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  • November 29, 2021 at 4:04 am in reply to: Information on modernising older freight cars #10397
    Patrick Ryan
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    Thank you for your response. It was most helpful, I had not realized that the friction or plain bearings were in interchange use up to 1991, I guess there not many left by then.

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    Andrew

    June 11, 2021 at 5:10 am in reply to: HO Intermountain Route of the Eagles Boxcars #10184
    Patrick Ryan
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    Thank you Nate

    June 5, 2021 at 9:42 am in reply to: HO Intermountain Route of the Eagles Boxcars #10177
    Patrick Ryan
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    Hi
    I have just picked up one of these Intermountain box cars
    Accepting that it is not totally accurate I still would like to renumber it and update it to the 1970s.
    I was looking at the freight car rosters but I cant find this number series (18000’s) at all – Can anyone give me some more info on this series of boxcars. I note from the earlier posts there is some mention that they were built in the mid 40’s and upgraded in De-Soto during the late 50’s and they possibly originating from I-GN or TP.
    Can anyone tell me what number series did they end with up in during the 70’s?
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    Andrew

    November 17, 2018 at 7:50 am in reply to: ART book #9151
    Patrick Ryan
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    Jerry, Thanks for your reply.

    I guess based on what you have said the reefer pictured at the bottom of page 208, RMDX831, would have been much brighter but has faded, this is the color that I have seen on photos of a number of the ARMN (ex RMDX) reefers.

    I have also seen a picture of a bright orange reefer in the early 80s and instead of the buzz saw logo it has the flying eagle in black so it appears that repaints were being done regularly.

    Andrew

    November 16, 2018 at 4:56 am in reply to: ART book #9148
    Patrick Ryan
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    Hi

    I have two Mec reefers models which I would like paint up into the ARMN scheme of the late 1970’s.
    There appears to be two different color schemes, one a overall bright vibrant orange, the other a lighter (reefer) orange with what appears to be a silver or white roof.

    Are these two different schemes or did the vibrant orange fade quickly?

    If two different schemes which was the later?

    Also can someone advise the correct roof color?

    The ART book is good but does not help as It does not cover the 70’s and ARMN.

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    Andrew

    August 30, 2018 at 9:31 am in reply to: ART book #8987
    Patrick Ryan
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    Thanks René
    I have placed an order for the book… Looking forward to reading it.
    Regards
    Andrew

    August 23, 2018 at 5:23 am in reply to: ART book #8971
    Patrick Ryan
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    Thanks for your reply’s

    Jerry I would certainly be keen to purchase a book on the ART reefers. No doubt it will be sold through the Missouri Pacific Historical Society.. I will look out for it.

    August 22, 2018 at 7:24 am in reply to: ART book #8965
    Patrick Ryan
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    Thanks Gene, that is very helpful.

    I had mistakenly thought that MP/TP received some of the WADX reefers.

    RE: the Colour scheme of the reefers. I know that originally they were yellow but at some point they were repainted orange but have no idea when that occurred. Does anyone known whether any of the Ex RMDX & MODX reefers survive into the early 8os still in the original yellow paint scheme?
    Regards Andrew

    October 1, 2017 at 3:08 am in reply to: EMD cab for a B23-7 #8479
    Patrick Ryan
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    Hi Charlie

    I have thought about using the Cannon cab but I am not keen to do a full repaint of the loco to get a good color match. That is why I was hoping to get an all ready decorated cab. I will still have to paint the new section behind the cab but I think I can get away with that.

    Regards
    Andrew

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