Bulk Loader/Conveyor Shed</h2><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="2180" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qhmsXU_3XKyVRl8xYY_VIBQ6YUZbWsrQ4OQpndezwmShtiL0ocNMaYqTCNPYIXF6r6asetoNK5Bn1nYsAyDXtTEmqw1EyQkeV7Fd-2DrC6oLboX2qe_ZMYgtp19APcdH61ubkRDsST1YRL7zQqLhE0wPr1QntNsFj30M5mX4g9jowjVDjFSTDa7BUXPB/w640-h616/Owenyo%20Bulk%20Conveyor%20Loader%20-%20Rendering%202023-11-17A.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Partly drawn as of 2023-11-17 work-in-progress</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Another structure which is researched from many photos and modern archaeological research of remains. This structure will also make a great little loader for boxcars or covered hoppers on any small layout, for those not modeling Owenyo specifically.</div><div><br /></div><h2>Pump Houses</h2><div><br /></div><div>We have some research on the Water Pump House and photos, which should allow a model to be produced. As of 2023-11-17, Jason hasn't started the drawings for this structure. The Fuel Oil Pump House will also be made, but research is minimal at the current time, and the CAD model has not been started at this time.</div><div><br /></div><h2>Reservations Contact</h2><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSbD9d3T3QQiraps_WF0iRbSS0FgN13UC36XqMTzvCbzBAh8JSR6IBHk1CMT-rEUlUv1pRjVpR1gnErr8QlTrE8ch9Hwb7rsDnj206EHw2C9fmoaDoqI94sAMmI8AEmDhgegynNFE_51r6S5fGmAa_3DloCAKjfho6VTqGRwsXolOsifNQfm6TYMZvSYt/s846/LOGO%202023%20Colorized-B%20-%20Flat%20wht%20backround.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="846" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSbD9d3T3QQiraps_WF0iRbSS0FgN13UC36XqMTzvCbzBAh8JSR6IBHk1CMT-rEUlUv1pRjVpR1gnErr8QlTrE8ch9Hwb7rsDnj206EHw2C9fmoaDoqI94sAMmI8AEmDhgegynNFE_51r6S5fGmAa_3DloCAKjfho6VTqGRwsXolOsifNQfm6TYMZvSYt/w400-h263/LOGO%202023%20Colorized-B%20-%20Flat%20wht%20backround.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Currently, two customers have expressed interest in kits for these parts. Please show your support by contacting sales@<a href="mailto:sales@owlmtmodels.com" target="_blank">OwlMtModels</a>.com to submit reservation, specifications of what size and scale is desired.</div><div><br /><i>- End Cross-posted Article - </i><br /><br />Jason Hill - OwlMtModels</div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-41004306906688900552023-11-07T22:44:00.005-08:002023-11-09T02:57:01.394-08:00Open Loads (Part 10) - Athearn 40ft Flat with OMM 3002 Lumber Load<div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1462" data-original-width="3291" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3E8BQ2deaCAjWdraT0jJMRKOldx_8wXGWJaGYAMepZAYohesuzCfdyVlwhTLopkcu3jv5lTZfm5laPf1TLRMsGbqBCkEKkWMB8a4oT94egM5XvEXyd7MkayDrsaq_DEnDk0-0oOX6A7WmE51mNIj_IOr_xUrfbDOHmHtpQV2f-QbMx3G7gJnF9pkJXyuh/w640-h284/SP%20140195%20OMM%203002%20Yellowed-A2%202023-09-15%2013-28-24%20(C,S4).jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to upgrade my old Athearn 40ft flatcar with a new 3002 OwlMtModels Lumber Load!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Many years ago I upgraded an Athearn 40ft flatcar and recently I wanted to put a nice lumber load on it from OwlMtModels' new "Short-Wide" series. While some of my previous Open Load posts have covered more unique loads, this time I want to cover a more 'classic' load, but with it's own twists.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Flat Car</h2><div><br /></div><div>Originally, the Athearn flatcar I used was one that had some holes in the deck to attach the plastic blocking for the cabin cruiser boat from Athearn. The old load supports were simply removed from the car by un-snapping it.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">New 'Old" Deck</h3><div><br /></div><div>When I upgraded the car with scratch-built deck from strip-wood sticks. I also cut-down the plastic deck of the car, even with the steel sides. The SP's 40ft 1949-built F-50-16, which this car was a stand-in for had overhanging deck boards, which were even with the outer edge of the stake pockets. The deck was cut back around the stirrup and grab-irons around the car's end, so likewise my deck is notched back.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also fitted the car many years ago with some scrap wood stakes and also glued a piece to the deck to represent some bit of left over dunnage and blocking nailed to the deck. Thankfully, it's close to the brake wheel end of the car, so it stays out of the way of the upcoming load I will build for the car. I can always pull out the two wooden stakes if I want to.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Repainting</h3><div><br /></div><div>The next step was to repaint and then decal the model, I believe I used either Floquil FCR or suitable acrylic paint, I honestly don't remember 25-odd years ago when I did it. I think the decals I used were a mix of MicroScale 87-911 for the road number, and weight data. and probably the "SOUTHERN PACIFIC" in small font from the old MicroScale SPMW decal set.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Weathering</h3><div><br /></div><div>I weathered the car overall with a dark gray road-grime coat, including over the reporting marks. I probably would have done more 'clerk wiping' of a rag over the road number to keep it more legible. The car must have had several bad trips in a row to be this dirty in only 1-2 years given that I now claim to model 1949-1953, and the car was new in 1949!</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBLC4qZ2LtMd-g9v18Z2hFv9YTQD17hznSbqm5XyJLb7uXXDe88YXAEUTuaRQ1KoWeT_ryeo2cTY4hR2CwJKVZ5AT8R36qnV9lft-bamFYDVdU2y76MmkD0FLMgF2_BrV7Gr_4u1OX8FL7R93msEzqUz0u_bCa0hN8A6RKghNQhW1rVUsXg9Al4PdYw/s2261/SP%20140195%20FM(40)-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="2261" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBLC4qZ2LtMd-g9v18Z2hFv9YTQD17hznSbqm5XyJLb7uXXDe88YXAEUTuaRQ1KoWeT_ryeo2cTY4hR2CwJKVZ5AT8R36qnV9lft-bamFYDVdU2y76MmkD0FLMgF2_BrV7Gr_4u1OX8FL7R93msEzqUz0u_bCa0hN8A6RKghNQhW1rVUsXg9Al4PdYw/w640-h142/SP%20140195%20FM(40)-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 140195 stand-in Athearn car for SP F-50-16 class car, built in 1949, set up as idler car for over-length gondola load.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div><div>In this condition I had the car in service at LMRC for about 20 odd years. The only real damage was the plastic Tichy brake wheel was broken when I brought the car home. While it was not accurate for the SP's prototype 40ft F-50-16s, this car acts as a stand-in. <i>Note that I've posted an article on kitbashing a more accurate car from Red Caboose F-70-7 kit </i>- <a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/07/sp-140234-part-1-kitbash-rc-f-50-16.html">SP 140234 (Part 1) - Kitbash RC F-50-16 from F-70-7</a></div><div><br /></div></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Lumber Load</h2><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif57wxIzuplqRuAJntzD21WMUxNg-gXca8UhTKVAwrVD7vfhM4tfRFim_4s0iMZEOfUb-JQ7uXYajgbILbYgWymG7xYGdAZMdBpQjW-gx_z3FuQTOr_4xY0sVV4aKplYpigJXDVp3J6i6tt_05_yV4IumC4gorhQRU8gDvKCwV9VTJ8sQRqymRyYyvvsXT/s3576/SP%20140195%20OMM%203002-A2%202023-09-12%2000-42-50%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1681" data-original-width="3576" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif57wxIzuplqRuAJntzD21WMUxNg-gXca8UhTKVAwrVD7vfhM4tfRFim_4s0iMZEOfUb-JQ7uXYajgbILbYgWymG7xYGdAZMdBpQjW-gx_z3FuQTOr_4xY0sVV4aKplYpigJXDVp3J6i6tt_05_yV4IumC4gorhQRU8gDvKCwV9VTJ8sQRqymRyYyvvsXT/w640-h300/SP%20140195%20OMM%203002-A2%202023-09-12%2000-42-50%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The new OwlMtModels 3002 "Short-Wide" Modular Lumber Load kit is slightly shorter than the 3001 kit from 2015, are ideal to build a load for this car. </div><div><br /></div><div>I decided to do a 'messier' load than some of the ones I've built before. That is a load which isn't exactly stacked cleanly on the length of the car. Instead I want the upper units of lumber to have shifted and started to impacted into the adjacent stack, but not so much that the boards are damaged or the stakes being broken.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5JoMIpzyYFpnnRthIYHoZzVQ5OLMhyowzUAcI8KFxGpgqwzZY9O5ZW8ex4HgY07em9uEMfrVF8isyCid1VFUGUQKNI5SPmGgP85pzFws-PezTPGKJeQrXI8inf7jCi9Nuk8xmyUg2MKSj7bwfBFlX9zK2ntgpWBTqFgnClNRsH6egry0oIGPSe6QI6Oy/s3524/SP%20140195%20OMM%203002-B2%202023-09-12%2000-43-55%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1841" data-original-width="3524" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5JoMIpzyYFpnnRthIYHoZzVQ5OLMhyowzUAcI8KFxGpgqwzZY9O5ZW8ex4HgY07em9uEMfrVF8isyCid1VFUGUQKNI5SPmGgP85pzFws-PezTPGKJeQrXI8inf7jCi9Nuk8xmyUg2MKSj7bwfBFlX9zK2ntgpWBTqFgnClNRsH6egry0oIGPSe6QI6Oy/w640-h334/SP%20140195%20OMM%203002-B2%202023-09-12%2000-43-55%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Other end showing.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>This load can be shifted around in and out one stake pocket on this car to get more separation between the load. When close-fitted on the car, the load has started to shift towards the far end, so the train crews should probably keep an eye on this car!</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqHHsNYEVDnfHO2LWvA0vTR3ZAvsbIW8OnsSkxXzJnqZ1bqhC_OduWbKjPNxweVYZglaTYPkU-wnFVeBzOen0YRCJMPUnd87p1ura-3J9W7-xNCjv4dw3x7EI4P7Me8Ts0C432aHw_iSUy95RA1vW7fyR3EjQVG9f80bMowuwjFaMXndGPzVnrNFb0LiQ/s3467/SP%20140195%20OMM%203002%20End-C2%202023-09-12%2000-45-04%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2861" data-original-width="3467" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqHHsNYEVDnfHO2LWvA0vTR3ZAvsbIW8OnsSkxXzJnqZ1bqhC_OduWbKjPNxweVYZglaTYPkU-wnFVeBzOen0YRCJMPUnd87p1ura-3J9W7-xNCjv4dw3x7EI4P7Me8Ts0C432aHw_iSUy95RA1vW7fyR3EjQVG9f80bMowuwjFaMXndGPzVnrNFb0LiQ/w640-h528/SP%20140195%20OMM%203002%20End-C2%202023-09-12%2000-45-04%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The random-end lumber loads</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>One of the fun parts of the OwlMtModels lumber load is the busy look of the 'random ends' of the lumber stacks. This end-view also gives a good angle to see that on this load I left the lateral wooden bracing about 3-4" above the main part of the load. The longitudinal board bracing was also done with some shorter fragments. Either to simulate repairs or the original shipper not having enough of the length that they would have ideally had to match AAR standards. There is photo evidence of some prototype cars being even more jury-rigged than this car!<br /><br />I'm still working on making my loads with "wonky enough" bracing to match the photos I've seen. So I've actually been sticking "to the book" more than some loads had. Although, to be fair many single-car/load photos were actually to document something wrong, so maybe those photos were documenting the poorly braced loads. So there's always room to critic your work and look for ways to make it more prototypical.</div></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Wood-Color</h3><div><br /></div><div>The final color adjustments was made with Apple Barrel 21186E Golden Sunset, and then a wash of darker gray-brown. to make more accent to the board edges, etc. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1462" data-original-width="3291" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3E8BQ2deaCAjWdraT0jJMRKOldx_8wXGWJaGYAMepZAYohesuzCfdyVlwhTLopkcu3jv5lTZfm5laPf1TLRMsGbqBCkEKkWMB8a4oT94egM5XvEXyd7MkayDrsaq_DEnDk0-0oOX6A7WmE51mNIj_IOr_xUrfbDOHmHtpQV2f-QbMx3G7gJnF9pkJXyuh/w640-h284/SP%20140195%20OMM%203002%20Yellowed-A2%202023-09-15%2013-28-24%20(C,S4).jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I did some wash on the lumber load to make it more orange.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I like this combination of coloring and accenting wash. This load is also a fun one to swap around to change the look of it. If a group of 2-3 loads are finished at the same time, then the stacks could be shuffled between cars, and not kept as a 'set' for a single car, which would obviously vastly increase the lumber of combinations that could be seen on consecutive load/empty cycles.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">In Closing</h2><div><br /></div><div>This has been a good old reliable flatcar from 'old school' model railroading with classic tooling. With a little bit of work, they can be brought up to fairly modern standards and the addition of the modern load brings it in-line with my other examples in my flatcar fleet.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Articles:</h4><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/07/sp-140234-part-1-kitbash-rc-f-50-16.html">SP 140234 (Part 1) - Kitbash RC F-50-16 from F-70-7</a> - Kitbashing a more accurate F-50-16 flatcar.<div><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/09/open-loads-part-8-modeling-high-tension.html">Open Loads (Part 8) - Modeling High-Tension Steel...</a> - How to use Chart Tape for Steel Banding.<br /><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/08/open-loads-part-7-shifted-lumber-loads.html">Open Loads (Part 7) - Shifted Lumber Loads</a> - Modeling unique loads which have shifted in transit.</div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-48577104569338522242023-11-02T19:27:00.003-07:002023-11-03T22:01:42.192-07:00SPH&TS 2023 Convention at Bakersfield<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZBQyZeisSLZTsmOt1W2ZexQGesvBWdZebIqV8qAsT30ZCosZkx6PVak1RdFHp_cp6KOV0Rji49Jj46N9oVzNZ6k85B28-QVqp5yXKDs3n8DXFbAmqchyUUa1svTTl1nfNkIeF-4khF_qDv-zWCfRl7eqo-HVoDmuwKx-SfOh6baWAG3vfsjmSkE73_4z/s3952/Walong%20Loop%2020231025_131511.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2734" data-original-width="3952" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZBQyZeisSLZTsmOt1W2ZexQGesvBWdZebIqV8qAsT30ZCosZkx6PVak1RdFHp_cp6KOV0Rji49Jj46N9oVzNZ6k85B28-QVqp5yXKDs3n8DXFbAmqchyUUa1svTTl1nfNkIeF-4khF_qDv-zWCfRl7eqo-HVoDmuwKx-SfOh6baWAG3vfsjmSkE73_4z/w640-h442/Walong%20Loop%2020231025_131511.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Need to cool off and kill 90 minutes? Stop in at the "Tehachapi Loop" at Walong Siding's over-view.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Driving from Nevada down to Bakersfield was nice, but I stopped for a bit at the Loop because I was actually running ahead of schedule. It was great to get out of the toasty car and cool off in the stiff breeze which regularly flows over the Tehachapi mountains. The day was pretty clear and in the 70F range, which was extremely pleasant. After about 20 minutes, it was back to the road again and following the back roads down into Bakersfield to Kern Jct. Then over to the Santa Fe on Truxtun Ave to Oak, and up to the Double Tree, which was the convention hotel.<br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Vendor Room & OwlMtModels Table</h2><br />The afternoon was filled with registration and setting up for the convention. I enjoyed the clinic given by Mike McGinley on the SPMW, which was very interesting to hear his experiences 'working on the railroad.' <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLS_VcBRkMA-pbl0ByKcHXZFgCgbcuBS4j7dtUvX1fgtz7ulVGhZ4iJZvwHQrKwytJDqRvhnsdnna6xyc73ollapRemnfQ3CINRCUDXfNaiQhoCyHFj5fqLbeERDOVuLQtGTiUiYV0UKRP_10GScqpSZB_D1C7JOf2FqYpCWesKQLqYP9-tdzEAuuz9S-/s4026/OwlMtModels%20Table%20at%202023%20SPHTS%20Convention%20-%2020231027_111150.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="4026" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLS_VcBRkMA-pbl0ByKcHXZFgCgbcuBS4j7dtUvX1fgtz7ulVGhZ4iJZvwHQrKwytJDqRvhnsdnna6xyc73ollapRemnfQ3CINRCUDXfNaiQhoCyHFj5fqLbeERDOVuLQtGTiUiYV0UKRP_10GScqpSZB_D1C7JOf2FqYpCWesKQLqYP9-tdzEAuuz9S-/w640-h294/OwlMtModels%20Table%20at%202023%20SPHTS%20Convention%20-%2020231027_111150.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OwlMtModels Table at 2023 SPHTS Convention.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Much of the rest of my time was spent in the Vendor Room chatting with all the fellow modelers and SP aficionados, something I've missed over the last 4 years not being able to attend the convention since 2018.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6ffbwNkOML9jCHigMBpvi_zGY1m5IVwVaGW9B_it0mehW5vwyYhEWaInCeTcSLKJKwMiqAPylTUbeHSWYucpembPHcpxb4SeV-l6ilIX3pnHaVSoiojyIms2CTtCHdX892yR9cwyBY3uaRFQjPBdtJ2UM5rgGTh8T3p2MwF9vwXiE6BoDuSxrvTx-iE/s800/room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="800" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6ffbwNkOML9jCHigMBpvi_zGY1m5IVwVaGW9B_it0mehW5vwyYhEWaInCeTcSLKJKwMiqAPylTUbeHSWYucpembPHcpxb4SeV-l6ilIX3pnHaVSoiojyIms2CTtCHdX892yR9cwyBY3uaRFQjPBdtJ2UM5rgGTh8T3p2MwF9vwXiE6BoDuSxrvTx-iE/w640-h252/room.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tony Thompson's photo of the Vendor room with me surrounded in the middle - linked from his blog covering the <a href="http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-2023-sph-annual-meeting.html" target="_blank">SPH&TS 2023 Convention</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The vendor room was pretty full, and was quite busy at times with the 140 attendees to the convention. The room also became quite loud at times with all the conversations! Ah good times. My throat felt this for the next couple of days after the meet, but it was certainly worth the later discomfort!</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">San Luis Obispo Roundhouse</h3><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguw_Gp6fH7vUA4WFBpog_-VBoW0ayEmH_3AUv8N8nINsUohC96Z29hk8euqceKujNXFAqwthZMgtGYBdw7EdTA3OLGslhaQaB2vyxa9gQTwQOZCwv-mKPRp2vG7Z7zHE51HfIV3JesRgYQm9xrXrarBmhO88s8Ukfvlz1xMAysF_HTumY-SY6vqROi6665/s4032/San%20Luis%20Obispo%20Roundhouse%2020231028_083417.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguw_Gp6fH7vUA4WFBpog_-VBoW0ayEmH_3AUv8N8nINsUohC96Z29hk8euqceKujNXFAqwthZMgtGYBdw7EdTA3OLGslhaQaB2vyxa9gQTwQOZCwv-mKPRp2vG7Z7zHE51HfIV3JesRgYQm9xrXrarBmhO88s8Ukfvlz1xMAysF_HTumY-SY6vqROi6665/w640-h480/San%20Luis%20Obispo%20Roundhouse%2020231028_083417.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">San Luis Obispo Roundhouse by Bob Schrempp of Prawn Designs, LLC.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>A very impressive work-in-progress is this SLO Roundhouse model in HO-scale. There was an accompanying note book full of photos and research materials on the table with it. It will be very nice to see this model completed!</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">1:1 Scale Headlight!</h3><div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6jt2pKtOFONEa_RT7mQvOnFIbpFt1u4CAD518W8z8BYMm4Y6cRSXhiPk1nAFCWN5ZolODTC2wuVxxC5iDYKEKIVomgadDouSjixgvKTKJUid8Fvq7OYW3qWnhPhqU3pzX6urxDZYTzGCB9emd6TfkyfxyZaLrR5h_ynSN-uZwfokJDi6xvJdwl50QzB_/s2577/Pyle%20Sunbeam%20Headlight%20by%20Peter%20Savoy%203d%20PLA%20Print%20-%2020231027_110830.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2340" data-original-width="2577" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6jt2pKtOFONEa_RT7mQvOnFIbpFt1u4CAD518W8z8BYMm4Y6cRSXhiPk1nAFCWN5ZolODTC2wuVxxC5iDYKEKIVomgadDouSjixgvKTKJUid8Fvq7OYW3qWnhPhqU3pzX6urxDZYTzGCB9emd6TfkyfxyZaLrR5h_ynSN-uZwfokJDi6xvJdwl50QzB_/w640-h582/Pyle%20Sunbeam%20Headlight%20by%20Peter%20Savoy%203d%20PLA%20Print%20-%2020231027_110830.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very nice Pyle Sunbeam Headlight made by PLA 3d Print by Peter Savoy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Peter Savoy made this very nice full-size replica of a classic SP headlight and smokebox front mounting bracket made from PLA plastic, a form of 3d printing larger items. I first saw this model at the RPM in Reno earlier in 2023, so great to see it again here!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwhOiJIciAgyxzJqpMcu7zTH0DL8OcWW0t1xVoGV2Edze2CwkWynWkNqCj_0TET1KKUNnIqAt7gJuiXHAr7L11INveDG1LoUtqW0z-a_GyCQ5vjaWRxhv1VMRP0KI4KvrMsTvqyxe-n5MROlAjsFBklqSPw8UK3rwkXooHARhFOwuHmN5lr7EcRXDC5Eb/s4032/SP%20Sunbeam%20headlight%20by%20Peter%20Savoy%20-%20Bakersfield%202023%20convention%2020231028_145651.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwhOiJIciAgyxzJqpMcu7zTH0DL8OcWW0t1xVoGV2Edze2CwkWynWkNqCj_0TET1KKUNnIqAt7gJuiXHAr7L11INveDG1LoUtqW0z-a_GyCQ5vjaWRxhv1VMRP0KI4KvrMsTvqyxe-n5MROlAjsFBklqSPw8UK3rwkXooHARhFOwuHmN5lr7EcRXDC5Eb/w640-h480/SP%20Sunbeam%20headlight%20by%20Peter%20Savoy%20-%20Bakersfield%202023%20convention%2020231028_145651.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dismantled for transport!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I was able to snap another photo when he'd disassembled it for transporting after the show. It certainly looks nice when it's all put together at the shows!</div><div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Saturday - RPM Room</h2><br /></div></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Beautiful PNW Resin Boxcars in the RPM Room by Gary Laakso</h3><div><br /></div><div>I'm impressed with Gary Laakso's very nicely finished resin boxcars, mostly from the GN and NP, which I harbor some interest in modeling from the interchange perspective with the SP's lumber trains. While I don't believe any of these are interesting truss-rod steel cars that lasted well into the 1940s and maybe even early 1950s, they certainly are great examples of cars from these roads!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3E58g3I2c-NLsb5FOWBt61mKfMrKe-TKxCdhoJrIrno2spq7Wu6Yk3euIuW68dlvhycCDjr63Q8uMUaGZu1OU_W26VkWePBsHNSc00ys-ws_NaRgFeqCesCHnIejoNlwI__ekJcWTm-5U6x90pTL0NKF9z2XnlPVwm0bdVKrKntS-1nGRGtbTWW8n3QKB/s2557/GN%2023312%20-%20Resin%20Boxcar-A%2020231028_111238.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="2557" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3E58g3I2c-NLsb5FOWBt61mKfMrKe-TKxCdhoJrIrno2spq7Wu6Yk3euIuW68dlvhycCDjr63Q8uMUaGZu1OU_W26VkWePBsHNSc00ys-ws_NaRgFeqCesCHnIejoNlwI__ekJcWTm-5U6x90pTL0NKF9z2XnlPVwm0bdVKrKntS-1nGRGtbTWW8n3QKB/w640-h342/GN%2023312%20-%20Resin%20Boxcar-A%2020231028_111238.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Westerfield, I guess 40ft USRA Double-sheath</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Classic double sheathed boxcars from the early 20th Century, very nicely molded with the late side-view goat herald.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgla9BZWUoCp2zk3VAg7MH600STORrdwEkBfYtGldwd83ps6wpj4fsTMxGUQy6wJbVWaHmizwoW1ZC8jNdWRjnjieLGH-azdd4Ojkjj3rpVj7GdC5kKzR8MOkdIuzirIKVoJ5rwiXNPStDSC68xArRUmwkjrIEbDqYSIBsr3I_sP4hIn0csuEP4IWiVWyo8/s2998/GN%2024001%20resin%20boxcar-A%2020231028_111232.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="2998" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgla9BZWUoCp2zk3VAg7MH600STORrdwEkBfYtGldwd83ps6wpj4fsTMxGUQy6wJbVWaHmizwoW1ZC8jNdWRjnjieLGH-azdd4Ojkjj3rpVj7GdC5kKzR8MOkdIuzirIKVoJ5rwiXNPStDSC68xArRUmwkjrIEbDqYSIBsr3I_sP4hIn0csuEP4IWiVWyo8/w640-h260/GN%2024001%20resin%20boxcar-A%2020231028_111232.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Westerfield, I guess 40ft USRA Double-sheath</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>A slightly earlier car with the more front-facing Mountain Goat herald. Also notice the interesting Andrews-style trucks under these two cars.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GrP3PlBf7SC_BVjqWzm3pp3b8gNOI7EfY9E_feRRr6GnQy_A9l8eSKXDT5hx5Dy5fXp3WOdR4W_nlgvtwpPi_iUJPwVdYVkxZPTSj8CJlxJ9ryID376zX9YFlHX7e6iwxQDwI0hyphenhyphen2VOncNJ-CdFslVnhCDXE92_lw14vF7PPPbZ59MmCM5UfmTBTUzDX/s3845/GN%2042915%20-%20Door&Half%20Boxcar-A%2020231028_111246.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="3845" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GrP3PlBf7SC_BVjqWzm3pp3b8gNOI7EfY9E_feRRr6GnQy_A9l8eSKXDT5hx5Dy5fXp3WOdR4W_nlgvtwpPi_iUJPwVdYVkxZPTSj8CJlxJ9ryID376zX9YFlHX7e6iwxQDwI0hyphenhyphen2VOncNJ-CdFslVnhCDXE92_lw14vF7PPPbZ59MmCM5UfmTBTUzDX/w640-h228/GN%2042915%20-%20Door&Half%20Boxcar-A%2020231028_111246.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GN 50ft door-and-half car from Westerfield</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>While not a full double-door car, this is a more proper example of the correct bracing on a GN 50ft single-sheath car. <i>Unlike my Walthers DD stand-in cars I talked about last month.</i></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDtgGRevDzZ2npU16THdFLd2Gxlq8ZBUktkahXVd0ps37AC4h5OsZEhQu8m81QNqV2y2trPKZj5xjNH1YueVjG_YBRXHU7JxJ1M1T-ZBjhaise9qYWCDbKU4dLQS3bM-Rj0brsg62ntlcBqi2tWPZDAR-xI7Xq3x2_AXpe3-xmKnJhxGK9M9FoF6OHCTW/s4032/NP%20&%20GN%20Resin%20Boxcar-A%2020231028_111319.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDtgGRevDzZ2npU16THdFLd2Gxlq8ZBUktkahXVd0ps37AC4h5OsZEhQu8m81QNqV2y2trPKZj5xjNH1YueVjG_YBRXHU7JxJ1M1T-ZBjhaise9qYWCDbKU4dLQS3bM-Rj0brsg62ntlcBqi2tWPZDAR-xI7Xq3x2_AXpe3-xmKnJhxGK9M9FoF6OHCTW/w640-h480/NP%20&%20GN%20Resin%20Boxcar-A%2020231028_111319.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NP 36ft fishbelly side-sill from Westerfield</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Interesting that the NP still had these cars wandering around, while similar to the SP's earlier B-50-series cars with the pressed-steel fish-belly side sills, but with NP's classic radial roof. The car also has the interesting trucks, I wonder if these are the NP-style trucks from Tahoe Model Works?</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSWJlo5n56yFW0HtGlLAW-hIh2-IDZ2SPecfhFpm721W162hFSEaJdiwd8sY0ynxycmQ-wtaTQjj3qV0v-1_aWyIVRptG1kva-73OC7XBCMQI4qYBqeKa5sk9Wht2u8PG3dOUXJuCu-zmnxiVnN0cp7K_xTrypXxJgPx_z3bWod0tMjqdykioc6iihQ1R/s3814/SOU%20153816%20resin%20boxcar-A%2020231028_111325.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1948" data-original-width="3814" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSWJlo5n56yFW0HtGlLAW-hIh2-IDZ2SPecfhFpm721W162hFSEaJdiwd8sY0ynxycmQ-wtaTQjj3qV0v-1_aWyIVRptG1kva-73OC7XBCMQI4qYBqeKa5sk9Wht2u8PG3dOUXJuCu-zmnxiVnN0cp7K_xTrypXxJgPx_z3bWod0tMjqdykioc6iihQ1R/w640-h326/SOU%20153816%20resin%20boxcar-A%2020231028_111325.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Westerfield 36ft Southern DS boxcar.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>While from the other end of the country, these 36 Southern boxcars are certainly interesting.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRo1nykRkCiDzSVOJy_9dbs_6-CQiqjJMQYLHjkX3pv4kEy_e4DyUIK9fDRJKYVL6PTxsskBdL0o18iHztC9SqKGFTM3XyOdaj1g3sVZvImJ7t3-J8mPkeaW5LxZrHWL7dtuvFjFkVIC0i-6PLCrf7xHoyjH2RqMdfUGdniBQk_up7fDBMwgzIR1Lzwdu4/s3769/SP&S%2010002%20-%20Resin%20Boxcar-A%2020231028_111312.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1556" data-original-width="3769" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRo1nykRkCiDzSVOJy_9dbs_6-CQiqjJMQYLHjkX3pv4kEy_e4DyUIK9fDRJKYVL6PTxsskBdL0o18iHztC9SqKGFTM3XyOdaj1g3sVZvImJ7t3-J8mPkeaW5LxZrHWL7dtuvFjFkVIC0i-6PLCrf7xHoyjH2RqMdfUGdniBQk_up7fDBMwgzIR1Lzwdu4/w640-h264/SP&S%2010002%20-%20Resin%20Boxcar-A%2020231028_111312.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP&S Double-Sheath from Westerfield</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>And not to be outdone by the other bigger roads, here's a very nice SP&S boxcar with periods, suggesting pre-1931 era lettering.</div><div><br /></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Dave Maffei's Beets & Lumber Loads!</h2><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1534" data-original-width="3970" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExuRlVsrR5UZ86pDZvib7ea1Ulb2boPvT3R4Va9_jMg5CjxI4Cn9f6a_fOSaxIkjB5rffyygXuzQPNbBRCIN6UKkr3BFdtkDm809Sha4tY0aLnrLA3SuF7T7Vo6_6R3ScpJ_ZwqzzhDsOzVYwmgCVrtwFYIHO6qp-B4fCiFBlQvxMrR8TdrcqYj7WUjwC/w640-h248/Dave%20Maffei's%20lumber%20&%20beet%20trains-B%2020231028_111927.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dave took up two tables with his wonderful 1960-1970s SP freight train consists.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Seeing Dave again after the Bridgetown Meet and BAPM meets earlier this year was a treat!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2406" data-original-width="3998" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rVsk3dneCjizCTfbvysFltu4NZDoD4WtSp3IfCCSeUYqopAfvOH74uBL1gI9q7vGz6JU5ND1Y-DDJi_S101AbRd1b2l4MFm9wk8N638c_yB-4HLgHyPk7K-_GGBmjFgS29GzPe400OQNstFws5p4tQ7fiGaQKqZ8Mjx2K_q7BD5mGPGyxwJFKxMPeeRc/w640-h386/Dave%20Maffei's%20lumber%20&%20beet%20trains-A%2020231028_111920.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dave's done a couple clinics on the beets in the SP's extended side (post-1957) "Beet Racks".</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The "Beet Racks" continued the legacy of calling them "Racks" from the Blackburn Racks 70 years earlier. Basically, he's modeling what I do, but about 20 years newer in era!</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Golden Empire Visit</h2><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoX8_9l_49OzTkMl7_rRqU3p4htBgupsYlhyGh2VeYtCV-zqe2mtRNPOFtR1jOk9Ofawy57v_qMsKBUxZt0x457Ko8GOY_zdXFUejS-ZaOAPB82hFbsS8FAbwm3DeTQNO1D9wkHsLjaeHIPW6ItfEPq83QOhmmDVMH9h3LVJQ38cl1TWtSlz9aiffmWl82/s2685/Golden%20Empire%20Bakersfield%20Santa%20Fe-Style%20Ice%20Machine-A%2020231029_103310.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="2685" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoX8_9l_49OzTkMl7_rRqU3p4htBgupsYlhyGh2VeYtCV-zqe2mtRNPOFtR1jOk9Ofawy57v_qMsKBUxZt0x457Ko8GOY_zdXFUejS-ZaOAPB82hFbsS8FAbwm3DeTQNO1D9wkHsLjaeHIPW6ItfEPq83QOhmmDVMH9h3LVJQ38cl1TWtSlz9aiffmWl82/w640-h366/Golden%20Empire%20Bakersfield%20Santa%20Fe-Style%20Ice%20Machine-A%2020231029_103310.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful scratch-built Ice Machines on the Golden Empire HO-layout.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I also made a detour Sunday morning to visit the Golden Empire HO-scale club in Bakersfield. They had a couple of very nice scratch-built Mechanical Ice Deck Machines on their Santa Fe style Ice-Deck.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="345" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E8gvZ8AbDi0" width="485" youtube-src-id="E8gvZ8AbDi0"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Dave Maffei caught a short video of our trains meeting. I put together a train with many of the OwlMtModels Lumber Loads on it, which turned into quite the sight rolling along behind a double heading "Hog" and "Deck." Thanks to the guys at the Golden Empire club for hosting the running session on Sunday!</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">In Closing</h2><div><br /></div><div>In general, the trip to visit the SPH&TS Convention in Bakersfield was great fun, and a wonderful chance to visit with friends who I've not seen since the last convention I attended in 2018. An additional bonus was stopping on the way home at Owenyo to wander through the remains of the SP transfer station with the narrow gauge. I posted about that experience in my <a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/11/sp-jawbone-branch-part-39-fero.html" target="_blank">SP Jawbone Branch (Part 39)</a> post.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Articles:</h4><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/11/sp-jawbone-branch-part-39-fero.html">SP Jawbone Branch (Part 39) - A Ferro-Equestrian Archaeology Field Trip</a> - Messing around in the back country of Iyon County to get more first-hand research for my layout construction.<br /><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2016/10/a-month-away-modeling-on-roadf.html">A Month Away - Modeling on the Road</a> - My visit to the SPH&TS 2016 Convention in Palm Springs, CA.<br />NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-8427858191118300462023-11-01T23:23:00.009-07:002023-11-10T01:54:35.545-08:00SP Jawbone Branch (Part 39) - A Ferro-Equestrian Archaeology Field Trip<div>A friend of mine said a number of years ago that he was a ferro-equestrian archaeologist. That is a study of iron horse historical places and remains. This post is another of my small ventures to one of the places where the ferro-equestrians once roamed.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpH46m46UCw6pYu5Zsn5uafuvhegqmzgv9xNNU2KKDVcrdXZ8042oDCuJJ2dGA4gXAOJLSJbp4WSWx2pSdE7zRCTTM0nBilTxsD_euXGbvt7_yBiV22Jv6JQbvcj74Q1j27nYK-g84f8VeHadStS1pzwKW2DYOhxprtFeOfjV7kLsQy5_4KDn85QrfMUx/s4032/Owenyo%20East%20Skyline%20-%2020231030_130052.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpH46m46UCw6pYu5Zsn5uafuvhegqmzgv9xNNU2KKDVcrdXZ8042oDCuJJ2dGA4gXAOJLSJbp4WSWx2pSdE7zRCTTM0nBilTxsD_euXGbvt7_yBiV22Jv6JQbvcj74Q1j27nYK-g84f8VeHadStS1pzwKW2DYOhxprtFeOfjV7kLsQy5_4KDn85QrfMUx/w640-h480/Owenyo%20East%20Skyline%20-%2020231030_130052.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking east to the mountains which will be my backdrop for Owenyo</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>So on the return from the Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society 2023 Convention in Bakersfield, I decided to stop over in Lone Pine and then drive up the east side, stopping at Owenyo to do some in-person research of what remains of the buildings. This would give me the chance to make drawings of the remains to build the models for my Jawbone Branch layout.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Edit 2023-11-02</i></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcN_ykznVLbdkyO_kqsLAdmdiVONVKs99qjtujdvoLrSnUvxQN-8hChIvnEkbYvbxTeuH_gDfNeBdq-rLmJ_uwc7FD9ZSkcIeM2n2aes5GCkEtpQzbZXKAttp9lRgRihZE1orJrr9QWvD-JGtRdBggEiSqtJsiosQveQQ2pwAmTg23vYAArMICv-JhL3Y/s2000/Blueprint%20of%20Owenyo%20-%20rick%20olson%2001_owenyo%20blueprint_sml%20owensvalleyhistory,com.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1178" data-original-width="2000" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcN_ykznVLbdkyO_kqsLAdmdiVONVKs99qjtujdvoLrSnUvxQN-8hChIvnEkbYvbxTeuH_gDfNeBdq-rLmJ_uwc7FD9ZSkcIeM2n2aes5GCkEtpQzbZXKAttp9lRgRihZE1orJrr9QWvD-JGtRdBggEiSqtJsiosQveQQ2pwAmTg23vYAArMICv-JhL3Y/w640-h376/Blueprint%20of%20Owenyo%20-%20rick%20olson%2001_owenyo%20blueprint_sml%20owensvalleyhistory,com.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blueprint of Owenyo - rick olson 01_owenyo blueprint_sml owensvalleyhistory,com</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><br /></div><div><i>A recent find on the owensvalleyhistory.com website, helps see the locations of everything. I'm happy I found this Nov 2, 2023, as I'll be able to help scale out the size of the buildings and some of the placement. The original date is from Dec 31, 1923 and the revision date for the leasing of three structures is July 19, 1940. The 1923/1940 dates explain why I don't see the water tank or the transfer ramp between the two gauges in the lower right corner. Also interesting is the "To San Francisco to the left and Hazen to the right, so it must be SG to SF left and NG to Hazen right - perhaps because they're thinking to extend the standard gauge?</i></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Transfer Trestle</h2><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4psTuxhZlfRy0pmiW1hDjF7XTIl9KGm4LAozoXnHfd8pcmIGlE84draU-T8BTAHCXjJAONJrJGE5OSymRRXIodj2lPDGfjZCz_iw75K05OxOCjsnjovGiUPcIyf8axH_RElAaJgAQriXimH4KRnIyKRgp8C9uspta5gHIV4ZNeVyy33geNy8Lt_fnAEq/s2048/Owenyo%20Trestle%20-%20SG%20side%20-%20unknown%20calander%20photo%20-%20Ronald%20Grau%20collection-A.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1579" data-original-width="2048" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4psTuxhZlfRy0pmiW1hDjF7XTIl9KGm4LAozoXnHfd8pcmIGlE84draU-T8BTAHCXjJAONJrJGE5OSymRRXIodj2lPDGfjZCz_iw75K05OxOCjsnjovGiUPcIyf8axH_RElAaJgAQriXimH4KRnIyKRgp8C9uspta5gHIV4ZNeVyy33geNy8Lt_fnAEq/w640-h494/Owenyo%20Trestle%20-%20SG%20side%20-%20unknown%20calander%20photo%20-%20Ronald%20Grau%20collection-A.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owenyo Trestle - SG side - unknown calander photo - Ronald Grau collection</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I spotted the abutment remains from the road and pulled off. Walking over, I found that the NG and SG around the area were actually on a bit of a fill. Even the trestle approach grade was rather in a pit as well, probably from the old days when they dug down to get some more solid ground to put the trestle bents on.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGT-TSaIfHiaNPJ3eWhvddR2rrsV1BmAqYZCP02riptT7Pzu0sFoKWu-REvxKbSrV_mAObRkL7qcNo6PsIhS_XMDWpuOmVXnokNhLkujs1WuRXHgUl4zKYCOXF2dqSkNgYW3BEpepghv9B-RMdwJ7EEUsZIrPkGlmA-sRwpwhrulZX2Y2-DSvn2LDQL7N7/s4032/Owenyo%20Transfer%20Trestle%20Pit%20Remains-A%2020231030_114118.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGT-TSaIfHiaNPJ3eWhvddR2rrsV1BmAqYZCP02riptT7Pzu0sFoKWu-REvxKbSrV_mAObRkL7qcNo6PsIhS_XMDWpuOmVXnokNhLkujs1WuRXHgUl4zKYCOXF2dqSkNgYW3BEpepghv9B-RMdwJ7EEUsZIrPkGlmA-sRwpwhrulZX2Y2-DSvn2LDQL7N7/w640-h480/Owenyo%20Transfer%20Trestle%20Pit%20Remains-A%2020231030_114118.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sadly, not much left of the transfer trestle other than these footings, looking northward.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I took some time getting out and measuring the dimensions of the foundations. This should be the last piece of information, which should allow me to build an accurate model of the trestle for my layout.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OLNpk6-ZFh2RlwZ7bma9TYUVca20r_FK3u3GxNBZeM8196OOk8Ig2hJeQQf1YdP8kWMKuiH56J_NoGN3NGSa34-F5jT9HfoucNH3jK7BfiH3EbbeKf9ihIktm0ioltG_E1zeA5-mVeX3hO_abRI3oHEAN_tcG5Cxd5BHNx5Qea0KjjxN5P6F1n0CSemd/s4032/Owenyo%20Transfer%20Trestle%20Pit%20Remains-B%2020231030_114134.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OLNpk6-ZFh2RlwZ7bma9TYUVca20r_FK3u3GxNBZeM8196OOk8Ig2hJeQQf1YdP8kWMKuiH56J_NoGN3NGSa34-F5jT9HfoucNH3jK7BfiH3EbbeKf9ihIktm0ioltG_E1zeA5-mVeX3hO_abRI3oHEAN_tcG5Cxd5BHNx5Qea0KjjxN5P6F1n0CSemd/w640-h480/Owenyo%20Transfer%20Trestle%20Pit%20Remains-B%2020231030_114134.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The footings looking south, into the sun.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The SG track's pit has collapsed somewhat, as the transition from the grade to the trestle over the SG track has sluffed into the pit. Although there must be some level of washing out the lower parts of the pit, because on a couple of the concrete footings for the trestle, even the connecting concrete is visible. I think this means that the floor is about a foot lower than it historically was.</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktZHkPhSa7-upv1wpUsnmkJ-dhX947fMB5digQBwwnaj24h1hwPP1dplsAW2nvVBySHaKRpSznHeKxJSDOgcZCtN2mk22AXVCOsl68XMHvSTnQ9x3O0dD2FauGz2A3WWfvYDWPxWBzGkkqJSnWNMKMSxbsgs-rRYf3PeHcbX_4mnM1VLF2gzbxxg1_cTu/s1344/Owenyo%20Transfer%20Trestle%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20-%20sp_narrow_g37a_sml.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1344" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktZHkPhSa7-upv1wpUsnmkJ-dhX947fMB5digQBwwnaj24h1hwPP1dplsAW2nvVBySHaKRpSznHeKxJSDOgcZCtN2mk22AXVCOsl68XMHvSTnQ9x3O0dD2FauGz2A3WWfvYDWPxWBzGkkqJSnWNMKMSxbsgs-rRYf3PeHcbX_4mnM1VLF2gzbxxg1_cTu/w640-h476/Owenyo%20Transfer%20Trestle%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20-%20sp_narrow_g37a_sml.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owenyo Transfer Trestle - owensvalleyhistory,com - sp_narrow_g37a_sml<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br />Looking at the above photo, shows that at the time it was taken, the wood bases of the legs are even with the ground, which means that concrete footings are completely buried. The concrete footing bases seems to then be flush with the ground in the pit. I'll be analyzing this more and covering the results in future posts.