I wasn't really paying much attention to the source of Fowlers in S scale, as I probably shan't get buying any, but several years ago I picked up a Westerfield Erie 36' Fowler urethane kit in HO (I think he only ever produced HO) because it wasn't all that expensive and several people have praised his instruction sheets for their prototype history. So there apparently were US roads using shorter Fowlers.
Of course, the D&RGW, which is really the prototype for the SJ kit (since their primary focus is Colorado narrow gage) with Vulcan trucks, although neither of my O scale kits is going to be that (one RI, one Omaha), so I didn't even think about them. Jace Kahn General Manager Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 21:04:39 -0700 > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Fowler Cars (was Blasts from the past and other > things! > > Hi Bill, Jace; > > Yes, a number of railroads including CNW, Soo, Rock Island and Rio Grande > (standard gauge) had "Fowler" cars, but most were 40' while the CP and CN > cars that are offered in S currently are 36 ft. Both Canadian types were > pretty common, and made it to the U.S. frequently, so lettering them for > their intended owner shouldn't be an issue in terms of them remaining useful > on a U.S. prototype layout. > > Pieter E. Roos > > > --- On Sun, 5/29/11, JGG KahnSr <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Apparently C&NW/Omaha did have Fowler boxcars, as > > Microscale offered decals for > > them (I have a set for my San Juan O scale kits); also > > there was an article in an early > > issue of O Scale Trains on modifying the SJ kit for a very > > similar Rock Island car. > > > > Jace Kahn > > > > General Manager > > Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > > > > > > > > > > > > > In my search for information, I came across a couple > > of articles on > > > Flowler boscars. I've got two to build, so now > > they are on my short > > > list. I've found photographic evidence that both > > the Soo and the CNW > > > had them with some variations. > > > > > > Bob Werre > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
