Rolling Stock CD

[Tom Kepshire]

Want rolling stock photos? The Jim Smith Rolling Stock Vol 1 CD is still available through the Company Store. Order your copy today. Just one of many excellent photo CDs for sale.

[James W Smith]

Can anyone provide diagrams for these cars?

The Monon was one of the few railroads that had autoracks mounted on their own flatcars. Most of the others were larger and more well known, such as the Santa Fe, SP/SSW and NYC/MDT, but there were few smaller roads that had a few and not many people know much about them.

Here's a breakdown of the Monon's cars:

MON 6000-6005  6  PS -62  89-1 LOW, Rack stripped and RE# to MON 7800-7805 pig flats

MON 6006-6011  6  PS -63  89-1 LOW, W&K CUSHIONED TRI TO L&N 22806-22811
http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=45896

MON 6012-6017  6  PS -64  89-1 LOW, W&K CUSHIONED TRI TO L&N 22812-22817

MON 6018-6029  12 PS -64  89-1 LOW, CUSH W&K TRI

MON 6030-6033  4  PS -65  89-1 LOW, CUSH W&K TRI TO L&N 22832-22833

MON 6034-6037  4  PS -66  89-1 LOW, CUSH W&K TRI TO L&N 22834-22837

MON 6038-6055  14 PS -66  89-1 LOW, CUSH W&K HINGED MIDDLE DECK TRI TO L&N 22838-22855
http://www.pjv101.net/film_bw/bw08/1487_140.jpg

Thx, Jim S

[Tom Kepshire]

That would be nice to have. I have not seen any Jim, but there has to be drawing out there somewhere.

[James W Smith]

Well Tom,
I guess no one else has been reading this log.  I recently purchased 4 BLMA 89' flats which I think can be slightly modified to make them into reasonable facsimiles of either the 7800-series flats or the 6000-series autoracks.  Moving the coupler into the deck may be the toughest part; the cars seem to be mostly metal. 

[James W Smith]

These BLMA cars apparently went like hotcakes and fresh pork sausage at the Rockville Maple Syrup Festival in the spring -- sold out.  Another run in the works according to BLMA website.