With the sheer mass of X29 you should verify the car number to a photograph to know ends doors sides, side sheet placement it had.
It is almost endless in trying to follow the revisions and evolution of the X29 throughout the years. It is at LEAST 3 brake systems, 2 doors, 2 side sheet styles, 2 ends 2 roofs, and possibly 5+ different trucks. The 2D-F8 was the most common "Bettendorf" style truck for many cars. The following is just for the X29. Once you get to even the X29b it is a significantly different car. I have also attached a X29L photo. The following is a few factoids: The X29 car numbers were scattered throughout 4 to six digits. 2000 to 2499 were for REA service. As you got closer to the 1960s some of these cars were released to general fright service since they were in better condition. Car numbers 100XXX had dreadnaught ends. You can tell a dreadnaught end car from a side view because the air tank END is close to the side of the car. My terminology might not be right on but we called them the 1923 and 1928 bodies when we made the brass cars. This has to do with how the side sheets were lapped from the doors out to the ends. The 1923 body had the side sheets like getting playing cards and sliding then on a table equally spaced with the edges almost touching. This is what the what the new SSA car is a 1923 body. The 1928 body was 3 side sheets lapped, the side sheet connected to the ends, with a "plug" sheet on top almost over the car bolster. That is still 5 sheets per car end. Throwing patch panels in the mix just complicates things greatly. They were mostly about 12" high but that varied too - even on the same car. Some were riveted on and some were welded. I think they were just slapped on the outside of the car without any significant rust repair. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progress at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