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Tell-Tail </h2><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUkkG7j-Ys2_qkh1vDT9rO701S1_jOJKo1NHmBxjdRgAauPyNsGJTQFIMX0jqzBS5Jyo35kRjwPwjBZwpUMPzMWUP1iqBrpNJzd8eGnNLTT0qIJXUUPqcflCizG8e0UaX5Fm35WnZL7qcBlzXJzIg9UWuD3IJ_eXFaWllLipmQgmkAczBswJQVEPJq3av/s767/UP%20Steel%20Gondola%20-%20Owenyo%20Trestle%20-%20SG%20side%20-%20unknown%20calander%20photo%20-%20Ronald%20Grau%20collection.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="767" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUkkG7j-Ys2_qkh1vDT9rO701S1_jOJKo1NHmBxjdRgAauPyNsGJTQFIMX0jqzBS5Jyo35kRjwPwjBZwpUMPzMWUP1iqBrpNJzd8eGnNLTT0qIJXUUPqcflCizG8e0UaX5Fm35WnZL7qcBlzXJzIg9UWuD3IJ_eXFaWllLipmQgmkAczBswJQVEPJq3av/w640-h440/UP%20Steel%20Gondola%20-%20Owenyo%20Trestle%20-%20SG%20side%20-%20unknown%20calander%20photo%20-%20Ronald%20Grau%20collection.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tell-Tail from 1954 - cropped - unknown calendar photo - Ronald Grau collection</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>With any vertical or horizontal obstruction the railroad had to put tell-tails to warn anyone riding on top of the cars that there was a problem if they stayed standing. - To my eye, I think this tell-tail isn't low enough to provide proper warning, but the ETT warns specifically about not shoving boxcars, etc onto this track.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtjGmNO4EMiYT13WolAbSXs8rk7jz-LFcsu60v-YPhGFkXsZVusQSUyytpmsLs1GfidDVPNVEWXa3oxta2d-ULMrKIE0mAY_fnx9umu8OVWAsW6lV3cUgJA55hT-FKS9J_nZdXmsGklamB4DBRtIEGlXuJxUX3W8yV2ouvVGJyS9zOaacaITZHPrsLaJD/s4032/Owenyo%20Trestle%20Tell-tail%20Remains-A%2020231030_114402.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtjGmNO4EMiYT13WolAbSXs8rk7jz-LFcsu60v-YPhGFkXsZVusQSUyytpmsLs1GfidDVPNVEWXa3oxta2d-ULMrKIE0mAY_fnx9umu8OVWAsW6lV3cUgJA55hT-FKS9J_nZdXmsGklamB4DBRtIEGlXuJxUX3W8yV2ouvVGJyS9zOaacaITZHPrsLaJD/w640-h480/Owenyo%20Trestle%20Tell-tail%20Remains-A%2020231030_114402.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The remains of the foundation for the tell-tails.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>All that's left today is three and a half concrete blocks with rusting torched off pipes for the tell-tail.</div></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Old Owenyo Road</h2><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbFFv7mxN_32oaU3ZQFaPmTVCDpikrVh0cw4zRDDI3Th1PZsRqMSq9Bku8pLNeS6dUmCAGP7c74OeAO03kfkWuEqN_9QR71CHeMmmopM8oJVRl06PcQs7xmoqy4QG7kC2eWc0vGlSxcja9lTAx0FTJ3uzNQ5HbZEH6ATLoeXXlFzXJkAw4C8q4wtcSmop/s800/60-10-Goods-Transfer-Platform-_sg-on-far-side__-Owenyo-V_2%20-%20PacificNG.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="800" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbFFv7mxN_32oaU3ZQFaPmTVCDpikrVh0cw4zRDDI3Th1PZsRqMSq9Bku8pLNeS6dUmCAGP7c74OeAO03kfkWuEqN_9QR71CHeMmmopM8oJVRl06PcQs7xmoqy4QG7kC2eWc0vGlSxcja9lTAx0FTJ3uzNQ5HbZEH6ATLoeXXlFzXJkAw4C8q4wtcSmop/w640-h352/60-10-Goods-Transfer-Platform-_sg-on-far-side__-Owenyo-V_2%20-%20PacificNG.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">60-10-Goods-Transfer-Platform-_sg-on-far-side__-Owenyo-V_2 - PacificNG</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The old turn-off from the road into the area behind the Narrow Gauge still has remains of the old 'oiled dirt', which is still sticking together even after 65+ years in the desert. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRVNiY02Qbxqf3DxulLl_4zraKDEL-koc3skkXE2LbvH0HhCk7LT8plg9hUThV6ekWozi8x-PU-u3v3bDAtCLo271kbzWdTrYFqGVkgJdVkSFhF7r6wNnxLnXmhSj3I8rqjA8JDLcwBnZ6b3P1Q5Z5BiHs9ZIqwR9tr_FI70VW7hIWjkxFl4oSH4U93ya/s1568/Owenyo%20transfer%20decks%20with%20coaches%20looking%20north%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20-%20ebay35_owenyo_sml%20-%20(Lightened).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1568" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRVNiY02Qbxqf3DxulLl_4zraKDEL-koc3skkXE2LbvH0HhCk7LT8plg9hUThV6ekWozi8x-PU-u3v3bDAtCLo271kbzWdTrYFqGVkgJdVkSFhF7r6wNnxLnXmhSj3I8rqjA8JDLcwBnZ6b3P1Q5Z5BiHs9ZIqwR9tr_FI70VW7hIWjkxFl4oSH4U93ya/w640-h394/Owenyo%20transfer%20decks%20with%20coaches%20looking%20north%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20-%20ebay35_owenyo_sml%20-%20(Lightened).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owenyo transfer decks with road crossing looking north - owensvalleyhistory,com - ebay35_owenyo_sml - (Lightened)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>As I pull up and park, the footings of the water tank are visible immediately off to my right, and a set of foundations to my left catch my eye.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Bulk-Transfer Conveyor</h2><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrlaIg_1dyNPpykMJVgm03ii2zrZ76dMUsfATgVxo-EF-2M2QJNebPD8mx6e8kHJKdtcBdw-xpYpY7E45VY_uWIPfnVa_lNQV8-o3Tj1Gln3iGqY_vjZ7185IJClVo4VjQ0jVgAeMIKhJu8t7UNAjMRtvI-h7iyLVbALc6WCA6qK0wrtxHqv0HA_Ldy3J/s1535/OWRN%20boxcar%20Owenyo%20Perlite%20Transfer%20from%20SPNG,%20SPMW%20water%20cars,%20Sept%2019,%201950%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20-%20mark_van_klaveren04_sml.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1535" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrlaIg_1dyNPpykMJVgm03ii2zrZ76dMUsfATgVxo-EF-2M2QJNebPD8mx6e8kHJKdtcBdw-xpYpY7E45VY_uWIPfnVa_lNQV8-o3Tj1Gln3iGqY_vjZ7185IJClVo4VjQ0jVgAeMIKhJu8t7UNAjMRtvI-h7iyLVbALc6WCA6qK0wrtxHqv0HA_Ldy3J/w640-h416/OWRN%20boxcar%20Owenyo%20Perlite%20Transfer%20from%20SPNG,%20SPMW%20water%20cars,%20Sept%2019,%201950%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20-%20mark_van_klaveren04_sml.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OWRN boxcar Owenyo Perlite Transfer from SPNG, SPMW water cars, Sept 19, 1950 - owensvalleyhistory,com - mark_van_klaveren04_sml</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div>The transfer facilities at Owenyo include this bulk-conveyor at the south end of the main area.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgwVZJUM53Z2-75D-3DdZKBK4j3Z5qokMbUahxLGjduq87jdX0cOL-ZcjK0FLD0-5o7HoKoU76QgLVtDsNogsKGxwZB1n7q6hPhxdkg4IW5lGLIhyCZnZODhlOpwRANboSLyCSJkjUTTrAJ9ZQK9jv7bVZ1GWVBKqgxODVn16uiOc_x3Csx5A4oRbuT7X/s695/Owenyo%20Bucket%20Bulk%20Transfer%20-%20during%20Razing%20-%20Rich%20McCutchan%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20-%20daton01_t.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="695" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgwVZJUM53Z2-75D-3DdZKBK4j3Z5qokMbUahxLGjduq87jdX0cOL-ZcjK0FLD0-5o7HoKoU76QgLVtDsNogsKGxwZB1n7q6hPhxdkg4IW5lGLIhyCZnZODhlOpwRANboSLyCSJkjUTTrAJ9ZQK9jv7bVZ1GWVBKqgxODVn16uiOc_x3Csx5A4oRbuT7X/w640-h460/Owenyo%20Bucket%20Bulk%20Transfer%20-%20during%20Razing%20-%20Rich%20McCutchan%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20-%20daton01_t.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Remains of the conveyor as it was dismantled in 1960. - Rich McCutchan owensvalleyhistory,com - daton01_t</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div>Sadly, the end came for the conveyor in this 1960 view of the whole facility being destroyed.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfxuRNm8N8Z9xgoTLfosnSyXqf79IGa1GN6FHvaxYCkhuPqLdJ3xUQHRmztsb82p4ari9F749RPA05iK-2KJhlgFiF6QcvQfDZICtXTROeI-romDGlR0AQevSXM3JB2j-18FbkehQ24Hbd0YYB9-4jRUEHV3me2aH-h8aAQDlWJhApJyD-_gghZmtFFym/s4032/Owenyo%20Conveyor%20Foundation%20-%20NW%20Side-A%2020231030_122440.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfxuRNm8N8Z9xgoTLfosnSyXqf79IGa1GN6FHvaxYCkhuPqLdJ3xUQHRmztsb82p4ari9F749RPA05iK-2KJhlgFiF6QcvQfDZICtXTROeI-romDGlR0AQevSXM3JB2j-18FbkehQ24Hbd0YYB9-4jRUEHV3me2aH-h8aAQDlWJhApJyD-_gghZmtFFym/w640-h480/Owenyo%20Conveyor%20Foundation%20-%20NW%20Side-A%2020231030_122440.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owenyo Conveyor Foundation - NW Side</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Now, all of the foundations that remains of the bulk-transfer conveyor building. Thankfully these cast concrete bits are still there! I spent some time making drawings of this to base my model on.<br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Water Tank</h2><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowcRdo74it_apXNs5ILxKhP4hEmTvwqnuUwsJ3WKSHthA1CufJIgLV2x5iB8MKWmlbx9P6DVARHU_I-rkWed8oIFMXWA0OTfYD64qqB4J-UtU4S4jhMd3GQxtZDv1BskOBHn0Zpe_T7bHNg9o4RfoMm-ede_oWdftCkudlI23vjfv-F1VI2G1vkTmza54/s333/Water%20Tank%20-%20Owenyo%20station%20with%20tank%20and%205501%20RSD-5%20-%20Andrew%20Brandon%20collection%20-%20Cropped.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="333" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowcRdo74it_apXNs5ILxKhP4hEmTvwqnuUwsJ3WKSHthA1CufJIgLV2x5iB8MKWmlbx9P6DVARHU_I-rkWed8oIFMXWA0OTfYD64qqB4J-UtU4S4jhMd3GQxtZDv1BskOBHn0Zpe_T7bHNg9o4RfoMm-ede_oWdftCkudlI23vjfv-F1VI2G1vkTmza54/w640-h506/Water%20Tank%20-%20Owenyo%20station%20with%20tank%20and%205501%20RSD-5%20-%20Andrew%20Brandon%20collection%20-%20Cropped.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water Tank - Owenyo station with tank and 5501 RSD-5 - Andrew Brandon collection - Cropped</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Turning towards the water tank and heading that way, to my surprise I find several other things in the area. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZfTtIBgqw8fp1ujIr_7bKmLyicmtdlhyqWdV1_ilwqH1JyRLJiappi7trV2Kk-nWSWPzxcf7U_zJWJMQBFq5iW8cCQHtTZFWO_dNfjiY3CD3zDpyS4tP7YE_tC2TvWs7oIvAaq6GWWSfkJKk5gG8gLVdfWNtuLiOTxLpeMRHF0d4hj-zmU6-lAADMa62/w640-h480/Owenyo%20Water%20Tank%20Foundations-A%2020231030_124826.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tank foundation remains at Owenyo</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>A couple of plugged concrete slabs, with what looks like remains of underground piping - perhaps part of the pump house-water tank or connection to the long gone SPMW water tank cars. <br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Water Pump House</h2><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifupGFv8dPSoIOXwFnfji3sgqgYCPUB9KTWw69RYarmJ6jSYUEeLv9W9e4FNSwC5Dgj5kRPicuW4yFzYHgEujGXkKr63TJimWkmo1Iv-Buf4jMTz8GmYzGS9vKVgiuJMDgHUU3rbB9mKS0GthIaYhEGWWJVpkDV8yln5go2FQ_tuw9MQc9b0aHNVvckwVY/s340/Cropped%20-%20Owenyo%20SG%20water%20Tank%20-%201960%20-%20Alden%20Armstrong.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="238" data-original-width="340" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifupGFv8dPSoIOXwFnfji3sgqgYCPUB9KTWw69RYarmJ6jSYUEeLv9W9e4FNSwC5Dgj5kRPicuW4yFzYHgEujGXkKr63TJimWkmo1Iv-Buf4jMTz8GmYzGS9vKVgiuJMDgHUU3rbB9mKS0GthIaYhEGWWJVpkDV8yln5go2FQ_tuw9MQc9b0aHNVvckwVY/w640-h448/Cropped%20-%20Owenyo%20SG%20water%20Tank%20-%201960%20-%20Alden%20Armstrong.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owenyo SG water Tank - 1960 - Alden Armstrong - Cropped - </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>The foundations of the pump house are there as well. Thankfully, I think I can work out the base for my model now. Looking in the foreground, left-front of the pump house tower shows the cistern that is still there today.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0g4DWdqQBrIHManghOdq7BWTX3OSnfj5Q2EaOjqo6L3pYiJvXf5hbqmt4Y6sz2DE7RXImsYo2TFi25hXBFPfq6UggdvdetbpHjbGwPgdVVk_XWesOm_WzNf2VRxxqombCz_9eaBw1t9PHdEjPaC1vCp3CO3Gfy6OydK3Gne_MXs0m6Q5CzGuvlV02nV2/w640-h480/Owenyo%20Pump%20House%20Foundation-A%2020231030_123105.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water Pump House foundation remains</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Also there is a large cistern which is half covered by a mound of dirt... almost in the road, where it crossed the yard. I'm not sure if that was there 65 years ago, or if it was more recent. There's an open cover about 12" in diameter, and the sounds of hollow space below. I stayed clear of it, as I didn't want to find myself down a well or the like.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Company Houses?</h2><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkckVPEHn4K8qvYu0rd5mKcmvEj9KyeQnoPeQGLiksyvii8xTyoi2yH11vZLxZVVDQVrH3zD0hlfhjK2YDhh00W7BCAtSakeqs0fVQY656nWplIOmAKY5YPBuBSOJmcsJaW0UoLGIhzy2D3znQzrpCHgl69QIjZId1CHO1aJRIzrSCKzrBX4m4Q9BTFAT3/s1320/Owenyo%201944%20-%20Fairchild%20Aerial%20Survey%20-%20c-9135_2-38%20-%20Aligned%20W=top-Cropped.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1320" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkckVPEHn4K8qvYu0rd5mKcmvEj9KyeQnoPeQGLiksyvii8xTyoi2yH11vZLxZVVDQVrH3zD0hlfhjK2YDhh00W7BCAtSakeqs0fVQY656nWplIOmAKY5YPBuBSOJmcsJaW0UoLGIhzy2D3znQzrpCHgl69QIjZId1CHO1aJRIzrSCKzrBX4m4Q9BTFAT3/w640-h290/Owenyo%201944%20-%20Fairchild%20Aerial%20Survey%20-%20c-9135_2-38%20-%20Aligned%20W=top-Cropped.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1944 Fairchild Aerial photo - cropped</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>After the pump house, I decided to walk up past the company buildings and see if I could locate anything of their footings... however with very large bushes overgrowing the whole area, I decided not to look very hard.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Oil Pump House</h2><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPW3Db1cygl10aqD81mW8ZgmJq2UKNOIY2DAC4Ia6uxZr7hJr4r9OKmbMH74lPOMxSGyUpV1g4c3VbLxeQxDkeWRqchNh3gIJVXK4TNEe03QI59gpvaTThXqyQ8DV5uG-r3uDj4IrzgbCrNCrku3tEHkLHKHlOkPE82_3UB5GAWROJHCnSaGjuUXJ7hq1/s676/Fuel%20Pump%20House%20&%20Tanks%20-%20Cropped%20Owenyo%20Hotel%20decom%20-%20Rich%20McCutchan%20-%20owensvalleyhistory%20-%20c_n_c40_owenyo_1960_859_sml.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="636" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPW3Db1cygl10aqD81mW8ZgmJq2UKNOIY2DAC4Ia6uxZr7hJr4r9OKmbMH74lPOMxSGyUpV1g4c3VbLxeQxDkeWRqchNh3gIJVXK4TNEe03QI59gpvaTThXqyQ8DV5uG-r3uDj4IrzgbCrNCrku3tEHkLHKHlOkPE82_3UB5GAWROJHCnSaGjuUXJ7hq1/w602-h640/Fuel%20Pump%20House%20&%20Tanks%20-%20Cropped%20Owenyo%20Hotel%20decom%20-%20Rich%20McCutchan%20-%20owensvalleyhistory%20-%20c_n_c40_owenyo_1960_859_sml.jpg" width="602" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuel Pump House & Tanks - Cropped Owenyo Hotel decom - Rich McCutchan - owensvalleyhistory - c_n_c40_owenyo_1960_859_sml</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Next up, as I was walking to the north, I decided to continue and see if I could locate any of the old engine spot remains, and maybe get more information on the oil tanks and pump house located on the north curve of the wye.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKGq17CUiWpZeZHIsChPkdx-WaU40Ucy1ZfXLK27ZR9cljfzxV3AVPsM4i3SNcs69k9YU2sgy4cCH6zf2FdAFHaXDegflQe9JtDfykotM9xPc-GvSk4BO-xjYixk01esgOegf6WsDzBXrAAkRm_OZ5BgclcVu3lw3Ts0k9wk3lN5LKPjhWzIlvgs9DzFS/s4032/Owenyo%20Engine%20Spot%20Oil%20&%20Ties-A%2020231030_125314.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKGq17CUiWpZeZHIsChPkdx-WaU40Ucy1ZfXLK27ZR9cljfzxV3AVPsM4i3SNcs69k9YU2sgy4cCH6zf2FdAFHaXDegflQe9JtDfykotM9xPc-GvSk4BO-xjYixk01esgOegf6WsDzBXrAAkRm_OZ5BgclcVu3lw3Ts0k9wk3lN5LKPjhWzIlvgs9DzFS/w640-h480/Owenyo%20Engine%20Spot%20Oil%20&%20Ties-A%2020231030_125314.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Engine Spot remains.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>I was able to find a very thick slab of oil-dirt or asphalt covering between the long-gone rails, but still covering the ties, which is where the steam engines sat 100 years ago, dripping steam oil and grease for nearly 40 years.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmwkKX_NyKdpWYCSr9qX0zbllD1j9dPPwZ-u7mpVVRc8BN4g8SZ5QbcV2-Jd6p41eDWQKYxacY97dSaQZ8liwEQJN4EDH4o8n3wTEycvuqHki-d6UPB76hGInuPj1QAspBf97QTxH6saG-rq_H26u3KNfNIE50tXniA7KmBFjhinFn7BZpN338KxgcLf2/s4032/Owenyo%20Engine%20Spot%20End-Tie-A%2020231030_125319.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmwkKX_NyKdpWYCSr9qX0zbllD1j9dPPwZ-u7mpVVRc8BN4g8SZ5QbcV2-Jd6p41eDWQKYxacY97dSaQZ8liwEQJN4EDH4o8n3wTEycvuqHki-d6UPB76hGInuPj1QAspBf97QTxH6saG-rq_H26u3KNfNIE50tXniA7KmBFjhinFn7BZpN338KxgcLf2/w640-h480/Owenyo%20Engine%20Spot%20End-Tie-A%2020231030_125319.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Engine Spot - end of track crossed-ties?</td></tr></tbody></table><br />It seems that at some point the SP gave up on the wye, probably after the end of steam on the branch, I'm guessing around 1956-1960.<br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyz0OQItKAfwtEg4_bvZXQAZkuS10uldZmFc-_ZEzLhtl9iwUgwhihpYQlTgFa3UBwWe96ZK3olcSHLskL96sufuTnma5dqk65moN9o_o1zQgO3Uu9LADAoMeyUw1_M7SzXkXPMfF6RTc7QPfSG7mKcS5tPo8ZV-nzyfQDDNrBhWcBOzYE1_QxV1qMRelw/s1698/Owenyo%20Oil%20Pump%20House%20Foundations-A%2020231030_125319.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="1698" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyz0OQItKAfwtEg4_bvZXQAZkuS10uldZmFc-_ZEzLhtl9iwUgwhihpYQlTgFa3UBwWe96ZK3olcSHLskL96sufuTnma5dqk65moN9o_o1zQgO3Uu9LADAoMeyUw1_M7SzXkXPMfF6RTc7QPfSG7mKcS5tPo8ZV-nzyfQDDNrBhWcBOzYE1_QxV1qMRelw/w640-h262/Owenyo%20Oil%20Pump%20House%20Foundations-A%2020231030_125319.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Remains of the Oil Pump House - Not much left of the tank structures.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>There were a couple of small foundations and other patches of asphalt/oiled-dirt, but not anything that I could really recognize as anything of what the photos once showed there.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">In Closing & The Long Trip Back</h2><div><br /></div><div>After about 2 hours looking around, I decided it was time to get going. I quickly set up my tripod and shot a series of photos of the White Mountain range to the east for when I go to make the backdrop. Then I hopped in the car to get going. In hind-sight, I should have returned down to CA-136, and back to US 395 at Lone Pine, but feeling adventurous I continued north. </div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_eoqoaHiiU1IrkgaY2XDkmNqBbst1zA9siRuwIfQJClL0zWu1s8OtU0Lz6DprKdrZ3DU1HzV6REgL5xMVkHk1Ya0nmIZ8KDMB9Veuqer4oX4B5f9ZiZmRLChJasXdq6V8dt1HkbRGZz8wUgtnL1ZELgN_82AhV0lbSdFD-gRd25KeiKPnI1ZuP1OgfaC/s4023/Manzanar%20Rd%20-%20Returning%20from%20Owenyo%20-%2020231030_131340.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1628" data-original-width="4023" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_eoqoaHiiU1IrkgaY2XDkmNqBbst1zA9siRuwIfQJClL0zWu1s8OtU0Lz6DprKdrZ3DU1HzV6REgL5xMVkHk1Ya0nmIZ8KDMB9Veuqer4oX4B5f9ZiZmRLChJasXdq6V8dt1HkbRGZz8wUgtnL1ZELgN_82AhV0lbSdFD-gRd25KeiKPnI1ZuP1OgfaC/w640-h258/Manzanar%20Rd%20-%20Returning%20from%20Owenyo%20-%2020231030_131340.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who says there's no water in the desert? Manzanar Road 2023-10-30 closed!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>The Manzanar Road was closed due to flooding, so it forced me to continue on for another 5-6 miles of worse dirt road and old railroad right-of-way. Unfortunately, the heavy winter of 2022-2023 which kept snow on the ground for over 90 days at our house in Nevada, also did a number on these back country trails as well.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>I would not recommend trying to drive the north-side access drive in anything other than a Jeep or 4-wheel pickup truck (which I happened to leave in NV!). I did get through it, however with some new pin-striping and nearly getting stuck in soft sand about 5 times. At approximately 4-5 places my vehicle found high rocks or badly worn tire tracks which could have high-centered lesser cars. At one point the road was not passable to my vehicle, due to a fast rising trail of nearly 8", which would laterally high-center me. This requiring me to back out about 400 ft, turn around and then back track another 1/4-1/2 mile, then break trail across to the other road, about 50 yards away. </div><div><br /></div><div>Once I was able to get onto good road again at Citrus Rd, the rest of the drive back west to US 395 at Independence was without incident.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Articles:</h4><br /><a href="https://jawbonebranch-nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/12/sp-jawbone-branch-part-26-engine-spot.html">SP Jawbone Branch (Part 26) - Engine Spot & Water Track Detailing</a><br /><br /><a href="https://jawbonebranch-nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/p/jawbone-branch-index-page.html">Jawbone Branch Index Page</a> - Main index for my Jawbone Branch (only) blog page.<br /></div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-89009331614203520332023-10-18T00:53:00.009-07:002024-03-17T01:27:31.837-07:00GN 10784 Plywood Boxcar - Quick Weathering <div>Time to dive into weathering my new Bridgetown 2023 acquisition, a GN "Plywood" boxcar. Normally, I've thought these cars were gaudy and strange. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOVf2oxVXuJbuRPVQIV1pgexeVjMFGTnCESqSrmWc9XoxeejeDLxy4uZqZHmIaiD_n2gC4qgNei2-UMWMZkAaVLrsR9urZKeBSjpg5a-fk3JV0gG26iWIGTWQWpdR1WksFFTsZ2N-mcTfQZIh4qK28B5lR_BbsgSdV0m350u-fWZ3KNFOuC1UnpPdUpPJ/s3715/GN%2010784%20Carded%20Consist-A3%202023-10-14%2023-18-57%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="3715" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOVf2oxVXuJbuRPVQIV1pgexeVjMFGTnCESqSrmWc9XoxeejeDLxy4uZqZHmIaiD_n2gC4qgNei2-UMWMZkAaVLrsR9urZKeBSjpg5a-fk3JV0gG26iWIGTWQWpdR1WksFFTsZ2N-mcTfQZIh4qK28B5lR_BbsgSdV0m350u-fWZ3KNFOuC1UnpPdUpPJ/w640-h252/GN%2010784%20Carded%20Consist-A3%202023-10-14%2023-18-57%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orange... in a freight?!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>To be fair, I'm not much of a GN researcher, but I do want to model GN cars as foreign cars showing up on my Southern Pacific layout. Over the last two years or so is that these cars did run across the area that I model, namely Tehachapi and even the Jawbone Branch.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Great Northern Paint Schemes?</h2><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJWRLp89CIedLbZ-QT9UtYX_XarVi2cnPcEbnXpD-HceSv6T1WECyh7RN2se40jxrTiLEbPmXJXX7e4NkR2hPfS0pjnsFQ1OQ1KUcp9pfQyKOVHpZAthzX3SrJbH8JkIX1tlXiA79hUquf1Ef4Gq4FN9YDT_ZZLxYW_2WT80904_a9aJO8by4iY7AxSXZ/s2844/GN%2011869%20-%20Kit%20P1000618.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="2844" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJWRLp89CIedLbZ-QT9UtYX_XarVi2cnPcEbnXpD-HceSv6T1WECyh7RN2se40jxrTiLEbPmXJXX7e4NkR2hPfS0pjnsFQ1OQ1KUcp9pfQyKOVHpZAthzX3SrJbH8JkIX1tlXiA79hUquf1Ef4Gq4FN9YDT_ZZLxYW_2WT80904_a9aJO8by4iY7AxSXZ/w640-h190/GN%2011869%20-%20Kit%20P1000618.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">IMRC/IMWX boxcar kit painted in the 'normal' paint scheme for 1948-1956.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>While I'm more used to the classic brown GN boxcar fleet, adding this bright orange car will certainly be an outstanding model, drawing attention. </div><br />Timeline of <a href="https://jbritton.pennsyrr.com/index.php/tpm/141-interchange-great-northern" target="_blank">GN paint schemes</a>:<br /><b>1941:</b> Side Facing Goat Herald introduced. First FT's delivered (first orange and green livery).<br /><br /><b>1948:</b> New/repainted freight cars use "Great Northern" instead of "Glacier Park" in logo.<div><br /></div><div><i>So oddly, the IMWX/IMRC kit has the post-1948 herald with the Great Northern, not the Glacier National Park phrasing in the herald. Orange/Green paint scheme on the plywood car started back in 1941 with side facing goat. - Good to know, I'll have to change the tare date anyway on the brown car kit, which will work to be a 1948 repaint, probably just remove the "NEW" and leave the "F" date.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDVb0a5BSdKvmeAgq7u0TmyA_pIb2ksEGAZznnxjB1PGBjzHqDRXPUv0QS21OXDhWWm8MNcAZz9FfasLDC6Y9pMrwkyVJLtMk9pCoNKxCp0gTMYg0LfSPu9aafMRulx-z5DqXGiIkOPzwQt0X0HkznKVdwh2v7rsrIMoa8xVdTcm7CTtaLCrr0o2hFAmR/s3485/GN%2010784%20Plywood%20Box%20-%20RA%20corner-A2%202023-10-14%2012-57-16%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="3485" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDVb0a5BSdKvmeAgq7u0TmyA_pIb2ksEGAZznnxjB1PGBjzHqDRXPUv0QS21OXDhWWm8MNcAZz9FfasLDC6Y9pMrwkyVJLtMk9pCoNKxCp0gTMYg0LfSPu9aafMRulx-z5DqXGiIkOPzwQt0X0HkznKVdwh2v7rsrIMoa8xVdTcm7CTtaLCrr0o2hFAmR/w640-h334/GN%2010784%20Plywood%20Box%20-%20RA%20corner-A2%202023-10-14%2012-57-16%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">IMRC 46055-03*, a RTR GN "Plywood" panel boxcar in orange and black.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>These cars were built in 1947 at the St. McCloud Shops with the upgraded post-war steel ends, and retained pre-war design of panel roofs. It looks like there were two groups of cars, one of 500 cars built in 1945, then 400 cars in 1947. The GN 10784 would be in the second group of 400 cars. It would also appear that within the first three years, about 7 cars were destroyed and struck from the roster.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQA9TMDYV_DkdycSsgv2XuKhfAVyRElZrobL323QK4eLZoTqazBVRHMvCn7CAJEmSGXDm6a61RDHwTZUo-CBPYDIxu0JlYPDqyDRtyohg36r0KI0CThJ4M6Yv05ee7UzclUFVPyPNo-Sq443Le4Z-IlQ0-KQrKUUoYkdgpjZFT1-PNQHUTzcq_zIyZsz1/s1142/GN%2010000-series%20plywood%20boxcar%20ORER%20data%201950.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="57" data-original-width="1142" height="32" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQA9TMDYV_DkdycSsgv2XuKhfAVyRElZrobL323QK4eLZoTqazBVRHMvCn7CAJEmSGXDm6a61RDHwTZUo-CBPYDIxu0JlYPDqyDRtyohg36r0KI0CThJ4M6Yv05ee7UzclUFVPyPNo-Sq443Le4Z-IlQ0-KQrKUUoYkdgpjZFT1-PNQHUTzcq_zIyZsz1/w640-h32/GN%2010000-series%20plywood%20boxcar%20ORER%20data%201950.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GN 10000-series 'plywood' composite boxcars ORER data 1950.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>These were some of the first cars built with plywood sides. Some PFE reefers were also rebuilt/built with plywood sides, but ended up being changed back to other materials within 5-8 years as the early plywoods failed faster than standard board or steel-side construction. I don't really know what the disposition of the plywood-sided boxcars on the GN, but clearly they existed into the early 1950s and roamed freely.</div><div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Minor Repairs</h2><br />Somewhere along the route from IMRC's Chinese factory to my hands the car seems to have been dropped and had the steel weight knocked loose from the inside of the floor. Thankfully, there was not very much glue holding the roof to the upper body edges, and I was able to remove the roof to reattach the weight.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8fF8t0m0ScIbVnqTi0l9uqsqgmW1XYBrpPw7hlz_Cf3gy8YSPkc2o8YxFo57UZIWFkYd2ZJuvDqmjAUPFxtVSfqjuK7KbKA8XRRHbFMEQvlX6RJmmh4dV3i3wo7gHv5u5nTygZ_JQeh2gy4EGpW_5NZuyPKGM-WJS54RZkS1pV447k8Fvgz89xN2x1k2/s3673/GN%2010784%20Loose%20interior%20weight%20-%20RTVd%20in%20place-A2%2020231008_225343.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1055" data-original-width="3673" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8fF8t0m0ScIbVnqTi0l9uqsqgmW1XYBrpPw7hlz_Cf3gy8YSPkc2o8YxFo57UZIWFkYd2ZJuvDqmjAUPFxtVSfqjuK7KbKA8XRRHbFMEQvlX6RJmmh4dV3i3wo7gHv5u5nTygZ_JQeh2gy4EGpW_5NZuyPKGM-WJS54RZkS1pV447k8Fvgz89xN2x1k2/w640-h184/GN%2010784%20Loose%20interior%20weight%20-%20RTVd%20in%20place-A2%2020231008_225343.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interior with re-glued weight.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I used some standard automotive RTV-Silicone. Don't forget to be sure the weight is centered on the floor and with a bit of RTV around the edges to hold it firm. Then the RTV was allowed to gas-off for a couple days before reattaching the roof with MEK (Tamiya glue).</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Weathering Goals</h2><div><br /></div><div>Generally, I want to keep the weathering on this car moderated. The 1947 build date can mean that it showed up on my railroad within the first year or two. Given that I model into 1954 with RSD-5s, then I could have them with nearly 7 years of weathering. I'll aim to go with some grime weathering on the lower car, and also some washes on the panel-edges. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1z1GkUUJaLpo2iNKPTppq5lJ_Sgp0m_SZ57Jz3HhEWPSTSaIZLqvaH70tUK60ss1LniJ2k1YXgeNGw8T_a6fZns2W77AxCwsNygD5b0sqCzv67lYyDuDv4A-wqDhAaLeOeZIpY0tQd2nYNrgYt-Pz7oyCByzKuIX0yOL-cEvr1m_-EtaZpHKTXhvqubA/s3796/GN%2010784%20Roof%20Weathering-A%2020231014_221959.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="3796" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1z1GkUUJaLpo2iNKPTppq5lJ_Sgp0m_SZ57Jz3HhEWPSTSaIZLqvaH70tUK60ss1LniJ2k1YXgeNGw8T_a6fZns2W77AxCwsNygD5b0sqCzv67lYyDuDv4A-wqDhAaLeOeZIpY0tQd2nYNrgYt-Pz7oyCByzKuIX0yOL-cEvr1m_-EtaZpHKTXhvqubA/w640-h200/GN%2010784%20Roof%20Weathering-A%2020231014_221959.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some basic roof weathering with Pavement and Territorial Beige highlights along the running board.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Dusty/sooty roof gets a bit of typical weathering. Rain washed-effects of the Pacific North West should play a part in the weathering too, which will extend onto the car side.</div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Weathering with Acrylics</h3></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYn5Z8-ac6peKl-eECpPs7h-KoTpweM12Q5QDGQLYFPpQRC8tMgqBz_Uk1zGVH_u8NF3m-3OJgJAieEEj_G_CUqk2y-zAV1pSv7hZWFjevWZPEaTHruciKv7YBoHLwQa4BgsWViaORx2e3S7dW9PK0VnTdtWhW7sp76jxUdA03hGLRR9oyw41uTmgE-ksG/s3916/GN%2010784%20Right%20Weathered-A%2020231014_215248.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1295" data-original-width="3916" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYn5Z8-ac6peKl-eECpPs7h-KoTpweM12Q5QDGQLYFPpQRC8tMgqBz_Uk1zGVH_u8NF3m-3OJgJAieEEj_G_CUqk2y-zAV1pSv7hZWFjevWZPEaTHruciKv7YBoHLwQa4BgsWViaORx2e3S7dW9PK0VnTdtWhW7sp76jxUdA03hGLRR9oyw41uTmgE-ksG/w640-h212/GN%2010784%20Right%20Weathered-A%2020231014_215248.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right side with weathering starting. Ladder mud/boot kick marks onto the side.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div> The trucks and underframe are Pavement wash and highlighted with Territorial Beige.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NMwxLGx041LByJwKUvWSFeyXUjyAYmclNvOPMH83zFOv_89Kb9ZHmS60DbjEVB3PjOfBcLTgGKKTIlq7AnkPSREos6AVIS_slx4QsHOLqZ10dmnYTUuV9XXPYX_uX4Za2oF5BV1cmvRR65pfqB9lrECQjfWq0FbsbpHeBB7mWf2cQU3j5nfEDQYqyNsb/s3968/GN%2010784%20Left%20weathered-A%2020231014_215233.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1386" data-original-width="3968" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NMwxLGx041LByJwKUvWSFeyXUjyAYmclNvOPMH83zFOv_89Kb9ZHmS60DbjEVB3PjOfBcLTgGKKTIlq7AnkPSREos6AVIS_slx4QsHOLqZ10dmnYTUuV9XXPYX_uX4Za2oF5BV1cmvRR65pfqB9lrECQjfWq0FbsbpHeBB7mWf2cQU3j5nfEDQYqyNsb/w640-h224/GN%2010784%20Left%20weathered-A%2020231014_215233.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left side with panel lines.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Most of the side weathering at this point is just highlighting the panel edges with grimy wash and a bit of Pavement from Apple Barrel. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Weathering with Chalk Marks</h3><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeikydcw3A_or5KADHKl2ke-9VYyNmJN4o0Y4pFyEwnqKjf3xQSH1w6KuSpS12nW9S_DBdayBW7IDKbyLjB7e4jtI9Iokyvvus9ktRyaIItn7TTu1lcOvqwA3HnD7GJvksY6rHkkRdnNhsGee_RPuG8TuLDbkGCFJAjKUxJx65pMmOx1MPLWr4APdgEb8R/s3959/GN%2010784%20Right%20Chalked-A%2020231014_220906.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1385" data-original-width="3959" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeikydcw3A_or5KADHKl2ke-9VYyNmJN4o0Y4pFyEwnqKjf3xQSH1w6KuSpS12nW9S_DBdayBW7IDKbyLjB7e4jtI9Iokyvvus9ktRyaIItn7TTu1lcOvqwA3HnD7GJvksY6rHkkRdnNhsGee_RPuG8TuLDbkGCFJAjKUxJx65pMmOx1MPLWr4APdgEb8R/w640-h224/GN%2010784%20Right%20Chalked-A%2020231014_220906.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right side chalk marks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />A couple light chalk marks for release lever and hand written "Seattle". Dark chalk mark of "21" at the left end of the car. I decided to make the sharp dirt/soot drips from the ends of the door track with my new dark gray Gelly-Roll pen against a straight edge ruler.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQn34saXKBFXVJrI0K2jc8qmv1FzHx7vYSlI4Elw9RQmwWelXnW5X3CBKq6iTODD3JFvdw9-qABMnlHU_TeV27cqykqbfAGsCoL4l1XuQWHC7S9nMHLzb-m51_Cb9SQcaZyIZeaenRyXhgsIWzlA9_CRbB0TpfvEqhbCSZA1UTueNpuGrWE__o-ty6-43H/s3741/GN%2010784%20Chalked%20Left-A%2020231014_220918.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="3741" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQn34saXKBFXVJrI0K2jc8qmv1FzHx7vYSlI4Elw9RQmwWelXnW5X3CBKq6iTODD3JFvdw9-qABMnlHU_TeV27cqykqbfAGsCoL4l1XuQWHC7S9nMHLzb-m51_Cb9SQcaZyIZeaenRyXhgsIWzlA9_CRbB0TpfvEqhbCSZA1UTueNpuGrWE__o-ty6-43H/w640-h230/GN%2010784%20Chalked%20Left-A%2020231014_220918.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left side chalk marks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>On this side I went with a "Mill St" chalk mark and a very faint tally mark set to the left of the door. I also did the same dark gray Gel-pen marks from the door tracks. Generally these streaks can be done with a fine brush, but I wanted to try making sure that they were straight by using the straight-edge and pen method. It seemed to work. I can also use a bit of 70% iso-alcohol to feather the end of the streak down a bit more.</div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Routing Cards</h3></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On many of my cars starting in October 2023 and moving forward will have a couple of the <a href="https://owlmtmodels.square.site/product/1220-routing-grading-cards-decals-/29?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=5" target="_blank">OwlMtModels 1220 Routing & Grading Cards</a> applied.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="3750" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JnxWvRx82jUTP2iEIF4-AHQf0XokPW44e0YrvsaT8q6R8EMgFiM95QnW1W1Mmc1s4y8k9oKz7ONEKH_eY07ZY6h3jumeNsr3PY2BCn9G1vmbozaL3P1kgvm1wiBXjQy-cAEzyVTP6UisKG-bUG0tpA0df7QlpQFXPhcDVhb_QCWgJ9hJLmamV_Zk9ht9/w640-h234/GN%2010784%20Right%20Carded-A%2020231014_221858.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right side with routing card</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>On the right side I put a simple routing card under the 7 of the car number. The car's plywood sides could be hammer-stapled to, thus allowing the cards to be placed pretty much anywhere, although I'm sure GN would prefer the clerks to use the card boards, fitted low on the doors!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqX8xmJ6ONBHVlgZu5weW2G22tDgAJqdeHRVjxNnSQXqMbCy0FfRRuuglZQ89Qh-jZdqodysgOGIlL8feAsbu5khMOx-0bxxnWXrhdY-sgRcPetLO16PXk-YOLjI4ZO9lpgwwE_4VwZnyyEdSSy_tHTt-lHATLwQa_Mdbn5ecGFj1zehjz5SB61AcB4XY/s3673/GN%2010784%20Left%20Carded-B2%2020231014_223937.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="3673" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqX8xmJ6ONBHVlgZu5weW2G22tDgAJqdeHRVjxNnSQXqMbCy0FfRRuuglZQ89Qh-jZdqodysgOGIlL8feAsbu5khMOx-0bxxnWXrhdY-sgRcPetLO16PXk-YOLjI4ZO9lpgwwE_4VwZnyyEdSSy_tHTt-lHATLwQa_Mdbn5ecGFj1zehjz5SB61AcB4XY/w640-h232/GN%2010784%20Left%20Carded-B2%2020231014_223937.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left side with routing and a grading card.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The left side has a Grade "B" card over in the right side data block, below the herald. There's also a routing card placed over the "Mill St" chalk mark.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">In Closing</h2><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The basics of weathering this car to this point only took a little over an hour. So don't be afraid to do a "quick and dirty" weathering pass on a model. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8EAJpwjTIJi9PiScUuBIir8tbadto-ZWBtDM9JdX-znRLfIcYeUYtxGFw6hRY3iT_YTdGs8ejWGWkiOsV0PlNokJmPCvPJkS9K4c2JMebxV9tMhXnWmQGdiotbOE6woEDtSTpm_ARRG7KUxyOpa32a-PuJD5NozzNJM0MuJ1bFkP1vDgbTrek3vc3M4Ny/s3591/GN%2010784%20Carded%20BL-A2%202023-10-14%2023-16-40%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1903" data-original-width="3591" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8EAJpwjTIJi9PiScUuBIir8tbadto-ZWBtDM9JdX-znRLfIcYeUYtxGFw6hRY3iT_YTdGs8ejWGWkiOsV0PlNokJmPCvPJkS9K4c2JMebxV9tMhXnWmQGdiotbOE6woEDtSTpm_ARRG7KUxyOpa32a-PuJD5NozzNJM0MuJ1bFkP1vDgbTrek3vc3M4Ny/w640-h340/GN%2010784%20Carded%20BL-A2%202023-10-14%2023-16-40%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wrapped up and ready to roll.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I may experiment with some chipped paint showing a section of the plywood layer failing in a follow-up Part 2 post. I may also make a light pass with the airbrush to blend everything together a bit.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><h4>Related Articles:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/10/routing-grading-cards-with-owlmtmodels.html" style="font-weight: normal;">Routing & Grading Cards with OwlMtModels 1220 Decals</a><span style="font-weight: normal;"> - Prototype Routing & Grading, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">demonstrated</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> on NC&StL 15337.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/11/consist-photo-analysis-part-2-owenyo.html">Consist Photo Analysis (Part 2) - Owenyo Local, Circa 1950</a> -</span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">GN Plywood Boxcar at Little Lake</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://jbritton.pennsyrr.com/index.php/tpm/141-interchange-great-northern">GN Paint Schemes</a> - off-blog reference resource</span></div></h4></div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-37836037679863378262023-10-15T17:43:00.002-07:002023-10-15T17:43:36.531-07:00SP Jawbone Branch (Part 38) - Freight Forwarders & Connecting Freight Symbols<div style="text-align: left;"><div>In this post, I'm moving away from the Jawbone Branch that I'm modeling, and to the larger world around it, through which the cars to and from the Jawbone travel. La Mesa Model Railroad Club in San Diego has modeled the areas that I'm talking about. So I will be using my photos from the last 26 years of operating sessions.</div><div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Mojave Shorts West</h3><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="1521" height="509" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MrQlt_Z1eOE0WJ4Fp-cBG40HxgzN-Q4lTMNq6eQBCRTp5HJ3Q9yIgoQ9xJfREssvp4-8OEYSpnnlKReB9wNbZAEatz6gNw7fUSqGGMaRR8MHRH2_REmIPiyivWtpgKOjWyIRN2pDd3HxS2dEtqk7t5C-TGFg0_28YibBRHlgLMVrVDa_La_zVu97wJG9/w640-h509/SP%206245%20MSW-14%20working%20Caliente%20S-Os-A2.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP Mojave Shorts West works Caliente on the LMRC layout.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The Mojave Shorts West works from the Los Angeles Yard (Taylor Yard) west with "Shorts" traffic to Mojave where most of the traffic for the area around Mojave is exchanged for another block of cars going west of Bakersfield. Some low-priority through cars for points short of Fresno may continue west of Mojave to Bakersfield after spending a day being sorted out in the Mojave yard.</div><div><br /></div></div><h3>Mojave Shorts East</h3><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91DKx26V7-ulMBp06SKIYtkVSadDG1gi4FSjfuJxZ-q2nUULzJlPqIGNZux3QdAPPSAW_mqIrWeiR45p0pbwn8QVW3vBds1T_ZVX9o3EsCmHc2oMQH8YChPG4A3v5mlvk8h4WVbeppI9yGP8skhSM03OeNXusU-Eo7WFhvC1tmuXiEzc2y8flj2Hk6TVy/s1566/SP%20MSW%20Cliff-C3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1566" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91DKx26V7-ulMBp06SKIYtkVSadDG1gi4FSjfuJxZ-q2nUULzJlPqIGNZux3QdAPPSAW_mqIrWeiR45p0pbwn8QVW3vBds1T_ZVX9o3EsCmHc2oMQH8YChPG4A3v5mlvk8h4WVbeppI9yGP8skhSM03OeNXusU-Eo7WFhvC1tmuXiEzc2y8flj2Hk6TVy/w640-h326/SP%20MSW%20Cliff-C3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Typical mid-train photo of Mojave Shorts East between Cliff and Cable on the LMRC layout.