Remember: In South Carolina, North is southeast of Due West... HIOAg /Bill
daschilling ------ CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN -------- in S Gauge!
QUOTE: Originally posted by Postdog2 I found some C & NW Boxcars made by Atlas. They are described as "USRA Single Sheathed" or "USRA Rebuilt Steel." What does this mean, and is it appropriate for the '50s?
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mark300 Single sheathing was usually just that - one layer of steel between the structural ribs.
QUOTE: Rebuilt steel either covered older steel sheathed boxcars or recovered original wood creating a 'shadow effect' at the sill just above the wheels due to the thickening of the walls.
QUOTE: Originally posted by wjstix I could be wrong, but I believe lumber wasn't normally hauled on flatcars until "packaged" lumber started to be shipped that way in the sixties. [%-)]