Hi all, hope everyone is doing OK and staying safe during this uncertain time.? I work at home in my day job anyway, so that part of life has not been that much of a change.
Anyway, the March 1955 issue of Model Railroader, which I am up to in my perusal of the MR DVD, has an article titled "Wood Tank Car."? It is one of a series of "Dollar Models" that appeared in MR at the time.? This car is the prototype for the A1G 3010 series "Water Tank Car" / "Vinegar Tank Car" which was later reissued by Atlas and subsequently by E-R Models as well.? That's all on the A1G page for the 3010s.
The prototype is lettered for Hinkley and Schmidt, "The Water Co."? The caption for the accompanying photo, HSTX 1004, indicates that it was used at the time to ship water from White Rock in Waukesha, Wisconsin down to Chicago.?? The real car is more like a big barrel on its side in a cradle.? There are open spaces in the cradle between the wood supports.? The model has this all closed off.? The lettering is the same as on the prototype car except for the road number.
Now to update the A1G page...
Cheers,
George (your list-owner)
