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Steam Era Freight Cars Reference Manual, Volume Two: Tank Cars
This 160+ page spiral-bound manual is a must-have reference for modelers recreating freight equipment constructed in the first half of the 20th Century. Like the manual on box and automobile cars listed below, it is a direct offshoot of the manual provided to attendees of the Steam Era Freight Cars Seminar. It contains hundreds of photos of the major tank car designs of the 'Teens through the mid-1940s, as viewed from the perspective of one modeling that era. All major builders are covered, including American Car & Foundry, General American Transportation, Union Tank Car, Pressed Steel Car, Standard Tank Car, Pennsylvania Tank Car, and Chicago Steel Car. This is meant to be the go-to reference when identifying and building tank car models.
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Steam Era Freight Cars Reference Manual, Volume One: Box & Automobile Cars
This 200+ page spiral-bound manual is a must-have reference for modelers recreating freight equipment constructed in the first half of the 20th Century. It is a direct offshoot of the manual provided to attendees of the Steam Era Freight Cars Seminar. It contains hundreds of photos of nearly every major class of box and automobile cars from the first half of the 20th Century, as viewed from the perspective of one modeling that era. Not only are photos included, but there is also a wealth of roster data included. This is meant to be the go-to reference when building models.
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Focus on Freight Cars, Volume One: Single Sheathed Box & Automobile Cars by Richard Hendrickson
This series of books, through the use of exquisitely detailed photographs, highlights many freight cars photographed in the late 1930s into 1940 in southern California. They are particularly useful to modelers as they contain many close-up views that were photographed for the purpose of making models, and thus are a fantastic aid in detailing models. In addition to the quality of the coverage, the photos are complemented by captions written by noted freight car researcher Richard Hendrickson that provide a wealth of information about the prototypes covered in the book. 84 pages, over 150 photos.
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The American Railway Association Standard Box Car of 1932 by Theodore Culotta
$69.99 Click the shopping cart buttons below to pay through PayPal: If you wish to pay by check or money order, click here	In 1923, the American Railway Association (ARA) proposed a design for an all-steel box car to be adopted as standard. The design was not officially recognized as a standard although in excess of 60,000 cars were constructed to the basic design. It remained a goal of the ARA Committee on Car Construction to produce a design for an all-steel house car that would be adopted as standard by the member roads. In 1932, a new design was presented by the Committee and subsequently approved by the member railroads. Five prototypes were constructed in 1933 by Pressed Steel Car Company and extensively tested to confirm the merits of the design. From 1934 to 1945, over 14,500 cars were constructed to the design for twenty-three railroads. The same design was the basis for the 1937, Modified 1937 and Postwar AAR box cars, with in excess of 150,000 copies total. The 1932 ARA Standard box car heralded the era of standard freight car designs and ranks as one of the few most important designs in history. While the number of cars constructed to the design was relatively small, its influence was far-reaching and its creation may be regarded as one of the landmark events in house car design. This book is unprecedented in its detailed coverage of a single freight car design. Through extensive photographic coverage, drawings and detailed information, the 1932 ARA cars are chronicled, from the initial five prototypes to the last cars built to the design in 1945. Freight car historians, afficionadoes and modelers will find it an invaluable reference. Roads profiled include: Bangor & Aroostook, Canadian Pacific, Central of Georgia, Chesapeake & Ohio, Chicago Great Western, Clinchfield, Delaware & Hudson, Erie, Gulf, Mobile & Northern, Louisiana & Arkansas, Maine Central, Missouri Pacific, Nacionales de Mexico, Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis, Norfolk Southern, Seaboard Air Line, Soo Line, Union Pacific, Warrior River Terminal, and Western Maryland. $69.99 269 pages, 8.5” x 11”, hard cover with dust jacket, 285 photos, 14 drawings, bibliography, index Publication Date: November 15, 2004 ISBN: 0-9749508-0-7

Special discounts:
2006 Calendar and PRM Vol One: $34.99
2006 Calendar, PRM Vol One, and The 1932 ARA Standard Boxcar: $94.99

Steam Era Freight Scenes Calendar 2006
	Thirteen exceptional scenes of freight equipment from the Steam Era. The calendar includes dates and contact information for many prototype-related meets, and a separate sheet highlighting some of the freight car prototypes from the photos. The photos are intended to be saved for research purposes. > Close out special: $5.00
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The Postwar Freight Car Fleet by Larry Kline and Ted Culotta
	Using photos from a single collection shot during a very short span (over 95% taken in 1946-1947) with almost all photos from the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area, The Postwar Freight Car Fleet examines the freight cars of the era in great detail. The collection contains one photo of almost every major freight car prototype of the era. Detailed captions provide context and valuable information about each car. There is a detailed bibliography to point readers to more information about the individual and collective subject material. • Over 350 black & white photos of freight cars from 1898 - 1947 • Tables and graphs depicting company and private car ownership • Authored by freight car researchers Larry Kline and Ted Culotta > SOLD OUT!


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