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The Mojave Shorts East works from Bakersfield east to Mojave where most of inbound cars for Mojave are exchanged with outbound cars from the local freights that work out of Mojave. Eastward cars arriving from the local trains into Mojave are resorted and make up a new strings of cars the train continues to Los Angeles Yard (Taylor Yard).</div><div><br /></div><h3>Santa Fe Interchange at Mojave</h3><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mbN22MvEL7qCVKEtCWQQdXTwCGTaH6BgXgbVlKHbCwkWYfhOyETZiffyvPBembVCYG5F5r9xInqvSr74y-qH-dsW9Fk1xoaGM4UrO-Y6DPBKktut9mHrUOcfYqOWb0Nvg2kskX1Jyf83O-4CInPNszyRnjK2oy64NWDpH4i0-7iuHzT1Q4DcjOdQQrd1/s2785/ATSF%20265%20at%20Mojave%20with%20N-34-N,%20Jan%2014,1953-A2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1129" data-original-width="2785" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mbN22MvEL7qCVKEtCWQQdXTwCGTaH6BgXgbVlKHbCwkWYfhOyETZiffyvPBembVCYG5F5r9xInqvSr74y-qH-dsW9Fk1xoaGM4UrO-Y6DPBKktut9mHrUOcfYqOWb0Nvg2kskX1Jyf83O-4CInPNszyRnjK2oy64NWDpH4i0-7iuHzT1Q4DcjOdQQrd1/w640-h260/ATSF%20265%20at%20Mojave%20with%20N-34-N,%20Jan%2014,1953-A2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ATSF 265 with N-34 switching on the old A&P mainline in Mojave, Jason Hill photo at LMRC.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The Santa Fe freight symbols N-34 and BAW are the regulars that work Mojave. While Santa Fe does have agreements with the SP to solicit traffic off the Jawbone Branch (mostly China Lake, Trona and West End), the SP hauls the traffic to Mojave then hands it off to the Santa Fe. Traffic also can come in on the Santa Fe to the Jawbone Branch.<br /><br />Although there are photos of ATSF boxcars on the Jawbone branch. These are probably from two sources. 1. ATSF home cars to support the traffic that they have solicited on the Jawbone. 2. ATSF freight forwarder cars traveling to destinations on the Jawbone Branch.</div><div><br /></div><h3>Searles Turn</h3><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lSIpm7hh2geDRz3vFaqiklWM52QvnG804jmta7KV78nru8MZPG5hlnx1HjrUHuUMyHBtdnhd6qwP78CoIXCKlRURXai94jZ9yBFE8nA9UniDFIbeBYL2SBGSFkf-ZxQlv2Fy1bf-nJmUenVBZD7wN7yh-ZssmWfjVBzGNJkGNwKr_QW9GfleGakT-QAS/s2950/TRONA%20ENG%20NO%2051%20AND%2050%20AT%20SEARLES.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="2950" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lSIpm7hh2geDRz3vFaqiklWM52QvnG804jmta7KV78nru8MZPG5hlnx1HjrUHuUMyHBtdnhd6qwP78CoIXCKlRURXai94jZ9yBFE8nA9UniDFIbeBYL2SBGSFkf-ZxQlv2Fy1bf-nJmUenVBZD7wN7yh-ZssmWfjVBzGNJkGNwKr_QW9GfleGakT-QAS/w640-h506/TRONA%20ENG%20NO%2051%20AND%2050%20AT%20SEARLES.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trona Rwy Engine 50 & 51 at Searles - This is the interchange train with the SP's Searles Turn. - Jason Hill collection.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The Searles Turn works out of Mojave and primarily interchanges with the Trona Railway at Searles, called Searles Station on the Trona Rwy about 40 miles Northeast of Mojave. I suspect that the Searles Turn was allowed to go as far as Inyokern for heavy interchange to the US Navy Weapons Center, China Lake. The Employe Timetables show heavy engines being allowed as far as Inyokern, so that would make since that the job could go that far without getting into trouble. China Lake had it's own US Navy switcher, so the SP simply dropped and picked up cars on the interchange track.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not sure if the Searles Turn worked the smaller spurs between Searles and Mojave, such as Saltdale and Cantil, or if the Owenyo Local worked those and the Searles Turn stayed with the largest two interchange stations on the branch.</div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Owenyo Local "Long Haul"</h3><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8Ap6JqAyq_dLMRkMp7cCpwqSksd0fmmzxNvQ5MSXItYDS7X-YHdb-21MKtvjQto418Mp8yNjZOvlUXZfB9mHE33TZ10pQELiEKUlDm5zwq1XmFOy8oTOhHY7xbJ5BS443V413QxEA6_SqgfR_bJyteJaR2-v03McKb_wbVya4U2byBM-Y7tAHH_Um2vD/s960/SP%203237%20Bartlett%20on%20the%20Jawbone%20branch%20-%20Leo%20Barusch%20photo%20-%20Dani%20Collection-2%20(color%20balanced).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="960" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8Ap6JqAyq_dLMRkMp7cCpwqSksd0fmmzxNvQ5MSXItYDS7X-YHdb-21MKtvjQto418Mp8yNjZOvlUXZfB9mHE33TZ10pQELiEKUlDm5zwq1XmFOy8oTOhHY7xbJ5BS443V413QxEA6_SqgfR_bJyteJaR2-v03McKb_wbVya4U2byBM-Y7tAHH_Um2vD/w640-h482/SP%203237%20Bartlett%20on%20the%20Jawbone%20branch%20-%20Leo%20Barusch%20photo%20-%20Dani%20Collection-2%20(color%20balanced).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 3237 works cars at Bartlett on the Jawbone branch - Leo Barusch photo - Dani Collection (color balanced)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Worked between Mojave and Owenyo, primarily north (compass) of Inyokern I suspect, see comment above. This was 143 miles by rail through the desert, although no two scenes were the same along the way. The eastern side of the Sierra-Nevada constantly changed, with the mountain range to the east, including the White Mountains changing as well and the valleys in between marked with evidence of various geologically activities.<br /><br /><h2>Local Freight Loading</h2></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Freight Forwarders</h3><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcdd1nQUD3CfsU8bJcPtxBif3PPjM299kHZbbM6cKJiq0ckJbY1s-R2e5ZaYMkRzJrrHGo819h4YVcKUiTvlvjuKLbgkss4g_8jUuoRF0NdQoEexyJIlX5Rik_Rn1MdxBUV2E02usSrebNVqmnwA5J0lx-yVeyBtye4WZpIUWJWfRrXy6pKZNezohMJUD/s1184/Santa%20fe%20Freight%20House%20LA%20-%20Photographer%20Unk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1184" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcdd1nQUD3CfsU8bJcPtxBif3PPjM299kHZbbM6cKJiq0ckJbY1s-R2e5ZaYMkRzJrrHGo819h4YVcKUiTvlvjuKLbgkss4g_8jUuoRF0NdQoEexyJIlX5Rik_Rn1MdxBUV2E02usSrebNVqmnwA5J0lx-yVeyBtye4WZpIUWJWfRrXy6pKZNezohMJUD/w640-h430/Santa%20fe%20Freight%20House%20LA%20-%20Photographer%20Unk.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santa fe Freight House LA - Photographer Unk</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Street side freight docks to transload goods to boxcars to move around the nation using the companies known as freight forwarders.</div><div><br /></div><h4>Acme Fast Freight (SP)</h4></div><div><br /></div><div>The SP contracted with Acme Fast Freight for their freight forwarding services. This isn't to be confused with the SP subsidiary Pacific Motor Transport (PMT) which is famous for the L.C.L. freight movements around the SP system. Acme was the 'friendly' connection to the off-line freight forwarders.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mbjT0bthDdhc8TM7Aavely98kzHqM_ZmWVn4ZWjHMvdWEDErpr3TIgzAnLBYer1n2YOzJE9PvEcaUdkaoavm8Yxy_BOk_Shtp9H1GE7zm9OJrDP2B3vIRsxinbOqvAivZOJQSxR0NS8KbcGElJFwrG8Uie7sHcj9-wMfIe6qdt3J_GOmABRHaqD-7oYq/s480/PMT%20Loading%20at%20LA%20Freight%20House%20-%20Alden%20Armstrong%20photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="307" data-original-width="480" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mbjT0bthDdhc8TM7Aavely98kzHqM_ZmWVn4ZWjHMvdWEDErpr3TIgzAnLBYer1n2YOzJE9PvEcaUdkaoavm8Yxy_BOk_Shtp9H1GE7zm9OJrDP2B3vIRsxinbOqvAivZOJQSxR0NS8KbcGElJFwrG8Uie7sHcj9-wMfIe6qdt3J_GOmABRHaqD-7oYq/w640-h410/PMT%20Loading%20at%20LA%20Freight%20House%20-%20Alden%20Armstrong%20photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PMT Loading at LA Freight House - Alden Armstrong photo</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The SP Freight House at Los Angeles would handle the PMT and Acme freight needs for the Jawbone Branch. The Jawbone might also get the occasional carload of freight forwarder traffic consolidated coming from the Bay Area at Oakland, but more likely it was gathered at Los Angeles as the closest large freight house to consolidate the carloads. I suppose Mojave's Freight House might have also re-consolidated regular cars from LA or Oakland into more local service L.C.L. or Freight Forwarder carloads for the various branch lines. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1CHP-qVixqShROnnFvaLFqDWOIT-Eq2940lAD4ozGe6bf3OEV-xIp-jSYrfV4d_ft9imlEV91wXELEMbYf6VF3BkgN7ceQo3nBHwhOYlyiD2ZKydBbL53UEIcXtU_jff5UxGLpreRjbdhnsJsp-_sQrHGv0cTJkhuGBZlGiAbzf1ocaVxWTMfjlUkA/s1430/SP%202751%20at%20Little%20Lake%201950%20serpico_little_lake003_sml%20-%20Owens%20Valley%20History,com.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1430" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1CHP-qVixqShROnnFvaLFqDWOIT-Eq2940lAD4ozGe6bf3OEV-xIp-jSYrfV4d_ft9imlEV91wXELEMbYf6VF3BkgN7ceQo3nBHwhOYlyiD2ZKydBbL53UEIcXtU_jff5UxGLpreRjbdhnsJsp-_sQrHGv0cTJkhuGBZlGiAbzf1ocaVxWTMfjlUkA/w640-h378/SP%202751%20at%20Little%20Lake%201950%20serpico_little_lake003_sml%20-%20Owens%20Valley%20History,com.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 2751 at Little Lake 1950 serpico_little_lake003_sml - Owens Valley History,com</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Some stations such as Little Lake on the Jawbone did have a small freight platform on the mainline as late as 1950, so this suggests that the regular local freight would have a single L.C.L. or Freight Forwarder car that was worked en route and stopped briefly to work each of the very small freight docks.</div><div><br /></div><div><h4>Western Car Loading (ATSF)</h4><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzaclwevJoVd7OoZxdoJN4zAhKv_aON7L4rYcSwjLO8FgteItGi-NnDb8u8keFzUF78_tDk2heKtVlF9NRip3KGazE7f6QqA4g8dPkYubECeSHmM_iCwiTE2EsGwqMO6X59pCXbchxuOHECdF6wi2YIzozSM00LxU6rwz0IuPkSAziiAkl8XREg0grlfy/s3044/ATSF%20129782-Stacked2%202022-06-16%2015-29-48%20(B,Radius8,Smoothing4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="3044" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzaclwevJoVd7OoZxdoJN4zAhKv_aON7L4rYcSwjLO8FgteItGi-NnDb8u8keFzUF78_tDk2heKtVlF9NRip3KGazE7f6QqA4g8dPkYubECeSHmM_iCwiTE2EsGwqMO6X59pCXbchxuOHECdF6wi2YIzozSM00LxU6rwz0IuPkSAziiAkl8XREg0grlfy/w640-h282/ATSF%20129782-Stacked2%202022-06-16%2015-29-48%20(B,Radius8,Smoothing4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Typical Santa Fe boxcar used for Freight Forwarder loading around California.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Like Acme Fast Freight for the SP, the Santa Fe preferred Western Car Loading for their freight forwarding service.</div><div><br /><h2>Station Codes</h2><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNjW96QgX6BG7gJNBSIeneSb3O3J4ITLz_qxq38oXhU10-Cm_DxBogQgJquftSYEQ4-P72_gxICBcBYg1MonBU7Kfvp_orIJ__YWM2jdubJej_GqygmWhBu4ffOO2F61ODEGRG5qxRPgwUJKOjWUXpvIBX3OEm3J4lNlFo0aSwqJO-qJDxXTvCBmNl8al/s6600/SP%20Jawbone%20Branch%20ETT%201952-04-27%20-%20Station%20Numbers,%20Maps,%20&%20MPs%20-%20REV-B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6600" data-original-width="5100" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNjW96QgX6BG7gJNBSIeneSb3O3J4ITLz_qxq38oXhU10-Cm_DxBogQgJquftSYEQ4-P72_gxICBcBYg1MonBU7Kfvp_orIJ__YWM2jdubJej_GqygmWhBu4ffOO2F61ODEGRG5qxRPgwUJKOjWUXpvIBX3OEm3J4lNlFo0aSwqJO-qJDxXTvCBmNl8al/w494-h640/SP%20Jawbone%20Branch%20ETT%201952-04-27%20-%20Station%20Numbers,%20Maps,%20&%20MPs%20-%20REV-B.jpg" width="494" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My planned Employe Time Table for the Jawbone Branch layout.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>By the post-war years the SP had established a system of station code numbers. 1511 was Bakersfield, which would be the immediate destination of all westward Jawbone Branch cars and 3429 Los Angeles Yard would be the eastward traffic. Beyond which the cars would probably have additional routing information provided.<br /><br />I'll probably use these to some extent, but in a way this is the unfortunate part of modeling a branchline which is not part of the SP's main trunk route with the bridge traffic moving through between a variety of station numbers. It would be interesting to set up a model railroad to use these station codes properly. I know the ATSF used these station codes, based on mile posts, regularly to help direct cars with only 4-5 digits. I'm not sure what logic was behind the SP's station numbering system.<br /><br />I can certainly use this system for inbound cars going to 3144 (Owenyo), 3130 (Bartlett), and 3089 (Little Lake) with 1579 being Mojave on my switch lists. I'm considering some form of spot numbering as well, shown on the station drawings.</div></div><div><br /></div><h2>In Closing</h2><div><br /></div><div>Hopefully this larger view will help expand the view of my layout's position in the larger world.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jGFFdMJHaECPxDL1jSN8zh2lZ7z_a_FWBRCr-JUyeK14LaL59907JrI6uoudVHijSIIK-gAd6yLha5ubgsTWyweW7-NB06XMV2a3zJjr2Hw2Dobjf7tJpGMlqcWKtSZ_X-ZMEKQ1rQgOIR-BMW4tjTGpYme_XmHbuMfb1xGkCa3tR5I14kuLCd5zjfOK/s1600/SP%20102856%20post-war%20B-50-series%20boxcar%20SPNG%20Owenyo%20Transfer%20Dock%201954%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20s-l1600_ebay01_sml.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="1600" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jGFFdMJHaECPxDL1jSN8zh2lZ7z_a_FWBRCr-JUyeK14LaL59907JrI6uoudVHijSIIK-gAd6yLha5ubgsTWyweW7-NB06XMV2a3zJjr2Hw2Dobjf7tJpGMlqcWKtSZ_X-ZMEKQ1rQgOIR-BMW4tjTGpYme_XmHbuMfb1xGkCa3tR5I14kuLCd5zjfOK/w640-h492/SP%20102856%20post-war%20B-50-series%20boxcar%20SPNG%20Owenyo%20Transfer%20Dock%201954%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20s-l1600_ebay01_sml.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 102856 post-war B-50-28 boxcar SPNG Owenyo Transfer Dock 1954 - owensvalleyhistory,com (s-l1600_ebay01_sml)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>It will be fun to incorporate these traffic routings into the operations on my layout, but I have the feeling they will be pretty shallow, and not as in-depth as I'm used to in the past.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><h4>Related Articles:</h4><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration-line: underline;">Jawbone Branch Index Page</span> - Links to all my blog posts on my new Jawbone Branch layout.</div></div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-1806255097229437272023-10-14T18:07:00.009-07:002023-10-15T01:56:21.490-07:00Bridgetown 2023 RPM Meet - GN Plywood & Unlettered Tangent B-50-28 Boxcars for the Jawbone Branch<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVzqOv5T23H1XVUmZBBK_hENdeLD9z_bx76krP3vYr6yFR_apnxKrKSAmXNLm1KD1C0lL_AuP7CtlOgx3sNkdYofmMIJbtGyfqvTmk4Q32122JopIi5N7YCVHjRHLdkYQUzAXnTn5tO6dpa5erw1xdJPrL1Hs7cNGwORHt1TSNbpyIHkg0QOvgaQa7Xve/s1714/SP%204230%20OCM-7%20Bridgetown%202023-A%20Bob%20Zenk%20photo-A.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1003" data-original-width="1714" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVzqOv5T23H1XVUmZBBK_hENdeLD9z_bx76krP3vYr6yFR_apnxKrKSAmXNLm1KD1C0lL_AuP7CtlOgx3sNkdYofmMIJbtGyfqvTmk4Q32122JopIi5N7YCVHjRHLdkYQUzAXnTn5tO6dpa5erw1xdJPrL1Hs7cNGwORHt1TSNbpyIHkg0QOvgaQa7Xve/w640-h374/SP%204230%20OCM-7%20Bridgetown%202023-A%20Bob%20Zenk%20photo-A.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 4230 leads OCM-7 through the snow approaching Oakridge with a heavy consist of open lumber laden gondolas and flatcars. - Bob Zenk photo</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><div>I want to just do a quick report on the Bridgetown RPM meet in Portland, Oregon this month. I enjoyed visiting with everyone who attended. Thanks to Bruce Barney, Rod Loder, and the rest of the crew that was able to get the event set up at the Airport Shilo Inn at the Portland airport. As always, conversations were fast and everyone seemed busy! I was last able to attend the first Bridgetown RPM meet in 2018. So after 5-6 years it was great to be able to visit friends again in the greater Pacific North West area.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Hql7E_NpJTzMTj7NR4le7faNLdA2JI4EHHOYF3oM5Nzc1MtXosEUND0Te2WHLt2VOYM9hKMmhGXVGoKHaFt_H1QAXHjebihxwhS4OZJxGaLIh2MStMkfwAwslcwAnt8LOqvx1kagdWJkUnanq7DBhncxoJMXt4aCAVTneICHMszc6oYpZttVYC3Xgpgo/s2048/SP%203666%20VXW-7%20Bridgetown%202023-D%20Bob%20Zenk%20photo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Hql7E_NpJTzMTj7NR4le7faNLdA2JI4EHHOYF3oM5Nzc1MtXosEUND0Te2WHLt2VOYM9hKMmhGXVGoKHaFt_H1QAXHjebihxwhS4OZJxGaLIh2MStMkfwAwslcwAnt8LOqvx1kagdWJkUnanq7DBhncxoJMXt4aCAVTneICHMszc6oYpZttVYC3Xgpgo/w640-h360/SP%203666%20VXW-7%20Bridgetown%202023-D%20Bob%20Zenk%20photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second consist I brought is a Valley extra freight with a classic "Deck" & a work consist with a 2-8-0 and a couple <a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/10/upgrading-spmw-pullman-bunk-cars-part-1.html" target="_blank">SPMW bunk</a> cars, covered previously in early October 2023. - Bob Zenk photo</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>The models I brought to the meet included a ~40 car OCM lumber train with about 80% of the cars loaded with OwlMtModels Modular Lumber Loads. The other consist pulled by SP 3666 was a San Joaquin Valley consist with three OwlMtModels Blackburn Sugarbeet Racks on F-50-series flatcars, a Red Caboose composite GS gondola, and the NC&StL Accurail 36ft Fowler boxcar kitbash I recently posted about here. Unfortunately, I ran out of time during set up to pull out another 10-15 cars which I've been posting on the blog here, which would have included the NP 11661 double-sheath boxcar, a couple of UTLX tank cars, etc.<br /><br />As my Jawbone Branch really isn't set up to show, let alone photograph, full freight consists of 40-50 cars, it was nice to get out and see some big consists again. I'm hoping to remember my tripod so I can photograph the full consists at the SPH&TS convention in Bakersfield later this month!</div><div><br /></div><div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Bob Cromwell's F-50-2 with OwlMtModels Lumber Loads</h4><div><br /></div><div>When I was able to go walk around the other vendors tables and model display tables I found Bob Cromwell's SP F-50-2 (printed by one of his friends many years ago) with a partly built up OwlMtModels 3004 lumber load on it! - Looking good Bob!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODuoEFem3NT2ccgxYSgXvGqqpqRp78LtvxoNHYWakDjn_i_eKA_UakiZTBQJSSgykd8TN93MGzEm9m0QqGK0VoFDcgmdjkLvaZQbow4-xPBtCYEZbLi4ID0g6cSa8-yBtzFV2ibGTKM1oqR2DNfoEY-fRAbLOKQFHhmdavlKbjUz_IVbQxIZ48nY9PjMc/s2099/Bob%20Cromwell%20OMM%203004%20Lumber%20Load-B%2020231007_135524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="2099" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODuoEFem3NT2ccgxYSgXvGqqpqRp78LtvxoNHYWakDjn_i_eKA_UakiZTBQJSSgykd8TN93MGzEm9m0QqGK0VoFDcgmdjkLvaZQbow4-xPBtCYEZbLi4ID0g6cSa8-yBtzFV2ibGTKM1oqR2DNfoEY-fRAbLOKQFHhmdavlKbjUz_IVbQxIZ48nY9PjMc/w640-h368/Bob%20Cromwell%20OMM%203004%20Lumber%20Load-B%2020231007_135524.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I look forward to seeing how Bob wraps this one up with all the stakes and bracing!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="2974" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPN1WGghD5QKEb8hqgNwDhLRpaOCvWbluHoaExecoLaMRXqN5q0I2YC-9F3nyiJ6QXzDtAEMUAC7cZqN7XGvKIzHsKeNwsx9HNExIm2NPaHII78jviiN1h1KW5PSm0od9uBiKXTlhyb9PiY2sAab8XpVNY6Z0y3jI6KIfgNT6UiWyfWX5z7J-XfZSikr31/w640-h268/Bob%20Cromwell%20OMM%203004%20Lumber%20Load-A%2020231007_135518.jpg" style="color: #0000ee;" width="640" /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Bob's other models included a large number of tank car models from the 1920s and 1930s, all very nicely finished.<br /><br />Remember that RPM meets are for you to bring your incomplete models to discuss and chat with others about. It's not all about bringing "finished" models to show. But like so much in the hobby, there's still stuff to do on the models. This aspect is one of the main reasons I highly prefer attending RPM meets over any form of 'contest'. Many of those that come to the RPM meets could and I'm sure have easily one 'contests' that they've entered. And quite frankly, winning isn't worth it if you don't have friends to share it with. So RPMs are a place to enjoy, and leave the competition outside. The only one you're truly competing with in modeling is what kind of modeler, what kind of a person you can become.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">GN "Plywood" Boxcar</h2><div><br /></div><div>For the last couple years I've been keeping an eye out for GN Plywood boxcars after seeing the photo below at Little Lake (<a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/11/consist-photo-analysis-part-2-owenyo.html">Consist Photo Analysis (Part 2) - Owenyo Local, Circa 1950</a>), with the train pulling a couple of GN boxcars near the rear of the consist.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiil97cOwQLND6KnXQwCepQQoj3DLmF8ewGTZDEBnaHIaMEtYheQ8vTNKJ1YfCBnrVIMP5Pz0w-f4Go69C0WCGwHU1vTahIok2HefcEaxNL_p1OLwcJhv3enRPZF6OL1vCjZ3QiJfBlskboxlZRNR5CmPhMTkT8zSgz2omvPMm3SIww25al_KHl5K_pzCn8/s1904/SP%202751%20at%20Little%20Lake%201950%20serpico_little_lake003_sml%20-%20Owens%20Valley%20History,com%20-%20Cropped%20&%20Enlarged%20Consist.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1904" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiil97cOwQLND6KnXQwCepQQoj3DLmF8ewGTZDEBnaHIaMEtYheQ8vTNKJ1YfCBnrVIMP5Pz0w-f4Go69C0WCGwHU1vTahIok2HefcEaxNL_p1OLwcJhv3enRPZF6OL1vCjZ3QiJfBlskboxlZRNR5CmPhMTkT8zSgz2omvPMm3SIww25al_KHl5K_pzCn8/w640-h236/SP%202751%20at%20Little%20Lake%201950%20serpico_little_lake003_sml%20-%20Owens%20Valley%20History,com%20-%20Cropped%20&%20Enlarged%20Consist.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 2751 at Little Lake 1950 by Serpico (little_lake003_sml) - Owens Valley History,com - Cropped & Enlarged Consist</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>While the model doesn't have the Superior-hybrid door of the newer announced IMRC run, which I think is what's in the photo at Little Lake, it was on sale for 50% off from Portland Whistle Stop!</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9Av5xcvc19aiFzBrjmebqfLBMiUOeW2C6cX0YSMJO5zZ5uuxSabawksZzzMfqRr_wfbHFHADffUAB7PEZ1P7-58sH0wHdtVEZjmJtCje2PpU8VzOsNYFcgwHBrfl12G1BiVWtTtvsG_7djdwSVfg9fkQjrfr2T7_l7AqF1eiJqkbGey6NGQ2y_zhTUA9/s3369/GN%2010784%20Plywood%20Box%20-%20Left-A2%202023-10-14%2012-58-13%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1265" data-original-width="3369" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9Av5xcvc19aiFzBrjmebqfLBMiUOeW2C6cX0YSMJO5zZ5uuxSabawksZzzMfqRr_wfbHFHADffUAB7PEZ1P7-58sH0wHdtVEZjmJtCje2PpU8VzOsNYFcgwHBrfl12G1BiVWtTtvsG_7djdwSVfg9fkQjrfr2T7_l7AqF1eiJqkbGey6NGQ2y_zhTUA9/w640-h240/GN%2010784%20Plywood%20Box%20-%20Left-A2%202023-10-14%2012-58-13%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GN "plywood" boxcar with Youngstown doors by IMRC.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>I like the oddity of having a bright orange boxcar in regular service able to add some "spice" to the fairly 'boring' consists expected on my Jawbone Branch layout. Yes, occasionally PFE reefers show up, but this adds a bit as foreign boxcars can roam around in the high desert too.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0lfcnkCY9ecCsAMv6fm2tfF22fTyfWODHleHnqCV5AE-NnEZCJnwBBhqJ3ip909OYYw6mERaJh9H19GBMNPyGrFmXOdAFq_6TyWF30r4z6H69KY0BY0EpD7bxagjjH0k4ELu_d_v41OjcgtrO0wPZ-PRf-3_uHDHojw3SuUkZxJpdUk89oUqvvbeeZrd/s3695/GN%2010784%20Carded%20AL-A2%202023-10-14%2023-15-37%20(C,S4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1928" data-original-width="3695" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0lfcnkCY9ecCsAMv6fm2tfF22fTyfWODHleHnqCV5AE-NnEZCJnwBBhqJ3ip909OYYw6mERaJh9H19GBMNPyGrFmXOdAFq_6TyWF30r4z6H69KY0BY0EpD7bxagjjH0k4ELu_d_v41OjcgtrO0wPZ-PRf-3_uHDHojw3SuUkZxJpdUk89oUqvvbeeZrd/w640-h334/GN%2010784%20Carded%20AL-A2%202023-10-14%2023-15-37%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The red and white herald over the orange side is certainly interesting in the lack of contrast normally associated with the GN's paint schemes.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>This car is shown in the new scheme from 1947 "as-built". I may decide to dig up some black reporting marks and put some on, as the 'new' version doesn't appear to have any tare data, expecting anyone needing it to look at the right side data block for the build date.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1eLWeeGs1eNoU_uDAMNToKq_7s0c1v21Zyrz-ba3VCYvf9D3vBHVg7io6ZCfQKlIMTdTjo36KPQEHQ8uQUZ9IQLcZyGdlEGTOPHZXtrDaePop75HE9PbDZ3ZlZLJeSjIE4vXvjp0JVQQ-UJCz6-8-if1-yA6ocS9COcqfKe6xi5cgB2g_uVAAXlMOqbt/s3524/GN%2010784%20Carded%20AR-A2%202023-10-14%2023-14-55%20(C,S4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1738" data-original-width="3524" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1eLWeeGs1eNoU_uDAMNToKq_7s0c1v21Zyrz-ba3VCYvf9D3vBHVg7io6ZCfQKlIMTdTjo36KPQEHQ8uQUZ9IQLcZyGdlEGTOPHZXtrDaePop75HE9PbDZ3ZlZLJeSjIE4vXvjp0JVQQ-UJCz6-8-if1-yA6ocS9COcqfKe6xi5cgB2g_uVAAXlMOqbt/w640-h316/GN%2010784%20Carded%20AR-A2%202023-10-14%2023-14-55%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This 3/4 view shows the A-end's post-war style of Dreadnaught end and plain rectangular panel roof.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div>I'm not sure how much weathering I'll be wanting to put on this model. Maybe just enough to highlight the screw details at the panel joints to show that it's not the normal riveted construction. As my modeling era targets 1946-1954, this car's 1947 build date keeps it mostly in the first few years of the car's existence. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtOwnEEIokxvmuCTa454SpXRGSONGXA7bnc7gI2jmEJ3z45bNRc8wnJ_EGMk3qW2H3iRBrduST-5m1-pbUeaUMbbwydNOMuW4O1vrNNsBCSH9EUtj3GVIwGViU72l9xtiMkQQxToF43VM-9vr_vJT4j7By8Qwy8_lRd-1FoVstZWn7BLy27Hr42YQJ7gc/s3643/GN%2010784%20Carded%20Left-A2%202023-10-14%2023-17-16%20(C,S4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1302" data-original-width="3643" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtOwnEEIokxvmuCTa454SpXRGSONGXA7bnc7gI2jmEJ3z45bNRc8wnJ_EGMk3qW2H3iRBrduST-5m1-pbUeaUMbbwydNOMuW4O1vrNNsBCSH9EUtj3GVIwGViU72l9xtiMkQQxToF43VM-9vr_vJT4j7By8Qwy8_lRd-1FoVstZWn7BLy27Hr42YQJ7gc/w640-h228/GN%2010784%20Carded%20Left-A2%202023-10-14%2023-17-16%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left side view of GN 10784 with basic weathering that I'll show in the upcoming blog post using AppleBarrel acrylic paints and some Gel-pens. - Still subject to some revisions and adjustments to the weathering!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><div>Thus the paint shouldn't be 'falling off' yet by any means. Although I could do a little chipping here and there along the edges of the plywood panels. I'm sure I'll cover a weathering post specifically on GN 10784 when I get to working on this car specifically.</div></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">SP 102856 - Tangent B-50-28 Unlettered - Youngstown Door Boxcar</h2><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPNRYBdarVbllPHfpXDIZR2NPiZT6Xr_1rRZJJh-_3GWq-Vpz9V3gkTyDDToiuAFJOmuv7uGOrMD3JZZYLnK0Iuz5gyMcAOF0OmFMwMJcyEEHVBqkHpOIeiD5KRE1sKM34NWTOUZ8Udr4pzIkfmBDNAlj6TqPXOIP_HXuE-rjOBzn-EtBS2DRDX2M5M6M/s1179/SP%20102856%20Bags%20of%20Gypsum%20Owenyo%20CA%20Transfer%20Docks%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20-%20sp_narrow_g44b_sml.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="1179" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPNRYBdarVbllPHfpXDIZR2NPiZT6Xr_1rRZJJh-_3GWq-Vpz9V3gkTyDDToiuAFJOmuv7uGOrMD3JZZYLnK0Iuz5gyMcAOF0OmFMwMJcyEEHVBqkHpOIeiD5KRE1sKM34NWTOUZ8Udr4pzIkfmBDNAlj6TqPXOIP_HXuE-rjOBzn-EtBS2DRDX2M5M6M/w640-h400/SP%20102856%20Bags%20of%20Gypsum%20Owenyo%20CA%20Transfer%20Docks%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20-%20sp_narrow_g44b_sml.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 102856 Bags of Gypsum Owenyo CA Transfer Docks - owensvalleyhistory,com - (sp_narrow_g44b_sml)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Owenyo is certainly the focal point of my Jawbone Branch layout, with probably 80% of the freight traffic heading to or from the transfer platforms or the transfer trestle. These two photos from 1954 show the three year old car starting to weather some, notably the herald is starting to have some paint failure.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8pOXtMR98vy4nYCSqmA9dPdhdXdZsr9hDLAugq2DYPgQxJfJA9AbxtgUPF8CReqTu1JSiAIwXmv7DRPAEgGmdnwr8xk6Ul2yHwOFOcfhhi-UbJU5rKcLFNwKDuz6g8HFiwQfZgnUilQIOXzmGxGJsX1pTp_YYLuIUjgnrlP0MvAmJzyJ_3K-rvwEdvhy/s996/SP%20102856%20post-war%20B-50-28%20boxcar%20SPNG%20Owenyo%20Transfer%20Dock%201954%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20s-l1600_ebay01_sml%20(Cropped).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="996" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8pOXtMR98vy4nYCSqmA9dPdhdXdZsr9hDLAugq2DYPgQxJfJA9AbxtgUPF8CReqTu1JSiAIwXmv7DRPAEgGmdnwr8xk6Ul2yHwOFOcfhhi-UbJU5rKcLFNwKDuz6g8HFiwQfZgnUilQIOXzmGxGJsX1pTp_YYLuIUjgnrlP0MvAmJzyJ_3K-rvwEdvhy/w640-h410/SP%20102856%20post-war%20B-50-28%20boxcar%20SPNG%20Owenyo%20Transfer%20Dock%201954%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20s-l1600_ebay01_sml%20(Cropped).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 102856 post-war B-50-28 boxcar SPNG Owenyo Transfer Dock 1954 - owensvalleyhistory,com (s-l1600_ebay01_sml) - (Cropped to show only boxcar)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Tangent has offered painted, unlettered versions of their RTR B-50-28 boxcars. I was able to get one to do the car above. The car should be the focus of a future blog post when I get around to doing it.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9t9jq0pS8kIkVOMHZEb48XHNSQ9w0Kipd2LXcegzfKc43UD20zW_iqyCGSrn0rb2cJ4bYoxfFc45uPrB-BIQixWpaVyGV4yreDSKaK3cHGE_-lMpPpddn8OItpJEuEhXPpOVDiSpGh5TRquOHQiFYe-vIO69ktZI9K91Dlq7gTaJ98NT5et6zeRdT_pt/s3217/SP%20102856%20unlettered%20BL-A2%202023-10-14%2016-26-22%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1611" data-original-width="3217" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9t9jq0pS8kIkVOMHZEb48XHNSQ9w0Kipd2LXcegzfKc43UD20zW_iqyCGSrn0rb2cJ4bYoxfFc45uPrB-BIQixWpaVyGV4yreDSKaK3cHGE_-lMpPpddn8OItpJEuEhXPpOVDiSpGh5TRquOHQiFYe-vIO69ktZI9K91Dlq7gTaJ98NT5et6zeRdT_pt/w640-h320/SP%20102856%20unlettered%20BL-A2%202023-10-14%2016-26-22%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painted SP FCR version of Tangent's B-50-28 boxcar with 7ft Youngstown Doors.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />In my first review blog of Tangent's new B-50-28 boxcars, I introduce these models. <a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/08/new-tangent-sp-b-50-28-and-t-b-50-32s.html">New Tangent SP B-50-28 and T&NO B-50-32s - Review</a><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUomDOKlepJP2AENPqS7CIZFw4t8phQ4oaN7uvD_cRN33ss-MN6fpbXRZmPBBZd6K2N_mxd0_PbKuo24z9mVgiNOOyCG5MaIAgU15WAk3q7Ru7bB9v_7el3gVNYeLZ-Rctp3paDRW5HSy25-2gVizc9A5KxgekXExcRQX2McD7h0EganA7tazEBROZ03Y/s2944/SP%20102856%20Box%20Info-A%2020231014_162131.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="2944" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUomDOKlepJP2AENPqS7CIZFw4t8phQ4oaN7uvD_cRN33ss-MN6fpbXRZmPBBZd6K2N_mxd0_PbKuo24z9mVgiNOOyCG5MaIAgU15WAk3q7Ru7bB9v_7el3gVNYeLZ-Rctp3paDRW5HSy25-2gVizc9A5KxgekXExcRQX2McD7h0EganA7tazEBROZ03Y/w640-h300/SP%20102856%20Box%20Info-A%2020231014_162131.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the info for the unlettered version of the boxcar I've picked up for the SP 102856.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">B-50-28</h3>Built 9-12/1950 thru 6/1951 *<br /> SP 102100-103599, 1500 cars <b><- Tangent's current offerings - 2023.</b><br /> SP 104100-105099, 1000<br />SP 105100-105599, 500<br />T&NO 59750-60249, 500<br />T&NO 60250-61249, 1000<br /><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2021/02/modeling-sp-b-50-series-boxcars-part-2.html">Modeling SP B-50-series Boxcars (Part 2) - Post-War All-Steel</a> - Roster including SP 102856<br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">SP Post-War 7ft Boxcar Decals by Dan Kohlberg</h3><div><br /></div><div>Daniel Kohlberg was holding down the Tangent Models table and on the side his selection of decals for use on the unlettered Tangent B-50-28s.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xyDCS0YwLk1OxfQO5peIgD1iH18Vnt2VdzOkWVgs-PoLR85U0JmklxUKDN6tZRYIwI859ZJ9vjhbjJyx9gjW_VLPNHqEx9ueGqnf63M2OlXvQkUmAYlsTE2ZzMs1LT5Ul2Hu7tlXJeHKIz560jMNvcbbL0dH4v2wY-ENQFq0i145zjhoTeV8u-kSQhA1/s2708/Daniel%20Kohlberg%20catalog-A%2020231007_142527.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2103" data-original-width="2708" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xyDCS0YwLk1OxfQO5peIgD1iH18Vnt2VdzOkWVgs-PoLR85U0JmklxUKDN6tZRYIwI859ZJ9vjhbjJyx9gjW_VLPNHqEx9ueGqnf63M2OlXvQkUmAYlsTE2ZzMs1LT5Ul2Hu7tlXJeHKIz560jMNvcbbL0dH4v2wY-ENQFq0i145zjhoTeV8u-kSQhA1/w400-h311/Daniel%20Kohlberg%20catalog-A%2020231007_142527.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daniel Kohlberg's catalog of decals he offers - Page 1<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />It was enjoyable to talk with Dan for a few minutes while I was away from the OwlMtModels table.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybz_uwuMijR_6cB948h6MYUvOj6jg2nW1jnsN9PjrhhZkxA58ROnc-xTBrqsFF1M1wHYNBluhzaQvdgxKBRf54XIHXhBIOxOMqUjfAmrzrlhiOOozt3F_KM74mTe-DGeW7mZSZ9zjeT2gl3JAYwZJ3wOOuPUNZDTXEgrLM-2IxkvviU0cEkaloWgmyu3A/s2640/Daniel%20Kohlberg%20catalog-B%2020231007_142610.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="2640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybz_uwuMijR_6cB948h6MYUvOj6jg2nW1jnsN9PjrhhZkxA58ROnc-xTBrqsFF1M1wHYNBluhzaQvdgxKBRf54XIHXhBIOxOMqUjfAmrzrlhiOOozt3F_KM74mTe-DGeW7mZSZ9zjeT2gl3JAYwZJ3wOOuPUNZDTXEgrLM-2IxkvviU0cEkaloWgmyu3A/w400-h300/Daniel%20Kohlberg%20catalog-B%2020231007_142610.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daniel Kohlberg's catalog of decals he offers - Page 2</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I picked up his set for various SP B-50-28+ series cars for $12 and will be looking forward to decalling one of my unlettered Tangent B-50-28s.<br /><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjA5tukmK7ZR6_LZrlqh4RKY-oy3iJ0c-b5L3lwmQ3TSPrcJf07yoSE_Esw1Xa2Z9x_Pm7Eqhn5_HghP_x6xpJHFcQdJIDpooX_StqE9DBWvKlcIehoyKUZTFih8zPWhpHGXWm8ZYZjP9Oj4WBUxa2qP-r7jexRlUynJDotFgSltfq9g6VhUhITTrIsTC/s2998/Daniel%20Kohlberg%20Decals%20for%20SP%20Post-war%207ft%20Boxcars%20B-50-27+%2020231014_161802.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1451" data-original-width="2998" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjA5tukmK7ZR6_LZrlqh4RKY-oy3iJ0c-b5L3lwmQ3TSPrcJf07yoSE_Esw1Xa2Z9x_Pm7Eqhn5_HghP_x6xpJHFcQdJIDpooX_StqE9DBWvKlcIehoyKUZTFih8zPWhpHGXWm8ZYZjP9Oj4WBUxa2qP-r7jexRlUynJDotFgSltfq9g6VhUhITTrIsTC/w400-h194/Daniel%20Kohlberg%20Decals%20for%20SP%20Post-war%207ft%20Boxcars%20B-50-27+%2020231014_161802.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dan Kohlberg's SP Post-War boxcar decal sets.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZTF8HEasJ_w8RvCIY29RM1LMNNepJHkw65BufvxSYSz5hXqfYpLIkdLtcwDjy8BiNmHqq8R-h7qCSWH-RmA-b2SkS0PVVOPiQJ6HyOJQmMUWaKiS6UlyHYop_a4uErM5rwo72vwLedsvmWSKOV3NRRrJ7X66Qnud1YVNOSSiSomhgnhfPVlBohWpezJ0/s2932/Daniel%20Kohlberg%20Decals%20for%20SP%20Post-war%207ft%20Boxcars%20B-50-27+%2020231014_161813.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1478" data-original-width="2932" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZTF8HEasJ_w8RvCIY29RM1LMNNepJHkw65BufvxSYSz5hXqfYpLIkdLtcwDjy8BiNmHqq8R-h7qCSWH-RmA-b2SkS0PVVOPiQJ6HyOJQmMUWaKiS6UlyHYop_a4uErM5rwo72vwLedsvmWSKOV3NRRrJ7X66Qnud1YVNOSSiSomhgnhfPVlBohWpezJ0/w400-h201/Daniel%20Kohlberg%20Decals%20for%20SP%20Post-war%207ft%20Boxcars%20B-50-27+%2020231014_161813.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reverse side of SP Post-War boxcar decal set, which shows lettering diagrams.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br />I look forward to sitting down and finishing the RTR-pre-painted, unlettered B-50-28 as the car in the photo. I like having a prototype weathering/details photo to aim for. I feel it actually makes modeling the 'typical' prototype easier when you have a specific target to make yours look like.<i> - Maybe I should finish other projects I've already started first?</i><br /><br /></div></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">In Closing</h2><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_UEIha9w_yyRhlZiOegMiMk3yJTp4Kq7_b0ZNYx5J_Zw0Uv3R3zqKI8YeW1s4mpH5HwnPgQU8xFWyYdpFP8bXCL_1H_OP0Gjhp-dAXS-zqXcvNJ_Y4DZXscs-0M6eFzcdn2gqbaEsNnBBOnSNzdz_oZLn-oiNzbJn859OzHCCrbOGRUDESfqaIFB3Y4C/s3446/CP%201723898%20Fowler-Dominion%20Boxcar-A2%2020231007_135633.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1403" data-original-width="3446" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_UEIha9w_yyRhlZiOegMiMk3yJTp4Kq7_b0ZNYx5J_Zw0Uv3R3zqKI8YeW1s4mpH5HwnPgQU8xFWyYdpFP8bXCL_1H_OP0Gjhp-dAXS-zqXcvNJ_Y4DZXscs-0M6eFzcdn2gqbaEsNnBBOnSNzdz_oZLn-oiNzbJn859OzHCCrbOGRUDESfqaIFB3Y4C/w640-h260/CP%201723898%20Fowler-Dominion%20Boxcar-A2%2020231007_135633.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the Proto:48 modelers at the RPM brought a Fowler 36ft CP boxcar. I'm building a Westerfield one in HO, so you'll find inspiration in other scales too!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I would encourage all modelers to are interested in prototype modeling to attend one of your local RPM meets, which are held all over the USA on regular basis. They are not "contests", but more a forum where fellow modelers can get together and share the hobby, discuss modeling techniques, products, skills and help one another become better modelers. If nothing else, bring your cell phone camera and take pictures of weathering and interesting things that you might like to model someday.</div><div><br />As one of the attendees (railstiesballast) posted on TrainOrders.com recently:<br /><br /><i>"A fun day, with great clinics and awesome modeling on display.<br />As an SP fan (and former employee) I could not resist getting a couple of Tangent's new SP B 50-28 40 ft. cars with 10-foot wide doors, with their distincive yellow stripe. (See their photo on their thread.)<br />Here is one of the more imaginative models, an Owl Mountain Models lumber load that has shifted during transit. <b>I have see a lot of these, but simply never thought to make a model of it.</b><br />I wish I had recorded the name of modeler who shared it, can anyone comment?<br />I highly recommend attending these gatherings, they always explore new territories in the art and science (e.g. 3-D printing) of model railroading, and offer a great time to catch up with friends."</i><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oJZSGFpqi8HGfI97hrTWs4J-_8nveSuS6k6K_NToWxIo1mxDH5FwB_hwZiTkAWOk9WSdabWj4wAjafInBY-1GPU6lIIAOHWQKJYPk48sB_6g0IK6yJrgynkaB7HOdFuQ3AQFWSKJWs3bGyK3dwWycVwgkS_qxpVFeGX-eAP9zj06I9EFT8Jv1gB6yIXv/s3851/SP%2079934%20OMM%203001++%20Painted-B2%202023-09-15%2013-31-43%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1455" data-original-width="3851" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oJZSGFpqi8HGfI97hrTWs4J-_8nveSuS6k6K_NToWxIo1mxDH5FwB_hwZiTkAWOk9WSdabWj4wAjafInBY-1GPU6lIIAOHWQKJYPk48sB_6g0IK6yJrgynkaB7HOdFuQ3AQFWSKJWs3bGyK3dwWycVwgkS_qxpVFeGX-eAP9zj06I9EFT8Jv1gB6yIXv/w640-h242/SP%2079934%20OMM%203001++%20Painted-B2%202023-09-15%2013-31-43%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 79934, F-70-3 kitbash in-process, photo of my load just after I finished it last month. Railstiesballast's phone-pic was of this car & load.