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Ken Fleming

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Car Builders Dictionary
« on: February 24, 2010, 01:20:14 AM »
The car-builder's dictionary; an illustrated vocabulary of terms which designate American railroad cars, their parts, attachments, and details of construction. Five thousand six hundred eighty-three illustrations.

Car Builders Dictionaries for 1895, 1909, 1913 and 1916 are on-line and can be downloaded at the following URLs.

http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924032183513 for 1895

http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924032183190 for 1909

http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924032183208 for 1913

http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924032183216 for 1916

Interesting to browse.
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Dale Reynolds

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Re: Car Builders Dictionary
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2010, 01:26:02 PM »
Ken, thanks very much for finding these. I had searched for framing plans so i can model coach 3 but did not find these. Zack has volunteered to crawl under coach 3 and measure the beams for me, but sure want to avoid that, for his sake!!! dale
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Re: Car Builders Dictionary
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2010, 07:02:43 PM »
These pubs should be an aid to any building models or the real thing.  Be sure and explore the website for other useful pubs.
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Re: Car Builders Dictionary
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2010, 10:28:57 AM »
Dale,

I believe either the Delaware State Archives or Hanley Library in Delaware has the framing plans for quite a few of the Jackson & Sharp and ACF cars built for W&Q as well as WW&F.  I ordered framing plans from them several years ago.

I can get you an address for both facilities this evening.

Dave Crow
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Re: Car Builders Dictionary
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2010, 07:23:03 PM »
hey Dave, that would be great. Coach 3 certainly deserves to be captured in 7/8 scale, as has several other WW&F cars that don't even exist!  Dale
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Re: Car Builders Dictionary
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2010, 07:27:13 AM »
Dale,

I purchased builders photos from the Delaware State Archives; they had Baggage Car #1, Coach #2, Combine #6, and Excursion Car #7.

The Hagley Museum & Library had framing plans for Baggage Car #1, Coach #5, and Combine #6.  Possibly they have others, but those were the 3 that I could find all in one spot at the house last night.  If you want to order plans, please contact them at:

Hagley Museum & Library
PO Box 3630
Wilmington, DE  19807-0630
Attn:  Marjorie G. McNinch

Good luck,
Dave Crow
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Re: Car Builders Dictionary
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2010, 09:44:04 PM »
hi Dave, thanks for the info. have not used snail mail for a while but bet i can remember.... appreciate it!!! dale
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