Roy, I had a couple of open type auto carriers built.
They are based on CN's verion in Newfoundland built from their Mainland enclosed auto boxcar which was 55'. One is totaly open, and one has enclosed sides but open top rack. Andrew ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Inman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tom Hawley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 2:53 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} New poll for S-Scale II > Since Tom brought up the subject of S items of interest, how about open > auto > carriers? The old, smaller 1950's variety. > Nearly as I can tell, there was only one ever made in S, and that was in > kit > form years ago. Yet auto carriers were used in all part of the United > States, by most railroads no doubt. When I worked on the Santa Fe between > semesters, we moved hundreds of Chevys, Fords, Studebakers, Nash Ramblers, > etc., etc. With this car we touch two stones with one stroke: neat, > vintage > railroadiana and classic cars. > Roy Inman > >> From: Tom Hawley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 14:02:18 -0400 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} New poll for S-Scale >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[email protected]> >> What region(s) of the U.S. does/did the railroad you model exist >> PRIMARILY >> in? >>>>>>>>>> >> Why don't these polls ever have a "none of the above." What interests me >> right now is intermodal of all sorts. It's continent-wide Someone else >> might do Amtrak. Or Pullman cars. On the MFCL Yahoo group we see people >> who are obsessed with all kinds of tank cars, most of which are >> privately-owned. >> Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich >> >> >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