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />He posted a photo of one of my shifted OMM 3001 Lumber Loads on a not-quite-finished kitbashed F-70-3 60ft flatcar. I'm not active on Train Orders, but the community jumped in and answered the question.</div><br /><i>"Thank you for the info, and well done Mr. Hill.<br /><b>I have several of his kits, but have lacked his imagination, my stacks are straight.</b><br />What is not obvious in the first photo is that it was a part of a 40 (?) car SP lumber drag with many open loads, being pulled by a Cab Forward.<br />An excellent contribution to an Oregon modeler's meet."</i><br /><br /><div>It is good to see 'railstiesballast' has received some inspiration to up his game of modeling what he saw for years working on the SP, not be limited to "what the instructions say" on the box! I hope we all can keep our modeling fresh and dynamic, and visiting with fellow modelers will certainly help do that!</div><div><br /></div><div>Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Articles:</h4></div><div><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/11/consist-photo-analysis-part-2-owenyo.html">Consist Photo Analysis (Part 2) - Owenyo Local, Circa 1950</a> - featuring GN "Plywood" Boxcar<br /><div><br /></div></div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2021/02/modeling-sp-b-50-series-boxcars-part-2.html">Modeling SP B-50-series Boxcars (Part 2) - Post-War All-Steel</a> - Roster including SP 102856<br /><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/08/new-tangent-sp-b-50-28-and-t-b-50-32s.html">New Tangent SP B-50-28 and T&NO B-50-32s - Review</a> - My first review of Tangent's new B-50-28 boxcars<br /><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/08/open-loads-part-7-shifted-lumber-loads.html" target="_blank">Open Loads (Part 7) - Shifted Lumber Loads</a> - Modeling unique shifted lumber loads - Think outside the modelers box, but inside what the railroaders every day experiences were.</div></div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-83553134342543526332023-10-14T13:34:00.006-07:002024-01-01T22:05:59.895-08:00Routing & Grading Cards with OwlMtModels 1220 Decals<div>Over the years, I've used blank snippings of paper glued to the car sides to simulate the routing cards on my models for over 20 years. In recent years, modern modeling takes advantage of digital depth of field stacking and focusing which makes it possible to even read the smallest lettering on models. In recent months, I've started to notice my older models with blank routing cards are starting to draw unwanted attention.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcsd7kcR-MxL0VBqaWCm1vx8cQ8UzIyjSWOvbVjCegHMYXWtZJgZSc0pgHyDM3REu8-A4ZYc_w4Q0IPVXF4iPETcdfh4GJycPoZIh0cyH1YFrxcr7iuSsV2pFl7LaCCUFjaQe_x0Lg-dSuljWlsHP5AaFePH8VBOyABb52zwxD79h-cq4QXrEwrZkEc_d/s3359/NC&StL%2015337%20OMM%201220%20Carded-A2%202023-09-30%2000-09-53%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="3359" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcsd7kcR-MxL0VBqaWCm1vx8cQ8UzIyjSWOvbVjCegHMYXWtZJgZSc0pgHyDM3REu8-A4ZYc_w4Q0IPVXF4iPETcdfh4GJycPoZIh0cyH1YFrxcr7iuSsV2pFl7LaCCUFjaQe_x0Lg-dSuljWlsHP5AaFePH8VBOyABb52zwxD79h-cq4QXrEwrZkEc_d/w640-h238/NC&StL%2015337%20OMM%201220%20Carded-A2%202023-09-30%2000-09-53%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NC&StL 15337 Accurail kitbash with OMM 1220 routing and grading cards matching photo below.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>However, for the prototype modeler and the operating modeler there's one detailing aspect which I've that can be improved with modern technology. Why not also be able to read what is on the routing and grading cards on the model?<br /><br /><i>For more info on this NC&StL car see links below:<br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/09/36ft-fowler-boxcars-nc-15337-part-3.html" target="_blank">NC&StL 15337 (Part 3) - Wrapping Up & Weathering</a> - Other articles on this Accurail 36ft Fowler kitbash are linked at the end of Part 3 article.<br /></i><div><i><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/09/chalk-marks-new-method.html" target="_blank">A New Chalk Mark Method</a> - Using Gel-Pens for chalk marks!</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim76vb5u2kkc3GxWQV5MrbvkRIVawJeuyqG40XZ18FZ83HcWfuGUrVPAXljcYE8KgkeEhaqtfszEonKtULYvbJALAc2vn75hxbz_Tc7IhqRdWTPH8uVtC49ZkW7bKOMw07Ngzpx60snv-Qf5wJaeANKmaccEa_RA9ZLJeYZm2Iw3cuzN9Yje-Lz7HKim2i/s983/NC&StL%2015337%20-%20Fowler%20-TRRA%20photo,%20East%20St%20Louis,%20July%201948,%20Illinois,%20Joe%20Collias%20coll,%20Bobs%20Photo%20-%20Ted%20Culotta%20collection2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="983" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim76vb5u2kkc3GxWQV5MrbvkRIVawJeuyqG40XZ18FZ83HcWfuGUrVPAXljcYE8KgkeEhaqtfszEonKtULYvbJALAc2vn75hxbz_Tc7IhqRdWTPH8uVtC49ZkW7bKOMw07Ngzpx60snv-Qf5wJaeANKmaccEa_RA9ZLJeYZm2Iw3cuzN9Yje-Lz7HKim2i/w640-h270/NC&StL%2015337%20-%20Fowler%20-TRRA%20photo,%20East%20St%20Louis,%20July%201948,%20Illinois,%20Joe%20Collias%20coll,%20Bobs%20Photo%20-%20Ted%20Culotta%20collection2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NC&StL 15337 - Fowler -TRRA photo, East St Louis, July 1948, Illinois, Joe Collias coll, Bobs Photo - Ted Culotta collection</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The prototype photo of NC15337 shows two or three cards. The ones on the left are probably routing cards, and the one on the right is probably a grading card. It's another level of modeling enjoyment to be able to match prototype photos even closer now. Let's look closer at how this came to be.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><h2>OwlMtModels' Decal Cards</h2><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="https://owlmtmodels.square.site/product/1220-routing-grading-cards-decals-/29?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=5" target="_blank">OwlMtModels #1220</a> decal set includes 144 prototypically based cards, two groups are in white, a third group in light green/blue, and the fourth in a manila/beige color. Thanks to Anthony Thompson and his prototype paperwork collecting contributors for making posts on his blogs over the years documenting the vast historical cards used by various railroads. I'm also linking directly to Tony's blogs in this post for the prototype examples.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPooe_tIGHAsY0ZoaKztwVSbNlWY0FdyHU_iDtKjDFl-a4WC7v3qgtVuOhk82iPeGNQBAqyBY1gglrZLW5LTaDGrWBXaQjnInv5VhAzssdf2hlUxZhz7FhsORFvHHcWV_vNEev-tsPSMZkKrjBTF1tthCk2oFtX_8O9Vai80iwZzdCGEqdQ_1CPMpT7Fff/s431/OMM%201220%20Routing%20&%20Grading%20Cards%20(final).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="383" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPooe_tIGHAsY0ZoaKztwVSbNlWY0FdyHU_iDtKjDFl-a4WC7v3qgtVuOhk82iPeGNQBAqyBY1gglrZLW5LTaDGrWBXaQjnInv5VhAzssdf2hlUxZhz7FhsORFvHHcWV_vNEev-tsPSMZkKrjBTF1tthCk2oFtX_8O9Vai80iwZzdCGEqdQ_1CPMpT7Fff/w355-h400/OMM%201220%20Routing%20&%20Grading%20Cards%20(final).jpg" width="355" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OwlMtModels' new<a href="https://owlmtmodels.square.site/product/1220-routing-grading-cards-decals-/29?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=5" target="_blank"> #1220 Routing & Grading Cards</a> decal sheet.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Earlier this summer I asked Todd Osterburg to see what we could do with <a href="http://pdc.ca/" target="_blank">PDC</a>'s fine line decals. He was nice enough to draw the artwork. The decals are produced by <a href="http://pdc.ca/" target="_blank">PDC</a> in Canada and sold through <a href="https://owlmtmodels.square.site/shop/1200-series-ho-decal-sets/5?page=1&limit=60&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=asc" target="_blank">OwlMtModels website</a> for $2.00/sheet.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Railroad print shops would use various basic pastel colors which they had on hand. Special colors such as yellow or red were reserved for home-routing/shop cards or bad-orders. If there's interest, OwlMtModels may offer other versions, but this is a starting point for modelers.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Prototype Cards</h2><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCb20Q6JEm0SoU3IClDy6KKbPby57MzW2YHrdK_ptxB52ozSOP5XHz-UJvpa2MbB74ZpfZa0kRcnW6UAdur2xxWeqF2DSaUJCYvm3cW4YpybKu4HTo1piLNBMnYCw_NbvxPq2tDlZhm_w/s1260/hammer+stapler.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1029" data-original-width="1260" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCb20Q6JEm0SoU3IClDy6KKbPby57MzW2YHrdK_ptxB52ozSOP5XHz-UJvpa2MbB74ZpfZa0kRcnW6UAdur2xxWeqF2DSaUJCYvm3cW4YpybKu4HTo1piLNBMnYCw_NbvxPq2tDlZhm_w/w640-h522/hammer+stapler.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A clerk cards a SSW boxcar with his hammer-stapler - Linked photo from Anthony Thompson's Routing Cards #11 blog.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Cards would be hammer-stapled anywhere along the lower wooden parts of wooden cars. Steel cars had 'tack boards' and 'card boards' mounted to the car sides. Flatcars and tank cars with wooden running boards could have the cards stapled directly into the deck or running boards.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FAx7knqqEanD9OMQzECrzrCu_9sxQ1zsijzLlNYcDNxI0d6JCIrt-MXdJvodsSQlg6d_bWQBdchoftDYVd0Yec9gJ7Tla5jvt_gE02HKdB7Kd3kpA_K_fiyVCTVWuTRKOmhFy2f7MJMeHPeZN4wa39aY-sXyjKEl_3eIx4YbB1dCT6MtSdT1uDnxU85p/s548/sample%20card%20-%20Routing%20Card%20SP%20overall%20card%20Destinations%20-%20Tony%20Thompson%20collection.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="540" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FAx7knqqEanD9OMQzECrzrCu_9sxQ1zsijzLlNYcDNxI0d6JCIrt-MXdJvodsSQlg6d_bWQBdchoftDYVd0Yec9gJ7Tla5jvt_gE02HKdB7Kd3kpA_K_fiyVCTVWuTRKOmhFy2f7MJMeHPeZN4wa39aY-sXyjKEl_3eIx4YbB1dCT6MtSdT1uDnxU85p/w394-h400/sample%20card%20-%20Routing%20Card%20SP%20overall%20card%20Destinations%20-%20Tony%20Thompson%20collection.jpg" width="394" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Routing Card typical from Anthony Thompson's blog</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The SP used a number system to send the cars around the system. There were also basics for WB/EB and intcherchange cars seem to have cards for which railroad the car was going to go to. For example D&RGW or UP at Ogden.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1295" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8rhVatJqdrpR5qFhg0_ZnYU3F7cXb6hGIMaKw99cIfVnZX5xVXn_VvFKff4Od8nEc38cZpCIeoWjNEyqTtNLLP-r_y00KIcIxzL6uJQCfmo_UVgqGS_edvUu67F3D0-fJ3dYH5wQHgPm8To2s6-q00wVJIxCVPIczR4DZczl0OQmOMVYsdZkYDQPbnMX/w518-h640/Routing%20Card%20SP%20overall%20card%20Destinations3%20-%20Tony%20Thompson%20collection.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="518" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Routing Card Number index for SP - <a href="http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2016/05/route-cards-10-southern-pacific.html" target="_blank">Anthony Thompson's blog Part 10</a> where other examples are shown.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>There were many systems of cards used around the country. It seems that different divisions would also have their own numbering series.<br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHna9kOL4EotknE6rNRvniu5UASNu3sxwRfTe06LFFcn-AbTkRER1J_8SLATEt8Fqoc_2FBZqp-AdAVfhq3hr5LQjGZ8D8A-UAv3QR_SFFVCogPFP0cqikk9tIFx5ckvtRNw3z8IDoa38/s400/card+3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="400" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHna9kOL4EotknE6rNRvniu5UASNu3sxwRfTe06LFFcn-AbTkRER1J_8SLATEt8Fqoc_2FBZqp-AdAVfhq3hr5LQjGZ8D8A-UAv3QR_SFFVCogPFP0cqikk9tIFx5ckvtRNw3z8IDoa38/w400-h389/card+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another excerpt from <a href="http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2016/07/route-cards-part-11-examples.html" target="_blank">Anthony Thompson's Routing Cards #11 blog</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Much of the smaller lettering is not possible to print even with modern technology, so the decals are limited to the larger lettering.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Grading Cards</h2><div><br /></div><div>The grading cards: A, B, C, D (or X, depending on the railroad doing the grading) were easy ways to sort out which cars would be available for loading. The traffic departments would actually keep a large sheet of paper, similar to the operating department's Train Sheet, to keep track of all the cars on the division going to customers and expecting to be becoming available in the coming days. They would also keep track of how many available boxcars (XM) would be available in each grading category. Shippers would then be putting their orders in for their loads which would require at least a certain grade of car.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxG5kUXQOkhd9roYFCal_5dIhUYWHMMY9fOYz157iitZZcS6lbqDenDfnGLCQlXHm3hHZxqp4t4KC3IVBddu33QAqfdJcIIrJznNZlV-GbSrhQftDgtYCC4fDhovO7OVXQEStKvTS5gEEYHmIou6uolHFH437YJ1FKZbObeCxy7vjPQ4H-5XUa6PAyfVY/s400/SAL%20dbl.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="138" data-original-width="400" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxG5kUXQOkhd9roYFCal_5dIhUYWHMMY9fOYz157iitZZcS6lbqDenDfnGLCQlXHm3hHZxqp4t4KC3IVBddu33QAqfdJcIIrJznNZlV-GbSrhQftDgtYCC4fDhovO7OVXQEStKvTS5gEEYHmIou6uolHFH437YJ1FKZbObeCxy7vjPQ4H-5XUa6PAyfVY/w640-h220/SAL%20dbl.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grading Card examples linked over from Tony Thompson's blog.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Anthony Thompson's blog, <a href="http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2023/07/route-cards-part-19-grading-freight-cars.html">Route cards, Part 19: grading freight cars</a>, covers more details of car grading. Operationally, I'll probably be doing more on car grading for my Jawbone Branch at some point, but for now back to the car carding. Tony has some additional grading card variations in <a href="http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2023/09/route-cards-part-23-varieties-of.html">Route cards, Part 23: varieties of grading cards</a> post, including the octagon-shaped cards.</div><div><br /></div><div>The railroads would grade cars according to several subjective standards by the carmen looking them over between loadings. Cars could be improved to some extent by sending the cars over to the RIP track and spending some time cleaning up the interiors by fixing exposed nail heads, damaged boards, etc. Some cars would be carded to be "CLEAN OUT" which would involve removing old materials and debris from the car's interior. Normally, the customer that unloaded the car was supposed to clean out the car but that didn't always happen. The railroads often had a whole track in the typical yard for cars needing "Clean out". Cars could easily spend 8+ hours in these tracks as you wouldn't want to be inside cars sweeping them out if more cars were being shoved into the track.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqacdtnXJ8ulI_yd3ZKzxtnaL6jdamY01hjz8OWWvUJmVj3yh-yWjEFrLu9Kd6i4RBL_kWku_G9hNgdouSrvXUyu_pAQucOYW3K7a0zK64Cej7ikqJjThTIzKCF_kHWvRShrQw9EnIOtPRvdiwsb3xL-IXE_Z5lXFy2zowSVbucJY0U7unro3fw-jQj5NC/s1188/PFE%209785%20Cards-B%2020231014_125216.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1188" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqacdtnXJ8ulI_yd3ZKzxtnaL6jdamY01hjz8OWWvUJmVj3yh-yWjEFrLu9Kd6i4RBL_kWku_G9hNgdouSrvXUyu_pAQucOYW3K7a0zK64Cej7ikqJjThTIzKCF_kHWvRShrQw9EnIOtPRvdiwsb3xL-IXE_Z5lXFy2zowSVbucJY0U7unro3fw-jQj5NC/w640-h446/PFE%209785%20Cards-B%2020231014_125216.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Accurail PFE R-40-27 with a routing, Time, and CLEANED card, typical for perishable assignments.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Reefers obviously would need more specialized care and cleaning, thus it was concentrated in a few repair shops. PFE had three locations, Portabello in Idaho, Colton and Roseville in California. SFRD concentrated their efforts at San Bernardino and Bakersfield's facilities. These repairs and cleanings could include removing spoiled perishables, cleaning the bunker drains, repairing or replacing the linings of the car if damaged or contaminated, etc.</div><div><br />Tank cars often needed to be cleaned if they were being reassigned to another loading. Some loads required regular steam cleanings, other linings required NOT to be steam cleaned.</div><div><br /></div><div>Flatcars were pretty simple, their wooden deck edges were easy targets for the clerks' hammers.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">In Closing</h2><div><br /></div><div>At a little over one cent per card, these decals are quite affordable, and one sheet can do dozens of cars.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-uACVcCIN8tzndYtpbPZxWHPD984NwUk7XS6wWiq1NCfUhNjW5PrFwViY6Ss33uTGZwcguYTAhI74mCCM2Nij0fAcLx6nDatSDlifrxWeM8fTOlVS5mKjzS1Fy7kaivQ7uskRaJ1XuoLaU7WRiFeVGxMJpcRrkpLZHpGZ0e-c1_-Zw9QU_7NRu_d3egYz/s3861/NC&StL%2015337%20OMM%201220%20Carded-B2%202023-09-30%2000-14-03%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1404" data-original-width="3861" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-uACVcCIN8tzndYtpbPZxWHPD984NwUk7XS6wWiq1NCfUhNjW5PrFwViY6Ss33uTGZwcguYTAhI74mCCM2Nij0fAcLx6nDatSDlifrxWeM8fTOlVS5mKjzS1Fy7kaivQ7uskRaJ1XuoLaU7WRiFeVGxMJpcRrkpLZHpGZ0e-c1_-Zw9QU_7NRu_d3egYz/w640-h232/NC&StL%2015337%20OMM%201220%20Carded-B2%202023-09-30%2000-14-03%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right (not photographed) side of Accurail kitbash, which is finished in 'typical' fashion with chalk marks and routing cards.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div>I've started applying the cards to cars in my fleet, so you might start noticing them in future blog posts.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><div>Purchase <a href="https://owlmtmodels.square.site/product/1220-routing-grading-cards-decals-/29?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=5" target="_blank">OwlMtModels #1220 Routing & Grading Card Goodies</a> here.</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Articles:</h4><div><a href="http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2023/12/route-cards-part-30-modeling.html#comment-form" target="_blank">Anthony Thompson's Review of OMM 1220 Decal post (Routing Cards, Part 30)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/search?q=Route+cards" target="_blank">Anthony Thompson's Routing Card blogs</a> - search</div><div><br /></div>Some specific blog posts worth a look.<br /><br /><a href="http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2016/07/route-cards-part-11-examples.html">Route cards, Part 11 — examples</a><br /><br /><a href="http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2023/07/route-cards-part-19-grading-freight-cars.html">Route cards, Part 19: grading freight cars</a><br /><br /><a href="http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2023/08/route-cards-part-20-more-grading-cards.html">Route cards, Part 20: more grading cards</a><br /><br /><a href="http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2023/09/route-cards-part-23-varieties-of.html">Route cards, Part 23: varieties of grading cards</a><br /><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/09/36ft-fowler-boxcars-nc-15337-part-3.html" target="_blank">NC&StL 15337 (Part 3) - Wrapping Up & Weathering</a> - Other articles on this Accurail 36ft Fowler kitbash are linked at the end of Part 3 article.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/09/chalk-marks-new-method.html" target="_blank">A New Chalk Mark Method</a> - Using Gel-Pens for chalk marks!</div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-4212916265535013992023-10-05T00:22:00.018-07:002023-10-10T22:08:42.973-07:00Common Foreign Freight Cars (Part 1) - Mather Boxcars<div>I'm starting a new series... I know, I know, you say... what about all the series you've started and not finished? Well, like model railroads, this blog will never be done! I've hit on some of the foreign cars already, <a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/search?q=X31+%26+X32+Boxcar" target="_blank">PRR X31/X32 series boxcars</a>, <a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/06/atsf-129782-bx38-weathering-with.html">WWII War Emergency Boxcar</a>, <a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/08/36ft-fowler-boxcars-nc-15337-part-2.html"><span style="font-size: small;">36ft Fowler Boxcars - NC&StL</span></a>, <a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/06/weathering-np-11661-rapido-double.html">NP Double-sheath Boxcars</a>, and <a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/01/milw-rib-sided-boxcars-part-1-accurail.html" target="_blank">Milwaukee "Rib-Side" boxcars</a>. I'll probably done one on some basics of things like X29 and B&O M-53 "Wagon Top" boxcars. So while those previous blogs were on specific common types, I'm going a bit more a field with this series of "Common Foreign Freight Cars", into prototypes that I could see coming through the territory I model, or just about anyone models as interchanged traffic. These cars would be ones that "could show up anywhere" and wouldn't be bad to help 'fill out your roster' with that were either common prototypes, or standard designs which are available in model kit/RTR form (aka, easy to model).</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWO_uqFmlLKasGzGiiQqKV9naC6_lI7ttus-mtGs6dJ6i4JYicEPVnbnDfFcBfleIKumZEu4htqrVXJ6giG04lvTq4azESJf0LflQ4K6-HxHNI9X_y_PlekcW_9mNuo8YmclFnidxJv6boWBlNeS7EiHCjVelMuMahMyLR33krNjR8vwwXZgF3aQADUbw7/s3524/ACY%201295%20Renumber%20with%20chalk%20Left-A2%202023-09-06%2000-53-11%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="3524" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWO_uqFmlLKasGzGiiQqKV9naC6_lI7ttus-mtGs6dJ6i4JYicEPVnbnDfFcBfleIKumZEu4htqrVXJ6giG04lvTq4azESJf0LflQ4K6-HxHNI9X_y_PlekcW_9mNuo8YmclFnidxJv6boWBlNeS7EiHCjVelMuMahMyLR33krNjR8vwwXZgF3aQADUbw7/w640-h200/ACY%201295%20Renumber%20with%20chalk%20Left-A2%202023-09-06%2000-53-11%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The updated ACY 1295 with chalk marks using the white and gray GellyRoll pens.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Back in the late 1990s, I picked up some wood-sheathed boxcars. These came from the first series of Proto2000-LifeLike as R-T-R boxcar models, which was very new at the time. Thankfully they didn't need much work to bring up to standards. While they look similar to the modern Rapido B-50-15/16s, these are not SP prototype.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Roster 1950</h2><div><br /></div><div>Here's some roster info that I was able to find on-line. The Mather cars were built with standardized parts and design. It gives some idea the size of the Mather fleet and also some of the variations in car height, which is new information to me.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>7'8" IH cars</b>, P2K models correct</div><div>ACY 1250-1299 (50 cars)</div><div>C&EI 400-500? (100 cars)</div><div>CIM 8000-8454 (453 cars)</div><div>IN 2000-2099 (100 cars)</div><div>MRS 7500-7599 (24 cars) - 50% total roster of MRS in 1950.</div><div>PH&D 1506-1522 (11 cars), 7'10" IH version though, so 2" taller.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>8'5" IH cars</b>, taller than P2K models, Sunshine Resin made these (6.1-6.4)</div><div>ACY 1100-1199 & 2200-2149 (242 cars), but these are 8'5" IH cars (why P2K lettered my car in this series is weird.)</div><div>MWR 1201-1275 (25 cars)</div><div>TC 7751-7850 (96 cars)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>9'11" IH cars</b> (Sunshine kits 103.1-103.3)</div><div>ACY 1200-1220 (21 cars)</div><div>MWR 1276-1300 (25 cars)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>10'3" IH cars</b> (Sunshine 102.4-103.10)</div><div>ACY 3001-3149 (149 cars)</div><div>GM&O 7500-7524 (25 cars)</div><div>MRS 8000-8024 (25 cars) - other 25 cars in their fleet</div><div><br /></div><div>Data from <a href="https://blog.newbritainstation.com/2021/08/mather-box-cars.html" target="_blank">Randy's Layout Blog on Mather Boxcars</a></div><div><br /></div><div>It seems that with these differences in height, Proto2000's research in the 1990s were not holding to as high a standard as they were claiming at the time. Resulting a couple of the models not really being as accurate as we have come to expect 25 years later. So I will be doing a brief overview of four examples from the 1990s production.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">ACY 1195</h2><div>I have to move this car's number to 1295 to be in the correct series for this height car, see roster above. I don't know why Proto2000 would make this kind of error, but research in the pre-internet 1990s was much more challenging than these days.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2lY1x4viN8TUkYNykmUHa3hh-bl9K-hKYSswZqoEB-0EeuUraOpXh8HyQIwZTvKmJj-BjDrUIZ_X-mdzZTzJpu5PXiyZ-WGOpmfxE5YVrOh3UbNqmek6-NAD9oUUXTVGZv1jpTgNcYSOt7Ze3UBZ03Rz8SsI7Q1OX9qPsbC4jL1HEQszRJ6Km68fJQ/s3388/ACY%201195%20L2%20P1000646.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="3388" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2lY1x4viN8TUkYNykmUHa3hh-bl9K-hKYSswZqoEB-0EeuUraOpXh8HyQIwZTvKmJj-BjDrUIZ_X-mdzZTzJpu5PXiyZ-WGOpmfxE5YVrOh3UbNqmek6-NAD9oUUXTVGZv1jpTgNcYSOt7Ze3UBZ03Rz8SsI7Q1OX9qPsbC4jL1HEQszRJ6Km68fJQ/w640-h210/ACY%201195%20L2%20P1000646.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ACY 1195, Mather standard boxcar</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The ACY car doesn't have heavy weathering, but mostly just some running grime along the lower carside. I put on some paper routing cards and a few chalk marks. Tare date is CR 2-47.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMygzaasyxwntlJV-Dza90V9MLJalMg2Qj2hUzbk8fYNv7TqYWcg-W56EQRAAwRssY5fbnAm8yPbLD80nY4ULsiBIozCMb3yJrZ0s8CkbJAsq80eHCjzT7Jcf5Knlv5t5LntHkfXib7TEr-MGhbDZoB-OkB1PFuvnXZLwQ_x3dq2xkXyzqo5VjFdqGJMLl/s3291/ACY%201295%20Renumber%20with%20chalk%20Right-A2%202023-09-06%2000-53-53%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="3291" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMygzaasyxwntlJV-Dza90V9MLJalMg2Qj2hUzbk8fYNv7TqYWcg-W56EQRAAwRssY5fbnAm8yPbLD80nY4ULsiBIozCMb3yJrZ0s8CkbJAsq80eHCjzT7Jcf5Knlv5t5LntHkfXib7TEr-MGhbDZoB-OkB1PFuvnXZLwQ_x3dq2xkXyzqo5VjFdqGJMLl/w640-h226/ACY%201295%20Renumber%20with%20chalk%20Right-A2%202023-09-06%2000-53-53%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The updated ACY 1295 with chalk marks using the white and gray GellyRoll pens.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>In September, 2023, as I was finishing up the Accurail Fowler kitbash, I decided to go ahead and renumber this car to the correct number series for the car's height. The NC&StL decal set from K4 Decals is very similar in font style and height to the ACY car, so I scratched off the "1" with my No.11 Xacto blade and applied the "2" from the decal set. I think this photo was before I slightly toned down the new decal, but in the end it matched very nicely on the car.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">FtDDM&S 14007</h2><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbu7qqQVgqVODwDK_JIUxaVhcg_yW3WAyfIyTJulW40SXoxmUGfbf8jBCxtTDPHEj2K9gdq1hjyAtVyztRlEn7l49ASaqCU63jMtMbRqR2q8ahxSNNwo7y3Us3Wbe2vxov-ZF8LdWiPqoK_pAx7fFJHNCthT6d3esmWm50boTDrAZFG17gZv9I1nPvQ/s3823/FtDDM&S%2014007%20L2%20P1000673.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="3823" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbu7qqQVgqVODwDK_JIUxaVhcg_yW3WAyfIyTJulW40SXoxmUGfbf8jBCxtTDPHEj2K9gdq1hjyAtVyztRlEn7l49ASaqCU63jMtMbRqR2q8ahxSNNwo7y3Us3Wbe2vxov-ZF8LdWiPqoK_pAx7fFJHNCthT6d3esmWm50boTDrAZFG17gZv9I1nPvQ/w640-h208/FtDDM&S%2014007%20L2%20P1000673.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FtDDM&S 14007, Mather standard boxcar</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The car has some light chalk marks and some board highlighting with grime. A couple routing cards are also placed on the carside. This car is tare dated for CR 3-55, but is preceded by "MSSCO" which I think is the Mather leasing company shops, as some of these cars were leased. This scheme might not be prototypical in 1950, given the 1950 roster and the tare date on the model... I guess I can hope that it was a lease that started after 1950.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">TC 7702</h2><div><br /></div><div>The prototype roster shows these cars should be 9" taller. Meh, oh well.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcst7joIqyGdlBgW1SRRnufAJO2-JW3jbajtVXHevOSMEW_qpfpPdugL5co0HtoHbEjVqtiieY4itI8UMMuvcCgaVvMB9jCqHho99ixMaa03K6wIn3pILIFKf6B_idCx7T_hvi--9qgNhRo9tmPFP_kyVrIsuh_YX9de3GNEByxVkvSysQJwHwWdkoBw/s3787/TC%207702%20L2%20P1000675.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1299" data-original-width="3787" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcst7joIqyGdlBgW1SRRnufAJO2-JW3jbajtVXHevOSMEW_qpfpPdugL5co0HtoHbEjVqtiieY4itI8UMMuvcCgaVvMB9jCqHho99ixMaa03K6wIn3pILIFKf6B_idCx7T_hvi--9qgNhRo9tmPFP_kyVrIsuh_YX9de3GNEByxVkvSysQJwHwWdkoBw/w640-h220/TC%207702%20L2%20P1000675.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TC 7702, Mather standard boxcar</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I went into more chalk marks on this TC car, marking loading tallies to the left of the door. I generally applied a moderate grimy weathering on the sides of this car. Additional chalk marks around the reporting marks at the left end of the car. The car's tare date is for MSSCO CR 9-47, so again, I'm guessing another leased car.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">PH&D 1509</h2><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmSPakWyWUJ9UjVWnnzV8DnHtDjKwImEhwLU-E3xBiS4vGbW-KX21sxBS9VyJnxBVKec9PR3TL5udiLFbtPEd5oK9dTCO6iDl83T1t7S5LJpJTCU-hmy0aEq7Jx3ujPDwhhn0CIckRDBQniJULK4Yhg3mRHsdwjo9h2E8lClWNwDT67uzicrO-O7H_A/s3764/PHD%201509%20R2%20P1000669.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="3764" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmSPakWyWUJ9UjVWnnzV8DnHtDjKwImEhwLU-E3xBiS4vGbW-KX21sxBS9VyJnxBVKec9PR3TL5udiLFbtPEd5oK9dTCO6iDl83T1t7S5LJpJTCU-hmy0aEq7Jx3ujPDwhhn0CIckRDBQniJULK4Yhg3mRHsdwjo9h2E8lClWNwDT67uzicrO-O7H_A/w640-h214/PHD%201509%20R2%20P1000669.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PH&D 1509, Mather standard boxcar</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The PH&D 1509, I kept pretty clean. They only had 11 cars!, so again I unfortunately found a model that didn't have many cars, so this is another "rare" car to see, you're not going to have a whole train of these. It looks like some one over lubrication has been applied to the door mechanism. Minimal chalk marks are applied. Tare date is for MSSCO CR 4-46. A couple of routing cards are also applied to the car side.</div><div><br /></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;">In Closing</h2></div><div><br /></div><div><div>I know single-sheathed foreign cars did still come to the Jawbone in the early 1950s, because of the photo of SP 3237 at Bartlett with a single-sheath Seaboard car. While not a Mather car, these cars will fill some holes in my foreign boxcar pool to bring the look of single-sheath boxcars, albeit with rather rare small-fleet railroads. I should also note that these cars are rated as 40-ton capacity cars.</div><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSqVm2uKFk4XTHu0kBRrMeBndx98oBnKYPiL55Wu84P2dzqVdVpF1MHTwYkEV_kf816wjIFjSCTCIk3GnUNW6r6iQrKUVC7QXLZBSka8Sr93JRFl4esmW4n5-dslijH_XlFuDuaISaPgdAI1PY2u6ZcueIut119tX4M-dBK2T8EtRRuvVgy_-J4kE7A/s3073/CNW%2032833%20S%20(single%20deck).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="3073" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSqVm2uKFk4XTHu0kBRrMeBndx98oBnKYPiL55Wu84P2dzqVdVpF1MHTwYkEV_kf816wjIFjSCTCIk3GnUNW6r6iQrKUVC7QXLZBSka8Sr93JRFl4esmW4n5-dslijH_XlFuDuaISaPgdAI1PY2u6ZcueIut119tX4M-dBK2T8EtRRuvVgy_-J4kE7A/w640-h202/CNW%2032833%20S%20(single%20deck).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">C&NW 32833, a standard Mather single deck stock car by Proto2000.</td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><div>The Mather cars are interesting in that they also produced a large number of cars with the same standard structure as stock cars, both double and single deck cars. In 1996, LifeLike-Proto2000 produced the stock car kits and I picked up a couple of them. I was also happy I picked up a couple of the boxcar versions when they came out. I think there are a couple other railroads that I didn't get.<br /></div><div><br />Walthers took over the Life-Like line and the Proto2000 tooling. Between the two owners of the tooling they have gone on to produce several more railroad schemes of these cars, including: Illinois Northern, Chicago & Illinois Midland, Chicago & Eastern Illinois, & Manufactures Railway Supply.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Articles:</h4><br /><a href="https://blog.newbritainstation.com/2021/08/mather-box-cars.html" target="_blank">Randy's Layout Blog - Mathers Boxcars</a> - MRS (green), M&WR (yellow), & CIM (yellow) Proto2000 models. Randy goes into more depth on the mechanical standards and specifications of the prototypes.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/09/chalk-marks-new-method.html" style="text-indent: -15px;">Chalk Marks - A New Method</a><span style="text-indent: -15px;"> - Adding the extremely common prototype 'weathering' to steam-diesel freight cars.</span></div><div><br /></div></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/09/x31-x32-boxcars-part-1-np-correction-in.html">X31 & X32 Boxcars (Part 1) - NP, A Correction In Era</a> - 1960+ Double Door 40 & 50ft</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/09/x31-x32-boxcar-part-2-prr-x32as-from.html">X31 & X32 Boxcar (Part 2) - PRR X32As from Boswer</a> - Double Door, 50ft</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/09/x31-x32-boxcar-part-3-prr-x31f-turtle.html">X31 & X32 Boxcar (Part 3) - PRR X31F Turtle-Roofs from Boswer</a> - Double Door raised roof, 40ft<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/10/x31-x32-boxcar-part-4-prr-x31as-from.html">X31 & X32 Boxcar (Part 4) - PRR X31As from Boswer</a> - Single door, 40ft</div><div><div><br /></div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/11/x31-x32-boxcar-part-5-prr-x31b-c-from.html">X31 & X32 Boxcar (Part 5) - PRR X31B & C from Boswer</a> - Double Door, 40ft<br /><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/06/atsf-129782-bx38-weathering-with.html">ATSF 129782 - Bx38 - Weathering with Pencils & Acrylics</a> - WWII War Emergency Boxcar by IMRC</div><div><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/06/weathering-np-11661-rapido-double.html">Weathering NP 11661 - A Rapido Double-sheath Boxcar</a> - A standard design used by NP in large numbers.</div><div><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/08/36ft-fowler-boxcars-nc-15337-part-2.html"><span style="font-size: small;">36ft Fowler Boxcars - NC&StL 15337 (Part 2) Details & Decalling</span></a> - Accurail's plastic kit (and bashing)<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/01/milw-rib-sided-boxcars-part-1-accurail.html" target="_blank">Milwaukee "Rib-Side" boxcars</a> - Accurail and Rib-Side models, the 'clasic' steel car design, unique to Milwaukee Road.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/p/freight-car-overview-index.html" target="_blank">Freight Car Index Page</a> - Overview of all my freight car modeling and kitbashing articles.</div></div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-44254893973719231312023-10-01T01:16:00.005-07:002023-11-09T11:53:56.702-08:00Upgrading SPMW Pullman Bunk Cars (Part 1) - New Paint & OwlMtModels Decals<div>It's been at least 20 years since I last worked on my Rivarossi SPMW Pullman cars, and I think it's about time to do some upgrades! While not as perfectly accurate as the Walthers and Branchline plastic-tooled passenger cars of the early 2000s, So, they can be had at swap meets and on-line websites second hand.</div><div><br /></div><div><h2>Starting Point & History</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYsbY08PDLT4AgGFRQlMCuco2OGBsdyvZSdx0LO18vgizCLNy_U2QopfSiMkv94tZcvD87M-Tmh4pDPOM2CNSQihkFnuCdAxSH6jQVzyR17szRUSiZcyXC7ONTNDvOiErsY_BxGh4iYhoBwJMUmnDhEJuvaSzzr_0aZK1AdUbHPpEzRee0nMTGg40Emi1/s4002/SPMW%204800-Series%20Bunk%20Cars-B2%202023-10-01%2000-52-50%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1404" data-original-width="4002" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYsbY08PDLT4AgGFRQlMCuco2OGBsdyvZSdx0LO18vgizCLNy_U2QopfSiMkv94tZcvD87M-Tmh4pDPOM2CNSQihkFnuCdAxSH6jQVzyR17szRUSiZcyXC7ONTNDvOiErsY_BxGh4iYhoBwJMUmnDhEJuvaSzzr_0aZK1AdUbHPpEzRee0nMTGg40Emi1/w640-h224/SPMW%204800-Series%20Bunk%20Cars-B2%202023-10-01%2000-52-50%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to upgrade my SPMW Pullman Bunk Cars!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>One nice advantage of using the old Rivarossi cars is that they're not to expensive and they also have the non-air conditioned roofs! The lack of A/C makes them perfect for modeling these bottom-grade tourist cars, several hundred of the older "Tourist" Pullmans were sold to the SP during 1948 in the lead up to the disposition of the 9000 Pullman cars to the railroads at the end of the year. This makes since as the court's anti-trust order came in 1945, the railroads and Pullman had been negotiating exactly which cars would be sold off, scrapped, or would be bought for continued service after the Pullman company owned pool was broken up in December 1948.<br /><br />Several other large batches of Pullman cars which the SP bought in 1948 were retired by the SP in 1953 as they wore out and weren't needed with the LW cars the SP bought in 1949 and 1950 for the Cascade and Sunset Limited. Then another large group of HW Pullmans were retired from revenue service in 1955-56 after the discontinuance of all the SP's 3rd rank passenger trains at the end of 1954. Most of SP's premier HW Pullmans didn't last past 1956 in regular service. <i>The remaining SP HW Pullmans were held, leased, in the new railroad owned Pullman Pool until the 1962-1966 time frame when the US Government finally cut off the requirement to keep a national pool of passenger cars for national emergency military movements.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWV_NRqlMvZ72jVBIkKz6ovGhF1ASWyKWxS-4nlKrxJq8XYS5mXt7VvzOpHS_9cDpgBznnONzQE0M45Nf4wlYiJntjgk8twumQelfiBDyKPalLxrkLzEl9Up-YYZVAXUxbpx_aM5jbtsb0RnlQAqZua4CBKtON_ibkf9wzhtR95rDXswhelDlxoR2HzE3/s802/Lone%20Pine%20SPMW%20Outfit%20Consist%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20-%20ebay47_lone%20pine_sml.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="802" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWV_NRqlMvZ72jVBIkKz6ovGhF1ASWyKWxS-4nlKrxJq8XYS5mXt7VvzOpHS_9cDpgBznnONzQE0M45Nf4wlYiJntjgk8twumQelfiBDyKPalLxrkLzEl9Up-YYZVAXUxbpx_aM5jbtsb0RnlQAqZua4CBKtON_ibkf9wzhtR95rDXswhelDlxoR2HzE3/w640-h238/Lone%20Pine%20SPMW%20Outfit%20Consist%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20-%20ebay47_lone%20pine_sml.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SPMW System Outfit Consist, circa 1960 Lone Pine - owensvalleyhistory,com - ebay47_lone pine_sml</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div>While I'm keeping my modeling in the pre-1958 era, this consist certainly could have existed in Freight Car Red scheme before 1958. So I'm going to do some upgrades to my old Rivarossi Pullman SPMW cars.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My original starting point for these three models were my 25-year-old models using MicroScale decals and minimal research materials, resulting in cars that were only retired in 1954-56.