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WW&F Railway Museum Discussion => Museum Discussion => Topic started by: Ken Fleming on February 24, 2010, 01:20:14 AM

Title: Car Builders Dictionary
Post by: Ken Fleming 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.

Title: Re: Car Builders Dictionary
Post by: Dale Reynolds 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

Title: Re: Car Builders Dictionary
Post by: Ken Fleming 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.

Title: Re: Car Builders Dictionary
Post by: Dave Crow 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

Title: Re: Car Builders Dictionary
Post by: Dale Reynolds 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

Title: Re: Car Builders Dictionary
Post by: Dave Crow 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

Title: Re: Car Builders Dictionary
Post by: Dale Reynolds 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