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1404" data-original-width="2681" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PXVVvkAUy8nHMCwTo4cf5skQzyhp3H3vG8mivxFLZtPU7vA12gTTyQn-YJMProDM9jqGq_MFF7rwTCLovwoGWqY086HKSfKkgSLWRoXwa2RMajbv0b2F5JDCXwvkrMlI5PdJD7L4cLO9pTSW42_Bg0buZrsRsPGhPldO24D2Zz1P2Mq2I3dPQZiHqsKV/w640-h336/SPMW%205549%20-%20Work%20Outfit%20KI%20SP%203666%20-%202020-02-04.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my original SPMW Pullmans from the early 2000s. - Jan 2020 at LMRC, Jason Hill photo.</td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><div>In the last 15 years SPH&TS has printed their series of Passenger Car book, including one dedicated to the SP's Pullman cars, which covers much of the prototype information. Plus Pulllman Panorama has more information on Pullman series, arrangements, plan numbers, basic dispositions, etc. And now in 2023, Ken Harrison has released his wonderful SPMW book with many photos.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Unfortunately, my cutoff has been circa 1953 for my fleet since I settled on steam-diesel transition era modeling and even with the Jawbone Branch's cutoff date now being pushed back towards 1954/55, these cars are really pushing the limits of my 'comfort' bracket for modeling. Also one of the numbers I chose 25+ years ago should have been a 16-Section Tourist Sleeper, so basically totally the wrong basic model.<br /><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Repainting</h2><div><br /></div><div>These issues have finally pushed me to redo my SPMW Pullman cars. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj38EWOM3SY6aoetxLFW8e93CrhZXqp14p7CrH-XBhC4JZIUkjquZC1q-rmp3kIxxzb8b_Zp4kbgnDT4sbgyRV7L6lzMlmOS74m8XVjoKZqKJFnHaxYlP1BtQ0WKZf5-Oa7J5t9g7Vca1jouV_uTkDfNZ3Fh5w379u7_nQ1yFLiVJc5MGQU6bXjlDDgxhC/s3358/SPMW%204807%20Painted-Left-A2%202023-09-30%2021-43-39%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="3358" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj38EWOM3SY6aoetxLFW8e93CrhZXqp14p7CrH-XBhC4JZIUkjquZC1q-rmp3kIxxzb8b_Zp4kbgnDT4sbgyRV7L6lzMlmOS74m8XVjoKZqKJFnHaxYlP1BtQ0WKZf5-Oa7J5t9g7Vca1jouV_uTkDfNZ3Fh5w379u7_nQ1yFLiVJc5MGQU6bXjlDDgxhC/w640-h136/SPMW%204807%20Painted-Left-A2%202023-09-30%2021-43-39%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SPMW 4807 before decalling, left side.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The cars that became the 4807 was repainted using a custom mix of StarBrand paint from P-B-L of SP Freight Car Red and I was out of the Light Freight Car Red, so I mixed in some Depot Buff to make the paint look like it's been sun-faded a bit.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LkH87Bx3Q-DLQ4geP2wOwXkO_JerHfKKFHsR2BkoLKypNi8_rddjPg0NwWiasoijv8s6isqJW28ISRrLbzpl3fvlAWdSqjEvfhUOtQEbLzKQtoYEoRIcaviuA_eQz92CR1NfR9dqKWQh3CiAdh6Ulx_iEJQDdlGZSm5TmJOKozxrvz8YLUIZH8c1KvF0/s3248/SPMW%204807%20Painted-Right-A2%202023-09-30%2021-44-03%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="3248" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LkH87Bx3Q-DLQ4geP2wOwXkO_JerHfKKFHsR2BkoLKypNi8_rddjPg0NwWiasoijv8s6isqJW28ISRrLbzpl3fvlAWdSqjEvfhUOtQEbLzKQtoYEoRIcaviuA_eQz92CR1NfR9dqKWQh3CiAdh6Ulx_iEJQDdlGZSm5TmJOKozxrvz8YLUIZH8c1KvF0/w640-h154/SPMW%204807%20Painted-Right-A2%202023-09-30%2021-44-03%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SPMW 4807 before decalling, right side.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The car was easy to repaint. I removed the interiors and roof/window section. A piece of scrap sheet styrene was used inside the windows to keep paint from wondering around the already painted interior of the cars.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGPuwzb-nqFnkahkQfYGsy2o7v_EVCWESX6YuddZExYP9d445_izBYwt0yMb1-6ZDREObsUxkA_mtFOQTvBux-HRme_-dxXHGmK0sDLS0eGV3G9W5TzCcFUosolI8bD-H-ofEHhjLuaka-FAGikN9x8z-5XXqzy0mFRntWSVXU5Y0H8RDs-Iyu2zpLnyH/s3366/SPMW%204812%20Painted-Left-A2%202023-09-30%2021-42-38%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="3366" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGPuwzb-nqFnkahkQfYGsy2o7v_EVCWESX6YuddZExYP9d445_izBYwt0yMb1-6ZDREObsUxkA_mtFOQTvBux-HRme_-dxXHGmK0sDLS0eGV3G9W5TzCcFUosolI8bD-H-ofEHhjLuaka-FAGikN9x8z-5XXqzy0mFRntWSVXU5Y0H8RDs-Iyu2zpLnyH/w640-h126/SPMW%204812%20Painted-Left-A2%202023-09-30%2021-42-38%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SPMW 4812 before decalling, left side.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The 4812 used a nearly straight mix of StarBrand SP FCR, which is actually quite a bit more saturated. So I'll just say that this car's been more recently repainted to full FCR colors.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqFJ18VVPiglXeP3ot6qUWAWYBxCTU3OfIhfz7V_6CZ589XMoqtjy0y6R5r8pm6rS23O3pQWWhz993WF9YDzIxQ6fF6_hMfqWwHVJk6XMWD2BzzYhCmWv1jqswQd1ZUgso62JVsdKDyt393YkZwlsHrmZ4I1iXBVoZdW1Gxt2ChCsWpDQ1lJ2RxeRs0TM/s3261/SPMW%204812%20Painted-Right-A2%202023-09-30%2021-43-14%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="3261" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqFJ18VVPiglXeP3ot6qUWAWYBxCTU3OfIhfz7V_6CZ589XMoqtjy0y6R5r8pm6rS23O3pQWWhz993WF9YDzIxQ6fF6_hMfqWwHVJk6XMWD2BzzYhCmWv1jqswQd1ZUgso62JVsdKDyt393YkZwlsHrmZ4I1iXBVoZdW1Gxt2ChCsWpDQ1lJ2RxeRs0TM/w640-h130/SPMW%204812%20Painted-Right-A2%202023-09-30%2021-43-14%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SPMW 4812 before decalling, right side.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The I had already painted the roofs aluminum/silver a number of years ago, so no need to do that again. I did swap a couple of the roofs around again, to make the two FCR cars come out with aluminum roofs and the car below got the only non-aluminum roof.<br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">They're Green?!</h3><div><br /></div><div>The third car received some special treatment, when I went back through Ken Harrison's SPMW book again, I found several photos of freshly retired Pullman Tourist Car. These cars didn't receive FCR paint immediately, but instead continued in Pullman Green with patching for SPMW within a couple of months of being sold to the SP in 1948.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgU-bw-PTNxEfu4ad4ZD4XDkZtcri1vBJbz-mGNFBVvJf94AfyzNr_tkQOM0Ibn72tS9CY8XIHj2E_6hTJzs0kg6Wl1M82Xx3RriiksybMpxaAI2JGEd3gC_vwnA3Phhan0JHdZ05W_0IHinmaM9XQsdZwYooQYDIz5pFcMsZxCOvxXMgC8Fjy0uhepr2S/s3425/SPMW%204866%20Painted%20Left-A2%202023-09-30%2021-41-27%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="3425" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgU-bw-PTNxEfu4ad4ZD4XDkZtcri1vBJbz-mGNFBVvJf94AfyzNr_tkQOM0Ibn72tS9CY8XIHj2E_6hTJzs0kg6Wl1M82Xx3RriiksybMpxaAI2JGEd3gC_vwnA3Phhan0JHdZ05W_0IHinmaM9XQsdZwYooQYDIz5pFcMsZxCOvxXMgC8Fjy0uhepr2S/w640-h140/SPMW%204866%20Painted%20Left-A2%202023-09-30%2021-41-27%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left side SPMW 4866 before decalling.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Because I do generally consider 1946/1948 as the early edge of my modeling, I decided to repaint one of my Pullmans from FCR into this 'original' scheme when these cars came to the SP. Specifically, I chose the 4866, which was converted in Feb'48 and was still in patched green scheme later that year when photographed. Ken has a photo of this car in the book, which mostly matches up with the old Rivarossi models I'm using. The car has single aisle windows, but one minor change is it has four full size windows on the A-end lounge room. I don't really feel like rebuilding the windows, as I'd have to change the prism glass in the roof.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lgODU1cHRfnB6zPZ5GkZpox8BzFs7tZ-PScP6I-kjptVtH2TBA5GkhtbKZhXmYIIEpuwZMKH8Amw38JdtDPUit6y_StrfCcXLntopwybGVU4WV9UWMpa36s1GAa-pN5pzGjIc0aloLxKe5pmjE0Th5BbkoNKiMnU8bYqnBnVvG7nWcSqNHIm0r4TGmae/s3382/SPMW%204866%20Painted%20Right-A2%202023-09-30%2021-42-02%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="3382" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lgODU1cHRfnB6zPZ5GkZpox8BzFs7tZ-PScP6I-kjptVtH2TBA5GkhtbKZhXmYIIEpuwZMKH8Amw38JdtDPUit6y_StrfCcXLntopwybGVU4WV9UWMpa36s1GAa-pN5pzGjIc0aloLxKe5pmjE0Th5BbkoNKiMnU8bYqnBnVvG7nWcSqNHIm0r4TGmae/w640-h130/SPMW%204866%20Painted%20Right-A2%202023-09-30%2021-42-02%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right side SPMW 4866 before decalling.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>It is hard to tell in the prototype photo if the letterboard was patched with SP Dark Olive Green or maybe black. I pre-painted the black patch on the side and also the letterboard between the panel joints. Then masked the lower center panel per the photograph for the reporting marks. The old Pullman Green was custom mixed from StarBrand SP DOG, with a bit of black to get towards my 'standard' Pullman shade (less "warm" red-brown) and then Depot Buff was added to bleach and pre-weather the green color. As this green coat is actually going directly over weathered FCR, it creates an interesting reverse-modeled appearance. The letterboard was then lightly oversprayed with the 'Pullman Green' custom mix, which let much of the pre-shading black come through. This effect is commonly used by aircraft and armor modelers to create special effects around panels and panel lines. In this case to creating a color difference around the center letterboard panel, which would have been patched out.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Decalling!</h2><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So now the question is who's decals to use? I've seen MicroScale's offerings, but they really don't give good return for the space of decal paper used. Too much space is spent on very rare and specialized MW equipment that I don't even plan to own anytime soon, but not enough of the common car types. I found an answer when Todd Allen Osterburg told me that he was developing several new SPMW decal set, which are now being offered by OwlMtModels and printed by Bill at PDC in Canada. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="675" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJcZhxlk-aBVBtHuOA-mGw0u-sxBD2oSLNE92ucewkitvkOa2XEhE4-7DrtVsbucV00NydC9BFzw1vxK9nYRhkbeW0yQeLy32tzRUp-F8kYQSy6YOeaDYiLVNVFKDPskzDHDvXo_CbFfVFacT8bf9u4mo21ZRVsVDpC23dBt_Sk5nMAXhlnaTjQRMQ0Ow/w400-h243/OMM%201224%20SPMW%20Pullman%20Outfits.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://owlmtmodels.square.site/product/1224w-ws-spmw-pullman-cars/34?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false" target="_blank">SPMW Pullman Conversions - OMM #1224W</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="https://owlmtmodels.square.site/product/1224w-ws-spmw-pullman-cars/34?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false" target="_blank">OwlMtModels 1224W & WS</a> set is available at OwlMtModels' new store-front. Two versions are available; one with solid lettering (W), and the other with 'stencil' bars remaining (WS). The set is designed to decal up to three cars from the common number series of SPMW's Pullman bunk cars. Included are "Occupied Outfit Cars" signs which can be fabricated to hang on the end-grabirons and on the switch stands of the track the cars are left on, effectively 'blue-flagging' the cars so they aren't coupled to. Often these standing outfits when set up for 'camp' mode would not be moveible without some amount of work to stow and clear away the various stairs, ladders, water, electrical, etc connections to the ground. <i><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvBzKsHdvwX1ZSk49hGbfcjdGjPe_5Qjw2z8dF9R4uzteS88tDMOEhIphTL4JqQ_BZQVn_AzAVLpK5hSNi803VuReNf3u-2h9Ng1ueCHT0FtnUiblVFY2KjrQlotaif7iP5Sp12XI_HH4_kepcdd7dxGJjnMBXL0jDihg2LWXNTWOF4oZIEDFCoV6nnCg/s3950/SPMW%202257%20Decalled-A2%2020221015_042915.jpg" style="font-style: normal; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="3950" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvBzKsHdvwX1ZSk49hGbfcjdGjPe_5Qjw2z8dF9R4uzteS88tDMOEhIphTL4JqQ_BZQVn_AzAVLpK5hSNi803VuReNf3u-2h9Ng1ueCHT0FtnUiblVFY2KjrQlotaif7iP5Sp12XI_HH4_kepcdd7dxGJjnMBXL0jDihg2LWXNTWOF4oZIEDFCoV6nnCg/w640-h234/SPMW%202257%20Decalled-A2%2020221015_042915.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Examples of OMM's stencil reporting marks, and warning signage from OMM #1225WS set on B-50-2 Ready Boxcar.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />OwlMtModels is also offering decal set <a href="https://owlmtmodels.square.site/product/1225w-ws-spmw-box-cars/35?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false" target="_blank">#1225 SPMW Boxcars</a>, which covers many assignments for B-50-8/10/11/12/13/14/15/16 classes. and <a href="https://owlmtmodels.square.site/product/1218-1219-spmw-supply-boxcar-b-50-8-16/12?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false" target="_blank">#1218 for SPMW Supply Boxcars</a>.<br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div></div></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">SPMW 4807</h4><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsultWeJuSz3k3j1SgcQDe_qrU4FDuY2aUF0lAjIghPO29tcW2vm5z-ikK6Dx9KmfUJIbXdlf9kLGJLH3bo3ppq_cv1zrN77iOioH-1VAP8QXub-WB2imDZuNcEC2MHK7HsVYZVrY-FUpG26_uWVENsG-IAaveJN5DRwes3AQPiJLXE1060fv0pd-KEVg/s3953/SPMW%204807%20Decaled-Left-A2%202023-09-30%2021-48-50%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="3953" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsultWeJuSz3k3j1SgcQDe_qrU4FDuY2aUF0lAjIghPO29tcW2vm5z-ikK6Dx9KmfUJIbXdlf9kLGJLH3bo3ppq_cv1zrN77iOioH-1VAP8QXub-WB2imDZuNcEC2MHK7HsVYZVrY-FUpG26_uWVENsG-IAaveJN5DRwes3AQPiJLXE1060fv0pd-KEVg/w640-h152/SPMW%204807%20Decaled-Left-A2%202023-09-30%2021-48-50%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SPMW 4807 Decalled Left Side</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The 4807 was lettered with 'typical' arrangement for reporting mark placement, and I chose to add the Danger/Peligro warnings, which tended to move almost anywhere along the lower car side. <i>The left side still needs a "LT WT" stencil applied to the left of the weight 152000 stencil. - Just noticed that I missed that when I took these photos.</i></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9eRU2NBSAepZFh1PExsj9JyELRitx9aivQLk9EX57p-6CIj1IqC3jXG4XrmyjXtsbNBsY5iKEEtNwUSmKWYg_3UiMn_BTULptGhE5SJvA7HIy9aDtbfH2CE6_eVK9fb1L6ZMhOUsEH_An1PLNRgGobS7dA2N1NoveclLKfvrFvVgy5N3by7utDrvY7nm/s3948/SPMW%204807%20Decaled-Right-A2%202023-09-30%2021-48-18%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="3948" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9eRU2NBSAepZFh1PExsj9JyELRitx9aivQLk9EX57p-6CIj1IqC3jXG4XrmyjXtsbNBsY5iKEEtNwUSmKWYg_3UiMn_BTULptGhE5SJvA7HIy9aDtbfH2CE6_eVK9fb1L6ZMhOUsEH_An1PLNRgGobS7dA2N1NoveclLKfvrFvVgy5N3by7utDrvY7nm/w640-h146/SPMW%204807%20Decaled-Right-A2%202023-09-30%2021-48-18%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SPMW 4807 Decalled Right Side</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The SPMW 4807 still has some kludged roof vents, which I'll probably be removing. The 4807 actually did have a T-smokejack which was closer to the center of the car, in the corner of the main 12-section part of the car.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1359" data-original-width="2269" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYqxO3VA-sziQBOd14SHs010yscux-xtNYcchyAGG1e6q7Kj4D6t9gBEVhtyyRw0E0dvmPfuUEdl7ndDYM4j5RFLqBOCy6FY_3KfXPfzUBqoR6-1xzTbkDxVOlNsUMB7IfaWZb8RZRg8HFfblRXfPyvjBbloUwRXusoCH3kN4EvMjzJA3rodykv1FvfC3/w400-h240/SPMW%204807%20Sanded%20Roof-A%2020230930_234621.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vents clipped off, sanded, and 'patched' with light gray GellyRoll gel-pen.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>I went ahead and removed the extra centerline roof vents. I used a sanding pad to roughly clean off the scars in the roof, but that of course exposed black colored original roof. <br /><br />I'll be doing some tricks to hide that. I decided to try using the same Gel-Pens that I used for chalk marks to roughly get the same color on the roof, then I'll do some more roof weathering blending. Might be interesting to draw in more of the roof panel lines on the un-detailed roofs.<br /><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">SPMW 4812</h4><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqj5Q8yykbPdkKyQFZfpPdTDKR5hqCJ-U91Imr6DGOaB-X6h84LQg57FzqVJ5uLpCAOr5Cq8vVEQSfhmySdzp-tJSAKDr5HNTud-RjficfL2MDDVi-z6ASZG3m5rDMb3sc6eY9m9plbIRPPRf70AOLysJ6cH2FOp0v3jnvFyxY2Ak3b9cibBgZtre1wyR1/s3917/SPMW%204812%20Decaled-Left-A2%202023-09-30%2021-50-09%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="3917" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqj5Q8yykbPdkKyQFZfpPdTDKR5hqCJ-U91Imr6DGOaB-X6h84LQg57FzqVJ5uLpCAOr5Cq8vVEQSfhmySdzp-tJSAKDr5HNTud-RjficfL2MDDVi-z6ASZG3m5rDMb3sc6eY9m9plbIRPPRf70AOLysJ6cH2FOp0v3jnvFyxY2Ak3b9cibBgZtre1wyR1/w640-h130/SPMW%204812%20Decaled-Left-A2%202023-09-30%2021-50-09%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SPMW 4812 Decalled Left Side</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The SPMW 4812 is more 'typical' of the most retired Pullmans in Ken's book before the late 1958s when propane tanks for cooking and heating were cut into the side of the car. Cars with these modifications are certainly interest, requiring ladder/stairs and doors, etc. Many of the cars in the book also show swamp coolers and even fuel-oil tanks installed in vestibules with the doors sometimes removed.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKdGkFArvxQpi8nNRGYuUsWGqfHUTXDIzzhskYoP8RALAyNFyFUV37QCl9nrZZtraqlLjLurLp7O6r5M_pmc7g9rH0bzSdZuf96ynRrevbifQbTpNOBs0ZPiSjKsbzlZaxf1-MhnabGq2lZ4nbbSabeCRg7tQGLTm3brWfgtoOmhSVlkDgCPATNLmn6bE/s3909/SPMW%204812%20Decaled-Right-A2%202023-09-30%2021-49-29%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="3909" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKdGkFArvxQpi8nNRGYuUsWGqfHUTXDIzzhskYoP8RALAyNFyFUV37QCl9nrZZtraqlLjLurLp7O6r5M_pmc7g9rH0bzSdZuf96ynRrevbifQbTpNOBs0ZPiSjKsbzlZaxf1-MhnabGq2lZ4nbbSabeCRg7tQGLTm3brWfgtoOmhSVlkDgCPATNLmn6bE/w640-h130/SPMW%204812%20Decaled-Right-A2%202023-09-30%2021-49-29%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SPMW 4812 Decalled Right Side</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>But these cars are pretty much done now. I'll probably do a bit of weathering to slightly knock down the brightness of the white decals.</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">SPMW 4866 - "The Green One"</h4><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h5OOffzHOu5QscUpdbbtaK0oMbldcvDAF3TjbCYZxmBOas6NkeyRfHDQsErJxZ9c0aRjXlB_WswCi1W-ruUig5wwQW7nKw1F-V9cccpyeVZhGjDBujgEl-4CnUq7SWQ7moVv8xzPzTr7DtUgN0i7JedISvpRXyr8FRgfq96Vt75A0wdmmi5NJflwRzEH/s3809/SPMW%204866%20Decaled-Left-A2%202023-09-30%2021-46-58%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="3809" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h5OOffzHOu5QscUpdbbtaK0oMbldcvDAF3TjbCYZxmBOas6NkeyRfHDQsErJxZ9c0aRjXlB_WswCi1W-ruUig5wwQW7nKw1F-V9cccpyeVZhGjDBujgEl-4CnUq7SWQ7moVv8xzPzTr7DtUgN0i7JedISvpRXyr8FRgfq96Vt75A0wdmmi5NJflwRzEH/w640-h132/SPMW%204866%20Decaled-Left-A2%202023-09-30%2021-46-58%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left side of finished SPMW 4866 with patched reporting marks.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>One interesting small detail is that the prototype 4866 had a non-standard stenciling applied to the car in the prototype photograph. It had periods on the "M.W." which all other cars I've seen photos of didn't have. I used the 0.5mm White Gel-Pen that I covered using for <a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/09/chalk-marks-new-method.html" target="_blank">Chalk Marks</a> last month's blog.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdE7jDMo5bi5XN5taY1tG1Q_35CVOfzo8qGunP_WQxF5AqXVuhgt6CzYmjaGuM6L46VOhmAF6CU3QG_JsDcLJTAdhDranKSFJmZXVgRvuZ9D5H4vzN68Kn0FQmGRQAUULxr2DXleWEY7ROY6oWkPzwTS9zFksTLcfL7HDwkGozI22v-rgnaYGLQbPE30sl/s3684/SPMW%204866%20Decaled-Right-A2%202023-09-30%2021-46-05%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="3684" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdE7jDMo5bi5XN5taY1tG1Q_35CVOfzo8qGunP_WQxF5AqXVuhgt6CzYmjaGuM6L46VOhmAF6CU3QG_JsDcLJTAdhDranKSFJmZXVgRvuZ9D5H4vzN68Kn0FQmGRQAUULxr2DXleWEY7ROY6oWkPzwTS9zFksTLcfL7HDwkGozI22v-rgnaYGLQbPE30sl/w640-h126/SPMW%204866%20Decaled-Right-A2%202023-09-30%2021-46-05%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right side of finished SPMW 4866 with patched reporting marks.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The under body of 4866 is still showing mostly FCR color for now. I'll probably weather it darker as it would have had coming from old Pullman scheme.<br /><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Other Modifications</h2><div><br /></div><div>I am planning to make a couple more changes to these cars, as Ken's book has shown more of what these non-air conditioned Pullman Tourist cars looked like in SPMW service. One of the big features about these 1948 conversions is that they do not have roof ducts. Therefore they also shouldn't have the A/C equipment under the floor.<br /><br />The Rivarossi models come with three battery boxes on one side, and another on the other side. The prototype photo of 4866 shows the car does have the large water tank and the short-fat air tank, but nothing else hanging under that side of the car. I'll probably cover cutting these boxes off in Part 2, which shouldn't be too hard with a razor-saw.</div><div><br /></div><div>I will also say that these cars had some modifications from 25 years ago, including cutting down the fixed 'diaphragms' and not fitting any new diaphragm (which is correct for most MW cars), body mounting KD couplers on closer couplings, and rebuilding the bolsters to lower the car to more correct heights.<br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Thoughts of Post-1958 Outfit</h2></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWV_NRqlMvZ72jVBIkKz6ovGhF1ASWyKWxS-4nlKrxJq8XYS5mXt7VvzOpHS_9cDpgBznnONzQE0M45Nf4wlYiJntjgk8twumQelfiBDyKPalLxrkLzEl9Up-YYZVAXUxbpx_aM5jbtsb0RnlQAqZua4CBKtON_ibkf9wzhtR95rDXswhelDlxoR2HzE3/s802/Lone%20Pine%20SPMW%20Outfit%20Consist%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20-%20ebay47_lone%20pine_sml.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="802" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWV_NRqlMvZ72jVBIkKz6ovGhF1ASWyKWxS-4nlKrxJq8XYS5mXt7VvzOpHS_9cDpgBznnONzQE0M45Nf4wlYiJntjgk8twumQelfiBDyKPalLxrkLzEl9Up-YYZVAXUxbpx_aM5jbtsb0RnlQAqZua4CBKtON_ibkf9wzhtR95rDXswhelDlxoR2HzE3/w640-h238/Lone%20Pine%20SPMW%20Outfit%20Consist%20-%20owensvalleyhistory,com%20-%20ebay47_lone%20pine_sml.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SPMW System Outfit Consist, circa 1960 Lone Pine - owensvalleyhistory,com - ebay47_lone pine_sml</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Maybe I'll find another body, and do a post-1958 gray with black lettering version, just to do it for OwlMt to show what they'd look like. I have this great photo of a gray SPMW Outfit at Lone Pine, which probably was stationed there as they scrapped the track back from the end of the branch at Owenyo in 1960, from the <a href="http://owensvalleyhistory.com" target="_blank">owens valley history</a> website. This consist has three of these older ex-Pullman 12-1 bunk cars without A/C.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">In Closing</h2><div><br /></div><div>I'm going to wrap up this post at this point. Just to point out, I only used the one set of OMM 1224W for these three cars. Some creative cutting was used to get '80' and '81' and '72' to get the digits for the '07' and '12' number jumble to work out nicely. '44's were cut up to provide the leading '4's for the '48' series cars. Extra hundred series numbers pairs of '44' and '55' are provided for the 4400 and 5500-series cars. We'll probably change future prints to have an extra 48 or two to help if you focus on these cars.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJtiPVfmc3kBjz3wkrcvOKaCXTEN4OhXszR4U-HuZuGUlxVVaB4-tMn5H0R-tEXQyuAMiaDk7MFIHBmDBPuxigUqCzCyI2-_vkQEipVN82ypa4Yy9PkFIe-LDGdgrd2VYJdDBQyWwF4tI8I89MADHc1SnarnjieQB60LX3FjBMkTWeWbO7kYDp7iJqHHQ/s3493/SPMW%204866%20A-End-A2%202023-09-30%2021-47-24%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="3493" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJtiPVfmc3kBjz3wkrcvOKaCXTEN4OhXszR4U-HuZuGUlxVVaB4-tMn5H0R-tEXQyuAMiaDk7MFIHBmDBPuxigUqCzCyI2-_vkQEipVN82ypa4Yy9PkFIe-LDGdgrd2VYJdDBQyWwF4tI8I89MADHc1SnarnjieQB60LX3FjBMkTWeWbO7kYDp7iJqHHQ/w640-h250/SPMW%204866%20A-End-A2%202023-09-30%2021-47-24%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Completed SPMW 4866 with end-reporting marks too.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><i>Edit, 2023 Nov: After talking with Ken Harrison at the Bakersfield Convention about the patch on the letterboard, I'll probably be patching that section again to full black, as we decided that both patches would have been done at the same time when the SP bought them and struck out the Pullman lettering.</i><br /><br />So I'll come back and do a Part 2 with any last touch-ups I do on these cars. Perhaps, I'll do it on the gray scheme with black lettering... At some point in the future, if I want to add lighting to these 'camp cars' so that I could do cool night-scenes on the Jawbone Branch, I may refit these cars with Walthers metal trucks as on <a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2016/07/sp-5199-sc-69-bp-30-3.html" target="_blank">SP 5199 (Part 1</a> & <a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2017/09/building-sp-5199-part-7-finishing.html" target="_blank">Part 7</a>).</div><div><br /></div><div>Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Articles:</h4><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/09/chalk-marks-new-method.html" target="_blank">Chalk Marks</a> - A newer blog on using GellyRoll pens for chalk marks by clerks and carmen on freight cars.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2016/07/sp-5199-sc-69-bp-30-3.html" target="_blank">SP 5199 (Part 1</a> - My build-blog on a 69-BP-30-1 from Southern Car & Foundry.</div><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/p/freight-car-overview-index.html">Freight Car Overview Index</a> - A list of my modeling blogs on various SP & Multiple RR's cars, including many SPMW cars.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://owensvalleyhistory.com" target="_blank">Owens Valley History</a> - Website with hundreds of photos of Owens Valley and the Jawbone Branch, which I'm modeling.</div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-58567467344985086162023-09-26T02:02:00.004-07:002023-09-27T04:17:34.233-07:00Walthers 50ft Auto-Boxcars (Part 3) - GN 43952 Gets End Doors<div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwNj_T-Q9d-0JgQjRrwpL-CaWOsD0ABetKArofn8Vg6nJ1YI_jBkFjsAphYIMJ-KPB3qugGWrFnx_uhhaDHIsvoXM9sm7z9ch-6eVF4-qR2hwLxA77kMjJVjTL8oJvkiwUqiRD-EStnPTDTO09RTih8U1SbriYFB2GkhlnHfbN4eADqVrThMYZcJRwjs-/s3529/GN%2043952%20Left%20Side-A2%202023-09-24%2016-25-32%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1345" data-original-width="3529" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwNj_T-Q9d-0JgQjRrwpL-CaWOsD0ABetKArofn8Vg6nJ1YI_jBkFjsAphYIMJ-KPB3qugGWrFnx_uhhaDHIsvoXM9sm7z9ch-6eVF4-qR2hwLxA77kMjJVjTL8oJvkiwUqiRD-EStnPTDTO09RTih8U1SbriYFB2GkhlnHfbN4eADqVrThMYZcJRwjs-/w640-h244/GN%2043952%20Left%20Side-A2%202023-09-24%2016-25-32%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GN 43952 renumbered into the 43000-series last post, is almost done with tare dates and chalk marks. Just one little problem...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>In the last article in this series, <a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/09/walthers-50ft-auto-boxcars-part-2.html" target="_blank">Walthers 50ft Auto-Boxcars (Part 2)</a>, I wrote about upgrading the historical standing of these cars by changing the road number into a correct series. However, two of the cars I have are above the cutoff number of 43900, which means they should have end doors, or I'll have to lower the 'hundreds number to something below a '9'. Given that 400 of the 500 cars are not end-door cars and I only have four cars, I should probably only do one car with the end door.<br /><i><br />Edit: Thankfully Doug Polinder pointed out in a comment to me that: "the model is a Howe truss. GN's cars were Pratt." So at best these cars are really going to just be 'stand-ins' for the GN prototypes. Sadly this is one aspect that the ORER fails us, using it as the only research material.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Swapping Ends?</h3><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojIwy_-LwiEr-qIH0qAr3YUe4_nYz28QnIM12rGYPxTFaMgZa3J-wJEdFljizk7x5Ify0wmCWyO8gyZxQtaVpJk-O2RDkIXK-42eIh73EsmriaaC4zqk21fl49VafTGdRp3bi1B0yI0qMaUJdqZ3E32y54mT_jHXscTcp73OTHupWcREoQ_z6dhPep70u/s2948/GN%2041951%20Plain%20&%20Auto-End%20Doors-A2%202023-09-24%2015-42-50%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1847" data-original-width="2948" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojIwy_-LwiEr-qIH0qAr3YUe4_nYz28QnIM12rGYPxTFaMgZa3J-wJEdFljizk7x5Ify0wmCWyO8gyZxQtaVpJk-O2RDkIXK-42eIh73EsmriaaC4zqk21fl49VafTGdRp3bi1B0yI0qMaUJdqZ3E32y54mT_jHXscTcp73OTHupWcREoQ_z6dhPep70u/w640-h400/GN%2041951%20Plain%20&%20Auto-End%20Doors-A2%202023-09-24%2015-42-50%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister car, GN 41951, with door end side-by-side.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I found a couple of ends the old boxes for these kits. I also found the incomplete GN 41951 in one of these boxes, and needs some more work. The extra end-doors were still in the boxes, so I was able to find one to use on the GN 43952. Of course the new end doors weren't pad printed by Walthers, so I will of course have to decal the whole reporting mark on the A-end door piece.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdwG7N-uSMdQKoYhIWWuVxSLvDK-mTw9FJU00YmKl2BoViD3-Y746sLOWypCXAmsRPA9EhBQ4jrudH3j7v-zMnisd9LRkOj2XmfllxvqWaNOeVjdO0AjUXDjwreeKyizxMPksAMQCP8GBRgH4xk_opQ5Ad7l3DzvMd9-K5VVLJ--Lc946DQR8K1RHMDFU/s3706/GN%2043952%20End%20Removed-A2%202023-09-24%2018-04-46%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2432" data-original-width="3706" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdwG7N-uSMdQKoYhIWWuVxSLvDK-mTw9FJU00YmKl2BoViD3-Y746sLOWypCXAmsRPA9EhBQ4jrudH3j7v-zMnisd9LRkOj2XmfllxvqWaNOeVjdO0AjUXDjwreeKyizxMPksAMQCP8GBRgH4xk_opQ5Ad7l3DzvMd9-K5VVLJ--Lc946DQR8K1RHMDFU/w640-h420/GN%2043952%20End%20Removed-A2%202023-09-24%2018-04-46%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I first removed the plain A-end of the car.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The first step with the conversion is to take the floor out of the car, then carefully pop the old plain end out of the body. Thankfully, 20-year-ago-me didn't soak the end with glue, to 'hard weld' it in like I generally do now. So it was very easy to pop off and only a little cleanup along the top edge, under the roof.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhxoqti3RRL3eONZNtpXS2VzySlR6GIOVLAntYvqsvTtg2mhHdpWx6C78OFFMdVcc1ANckb2iCaimH8O7eF2YNOrvkqbZDXleH0zWd6YXEWaOSO5P_JbWWZJJPB3dOWQp7u9IezANA698Qa1pBQTeQacbEfeYSfa4dvfNqWwMs5DEK_T-Y8C9iU8q5NpF/s3530/GN%2043952%20End-Door%20Soft%20Mounted-A2%202023-09-24%2018-05-39%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="3530" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhxoqti3RRL3eONZNtpXS2VzySlR6GIOVLAntYvqsvTtg2mhHdpWx6C78OFFMdVcc1ANckb2iCaimH8O7eF2YNOrvkqbZDXleH0zWd6YXEWaOSO5P_JbWWZJJPB3dOWQp7u9IezANA698Qa1pBQTeQacbEfeYSfa4dvfNqWwMs5DEK_T-Y8C9iU8q5NpF/w640-h412/GN%2043952%20End-Door%20Soft%20Mounted-A2%202023-09-24%2018-05-39%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GN 43952 with test-fitted A-End Door.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div></div><div>The new end's test fit is pretty good. The end-sill opening around the draft box is rather tight, and I will need to press the 'snap pins' into the end harder when the glue is applied. Generally the end-doors make the cars look more complicated, which is cool. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVY6zqR9dczAQ1-P4fgipLaR3Sy8hc3o2OlZD06lrk3b5gUxxueMHYD6_z7f-XtQnbRqv3a-ezUMiR_LO6zMkOlWyG3Fpw16p9G-kT-1zUNJw--Vu2krhq0H68mLENMFVgi74Btzv3Jrh9B1XIfaXJPE6Mvle29RN12P5M52aSPtjDvvRolmlQUewsshT/s1044/GN%2043000-seires%2050ft%20Auto%20Cars%20-%201950%20ORER.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="82" data-original-width="1044" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVY6zqR9dczAQ1-P4fgipLaR3Sy8hc3o2OlZD06lrk3b5gUxxueMHYD6_z7f-XtQnbRqv3a-ezUMiR_LO6zMkOlWyG3Fpw16p9G-kT-1zUNJw--Vu2krhq0H68mLENMFVgi74Btzv3Jrh9B1XIfaXJPE6Mvle29RN12P5M52aSPtjDvvRolmlQUewsshT/w640-h50/GN%2043000-seires%2050ft%20Auto%20Cars%20-%201950%20ORER.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">However looking at 43500-series we find double-door 50ft boxcars which should match closer to the Walthers model.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Historically, many cars with end doors became problematic to keep serviceable, so many were fixed in the closed position or welded closed. It would seem from the ORER 1950 that these 96 cars still had working end doors.<br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoM8yH5ZFvGH8roC_TA_n4PLGZJNhLSqaq1TdXLivXj8FTe8w0ZSOL6VVM73A_Ixl6-WwMzDMCpPOxBxjvYPmP3ggCtcM08dKFAs7Fr0fG1JPUyw2_K5IFjlH-zU5jzAshs1wBFaeVLPGey9JqBjya6kMJ4lkjZ0uWeQdlsxWiWPpP9X_BuEaK6zTkSB8/s2389/Interior%20of%20GN%2043952%20Body-A2%2020230924_180018.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1945" data-original-width="2389" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoM8yH5ZFvGH8roC_TA_n4PLGZJNhLSqaq1TdXLivXj8FTe8w0ZSOL6VVM73A_Ixl6-WwMzDMCpPOxBxjvYPmP3ggCtcM08dKFAs7Fr0fG1JPUyw2_K5IFjlH-zU5jzAshs1wBFaeVLPGey9JqBjya6kMJ4lkjZ0uWeQdlsxWiWPpP9X_BuEaK6zTkSB8/w640-h522/Interior%20of%20GN%2043952%20Body-A2%2020230924_180018.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interior view of the new End Door dry-fitted.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I applied Tamiya Liquid Glue to the four alignment pins and then wicked more in with the brush from the bottom edge up both hinge lines and some into the center. Then pressed the end into the body carefully. When the alignment pins were softened just enough with the glue, there was a small 'pop' and the end slid a little farther into correct alignment. Before the glue dries, I have to be sure the whole end is properly seated. I also wicked in some glue along the top edge of the end-roof joint, but not much more movement happened in that area.</div><div><br /></div></div><h3>In Closing</h3><div><br /></div><div>This has been a fun kitbash to balance out the four of these cars I have. Of course, I'm not addressing the lower 43000-series cars, which were only single-door cars. These cars still fill a great spot when modeling lumber train traffic into Southern California, of the early 1950s.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvl3v1HuPrRpnLriJr0nSGiwwl__qGNLNDrQQs4mjDOEB_1HbJH5sx_hPl5zMqmlYkC4uDawFfOigCfOP-VrY3HLZsclzyvlLv0Xf_NBHkestj0fFjUNSW_kqx1Wxri0f4OhcU8Sl6amc0f0xrWWv7-b9h9alqF8e7rXnozYUUfPEo7NLu75SPF8QaRuJ/s3494/GN%2043952%20with%20Enddoor%20&%20Number-A2%202023-09-24%2022-16-26%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="3494" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvl3v1HuPrRpnLriJr0nSGiwwl__qGNLNDrQQs4mjDOEB_1HbJH5sx_hPl5zMqmlYkC4uDawFfOigCfOP-VrY3HLZsclzyvlLv0Xf_NBHkestj0fFjUNSW_kqx1Wxri0f4OhcU8Sl6amc0f0xrWWv7-b9h9alqF8e7rXnozYUUfPEo7NLu75SPF8QaRuJ/w640-h384/GN%2043952%20with%20Enddoor%20&%20Number-A2%202023-09-24%2022-16-26%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GN 43952 with the new door-end in place with road number decals in place and a few more chalk marks.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I had some fun on the chalk-marks on the new car end. Specifically marking the locking bar mechanism and a hinge that was damaged, but looks like the carmen has chalked the OK for both. This photo also showed me that the "2" on the end out of alignment. So I re-wet the decal and was able to adjust it before I used the MicroScale setting fluid on it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><h4>Related Articles:</h4><div><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/10/modeling-auto-boxcars-part-1-walthers.html">Modeling Auto-Boxcars (Part 1) - Walthers 50ft Double-Door Single-Sheath Auto-Boxcars</a> - An Overview<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/09/walthers-50ft-auto-boxcars-part-2.html">Walthers 50ft Auto-Boxcars (Part 2) - Renumbering GN Cars to Correct Series</a> - Renumbering the Walthers GN cars into the historically correct number series for 1950 era.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/06/weathering-np-11661-rapido-double.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Weathering NP 11661 - A Rapido Double-sheath Boxcar</span></a> - Some basics of weathering with Acrylics on double-sheath boxcar.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/06/atsf-129782-bx38-weathering-with.html" target="_blank">ATSF 129872 WWII War Emergency Boxcar Weathering with Pencils and Acrylics</a> - Continuing the weathering on a single-sheath boxcar with Acrylics.</div></div></div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-71785564506567471222023-09-24T16:45:00.005-07:002023-09-27T04:16:45.048-07:00Walthers 50ft Auto-Boxcars (Part 2) - Renumbering GN Cars to Correct Series<div>In the first installment of this series, I just did a general survey of the various Walthers 50ft Auto-Boxcars that I had. Sadly many of them aren't correct, but in this post, I want to address one of the simpler fixes to get a couple of the cars into more 'historically accurate' number series.<br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDiKm56U3VsOFEh-pgH9zu04T_TmfxUxOeI6XAUE8brjglM80TKNKdDjrSxMT6JAl1FTF7RAahcKH-OdWcpb8hpTyRSnV5BDNRYB_t7Dg0VpxN76EhAFnjRLba9YPlW311V11JLwisU24HYLxQ8TU_KoIi6qNqBkBWXRdY7GH73hvRySU7tYJyHfldu-H/s3602/GN%2043625%20Left%20Side-A2%202023-09-24%2015-44-59%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="3602" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDiKm56U3VsOFEh-pgH9zu04T_TmfxUxOeI6XAUE8brjglM80TKNKdDjrSxMT6JAl1FTF7RAahcKH-OdWcpb8hpTyRSnV5BDNRYB_t7Dg0VpxN76EhAFnjRLba9YPlW311V11JLwisU24HYLxQ8TU_KoIi6qNqBkBWXRdY7GH73hvRySU7tYJyHfldu-H/w640-h242/GN%2043625%20Left%20Side-A2%202023-09-24%2015-44-59%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the nearly completed Great Northern 50ft OB Auto-boxcars by Walthers, from the early 2000s.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>These cars needed a bit of work, so lets look at what's involved with updating and correcting a couple of issues with the stock model. I'm not going to get into the odd brake equipment arrangement in this post, as I don't think it's the first think I look at on a freight car like this. Even if the model is going to be a stand-in, I would like the primary exterior visible parts of the model to be mostly correct, i.e. roof, ends, sides.<br /><br /><i>Edit: Doug Polinder pointed out in a comment to me that: "the model is a Howe truss. GN's cars were Pratt." So at best these cars are really going to just be 'stand-ins' for the GN prototypes. Sadly this is one aspect that the ORER fails us, using it as the only research material.</i></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Historical Data</h3><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1ZcRlEdI9lLSH751pWN4NxOvKUtDbtM6YlyHgZ2iFcu9nOU0XRcsWMLrDe-7R7RJi_KBfsNCzFYRiNHE1oBdl-5uspcygXEj5D-ovXVbyVvXjPs-SasicqCkpBChu3hrGD-8sbVN3gvkvBJZX31bZPXYrPWIjxulISbHihwj04Qw6Qh5zNuIDjid-uu4/s3780/GN%2041741%20Stack-C%20Test-A3%202023-09-04%2001-50-02%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="3780" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1ZcRlEdI9lLSH751pWN4NxOvKUtDbtM6YlyHgZ2iFcu9nOU0XRcsWMLrDe-7R7RJi_KBfsNCzFYRiNHE1oBdl-5uspcygXEj5D-ovXVbyVvXjPs-SasicqCkpBChu3hrGD-8sbVN3gvkvBJZX31bZPXYrPWIjxulISbHihwj04Qw6Qh5zNuIDjid-uu4/w640-h200/GN%2041741%20Stack-C%20Test-A3%202023-09-04%2001-50-02%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pre-relettering look of the car in the GN 41700-series.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>To find out if the car's even existed and had the right door arrangement, I turn to my Westerfield Models CD of ORER 1950 fleet data. Under the Great Northern, I can see that they do not have the stock model road number listed.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygP0PI0xSFVrx_2b8vw2lWzbXr3HyjkTiVpPxkjOqhtDuOWJzQpFTl400gzZGlUN9bEYmeuHyC3bgi1urCNa2vnpVjMUwLlFh9wW_j6PxUX1aGWnexBj66QlghFdjS0DhQAUWhLyavUHtloH2P_CtYXQyhzxVL0S9dozWqlVVWSK_XomquycYfZPqZ0qJ/s1037/GN%2041000-series%20doesn't%20exist%20-%20ORER%201950.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="82" data-original-width="1037" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygP0PI0xSFVrx_2b8vw2lWzbXr3HyjkTiVpPxkjOqhtDuOWJzQpFTl400gzZGlUN9bEYmeuHyC3bgi1urCNa2vnpVjMUwLlFh9wW_j6PxUX1aGWnexBj66QlghFdjS0DhQAUWhLyavUHtloH2P_CtYXQyhzxVL0S9dozWqlVVWSK_XomquycYfZPqZ0qJ/w640-h50/GN%2041000-series%20doesn't%20exist%20-%20ORER%201950.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clipping from 1950 ORER - No 41000-series cars active on the GN this year.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Great Northern's entry in ORER 1950 does not show the 41900-series is empty by 1950. However, don't give up hope on your model yet. Search the rest of the company's roster. There may be another series, or the original road number may have been changed during a rebuild, etc.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVY6zqR9dczAQ1-P4fgipLaR3Sy8hc3o2OlZD06lrk3b5gUxxueMHYD6_z7f-XtQnbRqv3a-ezUMiR_LO6zMkOlWyG3Fpw16p9G-kT-1zUNJw--Vu2krhq0H68mLENMFVgi74Btzv3Jrh9B1XIfaXJPE6Mvle29RN12P5M52aSPtjDvvRolmlQUewsshT/s1044/GN%2043000-seires%2050ft%20Auto%20Cars%20-%201950%20ORER.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="82" data-original-width="1044" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVY6zqR9dczAQ1-P4fgipLaR3Sy8hc3o2OlZD06lrk3b5gUxxueMHYD6_z7f-XtQnbRqv3a-ezUMiR_LO6zMkOlWyG3Fpw16p9G-kT-1zUNJw--Vu2krhq0H68mLENMFVgi74Btzv3Jrh9B1XIfaXJPE6Mvle29RN12P5M52aSPtjDvvRolmlQUewsshT/w640-h50/GN%2043000-seires%2050ft%20Auto%20Cars%20-%201950%20ORER.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">However looking at 43500-series we find double-door 50ft boxcars which should match closer to the Walthers model.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div> The ORER does show 43500-43899 series show steel frame, 12ft staggered-doors. The 43900-43999 are similar, but also show full end door. The Walthers models come with end-doors as an option in the kit, so it would be possible to model either series if some minor decalling and renumbering was done.<br /><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Renumbering</h3><div><br /></div><div>So I'm doing some renumbering of the GN cars that I have into the 43k series, which should be easy to change the 1 to a 3. The 43500-43899 and 43900-43999 show as XM (General service boxcars) in the AAR Mechanical classification column.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmBWY8Pvm0FkYrqAbxUqjPqtjac5tT0vyfhqOai5_13EFTwTlspfZU0POl1NutGplCwE-pLuexNjC10wM7SILqADrwZ-5C118VqbVVCXJE4PXELG_nqH711wFk32rpoOmHlhKfuIBTf61vwfcbUhg6kJ1xZA_jfixi8be3UwrMlfuEo4DZy_FfMiRb2Z3/s4032/GN%2043625%20Removed%201-A%2020230919_205133.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmBWY8Pvm0FkYrqAbxUqjPqtjac5tT0vyfhqOai5_13EFTwTlspfZU0POl1NutGplCwE-pLuexNjC10wM7SILqADrwZ-5C118VqbVVCXJE4PXELG_nqH711wFk32rpoOmHlhKfuIBTf61vwfcbUhg6kJ1xZA_jfixi8be3UwrMlfuEo4DZy_FfMiRb2Z3/w640-h480/GN%2043625%20Removed%201-A%2020230919_205133.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Removed the "1" with a No.11 blade scraping carefully.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I started the renumbering work with a No.11 X-acto blade carefully scraping the surface just down through the pad-printed ink of the "1". If I go too far, a small drop of darkened FCR paint works to fix it, although the new "3" will be covering most any scratches that happen.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBG9CQho1O8pyxhesuzc3i0abBf5rYsRSAu1EJNXJVZckf3bFjsJtn47SYrfuyLl5eqUSA9E9b9igV8FcAx1jKm7Y0yim_1LK_HXeS_8uhxHA7FBN5rYvhrcDx3ZHikDKhkoZhmxvB7QTAFg_yEQwEYCoA2vnd2DmJlmKN3k5wu73mGOGNZLbeT_ToQTYz/s4032/GN%2043625%20Renumbered-A%2020230919_215124.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBG9CQho1O8pyxhesuzc3i0abBf5rYsRSAu1EJNXJVZckf3bFjsJtn47SYrfuyLl5eqUSA9E9b9igV8FcAx1jKm7Y0yim_1LK_HXeS_8uhxHA7FBN5rYvhrcDx3ZHikDKhkoZhmxvB7QTAFg_yEQwEYCoA2vnd2DmJlmKN3k5wu73mGOGNZLbeT_ToQTYz/w640-h480/GN%2043625%20Renumbered-A%2020230919_215124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new decal in place with a bit of water still around.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I'm keeping the renumbering simple with Micro Scale's Block Gothic Alphabet and Numbers, White #90051. The 9" lettering is what I'll need to change the side road numbers. If your decal collection has a more "GN" standard lettering style, then obviously it's better to use that.</div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Buckled End Joints</h3><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8JhohHYUs_UZaoB0dn4mjxNEJMitYKDU13s_Ww_wiknZ6kyIJp2dFHxZgXlJyZfPHVrM717dASIBISyOGMx0c-0RhP4ZuY2jFU_Ak-xzCKa4jI6wtAUQOwPqQGjf-XtLlHkRy_GpR5q1460XsZQE5EEwJXjDA79CkccV5KbBFJzqVbPOOUoyxD5UhoO5U/s4032/GN%2043741%20Renumbered-A%2020230919_215142.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8JhohHYUs_UZaoB0dn4mjxNEJMitYKDU13s_Ww_wiknZ6kyIJp2dFHxZgXlJyZfPHVrM717dASIBISyOGMx0c-0RhP4ZuY2jFU_Ak-xzCKa4jI6wtAUQOwPqQGjf-XtLlHkRy_GpR5q1460XsZQE5EEwJXjDA79CkccV5KbBFJzqVbPOOUoyxD5UhoO5U/w640-h480/GN%2043741%20Renumbered-A%2020230919_215142.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the problems of putting the optional ends on is getting solid joints in the corners.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Given that I built these models about 20 years ago and some of them saw years of service, getting knocked around, the ends were starting to come loose. So I wicked in some Tamiya Liquid Plastic Glue, which is lower viscosity than water into the corners of the ends. Then I carefully pushed the end in to get the mitered joint to close. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkj9RN98YPNqOEqI4TGEGJaXV6I_C6KgWT4P5XbE_gJ0igFgYuHqHKijNHv0JUjrF_WdCtpkX-scN0LBMuVJdI9Y2LPFTVM2_S-DSAvL3P23yIntlwMuISSM5a2OZw8JmZXUUNZza6jJUIUxqrJZZ_mPWeJHyHw5_XbAyj-BM-APiY0aaqH08rPIZzRbwM/s4032/GN%2043741%20Renumbered-B%2020230919_224900.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkj9RN98YPNqOEqI4TGEGJaXV6I_C6KgWT4P5XbE_gJ0igFgYuHqHKijNHv0JUjrF_WdCtpkX-scN0LBMuVJdI9Y2LPFTVM2_S-DSAvL3P23yIntlwMuISSM5a2OZw8JmZXUUNZza6jJUIUxqrJZZ_mPWeJHyHw5_XbAyj-BM-APiY0aaqH08rPIZzRbwM/w640-h480/GN%2043741%20Renumbered-B%2020230919_224900.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After closing the end up with liquid plastic glue to secure it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The end looks much better after closing the openings. A little bit of plastic actually squeezed out from this process, but that's easily cleaned up. I did a little wash with water and AppleBarrel 20512E Burnt Umber to dull down the new white decal to match my previously weathered numbers on the cars.<br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Adding Tare Station & Date</h3><br />I also need to add some basic 'tare dates' to the cars. This is a station code, month-year stenciled onto the side of the car, usually in the panel just inboard of the car's weight data block to show when the car was last weighed to 'zero' it. This allows the clerks working the car scales to be accurate within 200 pounds of the car's loaded weight when billing cargo by weight. The weighing also allows the railroads to detect over-loaded cars which are a safety hazard and could cause additional wear and tear on the engines, infrastructure, and bridges.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmUqMRldqNqkJIpVPa9rFUwuVVyd_yUz8yRS6hyFIfrElMnitb2kj2hWza18MwDyG0TJ4Hd7RZWI5g8TvqgPhgPm9UD17F-nqYd2UcXGvjipoQI8RKarkUMIkwDR8ye7Xj8XieRpCOmwEvcFxaFLFzAzNvsCoWQ0Sup8uG1KqS2BvF1zghraZgVv2Zwgn/s2740/GN%2043000-series%20Tare%20Date-A%2020230920_005910.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1527" data-original-width="2740" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmUqMRldqNqkJIpVPa9rFUwuVVyd_yUz8yRS6hyFIfrElMnitb2kj2hWza18MwDyG0TJ4Hd7RZWI5g8TvqgPhgPm9UD17F-nqYd2UcXGvjipoQI8RKarkUMIkwDR8ye7Xj8XieRpCOmwEvcFxaFLFzAzNvsCoWQ0Sup8uG1KqS2BvF1zghraZgVv2Zwgn/w640-h356/GN%2043000-series%20Tare%20Date-A%2020230920_005910.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The Great Northern has a very odd system of station codes, using an alpha and sometimes a number as well. Some of the great past researchers of railroad history have documented these codes and what they station they represented, so I'm able to 'build' plausible station tare date codes for my models. One GN car that I've done already has A-1 on it. I made it out of some spare 3" stencil white decal "A" and a "-1" from the January month of a decal tare data set.</div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Operations Notes</h3><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Rs5oPIiKCGJVuLKsysGG6JVvjnmTUP1Cq8CXisK3JHrBsFQWtnVcQ0RHjSjI_BWtAYrpG8BGxWk24nIkM2Px3tYyg76lPdePCJ2vAuxSwj073u2ULgNe2X2A2uRPNFajA3--dZjv80OIv50ilNVfb939doNm7ro5LA0RRQfsusr7YWtyr53FLr89komf/s2949/ATSF%20140%20BK-4-H%20Cliff%20Jan8,53.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="2949" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Rs5oPIiKCGJVuLKsysGG6JVvjnmTUP1Cq8CXisK3JHrBsFQWtnVcQ0RHjSjI_BWtAYrpG8BGxWk24nIkM2Px3tYyg76lPdePCJ2vAuxSwj073u2ULgNe2X2A2uRPNFajA3--dZjv80OIv50ilNVfb939doNm7ro5LA0RRQfsusr7YWtyr53FLr89komf/w640-h236/ATSF%20140%20BK-4-H%20Cliff%20Jan8,53.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ATSF 140 BK-4-H Cliff Jan 8, 1953, (at LMRC in 2018, Jason Hill photo)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Most of these GN cars traveling to Southern California would be in the lumber trade with finished lumber in these big double door auto-boxcars. The routing usually would be GN, then interchanged to the WP at Bieber, then to the Santa Fe at Mormon Yard (aka Fresno), before routing to Southern California on the Santa Fe on symbol 'GWS' over Tehachapi. Eastward routed cars onto the Santa Fe, would be switched over to N-34 or BK-symbol at Bakersfield to Barstow, then they would be worked into the eastward symbols from there out of San Bernardino.<br /><div><br /></div>If it was heading to a Southern Pacific destination, the car may have be interchanged at Bakersfield to avoid additional congestion in the LA basin. So this ends up being more of a Santa Fe-centric modeling post for today, but the skills are good to learn for any prototype modeler that needs to do renumbering of the freight cars.<br /><div><br /></div></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Open Doors or Closed Doors?</h4><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6iNqlaFkWBflR_1vxjH_SGfkpUiaWHKC1rSr8Sr8OnsDBnxacX1EELB_kLGT2dpCdFaFLv_6sEG2T-5kOVC9Qt7tD5rZ7DKpUpgawuV6BNQjfaKuX17J7mcDhA5ASBO9FDhOsTvSA7GHcjNmO5qwlVb3m46XSuO8utAS0dIy6r4XU9apeF3mFzb5-Dj34/s3409/GN%2043741%20Closed%20Doors-A2%202023-09-24%2015-44-26%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="3409" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6iNqlaFkWBflR_1vxjH_SGfkpUiaWHKC1rSr8Sr8OnsDBnxacX1EELB_kLGT2dpCdFaFLv_6sEG2T-5kOVC9Qt7tD5rZ7DKpUpgawuV6BNQjfaKuX17J7mcDhA5ASBO9FDhOsTvSA7GHcjNmO5qwlVb3m46XSuO8utAS0dIy6r4XU9apeF3mFzb5-Dj34/w640-h206/GN%2043741%20Closed%20Doors-A2%202023-09-24%2015-44-26%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GN 43741's Left side with doors closed, representing a loaded car.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />One of the nice aspects of the Walthers model is the option to model the car with the doors open. While normally, you don't want cars running around loaded where the stuff inside can fall out or be stolen, often the empty car doors wouldn't be properly secured.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbUxmUiyZFQrNOTjoKWF-nC714HOsrp6rRj5vkZ3ErYYQQoYm84R7wd3lGUwjvexNe5zuJs5cqNzxUKOlCOCAI6VHkbz9K9Z02oCoVA_plR3qdib7EjGRWYNiNxvP9uJfzZ38ygLtgK9vAzZwLOQrvDoC-yvFep5mfptWURL9t9Tma7LE6SpNrhKB15--/s3447/GN%2043741%20Open%20Door-A2%202023-09-24%2015-43-37%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1095" data-original-width="3447" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbUxmUiyZFQrNOTjoKWF-nC714HOsrp6rRj5vkZ3ErYYQQoYm84R7wd3lGUwjvexNe5zuJs5cqNzxUKOlCOCAI6VHkbz9K9Z02oCoVA_plR3qdib7EjGRWYNiNxvP9uJfzZ38ygLtgK9vAzZwLOQrvDoC-yvFep5mfptWURL9t9Tma7LE6SpNrhKB15--/w640-h204/GN%2043741%20Open%20Door-A2%202023-09-24%2015-43-37%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While the Right side of GN 43741's doors are modeled open, for returning empty towards home.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div>This lead to a tendency for the doors to open themselves with the slack action in the trains. On layouts with reversing loop staging, it is possible therefore to set up one side of the car as the "Loaded" side, and the other as the "Empty" side. At La Mesa Model Railroad club, this trick is really only visible in two places (Caliente-Tunnel 2 and at Walong on the Loop). <br /><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">More Tricks!</h4><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="1830" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXorX51vX3KCLl4cm9j5-pV7v2jUsCzt_JgzsoIo5CRnqYq1qB-Cd8RggmZ69eEAHTeoO2ijN-JXZuG2U0g1LCcXQ_KWvmV3bb3gX-0yGSKrYgBeI0lZNFeNvbpXNL1BHca2fm133yFUGOWbpLzYm_YSw1uCIbjkOBMmmeY5XjsKpTKOlNm0p4NZOny3xm/w640-h278/NP%204749%20Lumber%20Loads-B2%20-%20TSG%20Multimedia-Jason%20Hill.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For discussion during a video shoot with TSG Multimedia, I cut down a couple OwlMtModels 3004 lumber loads to make a lighter weight faux load for the Walthers boxcar.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br />In one of the TSG Multimedia videos I filmed a number of years ago on the new <a href="https://youtu.be/-1mQQGAsxhk?si=f-Z-kdZjH0izOThs" target="_blank">OwlMtModels 3004 lumber loads</a>, I talked about putting them inside of boxcars in a cut-down form.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zzZCdUOstO7ETjNH596zDwRYACqxK1Ks_DSEba0TWru7GsI1oIjzc7JLFLwZ7QFaxRSzQ6GgT2xrLhjKeW0sLowClQ98Ubpboch58PJF1sCc03MtQBjX46XfMDZGH5jqYcZH2aJjKxNp23ACNnRCXhKxfTj_tgPpqiCE94KQqa1aAhRPXSlLpDV0AFnh/s1856/NP%204749%20Lumber%20Loads-A%20-%20TSG%20Multimedia-Jason%20Hill.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1856" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zzZCdUOstO7ETjNH596zDwRYACqxK1Ks_DSEba0TWru7GsI1oIjzc7JLFLwZ7QFaxRSzQ6GgT2xrLhjKeW0sLowClQ98Ubpboch58PJF1sCc03MtQBjX46XfMDZGH5jqYcZH2aJjKxNp23ACNnRCXhKxfTj_tgPpqiCE94KQqa1aAhRPXSlLpDV0AFnh/w640-h240/NP%204749%20Lumber%20Loads-A%20-%20TSG%20Multimedia-Jason%20Hill.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OwlMtModels 3004 Lumber Load inside Walthers DD boxcar.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br />So that's always an option too if you want to show an open door as the load and claim the closed door is empty!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlsuDERSlVSpffMzZW6fGb81mnijsvV63AEzI-AWIsq1Dwxyki90fy3Smb5JqcLAsRJdmHK35Q78mvVy7zvh8QcyC0mXXLVimTmaXVu1YVrzFV2_GdpVKwM_u5ZGn2PrTgYrOh_O1wWEQ47og-TuZjDyWUbOHABZtpUrmgAEL18Exs2VLQmvR0a4a4Fo2/s2786/SP%2067789%20with%20OMM%203004%20Lumber%20Load-B2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="2786" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlsuDERSlVSpffMzZW6fGb81mnijsvV63AEzI-AWIsq1Dwxyki90fy3Smb5JqcLAsRJdmHK35Q78mvVy7zvh8QcyC0mXXLVimTmaXVu1YVrzFV2_GdpVKwM_u5ZGn2PrTgYrOh_O1wWEQ47og-TuZjDyWUbOHABZtpUrmgAEL18Exs2VLQmvR0a4a4Fo2/w640-h238/SP%2067789%20with%20OMM%203004%20Lumber%20Load-B2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 67789 with a stash of 3004 lumber loads hiding inside at King Lumber in Bakersfield, at LMRC. Jason Hill photo circa 2018.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div>Another option is the photo below, where I staged a photo at King Lumber to show the car being unloaded.<br /><br />Pondering future options, it might even be possible to put magnets inside the lumber load to remotely move them back into the ends of the car to hide them. - Although, I've not actually tried this --- yet.</div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">In Closing</h3><div><br /></div><div>The majority of my cars are now in good shape residing in the 43000-series! However, one now has a new problem. Next time I'll be having a closer look at the 43900-series cars which need end-doors.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnH0RmSULM7gEGcsVmKvYsRwcheqdKTzESRB2jSGV2xLIrfZLxuTIPAMtgi_MybntPfdzCpPieg-4JGc0ufxyJ7PJ1PbtOgVjJ20tj5-cSq9FYU9vDiaRmHyXe7RiBjGO6GnpLobqR-52X6CJxJDFxNtSOtvBOc9Bq3h9EdqWlVCsWyyyXU7f9-RIst2jk/s3529/GN%2043952%20Left%20Side-A2%202023-09-24%2016-25-32%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1345" data-original-width="3529" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnH0RmSULM7gEGcsVmKvYsRwcheqdKTzESRB2jSGV2xLIrfZLxuTIPAMtgi_MybntPfdzCpPieg-4JGc0ufxyJ7PJ1PbtOgVjJ20tj5-cSq9FYU9vDiaRmHyXe7RiBjGO6GnpLobqR-52X6CJxJDFxNtSOtvBOc9Bq3h9EdqWlVCsWyyyXU7f9-RIst2jk/w640-h244/GN%2043952%20Left%20Side-A2%202023-09-24%2016-25-32%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Redecalled GN 43952 with tare date added.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>This car is now renumbered to the correct 43000-series from the 41000-series, however now the 43900-series should have end-doors. Not a problem as these cars came with the option for end-doors. So I'll be digging out the old spare parts from 20 years ago to rebuild the A-end of the car, seen at left in the above photo.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Articles:</h4></div><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/10/modeling-auto-boxcars-part-1-walthers.html">Modeling Auto-Boxcars (Part 1) - Walthers 50ft Double-Door Single-Sheath Auto-Boxcars</a> - An Overview<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/06/weathering-np-11661-rapido-double.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Weathering NP 11661 - A Rapido Double-sheath Boxcar</span></a> - Some basics of weathering with Acrylics on double-sheath boxcar.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/06/atsf-129782-bx38-weathering-with.html" target="_blank">ATSF 129872 WWII War Emergency Boxcar Weathering with Pencils and Acrylics</a> - Continuing the weathering on a single-sheath boxcar with Acrylics.</div><div><br /></div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-28717403266862447282023-09-19T17:58:00.008-07:002023-09-27T04:15:31.059-07:00Open Loads (Part 9) - West Coast Loading of Foreign Gondolas & Flats<div>Some of you might be wondering why a West Coast modeler is doing multiple lumber loads for foreign East Coast gondolas. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1205" data-original-width="3072" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcdQVA-jQkJnCawNgIzzG0OAJb97ZGGrxk-80rsSdLynfG7RFNPaNtD-Bmr_nZrFOMrPx4enNplCeuluKWY-G3xNs_L1xxax73gGGqE0U-kYH43U0SYyBIrwoI5Lu6BhW7EAvSBmrOAtLhIagphYq_M58sObjs8kPGGxD6HgB5AYaApdmzBYx7RX_IV63/w640-h252/Bealville%20-%20Gonds%20and%20Flats-A1.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What to do with all the empty East Coast cars? Reload them! - Jason Hill photo at LMRC, San Diego.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Well, I do like modeling equipment that would have been seen over Tehachapi Pass, which includes the lumber load traffic from Oregon and Northern California to Los Angeles and much of it was then sent east to El Paso and beyond.<br /><br />A sizable number of the cars in this traffic flow were 'rollers' which were brokered en route and were sent via the longer route down out of the Pacific Northwest to Southern California. This allowed more time before turning east to sell the load of lumber and diverted to the customer, which was preferred by the shippers.</div><div><div><br /></div><div><h2>Prototype Operating Considerations</h2><br /></div><div>From the collection of Dan Holbrook, the SCO C507 (May 1950 issued) includes notes that both LV and PRR allowed their gondolas on the west coast to be moved north or south to find loads that can move the cars back east of the Mississippi River, towards home. The C507 also includes B&O, BLE, CNJ-CRP, DL&W, Erie, NYC-PLE, NKP-WLE, PWV, Reading, Union, and WM, so for western modelers, don't be afraid to load your empty foreign gondolas with lumber loads! - This is one of the reasons I've been building lumber loads for my B&O, Erie, NYC, and PRR cars.<br /><div><br />I will also say that in my other research it would appear that some of these roads also allowed their flatcars to be reloaded also, so I'll be mentioning that at the end as well.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Some of the 1950 SCO directive from the eastern roads is probably a carry over from the WWII directive for the flatcars to be nationally pooled 'for the duration', which was found to be useful in some commercial revenue applications in the post-war era into the 1950s.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Note, some of these cars are repeating the use of the same loads in other cars... but that's to prove my point about being able to use a single set of loads to add variety to a single set of operating routing. I've taken to index numbering the loads so I can keep track of them. I will be using their ID numbers in these photos so you can see which loads are swapping to other cars.</i><br /><br />So let's have a look at some examples:</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Tangent 52'6" Bethlehem Gondola</h4><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRz3wjheT_stuEJ7ZvAcGR3P_spK-fgnbCsB8yQFO9iBC1h4BYNp4wQM5xCol73WHV1ELJkRdzy0x1bG_2ininDVzTD351pAC7jaKKxNyyt7yum7cHsvLnUgX2t2iu5injRoKGpc3Yc4Bn7pT7gnuRo1C0N3t3ntHVmxIXZmlwuaXMgbQsma_q63usYkO/s3633/B&O%20259798%20OMM%203005-A%2020230902_012940.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="3633" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRz3wjheT_stuEJ7ZvAcGR3P_spK-fgnbCsB8yQFO9iBC1h4BYNp4wQM5xCol73WHV1ELJkRdzy0x1bG_2ininDVzTD351pAC7jaKKxNyyt7yum7cHsvLnUgX2t2iu5injRoKGpc3Yc4Bn7pT7gnuRo1C0N3t3ntHVmxIXZmlwuaXMgbQsma_q63usYkO/w640-h242/B&O%20259798%20OMM%203005-A%2020230902_012940.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Load 1145 - B&O 259798, Tangent 52ft Gondola with full 3-stack OMM 3005 Lumber Load kit. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The Tangent Bethlehem 52'6" gondolas can trans-load the lumber loads between them without any problems to create variety in the operating look of the trains. This is an example of a B&O car.</div></div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Tangent 52'6" AC&F Gondola</h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVo8II-mdXvCqVxkOHwneMvlcJUQogwmYkpJ8DzR88oNpaRKD0A7R-QNpVngIpQ6fKPhBRZMLBkz3R53iXaWoA9MLYc-gKwFX9LrL-3NwmNRlL-a6PxOmpGGuc4A9gndfWupMRqDfW6NFpoxj2qHetJZv2aPHXt9_oV5Ex2n6_csfB06keidPGUuJRTxrv/s3770/PRR%20372468%20OMM%203004%20Stack-A2%202023-09-02%2002-31-22%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1595" data-original-width="3770" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVo8II-mdXvCqVxkOHwneMvlcJUQogwmYkpJ8DzR88oNpaRKD0A7R-QNpVngIpQ6fKPhBRZMLBkz3R53iXaWoA9MLYc-gKwFX9LrL-3NwmNRlL-a6PxOmpGGuc4A9gndfWupMRqDfW6NFpoxj2qHetJZv2aPHXt9_oV5Ex2n6_csfB06keidPGUuJRTxrv/w640-h270/PRR%20372468%20OMM%203004%20Stack-A2%202023-09-02%2002-31-22%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Load 1145, 2 Stacks - PRR 372468 with two smaller stacks of lumber from OMM 3004 kit.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Tangent also produced this ACF 52'6" Gondola on the PRR these are G31Bs, which numbered in the 10's of thousands! So by the early 1950s a very common East Coast type of car.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3A7iEWmPxEcOZ296BEsosplEAO4QdbFcw2260ahCEm7IPKftfC94R9yuxCeJEMUsDmi25MsSMJaRT3cj0PmbyO49daCumc71V0nJYCMazGH4nRE28XsRI77Qc-sXJehzEGa1_m3wmILbolH3DM8BAANI7Znkmnkh6huVoLrgOc7jyAuh_xjSE3IS2BhlZ/s3753/PRR%20372468%20OMM%203005%202-3A2%202023-09-02%2002-29-35%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1601" data-original-width="3753" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3A7iEWmPxEcOZ296BEsosplEAO4QdbFcw2260ahCEm7IPKftfC94R9yuxCeJEMUsDmi25MsSMJaRT3cj0PmbyO49daCumc71V0nJYCMazGH4nRE28XsRI77Qc-sXJehzEGa1_m3wmILbolH3DM8BAANI7Znkmnkh6huVoLrgOc7jyAuh_xjSE3IS2BhlZ/w640-h274/PRR%20372468%20OMM%203005%202-3A2%202023-09-02%2002-29-35%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Load 1164 - This load is about 5/6s of an OwlMtModels 3005 kit.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This load is 5/6s of the OwlMtModels kit, configured in 2-3 stacks with 48" tall units. Wooden cross bracing is replaced with 6lb fishing line 'iron wire' between the stakes over the load.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgsMblC1bucOFEt34ulbYREYE2tWugI34TI3iwxsfKZ0qeHQYR3LSwmrudZvaAQMA0aHiLTDE81dgzAsc70Pl91RIxtnYXZ_PHC-CUFU9LWb7-yVLqMMHoqW-kOxsOgAphC5YzJq788ErsX9SXxsf5xSIcnPXBWJadnj_gCIz_254KHki-bsK6DDV5Myh/s3713/PRR%20372468%20OMM%203005-A2%202023-09-02%2002-28-44%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1645" data-original-width="3713" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgsMblC1bucOFEt34ulbYREYE2tWugI34TI3iwxsfKZ0qeHQYR3LSwmrudZvaAQMA0aHiLTDE81dgzAsc70Pl91RIxtnYXZ_PHC-CUFU9LWb7-yVLqMMHoqW-kOxsOgAphC5YzJq788ErsX9SXxsf5xSIcnPXBWJadnj_gCIz_254KHki-bsK6DDV5Myh/w640-h284/PRR%20372468%20OMM%203005-A2%202023-09-02%2002-28-44%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Load 1145 - Here's the full 3-stack 3005 kit in the PRR gondola.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />There aren't many options when the full load is used, basically just the height of the units used. The AAR standards say not to make units less than 30" and not more than 48". Some cars in photos are not stacked out to the cubic limits of the car, as sometimes 'wet' or 'green' wood would weight much more than expected. So there is some rhyme and reason for why cars appear to be "under loaded" in the same train. Remember also that some of these cars are heading home towards restricted vertical clearance home-roads. If the car makes it all that way as a 'roller' without being sold, then it will have to navigate the Plate-C Clearances, so on those cars, be sure to cut the stakes down and not load the car too high, even if cubic and weight allowances aren't a consideration.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0Lm8H63rIHWf5yfHGHEyZ-RG986kasNxDwTLeJREgDWaVnv1cD__HtjaNNbO1DmhLoaweHSYXZwdE2E5qR7UIm3wpZp4ne3ER3IhrwGAaytG2t-4_FV2wpDiV_qn3CxQsb26Jk08AUpRa-sxEWRUE1lNTHPjNy3kc0KT1XanfiHbi7zbw5T76TxGihJE/s3845/PRR%20372468%20Stack-C%203005-A2%202023-09-04%2001-57-53%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="3845" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0Lm8H63rIHWf5yfHGHEyZ-RG986kasNxDwTLeJREgDWaVnv1cD__HtjaNNbO1DmhLoaweHSYXZwdE2E5qR7UIm3wpZp4ne3ER3IhrwGAaytG2t-4_FV2wpDiV_qn3CxQsb26Jk08AUpRa-sxEWRUE1lNTHPjNy3kc0KT1XanfiHbi7zbw5T76TxGihJE/w640-h188/PRR%20372468%20Stack-C%203005-A2%202023-09-04%2001-57-53%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Load 1065 - Fully wooden-braced 3005 kit.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This load is made up of 36" tall units in a 2-3-3 configuration. Wooden bracing is used on this load, with two full stake sets outboard of the central top units.<br /><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">Proto2000/Walthers 52'6" Greenville (WWII AAR) Gondola</h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvPHQ8EElUgD1viL7Es54_kfJ2mSqhWXmsSd0qpEpjPJTO_I8PqPVz3aqTubCQL6GgmMrAfMRvE4wj0gbwN2-X6tLqIBuTBqlA2pH0-gG2s7mfEba__Q0pt1AAdLavwRXUkBrjtRc4EQ_1HYE2OlMgKmSqNojksBgAcEBiboufalqP-kDlEoUJeyHJPZy/s3648/NYC%20711493%20OMM%203005-A2%202023-09-12%2000-53-24%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1345" data-original-width="3648" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvPHQ8EElUgD1viL7Es54_kfJ2mSqhWXmsSd0qpEpjPJTO_I8PqPVz3aqTubCQL6GgmMrAfMRvE4wj0gbwN2-X6tLqIBuTBqlA2pH0-gG2s7mfEba__Q0pt1AAdLavwRXUkBrjtRc4EQ_1HYE2OlMgKmSqNojksBgAcEBiboufalqP-kDlEoUJeyHJPZy/w640-h236/NYC%20711493%20OMM%203005-A2%202023-09-12%2000-53-24%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Load 1145 - Proto2000/Walthers Greenville 52'6" WWII-built gondolas.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Bethlehem and ACF cars by Tangent don't have collapsible stakes pockets on the interior of the sides, but instead moved to strap tie-downs along the top edge of the sides. Proto2000/Walthers gondolas (NYC below) have molded collapsed stake pockets, which narrows the interior size of the car slightly, which means that full-size stakes can't be used effectively there on the OwlMt Lumber Loads. Also providing actual stake pockets, instead of just wedging in the stakes for the cars that have no stake pockets, mean that it's possible to line up the stakes with the theoretical pockets if they were deployed.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjMClbMYYU1WMuFMABUzSRIO4QBwXJAz6dwNJwd1W9C0k50yblLG5w93tkfazEFTfFT9mdOzxF24ak5ZyJ9PzqpZd7yDoDZr_g0eZaOf0aNZ_m7cH-toUNYSroTgbQQr7iHbELzDJXu5Q20XTwgqSPV0JEgpOT0AVjkRmRt7dqexweZLtLy_z7LF2DpPU/s3893/NYC%20711493%20OMM%203005-B2%202023-09-12%2000-54-19%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1471" data-original-width="3893" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjMClbMYYU1WMuFMABUzSRIO4QBwXJAz6dwNJwd1W9C0k50yblLG5w93tkfazEFTfFT9mdOzxF24ak5ZyJ9PzqpZd7yDoDZr_g0eZaOf0aNZ_m7cH-toUNYSroTgbQQr7iHbELzDJXu5Q20XTwgqSPV0JEgpOT0AVjkRmRt7dqexweZLtLy_z7LF2DpPU/w640-h242/NYC%20711493%20OMM%203005-B2%202023-09-12%2000-54-19%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Load 1065 - Swapping loads to the NYC P2K gondola</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I will be building a couple more loads, one will specifically be with stakes to align with the stake pockets of the Proto2000 gondolas. I will also be using the notched stake option, so that the load is more freely fitting, so I can easily remove the load from the car without catching the stakes on the carside.<br /><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">Tichy 52'6" WWII Emergency Composite Gondola</h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LDznsBHbbFAfJ6q17iCwTOyMXQOA_NFNYhf9FjUGqnS_2hYu0phK--7VSke8dXGADf8gh5lVZmdpayK4vHQx_VzV5hH90GtlwD1cCNDR4Ya0yLi6U4-sg8DLubiI6mwkWsE-Wpc6ZY_2lzHQJI9kzle469mMIGlFHLvedDgfWThUWzP0YZnQtPG_AqHV/s3736/NYC%20711317%20OMM%203005-A2%202023-09-12%2000-52-37%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1391" data-original-width="3736" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LDznsBHbbFAfJ6q17iCwTOyMXQOA_NFNYhf9FjUGqnS_2hYu0phK--7VSke8dXGADf8gh5lVZmdpayK4vHQx_VzV5hH90GtlwD1cCNDR4Ya0yLi6U4-sg8DLubiI6mwkWsE-Wpc6ZY_2lzHQJI9kzle469mMIGlFHLvedDgfWThUWzP0YZnQtPG_AqHV/w640-h238/NYC%20711317%20OMM%203005-A2%202023-09-12%2000-52-37%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Load 1145 - Tichy NYC 52'6" WWII Emergency Gondola with OwlMtModels 3005 3-stack load kit.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Tichy also makes a compatible composite WWII gondola, which can be loaded with lumber. These cars are fun to weather with the contrast of wood sides with steel structure over the top. Some railroads resheathed these cars in steel after the war-time material restrictions were lifted.<br /><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">Walthers 46ft USRA Gondola</h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3K9juMQ7aVrR6HiYgEeemXt1gpYifht-Dpdys2efXIi4ZU5Y0BW4dQS4iCcJeyWSBkRKcASQi80C4mXSQWfL0OC12wHnHmq0YyP93M6xj2oonm3wAe3crQiNx78oXfA3_vFN3zlfnyXYWYjx-X_-vP_sIvQPrLdjsCmq05pxOEvHcNXJVEVQKL_uHVMu/s3395/PRR%20317083%20Left%203004-A2%202023-08-09%2020-18-39%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="3395" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3K9juMQ7aVrR6HiYgEeemXt1gpYifht-Dpdys2efXIi4ZU5Y0BW4dQS4iCcJeyWSBkRKcASQi80C4mXSQWfL0OC12wHnHmq0YyP93M6xj2oonm3wAe3crQiNx78oXfA3_vFN3zlfnyXYWYjx-X_-vP_sIvQPrLdjsCmq05pxOEvHcNXJVEVQKL_uHVMu/w640-h252/PRR%20317083%20Left%203004-A2%202023-08-09%2020-18-39%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Load 1159 - Walthers 46ft USRA PRR 317083. one of the thousands of G25 class cars.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Chalk marks on the car side are used to align the stakes to the load. In some ways this cuts down the positional options of the loads, but if the loads are kept as A/B stacks, then they can be transposed or rotated in multiple arrangements to vary the look of the same load.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5yHszGutQ8MBVC7m70eUnlyF6Tr4UTYXFAFMe1QgupcK5TqJf2GLgmpXhEi6jdjHyFiMAUVJHkEp3l9TF-hutf-bQjJZNiBgV-7uKVevq7F3Dx9v6UZBnt9mY_Hc9VaG_Eyg3zzl49vOXYzj5JCaLrKouhdAcfoBBf3pkK9TzgAhItSvEPlhVuDh8UuN/s3518/PRR%20316083%20OMM%203004%201169-B2%202023-09-17%2011-17-29%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="3518" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5yHszGutQ8MBVC7m70eUnlyF6Tr4UTYXFAFMe1QgupcK5TqJf2GLgmpXhEi6jdjHyFiMAUVJHkEp3l9TF-hutf-bQjJZNiBgV-7uKVevq7F3Dx9v6UZBnt9mY_Hc9VaG_Eyg3zzl49vOXYzj5JCaLrKouhdAcfoBBf3pkK9TzgAhItSvEPlhVuDh8UuN/w640-h274/PRR%20316083%20OMM%203004%201169-B2%202023-09-17%2011-17-29%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Load 1169 - Another PRR G25 with a steel-top-banded load which has started to shift noticeably.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This load is the subject over the previous Open Loads (Part 8) post. The load uses the ChartPak 1/64" tape for the high-tension steel-bands across the top of the load. I modeled this load as a shifting stack of lumber. Thankfully the load therefore is not centered around the stake sets, which should stay aligned with the car's pockets... and allows off-set arrangements if I rotate the two stacks or transpose their positions.</div><div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dRcx6kXGF_WZ6olR3hYUh0ZOJ-dhuozyY6BpkgCe85cavwnETc4TQFcxp9haw7ABF6H0LEfgAismVXmH11bEOFlxhpEgMg-47iG-jxBvrdixsMEmw_pTt9agPC_b-BHg3g3o5yLG1-ymXbNrD81xuFg1S8_TB7usUSwqSvBwZbj-RzUr_CKQbBqA6cXW/s3323/LV%2027202%20OMM%203004%201169-A2%202023-09-17%2011-16-24%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="3323" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dRcx6kXGF_WZ6olR3hYUh0ZOJ-dhuozyY6BpkgCe85cavwnETc4TQFcxp9haw7ABF6H0LEfgAismVXmH11bEOFlxhpEgMg-47iG-jxBvrdixsMEmw_pTt9agPC_b-BHg3g3o5yLG1-ymXbNrD81xuFg1S8_TB7usUSwqSvBwZbj-RzUr_CKQbBqA6cXW/w640-h258/LV%2027202%20OMM%203004%201169-A2%202023-09-17%2011-16-24%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Load 1169, transposed - LV 27202 is another Walthers' 46ft USRA gondola.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>In this photo with the Walthers LV model, the loads have been transposed outwards from the car's center. The load's still shifted, but the two stacks aren't to the point of impacting each other.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunca428RL1NrvTZv09t1vli1ifOMoy9BXv9hhVrMUrT_vsx7f6qORAqq7cFU5gbys2VwI8UE5xcztuYIqkdEj7Wwr9w1mXxHxby6NE7a0Unxf-rqDEPFDXIJk1HQdRWz1qhpHJ1hHwMsKhnVBEkf3nn_ywBgZjrauowrCiQndBeWYKHrlWhSmCIaIKxWZ/s3632/ERIE%2015503%20OMM%203004-A2%202023-09-19%2016-05-17%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="3632" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunca428RL1NrvTZv09t1vli1ifOMoy9BXv9hhVrMUrT_vsx7f6qORAqq7cFU5gbys2VwI8UE5xcztuYIqkdEj7Wwr9w1mXxHxby6NE7a0Unxf-rqDEPFDXIJk1HQdRWz1qhpHJ1hHwMsKhnVBEkf3nn_ywBgZjrauowrCiQndBeWYKHrlWhSmCIaIKxWZ/w640-h270/ERIE%2015503%20OMM%203004-A2%202023-09-19%2016-05-17%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Load 1159 again, this time in Erie 15503, a stock Walthers 46ft USRA Gondola.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>As can be seen, just changing the loads around a bit creates new looks to the cars, thus making each train look unique, even if you've not re-blocked the train. Just changing which load goes in which car and how, will make your sessions 'feel different' from a visual stand point.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1_YIQsvqpNa41fV3DG5ACBJc0pBNUHWB9PZAy-mTgp7pdCB8EoqWo6azixbsz9GTaxnTuKK-5sb5a46fXSswLbs3lEhVCl96rj_eiUXYVDABSFfmsHFYoM7qgfwq-aSLvKeQRF-_N6UTDRomcTyREl6iAakOiqgvIBM1aAfQKEbgxlYIRACN4mTAp4ok/s3429/NYC%20501536%20OMM%203004-A2%202023-09-19%2016-05-55%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1503" data-original-width="3429" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1_YIQsvqpNa41fV3DG5ACBJc0pBNUHWB9PZAy-mTgp7pdCB8EoqWo6azixbsz9GTaxnTuKK-5sb5a46fXSswLbs3lEhVCl96rj_eiUXYVDABSFfmsHFYoM7qgfwq-aSLvKeQRF-_N6UTDRomcTyREl6iAakOiqgvIBM1aAfQKEbgxlYIRACN4mTAp4ok/w640-h280/NYC%20501536%20OMM%203004-A2%202023-09-19%2016-05-55%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Load 153 in NYC 501536, another Walthers 46ft Gondola</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I'm not sure if the black NYC gondolas are correct for post-WWII cars. The stock Walthers model comes with a tare date of 1947, so might be right. Any NYC modelers are welcome to tell me if it's wrong. In any case, NYC cars certainly were available to reload and send towards home.<br /><br />The Load 153 is one that's actually designed to fit a Red Caboose steel GS gondola, but it works well here too, although the stakes don't line up with the car's pockets, so these would have to be wedged in against the car's sides.<br /><br /><h2>Foreign Flatcars?</h2><div><br /></div><div>I know of at least one photo of a B&O 40ft P-11 class car loaded with lumber in San Diego, circa 1955. San Diego actually had sawmills to cut up large log rafts brought down by ocean-tug from the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. So it's hard to tell if the B&O flat was a 'roller' from the PNW which was diverted to San Diego because the lumber was sold, or if it was a foreign car being reloaded for movement eastward towards home. In the end I guess it doesn't really matter, as either would be a reasonable explanation of what the car was doing loaded with lumber at the southern edge of the USA.<br /><br /></div><h4>F30A Flatcars from Bowser or Rapido</h4><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2F3fjbJRcuo1UhixZU4bHcy-D3brgz8EcX25RMoOSDnIgM8siehvwMH5Kw8FOXnMPHaQj2-t7H13kcLxKxtt6s4l2W1aRV2Hn-R2j1qV-zTbmh-8pVx-l9nqKHFWla5QD9mIbYfIaDnb2Sgl7HodkpyqsRxU4C1xdbJ5u-7NzlspablD6pxTlLWOt4kI/s3634/PRR%20475731%20OMM%203002-B2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1673" data-original-width="3634" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2F3fjbJRcuo1UhixZU4bHcy-D3brgz8EcX25RMoOSDnIgM8siehvwMH5Kw8FOXnMPHaQj2-t7H13kcLxKxtt6s4l2W1aRV2Hn-R2j1qV-zTbmh-8pVx-l9nqKHFWla5QD9mIbYfIaDnb2Sgl7HodkpyqsRxU4C1xdbJ5u-7NzlspablD6pxTlLWOt4kI/w640-h294/PRR%20475731%20OMM%203002-B2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PRR 475237 with a pair of lumber stacks over the trucks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Here's some examples of PRR F30A flatcars from Bowser loaded with the new OwlMtModels 3003 Lumber Loads.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9oiOQLEQmNa2nSIu2HDs1hxUxH2x4m4uFWx28JGgU3rOoOxHkMim1ujwkRaczBzh02ri8jZIqeQwsyfoF0o72bWf-Em2zASPzsBIwtinjO0L5bi_2NUq-356MypEhuVcZUNfQFUeO_bVxH7U8axX3TEO51JxLAFOtqkZBw6IpZ56o6U_rQdTuG2qIPe8/s3951/PRR%20475260%20Stack-C%203002%20In-A2%202023-09-04%2001-53-23%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="3951" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9oiOQLEQmNa2nSIu2HDs1hxUxH2x4m4uFWx28JGgU3rOoOxHkMim1ujwkRaczBzh02ri8jZIqeQwsyfoF0o72bWf-Em2zASPzsBIwtinjO0L5bi_2NUq-356MypEhuVcZUNfQFUeO_bVxH7U8axX3TEO51JxLAFOtqkZBw6IpZ56o6U_rQdTuG2qIPe8/w640-h194/PRR%20475260%20Stack-C%203002%20In-A2%202023-09-04%2001-53-23%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PRR 475260 with a couple of centered stacks. - Looks like the brakewheel got smashed, gonna have to get a carmen to fix that up!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />While these smaller 2-stack loads wouldn't be taxing the 70-ton capacity of the Pennsy flats, it was a way to get some extra lumber moving east if these were 'rollers' and cover some future order from a yard along the way.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsS1r1Gu22b0qwJFOkorhLCm1EQxpyWcVhQ24hP-QVj4-529whZ_Hjo_ZJkBT2CiLy4Cv9_-Nq7CMpMz7k6JQsli1Vpk_pPsCe4VXK0qNrBTpJIOZFSuzHkFEl2WIMTnuM7H0tWYsq2Vs52GvWatUAEeAFJ4iW9xNUFCslmzsxlI571nynUaCxF5YXyI_/s3574/PRR%20475260%20OMM%203002+3012%20Stretch-A2%202023-09-02%2002-24-59%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="3574" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsS1r1Gu22b0qwJFOkorhLCm1EQxpyWcVhQ24hP-QVj4-529whZ_Hjo_ZJkBT2CiLy4Cv9_-Nq7CMpMz7k6JQsli1Vpk_pPsCe4VXK0qNrBTpJIOZFSuzHkFEl2WIMTnuM7H0tWYsq2Vs52GvWatUAEeAFJ4iW9xNUFCslmzsxlI571nynUaCxF5YXyI_/w640-h258/PRR%20475260%20OMM%203002+3012%20Stretch-A2%202023-09-02%2002-24-59%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again PRR 475260, this time with a much higher board-feet count load.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />In this load, I kitbashed some of the panels into a very long load, and then did a couple of more regular stacks. The 50ft deck length of the F30A makes "fully loading" it a bit trickier, but possible with some creativity.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj00ODlseaaVh3IVoy3Ka_N_Snrg-X2tbn-0YfHsWeEaU2S4TghhX1Hg7HYKsTnmWDgystBcwwNcVjABScjqgElx9HEwEd-gjykweXCjXqksSUpdjgcMBTMpCYqOmelhoHG01Y4UoLrA0XhGP6m3v3RAOvJhBcV-D0d-QYQepg_boxIv2U2-zh9ridQKu6/s2871/PRR%20475260%20-%20OMM%20Lumber%20Overhead%20Magunden-A2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1178" data-original-width="2871" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj00ODlseaaVh3IVoy3Ka_N_Snrg-X2tbn-0YfHsWeEaU2S4TghhX1Hg7HYKsTnmWDgystBcwwNcVjABScjqgElx9HEwEd-gjykweXCjXqksSUpdjgcMBTMpCYqOmelhoHG01Y4UoLrA0XhGP6m3v3RAOvJhBcV-D0d-QYQepg_boxIv2U2-zh9ridQKu6/w640-h262/PRR%20475260%20-%20OMM%20Lumber%20Overhead%20Magunden-A2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A high-view of 475260 with a load of older 3001 lumber loads, in this case with iron-wire banding.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Don't forget you can build centered stack loads, like this one too. I suggest putting some of the separator pieces lengthwise to tie the bottom of the load together for strength.</div></div><div><br /></div><h4>P2K/Walthers 52'6" AAR WWII Standard Flatcars</h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCbincLpDsGVPXs_hbWcKABw3HHnOORSxg_Yg4Kd-6U927rc6czBH0xJA3zmSzZiMjZb7fD0WaNRyQqfVIaIHvikxyjEHW-qmza26RKxFKbk62XGHYM0HSZPIwO4sUKX0U8v_HFLvBlwFy-tkllRlkcf2PjwNz2yPeYtpuCLibVlbhYravxo_hAo3hIrM/s3631/CNW%2046583%20OMM%203003-B2%202023-08-08%2005-34-16%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="3631" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCbincLpDsGVPXs_hbWcKABw3HHnOORSxg_Yg4Kd-6U927rc6czBH0xJA3zmSzZiMjZb7fD0WaNRyQqfVIaIHvikxyjEHW-qmza26RKxFKbk62XGHYM0HSZPIwO4sUKX0U8v_HFLvBlwFy-tkllRlkcf2PjwNz2yPeYtpuCLibVlbhYravxo_hAo3hIrM/w640-h244/CNW%2046583%20OMM%203003-B2%202023-08-08%2005-34-16%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">C&NW AAR WWII Flatcar loaded with lumber. (Walthers/P2K flatcar, OMM 3003</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Other cars from the mid-west could also be reloaded, as it would be easier to send them home. However, this would not have the SCO authorization from the owner to send them empty anywhere in the western US to find that load. So these would be locally unloaded near the lumber loading areas of NP, GN, UP/OSL, SP, etc. and then sent out as needed, hopefully towards home rails!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LLZYJf0LIH6rVYrPvB0qsLQ4Y1cl6GzIxVJh9fIl1TfXs_XtnxtoqdcbpAB_12tE71vOt7puJ0AzpAWtTCmdTaAKG0Y7xfOkCHMDsyoAlaXdXtoFdjolV9VKwjO6Umen5XRclCuNvI_zIE_28Va5xGJJiu9y7ocnpt1KzqlQEChk8P0A79kQa41vOmor/s3597/NKP%203004%20OMM%203003-K3%202023-08-07%2017-47-05%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="3597" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LLZYJf0LIH6rVYrPvB0qsLQ4Y1cl6GzIxVJh9fIl1TfXs_XtnxtoqdcbpAB_12tE71vOt7puJ0AzpAWtTCmdTaAKG0Y7xfOkCHMDsyoAlaXdXtoFdjolV9VKwjO6Umen5XRclCuNvI_zIE_28Va5xGJJiu9y7ocnpt1KzqlQEChk8P0A79kQa41vOmor/w640-h246/NKP%203004%20OMM%203003-K3%202023-08-07%2017-47-05%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A heavy load of lumber, probably near the capacity for the 50-ton NKP flatcar.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Here's an Nickle Plate example, this car would be a 'long east' car working its way back towards home. If it was a 'roller', it could probably show up just about anywhere in the country with this load.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Balancing the Message</h2><div><br /></div><div>Obviously, the 'home roads' would have to provide their own cars if enough 'foreign' cars couldn't be used. This results in the mixed consists that are what we see most of the time: home road cars, interchanged partner roads, and then the really far from home cars that have been reloaded all mixed together. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5N9_E34rursjnRjHt7KLB8EJKmzM9_US5SjRhMf9PWjLHgW6NpAabCYy2bj047OuKhjTkctbmd8KqhLfiIeih_m-vDx08H6suaCY1YWLAknfZgx6PY28V4Qf3POdHE-gk9Qg4qr0j1adXav64qAuw87I_BAFBTEGc_roChudZ4UPI0qo4F1at0JYanJu8/s1603/SP%204177%20Lumber%20Drag%201-671%20two%20miles%20east%20of%20Oakridge%201947%20-%20Vanishing%20Vista%20postcard%20JT-63%20-%20colorbal.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1603" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5N9_E34rursjnRjHt7KLB8EJKmzM9_US5SjRhMf9PWjLHgW6NpAabCYy2bj047OuKhjTkctbmd8KqhLfiIeih_m-vDx08H6suaCY1YWLAknfZgx6PY28V4Qf3POdHE-gk9Qg4qr0j1adXav64qAuw87I_BAFBTEGc_roChudZ4UPI0qo4F1at0JYanJu8/w640-h400/SP%204177%20Lumber%20Drag%201-671%20two%20miles%20east%20of%20Oakridge%201947%20-%20Vanishing%20Vista%20postcard%20JT-63%20-%20colorbal.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 4177 Lumber Drag 1-671 two miles east of Oakridge 1947 - Vanishing Vista postcard JT-63, Jason Hill collection</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>In the photo above, we can see many different railroad's cars mixed in this consist. For Southern Pacific trains leaving Oregon, interchanges would be from the friendly NP, and less friendly UP, CP, CN. The GN and WP were at the time more friendly with Santa Fe's connections, but they certainly would still interchange if the customer had ordered the routing to go via the SP.<br /><br />The advent of hump yards allowed for better sorting by destination of interchanged cuts, but even then the 'rollers' are going to be a wildcard as to when they will be sold and need to be cut out of the train. Usually the diversion points would be a place which had the yard facilities to handle breaking up the consist anyway.</div></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">In Closing</h2><div><br /></div><div>The east coast sends the rust, the west coast will return the favor with splinters. So it's fun to have both removable steel loads and lumber loads for the same pool of cars, then you can mix up sending them away from home loaded and either send them home empty or reload them with local products.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEjIhnsRSH-3zmxom-NJdnuHUixuXEPBlkb1I8NzVq8NCfLTt4h4vc9IAuMXqmMZVMKKJshyq9O3ExzQZ17VApEwqxVQ_GW2OJKrV0QLtuS5_YmBk7nmy8RnXWTNUiPh_CzNqy87-6oCGTFevklwtro92LbhnZpcCF4-OliO4HKkX3bKsn1GcZ5iykI4W/s3958/Lumber%20Ocean%20-%20Foreign%20Gonds-A1%202023-09-19%2017-28-20%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2866" data-original-width="3958" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEjIhnsRSH-3zmxom-NJdnuHUixuXEPBlkb1I8NzVq8NCfLTt4h4vc9IAuMXqmMZVMKKJshyq9O3ExzQZ17VApEwqxVQ_GW2OJKrV0QLtuS5_YmBk7nmy8RnXWTNUiPh_CzNqy87-6oCGTFevklwtro92LbhnZpcCF4-OliO4HKkX3bKsn1GcZ5iykI4W/w640-h464/Lumber%20Ocean%20-%20Foreign%20Gonds-A1%202023-09-19%2017-28-20%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An overview of the lumber loads shown above. - Notice specifically the differences: wood paint/coloring, shifted loads, and bracing with wood, iron wire, and steel bands.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><div>Another point of variation is not building all the loads with identical methods of bracing, or even style of bracing. Unless you're modeling a lumber mill shipping 20 carloads of lumber under the same crew and foreman, the different mills would each load their cars differently. Mill A might have started using steel banding and palletized loads on flatcars, but the rest haven't except for Mill C, which only uses them to connect the top of the stakes. Mill B is still using iron wire between the stakes, while D, & E all are still using wooden bracing because they have the extra scrap hardwood pieces.</div><div><br /></div></div><div>Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Articles:</h4><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/09/open-loads-part-8-modeling-high-tension.html" target="_blank">Open Loads (Part 8 ) - Modeling High-Tension Steel Banding on Lumber Loads</a><div><div><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/08/open-loads-part-7-shifted-lumber-loads.html" target="_blank">Open Loads (Part 7) - Shifted Lumber Loads</a> - What happens when your load moves?</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/12/open-loads-part-5-lumber-loads-on-flats.html">Open Loads (Part 5) - Lumber Loads on Flats & Gondolas</a> - Examples of Open Lumber Loads.<br /><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2018/10/open-loads-part-2-lumber-in-boxcars.html">Open Loads (Part 2) - Lumber in Boxcars</a> - Ideas for building lumber loads inside boxcars.<br /><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/08/lumber-load-in-gondola-sp-160522-mdc.html">Lumber Load in Gondola SP 160522 - MDC Kitbash</a> - Modifying OwlMtModels 3004 Lumber Load for gondola with false-load below gondola sides.</div></div><div><br /></div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-23583147799156978142023-09-17T14:27:00.007-07:002023-09-27T04:12:05.845-07:00Open Loads (Part 8 ) - Modeling High-Tension Steel Banding on Lumber Loads<div>I've been working on a large number of lumber loads this fall, including pilot models of the new <a href="https://www.owlmtmodels.com/LumberQR.html" target="_blank">OwlMtModels 3002/3003 "Short-Wide"</a> kits, which are now available for pre-order. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-o6qlXuxyXXPe8L9HCdyr6BuI5QII_GlKUuDEOmyIOVh6vl9jn45FAc0Yn2n85Z01_UNIRQaKKVlXWz-6q3cfWMFhhjXcHo-CUQEgnt3oIdaNYqpmA7uvdkX31kTeTBnHeqY_2gnFkpNk-e_pqVYdzsO-LGGZwY_VCn0tKqFPjb7in9bGkDO06S9KaDLN/s3491/PRR%20316083%20OMM%203004%201169-C2%202023-09-17%2011-18-24%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2138" data-original-width="3491" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-o6qlXuxyXXPe8L9HCdyr6BuI5QII_GlKUuDEOmyIOVh6vl9jn45FAc0Yn2n85Z01_UNIRQaKKVlXWz-6q3cfWMFhhjXcHo-CUQEgnt3oIdaNYqpmA7uvdkX31kTeTBnHeqY_2gnFkpNk-e_pqVYdzsO-LGGZwY_VCn0tKqFPjb7in9bGkDO06S9KaDLN/w640-h392/PRR%20316083%20OMM%203004%201169-C2%202023-09-17%2011-18-24%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished OMM 3004 "Narrow" Lumber Load with ChartPak 1/64" 'Steel-Banding' replacing the wooden cross-ties.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div>I've been wanting to try the high-tension steel-bands, which started being used on lumber loads during the 1950s, and became widespread in the 1960s and beyond. Modern modelers need to use high-tension bands on almost all of their modern loads, and even by the 1970s, wooden stakes were becoming very rare to see in prototype photos.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">ChartPak to the Rescue!</h2><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb1_DISPJvtO0NKH7zl6oXgQGcu05UtU_XwTKN3PLekP5Fmfs524SK-2Qupv8xk8kK5EA6eVuGr9nGM_z7-KksjnGY1fEOT9vS4wBP1WA1HEkxyNMBKwu3mJC90nrawxpV0quQnoHw5m465OoAHMBrnLcmvwNc9Xvq-qUbSXof2tvYjwbGnaDf607_ZgRC/w480-h640/Chartpak%20125%20-%20Facial%20Diagram-A%2020230916_231113.jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My package of 1/64" ChartPak tape arrived yesterday... time to get tied up, or is that tied down?</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The High-Tension Steel Bands - <a href="https://www.hyatts.com/art/chartpak-tape-black-1-64-in-x-54-yd-roll-AD1000" target="_blank">Hyatt Graphics sells 1/64th inch chart tape</a> in 54 yard rolls for $10.30, which should last a number of lumber loads and other needs for steel banding around your model railroad. Amazon and Walmart on-line also offer the same tape, but for more like $15. I prefer to support the actual company that would be shipping the Walmart orders, so I went to Hyatt and talked with Nick. Their phone number is (800) 234-9288 x630 if you want to talk to Nick as well.</div><div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Done Before?</h2></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifba2NQeJmHhTNyxg8bOBnk95hV6Yo13zEqcyZJbNPyYNrHE5EVZ1MPz9H64bRWFWs9IdegQWtd3Ah1iPhRLgUcmrpOa0IP5QvXf7aleGU5BgDfJkUizXqwAzhHb2fXHJ4o2C8MtkupyLi2coaeRcpUUTLGUcSpJMX3hqLCFe3xjltIDUy8jbYdTu3Jm4K/s4004/Dave%20Maffei%20Split%203001%20Lumber%20Loads-E2%2020230617_094929.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="4004" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifba2NQeJmHhTNyxg8bOBnk95hV6Yo13zEqcyZJbNPyYNrHE5EVZ1MPz9H64bRWFWs9IdegQWtd3Ah1iPhRLgUcmrpOa0IP5QvXf7aleGU5BgDfJkUizXqwAzhHb2fXHJ4o2C8MtkupyLi2coaeRcpUUTLGUcSpJMX3hqLCFe3xjltIDUy8jbYdTu3Jm4K/w640-h220/Dave%20Maffei%20Split%203001%20Lumber%20Loads-E2%2020230617_094929.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful work on the steel-bands for this lumber load by Dave Maffei - Jason Hill photo at BAPM 2023 meet.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>While I'm new to this technique, there have been plenty of modelers out there who have made wonderful use of this material. The main difference in the application I want to explore here is the use of the ChartPak for replacing the wooden cross-ties on a load, not fully palletizing of each unit of lumber (aka bundle).<br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Tools?!</h2><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3rAKKNzCxHtg96JDt3FBFAhYBi-zkZ-PzcYHXPvxl02KHud_AkWbNQp9KcJ9xvHv_BFfz7YRmZFLIjgn94Z6E1X8idRJFamIjKvCqjrzbthwJ32mnrWmSCMDmNbUO8yA7yXI8BpIgYj9lY4IM2Wl0-bbJT6EdUBDVfpkuNg8dTtmAY7W1r3-J4KQwIyQ/s4032/ChartPak%20Tools%20for%20Steel-Banding-A2%2020230917_121006.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3rAKKNzCxHtg96JDt3FBFAhYBi-zkZ-PzcYHXPvxl02KHud_AkWbNQp9KcJ9xvHv_BFfz7YRmZFLIjgn94Z6E1X8idRJFamIjKvCqjrzbthwJ32mnrWmSCMDmNbUO8yA7yXI8BpIgYj9lY4IM2Wl0-bbJT6EdUBDVfpkuNg8dTtmAY7W1r3-J4KQwIyQ/w640-h480/ChartPak%20Tools%20for%20Steel-Banding-A2%2020230917_121006.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Special" tools I used for this project.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>I did dip into my tool kit for some unique tools. Including at least 3 self-closing tweezer/clamps. I've used tools like this before when rigging ship models and fishing line "iron-wire" for freight car loads. The clip/tweezer is a great and fast way to attach weight to a line and get it to hang straight while you tie knots or do other things to it. The pen is a Silver ink, fine tip from Uni-ball that I picked up at Michael's Craft Store (along with my white "chalk marking" Gel-pen). <br /><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-weight: 700;">Getting Started</span></h2><div><br />As I've mentioned, my modeling era is just before these steel-bands became wide-spread in the lumber industry, but were used for other loads starting in WWII when it was developed. I probably should have started with getting familiar with the tape on a unitized or palleted load, but hey, I didn't want to do that on this load, so I'll just show the process that it took to get it to work for me. (The last build-photo I'll be talking about what finally worked well for going forward!)<br /><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9qUCvsUfR4p_0lQFv2GOPGlKz805LfyrP6hFpCEeWgaczNEWfT6Cdz9pLLfbMOolAwb0wJutbtnNGyjZA13DurzAG-ERIs8Opr7EnnCcMZjUO39WCz8hzucE6vhBbuADwKrERd7WjsfQTlVy1G6aakgOgizP5hEkRVnuyleGbsSLSK9Y6iNh-fV0lFcX/s4032/ChartPak-A%2020230916_233741.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9qUCvsUfR4p_0lQFv2GOPGlKz805LfyrP6hFpCEeWgaczNEWfT6Cdz9pLLfbMOolAwb0wJutbtnNGyjZA13DurzAG-ERIs8Opr7EnnCcMZjUO39WCz8hzucE6vhBbuADwKrERd7WjsfQTlVy1G6aakgOgizP5hEkRVnuyleGbsSLSK9Y6iNh-fV0lFcX/w640-h480/ChartPak-A%2020230916_233741.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After messing with a couple tries, I started getting some ideas...</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The vinyl really likes having something to stick to and be burnished against. Free-floating and anchoring very lightly around the stakes is not the ideal use for the tape. I think you need to be a mutient 12-armed octopus to be able to do this without 'mechanical hand' help holding. Two hands to hold the ends of the tape tight, another two to work No11 blades (wait, don't cut the tape!) or fine tweezers to get the tape to lay in the right place while glue dries, another two or three to work the ACC bottle and get a wire applicator to put the glue on the over-lapping section of tape/banding. Then at least a couple more to grab another set of mini-clips to hold the two layers of tape together for the glue to dry!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UkqAw_GvI8y0bVdwpwxJ8O2CbD9_pggXAsxbmp6cHP7s9RN9SOwXYAcUPIPdGJxkrpc5P6aIxZ7uJpkkhgmUtPnaubVvZh2C6ao2ASfnKeyY_LJJL4TiIhAU9wwGH1cuBiFDXsiLwGliPTZHaHA7DaClIYmljQ2uOYyeJLehQ-nMpabYDwSBqsxDzCv3/s4032/ChartPak-B%2020230916_233747.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UkqAw_GvI8y0bVdwpwxJ8O2CbD9_pggXAsxbmp6cHP7s9RN9SOwXYAcUPIPdGJxkrpc5P6aIxZ7uJpkkhgmUtPnaubVvZh2C6ao2ASfnKeyY_LJJL4TiIhAU9wwGH1cuBiFDXsiLwGliPTZHaHA7DaClIYmljQ2uOYyeJLehQ-nMpabYDwSBqsxDzCv3/w640-h480/ChartPak-B%2020230916_233747.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's one down... starting working number two on the right.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The basic idea is to get the loop of tape fairly tight, which usually means extra material is needed out both ends, over each side. The tape won't want to lay on top of itself at the stakes. In the photo above, I was able to get the lapped section of tape to bond with the ACC glue, but the 'under' layer of tape us pinched against the stake, if that slips or comes out, it will slacken the band-set... so not ideal.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEUyUaCm_aM2PE3jJhqbrwFchR2cJENX8IkpgAdbCIyNlKO7FiFMe6xGPqqcYdqWPk0y19WOEAPtUPRezhF7xvae2WGN2rUC8ZQQ6dAbKcH1CUBLiueozORv9vaM9NUtkkOAr_znhV1m6EeG74yTMOxPF2qonX3BdiRbAUeFI9v92Qw1m8y0yJ9OXJ6rA/s4032/ChartPak-C%2020230916_233849.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEUyUaCm_aM2PE3jJhqbrwFchR2cJENX8IkpgAdbCIyNlKO7FiFMe6xGPqqcYdqWPk0y19WOEAPtUPRezhF7xvae2WGN2rUC8ZQQ6dAbKcH1CUBLiueozORv9vaM9NUtkkOAr_znhV1m6EeG74yTMOxPF2qonX3BdiRbAUeFI9v92Qw1m8y0yJ9OXJ6rA/w640-h480/ChartPak-C%2020230916_233849.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silver craft fine-tipped pen to make the steel clips that crimp onto the steel-bands.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The completed band... time to grab the silver gel-pen and mark where the tension clips are holding the steel bands together. The ink flows fast and makes a slightly larger mark than I was hoping, but I may come up with ways to 'black ink' it smaller again, - but that will have to wait for the next post on using steel banding.</div><div><br /></div><div>Annoying challenges continue, the tape won't want to lay on top of itself at the stakes, as we can see at the left-stake here. - At first, don't worry about that. You can come in after the band is 'done' with the flush-cutters to clip off the excess from the 'inside' of the loop-band.</div><div><div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Victory! - ?</h2><br /></div><div>Finally, I got the hang of this, I think! It gets rather busy in the foreground of this photo, so I'll try to explain. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lho4FEu2VuyQc1oGLiBaexjWHicrK12yrlY6bpfWbJix6cIvNJMXA2r7Qc1zDNvvfUsoIVm5ZWNKb-3EruFu3XPPN3P6MjtO3M4k7PLDmRxssHtmDlrLrThjeEmQA14CMd6YtUj_JOgruanChAhNNK8eMjW4j49mclJ5B6RpkEBknh2n3Yaogi0wo4yT/s4032/ChartPak-E%2020230917_013332.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lho4FEu2VuyQc1oGLiBaexjWHicrK12yrlY6bpfWbJix6cIvNJMXA2r7Qc1zDNvvfUsoIVm5ZWNKb-3EruFu3XPPN3P6MjtO3M4k7PLDmRxssHtmDlrLrThjeEmQA14CMd6YtUj_JOgruanChAhNNK8eMjW4j49mclJ5B6RpkEBknh2n3Yaogi0wo4yT/w640-h480/ChartPak-E%2020230917_013332.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My final anchoring solution - wrapping around stakes/boards & Mini-clips!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br />There's two mini-clips, each is weighting down one end of the tape. The tape has been wrapped around a post/brace to anchor it off, then the clip provides the weight to keep it there. (The tackiness of the tape isn't reliable with this much force.) I've already fitted the longitudinal bracing over the top of the tape bands, which gives me something more to anchor to. The tape was fed under and around the bracing and stakes to form nearly two complete loops between the stakes. The 'inner' one is at the lower far right, the front loose end is the one coming diagonally from the left stake, around the close stake and brace, then clipped off with the mini-clip. In this jury-rigged mess, the two far-side loops of tape are laying on top of one another that I can apply some ACC with an extra piece of plastic stake material (anything will work, wire, etc).</div><div><br /></div><div>Once the glue has set, I can clip off the extra material with the flush-cutter and put some silver inked band-clips on with the pen.<br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYith6RukoCDUq8-uAj3FWoFbUSWgTZqz2pMROWeHzLSPizX8-PrDswjAKI85KUuFNE0GmuYhKteo4iYBPjkf7CJZ323-zlILIoztvVKZMfo4BqKZ6DltKM8D36ylgWd2eRAytQTHe8314ZJgKU7QPHtZuxQs_6QqCye89uwsJF6D6cjvTwq1xbT1Qlc8/s3579/PRR%20316083%20OMM%203004%201169-A2%202023-09-17%2011-19-10%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1379" data-original-width="3579" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYith6RukoCDUq8-uAj3FWoFbUSWgTZqz2pMROWeHzLSPizX8-PrDswjAKI85KUuFNE0GmuYhKteo4iYBPjkf7CJZ323-zlILIoztvVKZMfo4BqKZ6DltKM8D36ylgWd2eRAytQTHe8314ZJgKU7QPHtZuxQs_6QqCye89uwsJF6D6cjvTwq1xbT1Qlc8/w640-h246/PRR%20316083%20OMM%203004%201169-A2%202023-09-17%2011-19-10%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new load is designed to fit Walthers 46ft USRA Gondolas, so let's sit back and enjoy the finished model.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><div>Of the 6-sets of banding that I did for this load, I tried probably a dozen times to get the tape to start. The tape stretches too, so it is very tricky to use. </div></div><div><div><br /></div></div><div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-o6qlXuxyXXPe8L9HCdyr6BuI5QII_GlKUuDEOmyIOVh6vl9jn45FAc0Yn2n85Z01_UNIRQaKKVlXWz-6q3cfWMFhhjXcHo-CUQEgnt3oIdaNYqpmA7uvdkX31kTeTBnHeqY_2gnFkpNk-e_pqVYdzsO-LGGZwY_VCn0tKqFPjb7in9bGkDO06S9KaDLN/s3491/PRR%20316083%20OMM%203004%201169-C2%202023-09-17%2011-18-24%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2138" data-original-width="3491" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-o6qlXuxyXXPe8L9HCdyr6BuI5QII_GlKUuDEOmyIOVh6vl9jn45FAc0Yn2n85Z01_UNIRQaKKVlXWz-6q3cfWMFhhjXcHo-CUQEgnt3oIdaNYqpmA7uvdkX31kTeTBnHeqY_2gnFkpNk-e_pqVYdzsO-LGGZwY_VCn0tKqFPjb7in9bGkDO06S9KaDLN/w640-h392/PRR%20316083%20OMM%203004%201169-C2%202023-09-17%2011-18-24%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More of an end-view of the steel banding.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div></div><div>I will also say, the ideal way is probably to use some ACC and let it fully dry tacking the band to the end-side of one stake to provide an anchor. </div><div><div></div></div><div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Covert Chalk Markings</h2><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8eormZKO3kpj6_HbDwn8AASKWZ_56Ka-7KGPZ1V95U5JZiu5ERWcIzX1XRhmfoc2DVT0IEnQsyYvu2wUmThFyEpugVjqPhzLiZSuyMiNpOzSMSdCRPMVod6JF5bR_iNI1CdaAYoeNPMheKwPczriT50kPHMMt6eAztIFNeUpFCOdSQDN7jLeIJw0d4Gkt/s3323/LV%2027202%20OMM%203004%201169-A2%202023-09-17%2011-16-24%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="3323" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8eormZKO3kpj6_HbDwn8AASKWZ_56Ka-7KGPZ1V95U5JZiu5ERWcIzX1XRhmfoc2DVT0IEnQsyYvu2wUmThFyEpugVjqPhzLiZSuyMiNpOzSMSdCRPMVod6JF5bR_iNI1CdaAYoeNPMheKwPczriT50kPHMMt6eAztIFNeUpFCOdSQDN7jLeIJw0d4Gkt/w640-h258/LV%2027202%20OMM%203004%201169-A2%202023-09-17%2011-16-24%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Walthers 46ft USRA Gondolas are good for many different prototypes, which could be reloaded with lumber.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div><div>On a couple of my USRA 46ft gondolas, I've marked on the outside where the inside stake pockets are located, so I can quickly align the loads as I place them in the car. There's nothing actually inside the car to keep it aligned fore-aft in this position.</div><div><br /><h2>In Closing</h2><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKkh5UPeriE1XX4bKUZSSXGSX5jahRliq3wQZGkd7PNnBoS1wqAzHbiwECAhznkfoaqSDHzi0Pin374OmmrdJBnGKA8DCJ3TCNm0S-02AcPAU-_z9PyQnYT4ntqxKOBWuoiNcj3nYhhzR-yc1ImR8ArZpv85inubkoJ5RfcHsp15Kijx8VXRUky1sey0I/s3518/PRR%20316083%20OMM%203004%201169-B2%202023-09-17%2011-17-29%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="3518" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKkh5UPeriE1XX4bKUZSSXGSX5jahRliq3wQZGkd7PNnBoS1wqAzHbiwECAhznkfoaqSDHzi0Pin374OmmrdJBnGKA8DCJ3TCNm0S-02AcPAU-_z9PyQnYT4ntqxKOBWuoiNcj3nYhhzR-yc1ImR8ArZpv85inubkoJ5RfcHsp15Kijx8VXRUky1sey0I/w640-h274/PRR%20316083%20OMM%203004%201169-B2%202023-09-17%2011-17-29%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Other side of the PRR 316083 gondola with the load bunched together, towards the center of the car.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div></div><div>Perhaps form a single loop to enclose one stake, then close it off, that will provide the anchor, then wrap it around the other stake and back to the first after the glue dries. This from above would form a loop, but with a 'crossover' between them. Rather like a 4x8 layout with a track cutting across the center of the loop, forming two reverse loops. - I'll probably try that on the next steel-banded load I do.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Articles:</h4><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/08/open-loads-part-7-shifted-lumber-loads.html" target="_blank">Open Loads (Part 7) - Shifted Lumber Loads</a> - What happens when your load moves?</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/12/open-loads-part-5-lumber-loads-on-flats.html">Open Loads (Part 5) - Lumber Loads on Flats & Gondolas</a> - Examples of Open Lumber Loads.<br /><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2018/10/open-loads-part-2-lumber-in-boxcars.html">Open Loads (Part 2) - Lumber in Boxcars</a> - Ideas for building lumber loads inside boxcars.<br /><br /><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/08/lumber-load-in-gondola-sp-160522-mdc.html">Lumber Load in Gondola SP 160522 - MDC Kitbash</a> - Modifying OwlMtModels 3004 Lumber Load for gondola with false-load below gondola sides.NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-22258035495862301342023-09-06T02:05:00.007-07:002023-09-27T04:09:42.925-07:00Chalk Marks - A New Method<div>I really want to draw attention to the human details that we so often forget on our models. No, I don't mean modeling a brakemen riding a car exactly, or a clerk walking the paths in a yard, 'mud hopping' the string. No, I mean the notes that the crews left for themselves and others to understand various needs of the car's status, routing, servicing, or maybe even to set the car out in the middle of a blizzard at night when the trainman doesn't feel like trying to read a car number.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOecP70BMSkw1E0PMI0HH8cPT9C-tTsDu0fCJlDiZfTQ5c6_DbCdYoHgmDWIkPZLwdobptJVvm9ABODeksmPWJeqdAVdRsDB_mTzydl1xwEhG6zWS_7aUpf7DkLfVVVWP0Ip_gZfWK6GcloWF5_RukW9OEvg6H0IXkfiGDJmBGPG3AxR5yzDvPhHeujUMl/s4016/Chalk%20-%20White%20Gel%20Pen%200,5mm%2020230905_205847.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1165" data-original-width="4016" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOecP70BMSkw1E0PMI0HH8cPT9C-tTsDu0fCJlDiZfTQ5c6_DbCdYoHgmDWIkPZLwdobptJVvm9ABODeksmPWJeqdAVdRsDB_mTzydl1xwEhG6zWS_7aUpf7DkLfVVVWP0Ip_gZfWK6GcloWF5_RukW9OEvg6H0IXkfiGDJmBGPG3AxR5yzDvPhHeujUMl/w640-h186/Chalk%20-%20White%20Gel%20Pen%200,5mm%2020230905_205847.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gel-Pen with 0.5mm tip and strong white covering gel-ink which makes great chalk-marks!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>So I wasn't planning to circle back to the NC&StL 15337 so fast, but I went by Michael's craft store today and found a great little white gel-pen from GELLYROLL 0.5mm tipped pen. It doesn't work so well on glossy surfaces, but works great on dullcoated surfaces. I found that I needed to clean the tip on some paper or ideally wood (tie material works great) to get fresh gel on the ball to present it onto the model surface.</div><div><br /></div><div>Let's look at a few examples of chalk marks by Gel Pen...<br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">NC&StL 15337</h3><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4EwahrOQcufyNWewipUBDdCSiT4VsV1RsQYkdZskcl1e29Uc26BHXn73Z8sBcRhjnFm_77vUEhYJoHbUtvhLHm23IoBhEqLnkj-STmfZ04X57YMnOBz62u2t3yLGzu7bZwGLOVo5mb-nRqMGBNNwWXi7-FLzVLNl0ZODR1rFtuiiGjur816jV1lgH_SD/s983/NC&StL%2015337%20-%20Fowler%20-TRRA%20photo,%20East%20St%20Louis,%20July%201948,%20Illinois,%20Joe%20Collias%20coll,%20Bobs%20Photo%20-%20Ted%20Culotta%20collection2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="983" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4EwahrOQcufyNWewipUBDdCSiT4VsV1RsQYkdZskcl1e29Uc26BHXn73Z8sBcRhjnFm_77vUEhYJoHbUtvhLHm23IoBhEqLnkj-STmfZ04X57YMnOBz62u2t3yLGzu7bZwGLOVo5mb-nRqMGBNNwWXi7-FLzVLNl0ZODR1rFtuiiGjur816jV1lgH_SD/w640-h270/NC&StL%2015337%20-%20Fowler%20-TRRA%20photo,%20East%20St%20Louis,%20July%201948,%20Illinois,%20Joe%20Collias%20coll,%20Bobs%20Photo%20-%20Ted%20Culotta%20collection2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NC&StL 15337 - Fowler -TRRA photo, East St Louis, July 1948, Illinois, Joe Collias coll, Bobs Photo - Ted Culotta collection - with permission<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div>Cross check the work against the prototype photo. Not bad! Looks like there's a #9 on the left end of the car. Could be a track number or maybe a train symbol. Hard to tell. Several old chalk marks at the left stirrup which have been wiped out with someone's rag or a sleeve. There's an old mark below the light weight. I'm guessing there's a AB bleed-valve arrow and the letters "Rod" under door. The door has some rough math of some sort being worked out, along with to the right of the door. A random "P" appears to be next to the Internal Dimension data block, and some other marks under the lower ladder rungs.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQ0SsuaizTeG4X3h3aU_A3GUF8iXifVOrx-BGwGRgAMFT0iMDRnL3klfGmL1OfZg-g_btHi-HHOC7hma6IXzPcRXego07eNGqoAXI2IgeFhmr-haDmc3DpOD-DJ2aSa8RfA82aPegmpq3e70X3_uZvGKbXFR44FDDcEBAB6WH0XTDl_3SeBbKYkg4SWZI/s3936/NC&StL%2015337%20Chalk%20Marks%20Left-A2%202023-09-06%2000-57-26%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="3936" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQ0SsuaizTeG4X3h3aU_A3GUF8iXifVOrx-BGwGRgAMFT0iMDRnL3klfGmL1OfZg-g_btHi-HHOC7hma6IXzPcRXego07eNGqoAXI2IgeFhmr-haDmc3DpOD-DJ2aSa8RfA82aPegmpq3e70X3_uZvGKbXFR44FDDcEBAB6WH0XTDl_3SeBbKYkg4SWZI/w640-h250/NC&StL%2015337%20Chalk%20Marks%20Left-A2%202023-09-06%2000-57-26%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little work with the new gel-pen toy on the left side of NC&StL 15337 to match prototype photograph.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I like this white gel, as it dries flat and looks good as chalk marks. I'm also planning to get some gray and other colors, like yellow, red, green, etc which carmen and clerks used if it was at hand. The colors I'm looking for aren't going to be neon or super bright, but more realistically colored chalks that would have been available in the 1940s-1950s.<br /><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDJq2qCbznPjC7g_x4bwJbFysktcDaboWxnWmgoZ2-In6MJxxfW1bLwCSivjPL6cMQwRH4I6joJUUtEKImVg43skctYcxWFyIWCmcMJv8zQ2bJanePwQLKTK1Rtksa2ehJ3oI0e1heZc7C1pgnEN4JR60LxJXvGblojs_YLcGE9AYn9BT22tN1Z1bSujr/s3778/NC&StL%2015337%20Chalk%20Right-A2%202023-09-06%2000-59-23%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1433" data-original-width="3778" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDJq2qCbznPjC7g_x4bwJbFysktcDaboWxnWmgoZ2-In6MJxxfW1bLwCSivjPL6cMQwRH4I6joJUUtEKImVg43skctYcxWFyIWCmcMJv8zQ2bJanePwQLKTK1Rtksa2ehJ3oI0e1heZc7C1pgnEN4JR60LxJXvGblojs_YLcGE9AYn9BT22tN1Z1bSujr/w640-h242/NC&StL%2015337%20Chalk%20Right-A2%202023-09-06%2000-59-23%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right side of NC&StL 15337 with an assortment of chalk markings with the gel-pen.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div>The other side of the car is pretty basic, with OK marks, some other cryptic scribbles, some door math again to round it out the model. I have some other plans in the work to do the final detailing on this model, which will make up last of the series on the NC&StL 15337 (Part 4).</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">SP 15203</h3><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7E0E1qiDtXn177KK3MOU9sm7-fgoZEsNFudelbff6x5AK8aIczZvMdPUdgk2OvUITnA-dhIWiOOlB1CE1BeoVDh35GvMa6KQ4zMuMSQXufwqXz2zlOP-yFk08lieGlBOqF5WoLei-LcKg4178JjLtiu5FP7ZD09X2IUrl1ScLLveGsDNZwCvawMrEzAU/s2914/SP%2015203%20Chalk1511%20Shorts-A2%2020230906_003641.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2079" data-original-width="2914" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7E0E1qiDtXn177KK3MOU9sm7-fgoZEsNFudelbff6x5AK8aIczZvMdPUdgk2OvUITnA-dhIWiOOlB1CE1BeoVDh35GvMa6KQ4zMuMSQXufwqXz2zlOP-yFk08lieGlBOqF5WoLei-LcKg4178JjLtiu5FP7ZD09X2IUrl1ScLLveGsDNZwCvawMrEzAU/w640-h456/SP%2015203%20Chalk1511%20Shorts-A2%2020230906_003641.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 15203 with "Shorts" chalk mark.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The left side of Rapido B-50-15 includes the arrow for trainmen to quickly find the bleed valve lever in the dark of night when walking the string of cars. As my Jawbone Branch is connected directly to traffic flow between Bakersfield and Los Angeles, usually using the freight symbol "Mojave Shorts", or often just called the "Shorts" for the division, direction implied by which end of the division the car is starting on. Shorts West from Los Angeles and Shorts East from Bakersfield. The combination of the station number "1511" indicates the car's heading for Mojave.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1ukXuLmJn96Yz1DFyKJoKa2yLO5LhhB2BCbqSgmcFwKz2rKiX50bDYKeO9EcLaQxyyZ68cvx2NiR9SK_9vlKHWnhSQWwv3eTeBl-wkvP-cjAKYII0LqORDgJKY5U_7u0mv-jKQJ6Pi8rTAo9lqc5rb4wjAR4MW9JYbI4rK_VwAGlkeEc9VqT88EE7rQo/s2948/SP%2015203%20Chalk%20HOLD-B2%2020230906_003650.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2044" data-original-width="2948" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1ukXuLmJn96Yz1DFyKJoKa2yLO5LhhB2BCbqSgmcFwKz2rKiX50bDYKeO9EcLaQxyyZ68cvx2NiR9SK_9vlKHWnhSQWwv3eTeBl-wkvP-cjAKYII0LqORDgJKY5U_7u0mv-jKQJ6Pi8rTAo9lqc5rb4wjAR4MW9JYbI4rK_VwAGlkeEc9VqT88EE7rQo/w640-h444/SP%2015203%20Chalk%20HOLD-B2%2020230906_003650.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other side of SP 15203 just has the crypic instruction "Hold".</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>One of the common chalk marks was "Hold", this can be used in dozens of places and is a great mark to put on cars. Is the car empty and the agent wants to keep it in the yard? Well, 'Hold' it here. Which cars are we pulling from this industry? Oh, someone marked this as a hold, to remind us the loading crews aren't done with their work. Maybe the car's on three-day demurrage agreement unload still, and there's a weekend, so the car's not having to be unloaded until Tuesday, so we're holding the car until it's released by the customer.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">SP 15564</h3><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimaoUm_WgbN6H29h55-e9acITIiR7U6HDQ44e-lzhpSHEtcR0GjoQiqaxTGfTatKlaTKWPZApiAu1_yxcNht2ZSkdtIanpzSk9puQJ39iVnQuMy8I1E2wjLVls80T7EZIn9PzN3l-6rlKjGUp-fc50wiIli6I5Mn6TgMzPzCOEUfJoNJNqvL6fULJBOrRY/s3781/SP%2015564%20Chalk%20Cleanout-A2%202023-09-06%2000-55-18%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1263" data-original-width="3781" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimaoUm_WgbN6H29h55-e9acITIiR7U6HDQ44e-lzhpSHEtcR0GjoQiqaxTGfTatKlaTKWPZApiAu1_yxcNht2ZSkdtIanpzSk9puQJ39iVnQuMy8I1E2wjLVls80T7EZIn9PzN3l-6rlKjGUp-fc50wiIli6I5Mn6TgMzPzCOEUfJoNJNqvL6fULJBOrRY/w640-h214/SP%2015564%20Chalk%20Cleanout-A2%202023-09-06%2000-55-18%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like the last trip of SP 15564 wasn't kind, time for a "Clean out"!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The left side of SP 15564 I went with the basic bleed arrow and a carmen's instruction to get the car cleaned out, which usually involved a set-over to a track on the edge of the yard for a day and a visit from a worker with a broom.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrUl-RcYH7asH2NJQrNd4H9ZezoExHBqZUgVk6_hbyCDGg6ymPJISCAxbqcmvmzd_27kF6gVK98d3jUX5SQo7JFgUprJYaUsB3Q1df7BiV12M4zUcbJu0KEa0StRPGty_9RtMec2CIxoBB10cNGsGD4HuoM7j1qwUdhQjAIvDCl_8UW1mdMyr2bA1yTIj/s3891/SP%2015564%20Chalk%20OK-A2%202023-09-06%2000-55-47%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="3891" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrUl-RcYH7asH2NJQrNd4H9ZezoExHBqZUgVk6_hbyCDGg6ymPJISCAxbqcmvmzd_27kF6gVK98d3jUX5SQo7JFgUprJYaUsB3Q1df7BiV12M4zUcbJu0KEa0StRPGty_9RtMec2CIxoBB10cNGsGD4HuoM7j1qwUdhQjAIvDCl_8UW1mdMyr2bA1yTIj/w640-h230/SP%2015564%20Chalk%20OK-A2%202023-09-06%2000-55-47%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other side has an "OK" and the bleed arrow for this side.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>For now the other side is very basic generic marks. When I get a couple of other colors I may add some more.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">NP 11661</h3><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexCvo-NrOxl4FS8-a5AIE8eJ8AxzIoOAoU6piJeuuKZDr0lAbY9lwCK5lbCNsBRnwf6mrFUX3XNhBiWy1A-m0u50TVcKteCT7J0tj2eWhkmJJRrVZQRF_9OOocdRYkZqEmM2AfzaF8ZA5dvBLe049SiUqY6KiGIR1dcsUtz1k0BZSielvBmS-pFt7lsJ_/s3955/NP%2011661%20Chalk%204th%20St-A2%202023-09-06%2001-07-11%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="3955" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexCvo-NrOxl4FS8-a5AIE8eJ8AxzIoOAoU6piJeuuKZDr0lAbY9lwCK5lbCNsBRnwf6mrFUX3XNhBiWy1A-m0u50TVcKteCT7J0tj2eWhkmJJRrVZQRF_9OOocdRYkZqEmM2AfzaF8ZA5dvBLe049SiUqY6KiGIR1dcsUtz1k0BZSielvBmS-pFt7lsJ_/w640-h224/NP%2011661%20Chalk%204th%20St-A2%202023-09-06%2001-07-11%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NP 11661 with a few basic marks.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I haven't put much on this Rapido Double-sheath NP boxcar with simple marks for "4th St" and "S/O 2". Sounds like the car recently was routed to something on 4th Street of somewhere and setout 2, which is another cryptic message for some Conductor to himself.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">SP 37821 "Overnight" B-50-16</h3><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvs9tPHtPzDIxKiiIE3EC0I8nkt1mAEuRLsE35bG-8FF-S640dUHBmpmSiiAkbO8PkH5lMZ_JvK71XzKaqvLHMVSH0K0pXPktxARNCZ5iHINIW4-uzD9FL-uMmWt55vErg1UUP-M2LlEHm0V36aWEGJ4CkkyVm6sRKRGmxRU_j844jdkNdR2IdX-gAqcrn/s2972/SP%2037821%20Chalk%20Freight%20House-A2%2020230906_003709.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="2972" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvs9tPHtPzDIxKiiIE3EC0I8nkt1mAEuRLsE35bG-8FF-S640dUHBmpmSiiAkbO8PkH5lMZ_JvK71XzKaqvLHMVSH0K0pXPktxARNCZ5iHINIW4-uzD9FL-uMmWt55vErg1UUP-M2LlEHm0V36aWEGJ4CkkyVm6sRKRGmxRU_j844jdkNdR2IdX-gAqcrn/w640-h494/SP%2037821%20Chalk%20Freight%20House-A2%2020230906_003709.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 37821 chalk mark "Freight House" and station code "3429".</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I decided not to obviously assign the routing for this B-50-16 Overnight car to Los Angeles Freight House, but instead have hidden that exact message on the car by using the SP's Los Angeles station number, 3429. The PMT 'Overnight' loading at the SP freight house was the usual loading/unloading point. As I may be using the car in general freight service, which may focus on Freight Forwarders, which for the Jawbone Branch, often would mean coming from the LA Freight House also! So win-win situation.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPAoMSWZ9Oe0CFqdgeYS_DsGzmiSy5uzFmAOP3QKE5BWT2QmZDsFgwdYIB9oXL-NE2KXsJHeezVrSNZsG2o5szbHKskA6BqdkBIe44HXWjfVD0XosIC7MqAiFi-LW8D_0BHuSDM830MeHXtU0KGcNB6g9PVLDN6bx9uo9e3ijMw9Xddh5A2bZ25QWnKUaM/s3465/SP%2037821%20ChalkTeam-B2%2020230906_003719.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2277" data-original-width="3465" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPAoMSWZ9Oe0CFqdgeYS_DsGzmiSy5uzFmAOP3QKE5BWT2QmZDsFgwdYIB9oXL-NE2KXsJHeezVrSNZsG2o5szbHKskA6BqdkBIe44HXWjfVD0XosIC7MqAiFi-LW8D_0BHuSDM830MeHXtU0KGcNB6g9PVLDN6bx9uo9e3ijMw9Xddh5A2bZ25QWnKUaM/w640-h420/SP%2037821%20ChalkTeam-B2%2020230906_003719.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SP 37821 with "Team 3" chalk mark.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The other side of the Overnight car I went with a more generic chalk mark of "Team 3" which would probably be a spot or door number at the local Team track.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">UTLX 72176</h3><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJzVo0oRP-zkgR59dGbEV58x6EGaZ6CI2C3xKhee50T_6J6r27BhNS4Lbm2ZRO58nHUYxpwf0O_LzXYYavubamnQ4Bq-ZBOBn1vfrkbECPm8cmohcSTRiq_aa-s4W1X4kBPpiVI1Y4Iu8Qr_v8aG-Ef7WoNrUtmtxTxot2Jlyt4Tc3hMv8Cv7Pk_Eyd3d/s3629/UTLX%2072176%20Chalk%20Cleanout-OK-A2%202023-09-06%2001-06-30%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1322" data-original-width="3629" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJzVo0oRP-zkgR59dGbEV58x6EGaZ6CI2C3xKhee50T_6J6r27BhNS4Lbm2ZRO58nHUYxpwf0O_LzXYYavubamnQ4Bq-ZBOBn1vfrkbECPm8cmohcSTRiq_aa-s4W1X4kBPpiVI1Y4Iu8Qr_v8aG-Ef7WoNrUtmtxTxot2Jlyt4Tc3hMv8Cv7Pk_Eyd3d/w640-h234/UTLX%2072176%20Chalk%20Cleanout-OK-A2%202023-09-06%2001-06-30%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">UTLX 72176 with "Clean out" note.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The tank cars get in on the fun too. This Tangent GA Type 17 8k car has been marked with a carmen's order to "Clean out" the car, which was then struck out with a line and 'OK' marked, to show the car's clean and ready to go for the next trip.<br /><br />I'll do more with the Tangent and Rapido tankcar models at some point, covering weathering and other little bits to improve the models.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">In Closing</h2><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7T_3H00y1YFVD9I7PT49nyuFme8QpFfrGQMGt3rieOn7b6jyW2_cKIJPggSYdr93HVRrbUNaJCuk-xSv_n25Xx4RZYo8rpMxLhbO3uKHCVKzdRCio08qiefJmZY9qqHoqHnITzV9w0EC1ArmDuKPXycaRTICs1vkup3-U-eHsuzUMtSZWudRs2lZgVYR/s3117/NC&StL%2015337%20Chalk%20BL-A2%202023-09-06%2000-58-47%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1765" data-original-width="3117" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7T_3H00y1YFVD9I7PT49nyuFme8QpFfrGQMGt3rieOn7b6jyW2_cKIJPggSYdr93HVRrbUNaJCuk-xSv_n25Xx4RZYo8rpMxLhbO3uKHCVKzdRCio08qiefJmZY9qqHoqHnITzV9w0EC1ArmDuKPXycaRTICs1vkup3-U-eHsuzUMtSZWudRs2lZgVYR/w640-h362/NC&StL%2015337%20Chalk%20BL-A2%202023-09-06%2000-58-47%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A parting view of NC&StL 15337... for now.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>One other point to mention on the NC&StL 15337 which many cars will also show, I noticed that the prototype photo shows scuff marks and mud from the trainmen's boots as they climbed up to handle the brake and retaining valve. Also one of the chalk marks on the prototype went behind the 2nd from the bottom ladder grab. Lots of little details of marks to include on this car and others in my fleet.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jason Hill</div><div><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Articles:</h4></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/06/36ft-fowler-boxcars-nc-15337-part-1.html" target="_blank">NC&StL 15337 (Part 1) - Accurail Kitbash</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/08/36ft-fowler-boxcars-nc-15337-part-2.html" target="_blank">NC&StL 15337 (Part 2) - Details & Decalling</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/09/36ft-fowler-boxcars-nc-15337-part-3.html" target="_blank">NC&StL 15337 (Part 3) - Wrapping Up & Weathering</a></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/07/sp-15469-part-1-lettering-changes.html" target="_blank">SP 15469 (Part 1) - Lettering Changes & Backdating Rapido B-50-15</a><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration-line: underline;">Weathering NP 11661 - A Rapido Double-Sheath Boxcar</span><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/02/utlx-tank-cars-part-2-tangent-ga-type.html" target="_blank">UTLX Tank Cars (Part 2) - Tangent GA Type-17 8k Tankcar Review</a></div></div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-11711441296939343872023-09-02T04:50:00.005-07:002023-09-27T04:07:58.957-07:0036ft Fowler Boxcars - NC&StL 15337 (Part 3) Wrapping Up & Weathering<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kGFgk6-tYzNldv8nVWEZ8x31TgMNM32fmEF87Qps70Ws6p38ULm6w5I4A1Dthl-mgSh-fJPaBs0bnmPnU0jODPtik4Wx0FfatxNZfkh90yPdqYWE14AaCxlD20Vr2AaCEgt4f3x_r1qA-JvvuUFFllgIYmWTy1nwQO7EdaX_tgK58aYORwUweTiHbeKr/s3405/NC&StL%2015337%20Dull-C%20Stack3%202023-09-02%2002-37-01%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1905" data-original-width="3405" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kGFgk6-tYzNldv8nVWEZ8x31TgMNM32fmEF87Qps70Ws6p38ULm6w5I4A1Dthl-mgSh-fJPaBs0bnmPnU0jODPtik4Wx0FfatxNZfkh90yPdqYWE14AaCxlD20Vr2AaCEgt4f3x_r1qA-JvvuUFFllgIYmWTy1nwQO7EdaX_tgK58aYORwUweTiHbeKr/w640-h358/NC&StL%2015337%20Dull-C%20Stack3%202023-09-02%2002-37-01%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to complete the NC&StL 15337.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>It's only been a few days since I posted <a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/08/36ft-fowler-boxcars-nc-15337-part-2.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a> of this series, but I wanted to get the rest of the decals applied and then do some light weathering to get the car buttoned up.</div><div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Finishing Up</h2><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Decals</h3><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtf3rnHxZzSGC0fphZ-c4rGHmyz__0PKRX-F_MFLtz_MXHCWJBUxACp11BjygrDmCkRXQKoPDvbAWetoVX8ZaLKrvjzlpvNBpdPZJOpuKFzyY7hbNzOkh2ASZHsOtbZm6QSnSL4p1BIQSHCv4UOWv7BKmTe-uBhrCvuTLWuNkvznkRzsNZaVsO0-ROG1Q/s3099/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Rough%20Decals-A2%202023-09-02%2004-19-53%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1698" data-original-width="3099" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtf3rnHxZzSGC0fphZ-c4rGHmyz__0PKRX-F_MFLtz_MXHCWJBUxACp11BjygrDmCkRXQKoPDvbAWetoVX8ZaLKrvjzlpvNBpdPZJOpuKFzyY7hbNzOkh2ASZHsOtbZm6QSnSL4p1BIQSHCv4UOWv7BKmTe-uBhrCvuTLWuNkvznkRzsNZaVsO0-ROG1Q/w640-h350/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Rough%20Decals-A2%202023-09-02%2004-19-53%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rough level of decal completion at the end of Part 2.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Wrapping up the decalling of the NC&StL 15337 with the tare station NE 4 45 and the spec stencils for AB BRAKES and DIRT COLLECTOR from the OwlMt F-50 decal sets.<br /><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Underframe Detailing - Brake Hangers</h3><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDNqqIEgl1MyHURUwa8NIK5hmWfLH0tFZJP0biNHBbCTsUJtXudShz4L6bwYQ8CSc3lfHS7qruDwJcap2WGvjTWu_blh-Smn1KVveTENrcsTXsjPwCi_2J-NlkHOkfHY7VinvDxyKsibZNc-E3VC7y1SFU5TmdE4izI73PVS41xytDQG1QUezRtQ7RiJl/s3777/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Underframe-A2%202023-09-02%2003-38-49%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="3777" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDNqqIEgl1MyHURUwa8NIK5hmWfLH0tFZJP0biNHBbCTsUJtXudShz4L6bwYQ8CSc3lfHS7qruDwJcap2WGvjTWu_blh-Smn1KVveTENrcsTXsjPwCi_2J-NlkHOkfHY7VinvDxyKsibZNc-E3VC7y1SFU5TmdE4izI73PVS41xytDQG1QUezRtQ7RiJl/w640-h230/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Underframe-A2%202023-09-02%2003-38-49%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I custom bent and installed three brake hanger grabs under the car.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The original plastic brake hangers didn't last through the decalling process. So I cut off the cracked plastic hangers, which were part of the centersills. Then I drilled replacement mounting holes and bent 0.012" Phosphor Bronze wire to shape with my Leartherman needle-nose pliers. A quick dip of the grab legs in a scrap puddle of CA before applying fixes them in place. The weathering coat later on will get these to blend into the rest of the underframe.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>One step that still needs addressing, the hand brake staff should have a rod with sections of chain to connect the staff to the brake cylinder. The Accurail kit doesn't have anything supplied for this. I'll probably scratch-built a piece to replicate this with some spare 0.012" PB wire as well.</div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Brake Staff & Wheel</h3><div><br /></div><div>I shorted it to the kit specified length, which is actually too short according to the prototype photo.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSG2sNPWieUojHm7HotvKARJ2r2UaqgOvkJIzhiKHo02CVRXkv3D4TyevQUN1updt9ekiZYr3eb-eMCjHA72XG2_9lX5iui4ey_Mn75Cvcznjk8i0KNuJDAYmCehXTwq6PZ9MvJJId_xZ5AmnFcPn-NL57ofGSn8XN9ZRiAL4LfOBTnpcf1Qe9d6Q--XS/s2563/NC&StL%2015337%20Brake%20Wheel-A2%2020230901_184812.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="2563" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSG2sNPWieUojHm7HotvKARJ2r2UaqgOvkJIzhiKHo02CVRXkv3D4TyevQUN1updt9ekiZYr3eb-eMCjHA72XG2_9lX5iui4ey_Mn75Cvcznjk8i0KNuJDAYmCehXTwq6PZ9MvJJId_xZ5AmnFcPn-NL57ofGSn8XN9ZRiAL4LfOBTnpcf1Qe9d6Q--XS/w640-h250/NC&StL%2015337%20Brake%20Wheel-A2%2020230901_184812.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brake staff with brass OwlMtModels brake wheel soldered in place.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I used the Accurail kit staff, which is 0.020" wire, and soldered the brake wheel at the top end. The brake wheel itself is a replacement casting from OwlMtModels 1011 F-50-series Common Standard Stirrup & Brakewheel set.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpgi0K5CS46Yf837qh_GRT6ufvH_KFnyWBP420DBDpfP3bcXwFrrrpKjVdW7Jjt7wlyTDBZzhqMi3rlwxsk0pLTz_Z-xqtyeNQOpEfXf4os1jLlpxSpT-W3UrAIbgZgmduL6-A45tsQop6LxB9GHCUmF6fJvMSPs_61xetdPnjANIATVNTwvq4XF9Ke8A/s3113/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Brakestaff-A2%202023-09-02%2004-18-28%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1928" data-original-width="3113" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpgi0K5CS46Yf837qh_GRT6ufvH_KFnyWBP420DBDpfP3bcXwFrrrpKjVdW7Jjt7wlyTDBZzhqMi3rlwxsk0pLTz_Z-xqtyeNQOpEfXf4os1jLlpxSpT-W3UrAIbgZgmduL6-A45tsQop6LxB9GHCUmF6fJvMSPs_61xetdPnjANIATVNTwvq4XF9Ke8A/w640-h396/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Brakestaff-A2%202023-09-02%2004-18-28%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Freshly applied Brake Staff in place.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I secured the brake staff with a small drop of thickened CA glue at the bottom stirrup and also at the brake platform step. It was about this point when I checked the prototype photo and realized that I'd cut the staff too short according to the prototype photo! Oops!</div><div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Stirrup Steps</h3><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0cZVElK7cgCbwGpKnmQ3xQJMvwqcY4ElE3fopPvhfuGDi0ho7dZRRhsaJcWSeXinkDboY7I2XcUx-Ae7nmNQu5yfJFQnPQqNeibYZWZpZNxKsdP1F2IEter2yTiBegvfb5vp_mJmJQQm5zr24XreyXCxcs-PnbCYleNVglU5vbxL6JgOfyh-2Hun-xCg/s3027/NC&StL%2015337%20Stirrups-C%2020230901_203154.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1573" data-original-width="3027" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0cZVElK7cgCbwGpKnmQ3xQJMvwqcY4ElE3fopPvhfuGDi0ho7dZRRhsaJcWSeXinkDboY7I2XcUx-Ae7nmNQu5yfJFQnPQqNeibYZWZpZNxKsdP1F2IEter2yTiBegvfb5vp_mJmJQQm5zr24XreyXCxcs-PnbCYleNVglU5vbxL6JgOfyh-2Hun-xCg/w640-h332/NC&StL%2015337%20Stirrups-C%2020230901_203154.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stirrup steps applied with a small drop of CA, so I can still remove the body shell as needed.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>I then attached the single stirrup steps from the kit. Accurail offers two installation options for the stirrup steps on the 36ft Fowler cars.<br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Closing the Body</h3><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvbFW_iwQnO2-8Ra1GvS9CvtJ186fMa3DrE0lX1MGQrtf1pagaXPC0Wk37TEiM_AGYxsdFzWPY2OQDgdMJPx9snvI7dCFdza05kme0VWjFtgzlCKKKGGoS-GaU_PB3TTsl0I1mmZqrlu7HesxBEl9G-acp5lAreUsDVYZSr6mFDFnhBtQW6OCJr5D-lBg/s2527/NC&StL%2015337%20-%20Glue%20for%20Body-A%2020230901_203126.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="2527" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvbFW_iwQnO2-8Ra1GvS9CvtJ186fMa3DrE0lX1MGQrtf1pagaXPC0Wk37TEiM_AGYxsdFzWPY2OQDgdMJPx9snvI7dCFdza05kme0VWjFtgzlCKKKGGoS-GaU_PB3TTsl0I1mmZqrlu7HesxBEl9G-acp5lAreUsDVYZSr6mFDFnhBtQW6OCJr5D-lBg/w640-h266/NC&StL%2015337%20-%20Glue%20for%20Body-A%2020230901_203126.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to close up the body for a while.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />However, I do want the car to be "closed up" most of the time and don't want the stirrups getting damaged due to unplanned removing of the underframe and floor from the body, so I'm applying four small drops of thickened CA glue at the bolsters. I will be able to 'pop' these glue joints when it comes time to open the body again.<div><br /></div></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Looking Pretty Good</h2><div><br /></div><div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGXyEi5rg0HTexEgi-mOZG5r5FYkqtKpehIkU3rNTpZ3VVD7grcPONYWIc2rQxdFm6HIfXafbIkzuQI_IN062kBVkHZzzGI_T3IDxlQUZAP8JPIzV1UIVppnYnm4sosuXreM1Liox4eMG1y6LvmbNvt3ktPJPUkTF7WMs1hwWYHeyHa2BQPgfsKoMlJt0/s3110/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Decal%203-4%20BL-A2%202023-09-02%2003-43-34%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2003" data-original-width="3110" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGXyEi5rg0HTexEgi-mOZG5r5FYkqtKpehIkU3rNTpZ3VVD7grcPONYWIc2rQxdFm6HIfXafbIkzuQI_IN062kBVkHZzzGI_T3IDxlQUZAP8JPIzV1UIVppnYnm4sosuXreM1Liox4eMG1y6LvmbNvt3ktPJPUkTF7WMs1hwWYHeyHa2BQPgfsKoMlJt0/w640-h412/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Decal%203-4%20BL-A2%202023-09-02%2003-43-34%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3/4 view with the decals all applied.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div>At this point I took a little time to enjoy looking at the fully painted and decalled model.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbsIAc7jqInN-KtcG9dHhYD645ioBUFWsl0fj5NKkOpjgGI7HeC5ykabbknhkC-jqF2MS5AmyY4uSequQCfUQREHL74LEvCbgwzN2-Jrnya3tTcY8g4pMJ-ydbC7i5VAJHaJvpliEHdJe9oatwmUHCoYf1aLmrVh8vor4a_yTnb3aQnTE86oe2NH_WCS-/s2935/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Decal-A2%202023-09-02%2003-41-11%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1395" data-original-width="2935" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbsIAc7jqInN-KtcG9dHhYD645ioBUFWsl0fj5NKkOpjgGI7HeC5ykabbknhkC-jqF2MS5AmyY4uSequQCfUQREHL74LEvCbgwzN2-Jrnya3tTcY8g4pMJ-ydbC7i5VAJHaJvpliEHdJe9oatwmUHCoYf1aLmrVh8vor4a_yTnb3aQnTE86oe2NH_WCS-/w640-h304/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Decal-A2%202023-09-02%2003-41-11%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A-end and Left Side.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I went over most of the larger decal areas with my sharp No.11 Xacto blade and sliced the board lines into the decals. This was specifically done on the doors' slogan area to be sure that extra applications of MicroScale decal setting fluid was able to get rid of any air bubbles and gaps under the decals at the board joints.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Weathering</h2><div><br /></div><div>I decided to start the weathering process with a wash of medium brown and a depot buff color from StarBrand with my airbrush. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7-2EfUUryfTOPRZYGQrqXWugt2o-0WmQoWAt4rqNgZ32ROgt99kiPqyb2IidFWkC1NadJ4teBAb4DcqthOTlHoNLKbXQyRZSmtC0W_YbobURhP2emG8nwcWGbv9H87ZaguRxNr0d9gikqX-0IxVC-BW5wBNEGloL4RjKHM51C07Mm68E1IUJvWjDQ16Y/s3426/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20High%20Left-A2%202023-09-02%2003-44-05%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="3426" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7-2EfUUryfTOPRZYGQrqXWugt2o-0WmQoWAt4rqNgZ32ROgt99kiPqyb2IidFWkC1NadJ4teBAb4DcqthOTlHoNLKbXQyRZSmtC0W_YbobURhP2emG8nwcWGbv9H87ZaguRxNr0d9gikqX-0IxVC-BW5wBNEGloL4RjKHM51C07Mm68E1IUJvWjDQ16Y/w640-h256/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20High%20Left-A2%202023-09-02%2003-44-05%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left side of decalled model.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>It turns out that it was light enough that all it really did was knock down the brightness of the decals, which is a really good start!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEHCSYTT_yP66APp94ZF5Wbur3huSTxD4C9b3zoa9WU02bv_EqC6fL91sSH7LRX4RBp5gxogfpyGF6bEhaKD4elxR-8sXbz1kMsZ10gknWtMM9Ou6JLnaPZ2hxvNVoPCFN2RKBp-G3RmQR7gKJhk1t6W-o9bqoV5EkYXQaOKCcWD5M9qjjfB3A06xCRHg/s3605/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Right%20Decal-A2%202023-09-02%2003-43-04%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="3605" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEHCSYTT_yP66APp94ZF5Wbur3huSTxD4C9b3zoa9WU02bv_EqC6fL91sSH7LRX4RBp5gxogfpyGF6bEhaKD4elxR-8sXbz1kMsZ10gknWtMM9Ou6JLnaPZ2hxvNVoPCFN2RKBp-G3RmQR7gKJhk1t6W-o9bqoV5EkYXQaOKCcWD5M9qjjfB3A06xCRHg/w640-h240/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Right%20Decal-A2%202023-09-02%2003-43-04%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right side of decalled model.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The last thing I wanted to do was put down too much color and cover up all the decals that I just spent all the time cutting up to correct to match the photo and putting into place!</div></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCw6m21TwlbJxvdq3JWH188d-B2mmFdp6NY8Q504VTwBpDJS-pFvz-57EcYIg9ey4k8wezzYOi1B3ZduYq3v4xCM_piDEyNwpIH71RydyPp6WxqdCJNIfjP_4tKP566pM5XctoJbQq1xr4LhbrFerQqI4BBE9pyvRO8EinLSSgTg73A9rP3xTn3lAvfztx/s3302/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Left%20Decal-A2%202023-09-02%2003-42-38%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1173" data-original-width="3302" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCw6m21TwlbJxvdq3JWH188d-B2mmFdp6NY8Q504VTwBpDJS-pFvz-57EcYIg9ey4k8wezzYOi1B3ZduYq3v4xCM_piDEyNwpIH71RydyPp6WxqdCJNIfjP_4tKP566pM5XctoJbQq1xr4LhbrFerQqI4BBE9pyvRO8EinLSSgTg73A9rP3xTn3lAvfztx/w640-h228/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Left%20Decal-A2%202023-09-02%2003-42-38%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left side - checking against photo.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>The prototype car isn't weathered very much, so I want almost all the decals to be clearly visible when I'm done.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFQY2_ofllQmeF3groxEWRwwIjB662x1-yh44XdnEyrT8-j8BzG-Qz-JJUCEwbLmCB9OIZ3biGoPmQp-z4F4kyaRvpHgt5v-HgGZOKvuI8H2F13YiRDWrVrmxs4BJfu4etDAbTRfzKOF7bBrS7whTnJ8YTspOJ5T1lEVciMJBROP9QtaMYCzqV0kPfaYx/s983/NC&StL%2015337%20-%20Fowler%20-TRRA%20photo,%20East%20St%20Louis,%20July%201948,%20Illinois,%20Joe%20Collias%20coll,%20Bobs%20Photo%20-%20Ted%20Culotta%20collection2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="983" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFQY2_ofllQmeF3groxEWRwwIjB662x1-yh44XdnEyrT8-j8BzG-Qz-JJUCEwbLmCB9OIZ3biGoPmQp-z4F4kyaRvpHgt5v-HgGZOKvuI8H2F13YiRDWrVrmxs4BJfu4etDAbTRfzKOF7bBrS7whTnJ8YTspOJ5T1lEVciMJBROP9QtaMYCzqV0kPfaYx/w640-h270/NC&StL%2015337%20-%20Fowler%20-TRRA%20photo,%20East%20St%20Louis,%20July%201948,%20Illinois,%20Joe%20Collias%20coll,%20Bobs%20Photo%20-%20Ted%20Culotta%20collection2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NC&StL 15337 - Fowler -TRRA photo, East St Louis, July 1948, Illinois, Joe Collias coll, Bobs Photo - Ted Culotta collection</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div>In looking at the prototype, the board lines are quite visible. Shadows and possibly some dirt are accumulating around the Z-bracing and mud from the boots of the brakemen has applied to the side of the car above each ladder rung... either that or the toes of their boots has rubbed off the paint from those spots.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcBXSb1qQMQvyF98OZPNQ12-ep1lVtPXBwJpNSXeymFFU1U2A99pyQbm0zhaqqa8hHj-_AtRNpBo3WDSONqS7KVJszhM6mMWgZlIktbpq_EBjw9-RwJ5qhD2RNudMFEAB_yo9Fkp4i7mTOrozRtR-V3xOaNk3Tgk5XUJmWvOZCXunIHbUhhQqFMQG5TnX/s2876/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Decal-B2%202023-09-02%2003-41-47%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="2876" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcBXSb1qQMQvyF98OZPNQ12-ep1lVtPXBwJpNSXeymFFU1U2A99pyQbm0zhaqqa8hHj-_AtRNpBo3WDSONqS7KVJszhM6mMWgZlIktbpq_EBjw9-RwJ5qhD2RNudMFEAB_yo9Fkp4i7mTOrozRtR-V3xOaNk3Tgk5XUJmWvOZCXunIHbUhhQqFMQG5TnX/w640-h308/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Decal-B2%202023-09-02%2003-41-47%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The car was painted with SP FCR as a basic color, so it's pretty bright red.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div>The color still is a bit too consistent, and I'll need to see if there's a good way that I can highlight just the board lines like the prototype photo... however I think the Accurail kit has more board grain detail than actual board joint lines, unlike most kits. So that might be trickier to do in the weathering process, than just toning down the model.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1775" data-original-width="3624" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNf1-iNjgR5nfy3feL7c8qCinJL_SMwxFQu7SBTjJ-29lzh67NBkB4rlLJspw4Vc-ichkvSjx90DPBOpyRT5n5qjfcXXmQRJAs__EDPcPdxtDpp5Do4hilznhsZdR32kfrdIkj1ktsk7Oo2XLo5AsQGGLoMYIKSS9MOF4AGBnAMsVZsID73AO13DRBL3U/w640-h314/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Dull-A2%202023-09-02%2003-40-08%20(C,S4).jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a wash of acrylic black with isopropal alcohol.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I wasn't really thinking, and sealed the body with Testors Dullcote and then made an alcohol wash to highlight the board lines and details. I also used some Pavement and Burnt Umber to avoid using only straight black to mix up the colors more.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgxk4-kqlhkPHDJBIp6cdCyayIE9b6Q33zXPfvSQKC7pMUMh9k-QoDNaBJZbpJ0E1PoGmpFEi5EBASRmyD2xqQ0nA04Xgy08ode23favYkpvxqN1t8tikR45kkbkQCt-D35VyNfAsgbz5VZMUIzkQ0rmpeRH8cGcxvKFadqy6GOqud1XVn8l45JHJD7pe/s3380/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Decal-Weather-Left-A2%202023-09-02%2003-45-09%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="3380" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgxk4-kqlhkPHDJBIp6cdCyayIE9b6Q33zXPfvSQKC7pMUMh9k-QoDNaBJZbpJ0E1PoGmpFEi5EBASRmyD2xqQ0nA04Xgy08ode23favYkpvxqN1t8tikR45kkbkQCt-D35VyNfAsgbz5VZMUIzkQ0rmpeRH8cGcxvKFadqy6GOqud1XVn8l45JHJD7pe/w640-h278/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Decal-Weather-Left-A2%202023-09-02%2003-45-09%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This treatment really did change the SP FCR to more of a gray-brown, which is good.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>What I forgot about is that the Iso-Alcohol attacks the teflon (dulling agent) in the dullcote and turns it white... so my weathering ended up fading the car and adding darkened shadows at the same time!</div></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtnWmWkZFFL0DrXp4cxyDY3xn8JXf6wtpTzELcpt_zniKgur3gRgG8bIwt31TQZnPp7vdWi22ZLaCX2evHkB9WgwL45eDoKhW4bjCR3zA-HEbTBvASSM7xYy7Ieen3M7IgEBllEUvIXEMTunrl04fngF33vjikSFVrmBWnguMP84NpQY0VJSmta0gXSyg/s3367/NC&StL%2015337%20Dull-C%20Stack-B3%202023-09-02%2002-37-57%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1253" data-original-width="3367" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtnWmWkZFFL0DrXp4cxyDY3xn8JXf6wtpTzELcpt_zniKgur3gRgG8bIwt31TQZnPp7vdWi22ZLaCX2evHkB9WgwL45eDoKhW4bjCR3zA-HEbTBvASSM7xYy7Ieen3M7IgEBllEUvIXEMTunrl04fngF33vjikSFVrmBWnguMP84NpQY0VJSmta0gXSyg/w640-h238/NC&StL%2015337%20Dull-C%20Stack-B3%202023-09-02%2002-37-57%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bit more work balancing out the weathering.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I was able to moderate the whiting effects of the dullcote + alcohol by carefully working the wash and adjusting it, wiping some with the paper towel and also wicking away extra wash before it set onto the carside.</div></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">In Closing</h2><div><br /></div><div>I think it came out pretty well. I really like how the sprayed wash and the alcohol wash settled into door boards around the "DIXIELAND" slogan, which I was concerned the decal would be too thick to look reasonable.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFQY2_ofllQmeF3groxEWRwwIjB662x1-yh44XdnEyrT8-j8BzG-Qz-JJUCEwbLmCB9OIZ3biGoPmQp-z4F4kyaRvpHgt5v-HgGZOKvuI8H2F13YiRDWrVrmxs4BJfu4etDAbTRfzKOF7bBrS7whTnJ8YTspOJ5T1lEVciMJBROP9QtaMYCzqV0kPfaYx/s983/NC&StL%2015337%20-%20Fowler%20-TRRA%20photo,%20East%20St%20Louis,%20July%201948,%20Illinois,%20Joe%20Collias%20coll,%20Bobs%20Photo%20-%20Ted%20Culotta%20collection2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="983" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFQY2_ofllQmeF3groxEWRwwIjB662x1-yh44XdnEyrT8-j8BzG-Qz-JJUCEwbLmCB9OIZ3biGoPmQp-z4F4kyaRvpHgt5v-HgGZOKvuI8H2F13YiRDWrVrmxs4BJfu4etDAbTRfzKOF7bBrS7whTnJ8YTspOJ5T1lEVciMJBROP9QtaMYCzqV0kPfaYx/w640-h270/NC&StL%2015337%20-%20Fowler%20-TRRA%20photo,%20East%20St%20Louis,%20July%201948,%20Illinois,%20Joe%20Collias%20coll,%20Bobs%20Photo%20-%20Ted%20Culotta%20collection2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NC&StL 15337 - Fowler -TRRA photo, East St Louis, July 1948, Illinois, Joe Collias coll, Bobs Photo - Ted Culotta collection</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Time for a final prototype photo check against the model. With the details complete and some light weathering, my NC&StL 15337 is ready to enter service.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIrgG31pI5bdaXX4PjRpyZmpYZuBkKiA_6Om14MzP4Q8NWaDvI4hOm0B4b9plfPRoWBcHvEZdXuEWVNi4CkGzOVFPpHOEMyK56v4u6ecnhipKYQrLUj9S3uiWIKQF8-dHgHPDXYSM836yJecUX0gazRidnkV5f4zBFjQo5iF2BUY7pbkddyZdXmC71yS5/s3737/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Decal%20Weather-Left-B2%202023-09-02%2003-45-41%20(C,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1981" data-original-width="3737" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIrgG31pI5bdaXX4PjRpyZmpYZuBkKiA_6Om14MzP4Q8NWaDvI4hOm0B4b9plfPRoWBcHvEZdXuEWVNi4CkGzOVFPpHOEMyK56v4u6ecnhipKYQrLUj9S3uiWIKQF8-dHgHPDXYSM836yJecUX0gazRidnkV5f4zBFjQo5iF2BUY7pbkddyZdXmC71yS5/w640-h340/NC&StL%2015337%20Stack-C%20Decal%20Weather-Left-B2%202023-09-02%2003-45-41%20(C,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like this 'Dixieland' car is ready to visit the Jawbone Branch.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I'll still be adding some chalk marks and other small details in the future, so the car's not really finished, but then what car ever really is? I'm also planning the next time I'm doing staff-brakes for the SP Accurail kitbashes, I'll redo this car's brake staff a bit longer to match the prototype photo.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Jason Hill</div><div><br /></div><div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Articles:</h4><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2022/06/36ft-fowler-boxcars-nc-15337-part-1.html" target="_blank">36ft Fowler Boxcar NC&StL 15337 (Part 1) Accurail Kitbash</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2023/08/36ft-fowler-boxcars-nc-15337-part-2.html" target="_blank">36ft Fowler Boxcar NC&StL 15337 (Part 2) Details & Decalling</a></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/accurail_data_1150series.pdf">ACCURAIL’S NEW SHORT BOXCAR MODEL AND ITS MATCHES PART 5: THE 1100-SERIES FOWLER BOXCARS by Ray Breyer</a><br /><br /><a href="https://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/2019/08/23/detailing-an-accurail-fowler-boxcar/">Detailing Accurail Fowler Boxcar</a><br /><br /></div></div></div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6278730957471097012.post-12516798684884032092023-08-31T16:13:00.003-07:002023-09-27T04:13:10.706-07:00New Tangent SP B-50-28 and T&NO B-50-32s - Review<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQAG4ushTW98icZVXzwkBrMRGrNGBLJXTtLnEN5Wd_FMYij0R9RWNgYTawN-Gd2XkvPmoIhAWaZf1bZhBh8T7d-rc7MpwxkCnpWAQ6AYv1r8mI_eHxi4ZA7vGUp4bXlCYZ7dhfIjtzvGeAebb3aDLm2bUvcbuz36PsrBLw2UyKMf0JE2Fp0Cbg0xlaQC8/s3325/SP%20102176%20A-End%20Stock-A2A%202023-08-30%2014-55-05%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1935" data-original-width="3325" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQAG4ushTW98icZVXzwkBrMRGrNGBLJXTtLnEN5Wd_FMYij0R9RWNgYTawN-Gd2XkvPmoIhAWaZf1bZhBh8T7d-rc7MpwxkCnpWAQ6AYv1r8mI_eHxi4ZA7vGUp4bXlCYZ7dhfIjtzvGeAebb3aDLm2bUvcbuz36PsrBLw2UyKMf0JE2Fp0Cbg0xlaQC8/w640-h372/SP%20102176%20A-End%20Stock-A2A%202023-08-30%2014-55-05%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stock Tangent Models SP B-50-28.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.tangentscalemodels.com/pullman-standard-southern-pacific-lines-postwar-406-box-car/?fbclid=IwAR2zFEE7C3wpUcVUIcXEChBFvlVwXxRWbhM0avK_VcD3qrp1NNS-Hf-aR1w" target="_blank">Tangent Scale Models</a> has now (2023-08) released SP B-50-28 and -32 (T&NO) models. </div><div><br /></div><div><h3>B-50-28</h3><div>Built 9-12/1950 thru 6/1951 *</div><div> SP 102100-103599, 1500 cars</div><div><span> SP 104100-105099, 1000</span><br /></div><div><span> SP 105100-105599, 500</span><br /></div><div><span><span> T&NO 59750-60249, 500</span><br /></span></div><div><span><span> T&NO 60250-61249, 1000</span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Totaling 3000 Pacific Lines, 1500 Texas Lines = 4500 cars combined</span></div><div><br /></div><div>The SP models from the first run seem to be confined to the first 500 car numbers, with their details for hand brake, roof walk, and trucks. So while the class had 3000 Pacific Lines cars, I hope that they will do other detail versions for future releases. Currently, I have ordered one model and will see how it looks. If other versions are done later, I may pick up a couple more to fill out my post-war fleet.</div><div><br /></div><h3>B-50-32</h3><div>Built 2-4/1953 & 1953 by P-S</div><div><span> SP 107100-107699, 600 cars</span><br /></div><div><span> T&NO 61250-62249, 1000 cars</span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Totaling 1600 cars combined</div><div><br /></div><div>Currently, I have ordered one SP model and will see how it looks. If other versions are done later, I may pick up a couple more to fill out my post-war fleet. The T&NO offering of the -32 puts this model right towards the end of my current modeling era. So while I generally highly support main-line modelers to pick up the often forgotten and under represent T&NO cars, I'm going to skip getting a T&NO car at this point. (Yes, my wallet is still licking the wounds from getting multiple Rapido B-50-15/16s last month!)</div><div><br /></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Stock Model Photos</h2><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqqMrcAn5OsfnXM-HYldEaqapNpsKimASjUlmnnN0hq8G1sXkMJYDGGV7zqg8WyaHiMdDvaFCqvl1pLcVnJUJSnk_IfqeemeC_KphQmX0MhFUSpAaW-SLQyg-cMfqSvJ2cncAkdlDW3wJo6Pq1gzlWZ8rgmFpj-zxhCNilSOJK6cp2Xyy_dAvZ98MnP_a/s3901/SP%20102176%20Left%20Stock-A2%202023-08-30%2014-53-07%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1634" data-original-width="3901" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqqMrcAn5OsfnXM-HYldEaqapNpsKimASjUlmnnN0hq8G1sXkMJYDGGV7zqg8WyaHiMdDvaFCqvl1pLcVnJUJSnk_IfqeemeC_KphQmX0MhFUSpAaW-SLQyg-cMfqSvJ2cncAkdlDW3wJo6Pq1gzlWZ8rgmFpj-zxhCNilSOJK6cp2Xyy_dAvZ98MnP_a/w640-h268/SP%20102176%20Left%20Stock-A2%202023-08-30%2014-53-07%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tangent Models # , SP 102176, one of the first 500 cars of the B-50-28 built</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tangent is offering the first run of models to replicate the first group of 500 cars of the class. I have several photos of SP 102856 at Owenyo circa 1954, which shows they did get up there within the first few years of their service lives.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgqrgClWoAGACNcueUGVtjrQc2cMrJDecA1m3ibqI5NWt_K6fFqrrpLv1TUAu9oZTd69xANjIH_sG6hLg_03HYc3d0aFY2RRqw36ZMTHKd1M3UwqgUvC6qbeawue1wet-rcJMao2DeET-3Y8QwpaybC8bje1jT_IT-K_HYAX38q5aNKtqxeaXkE_Qmca4/s3334/SP%20102176%203-4%20B-End-A2%202023-08-30%2014-52-27%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2020" data-original-width="3334" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgqrgClWoAGACNcueUGVtjrQc2cMrJDecA1m3ibqI5NWt_K6fFqrrpLv1TUAu9oZTd69xANjIH_sG6hLg_03HYc3d0aFY2RRqw36ZMTHKd1M3UwqgUvC6qbeawue1wet-rcJMao2DeET-3Y8QwpaybC8bje1jT_IT-K_HYAX38q5aNKtqxeaXkE_Qmca4/w640-h388/SP%20102176%203-4%20B-End-A2%202023-08-30%2014-52-27%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Excellent detail on trucks and B-end details. (color rippling is from photostacking artifact, not the model)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>While not an exact model of the prototype photo car that I have, I certainly will put this car to use on the Jawbone Branch to fit the bill for post-war SP all-steel boxcar need. The 7ft door on the 40'6" body certainly makes this model stand out compared to the pre-war '37 AAR boxcars that I have several of already.<br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Underframe</h3></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="3918" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLAYgCJIH3gksA3vIOjBDVgPaErokUixDgKJb6fheyODQCGZtX7nt09onAFuAlZSx-_ska5sZNTl1nZIfb3NyXinOrHi6bduxMIauCMA1RIs4NyKxUo3d4DHHhlVH_yitU9dZPaDXCsMT_UQnxz1MctluyuwO6wDxN3pOQLWLLk11AOkCxwdG5c2rGM49/w640-h180/SP%20102176%20Underframe-A2%202023-08-30%2014-55-39%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" style="color: #0000ee; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fully detailed underframe is very nice, even including the bleed rod to the triple-valve on both sides!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Tangent has tooled their trucks to include the 'snap-on' brake shoe piece, much like Kato pioneered 20 years ago with their ASF A-3 trucks on the 70-ton Covered Hoppers.<br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">In Closing</h2><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-c6dB_FuEvEgyjHokSiEcZQgpovpgz-XWWTAsj1pZr6bIQBATT94M-RVe78KzTwOVIW8BkiJ8jeBOJnLxjp3omDNZByJsREGB6KzABelMy_aVudKXZEQmMtTgjX5vDzV0PY_UDEnGMeK8krCfTMV483ZlxTW0Za7a2MMtMDceygn7Ftj9Q2_cYEaxIqij/s3459/SP%20102176%20Left-A2%20Stock%202023-08-30%2014-51-29%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="3459" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-c6dB_FuEvEgyjHokSiEcZQgpovpgz-XWWTAsj1pZr6bIQBATT94M-RVe78KzTwOVIW8BkiJ8jeBOJnLxjp3omDNZByJsREGB6KzABelMy_aVudKXZEQmMtTgjX5vDzV0PY_UDEnGMeK8krCfTMV483ZlxTW0Za7a2MMtMDceygn7Ftj9Q2_cYEaxIqij/w640-h234/SP%20102176%20Left-A2%20Stock%202023-08-30%2014-51-29%20(B,R8,S4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little weathering and this B-50-28 will be ready to join the fleet.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Overall, I think that the Tangent Models car is a good model for post-1950 SP modelers to have. I look forward to Tangent releasing other detail versions in the future to round out this large class of cars. As for this car, I'll be doing a separate post on the weathering and finishing of this car for service.<br /><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">Related Articles:</h4></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://prototopics.blogspot.com/2023/08/southern-pacific-lines-b-50-28-29.html?fbclid=IwAR3kI4Q9G1pe3CvAwBPYLLk4Cl6B2aWgXxxs6ZpN-kXN4rFPWBiPqfjJ5M4" target="_blank">Review of Tangent B-50-28 by Ted Culotta</a><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-new-tangent-sp-box-cars.html" target="_blank">Review of Tangent B-50-28 by Anthony Thompson<br /></a></div></div><div><a href="http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-new-tangent-sp-box-cars.html" target="_blank"><br /></a></div><div><a href="http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-new-tangent-sp-box-cars.html" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://nightowlmodeler.blogspot.com/2021/02/modeling-sp-b-50-series-boxcars-part-2.html">SP Post-War Boxcars</a> (Part 2) B-50-24/25/26/27/28/29 classes - Prototype research on these class based on roster data from Anthony Thompson's SP Freight Cars: Vol.4: Boxcars book.</div>NightOwlModelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500011869442181noreply@blogger.com0