Union Pacific BE-70-1 & Newton's 2nd Law

Here is Union Pacific postal storage - express box car built by St. Louis Car in 1964.  It seems like this UP class BE-70-1 stretches out in the distance.  Noticed the LD LMT (Load Limit) when it's placed in a freight vs. a passenger train.  Ah,  remember your high school physics of Newton's 2nd law of motion?   F = MA.  The Force acting on the object is equal to the Mass (like weight) times the Acceleration of the object.  So an object going at passenger train speeds carry much more force with it than at freight train speeds.  Therefore, a higher load limit is allowed for this express car if it was in a freight train consist.   Enjoy.  

Ps. Be sure to reserve your new batch of PC&F box cars with your dealer or direct this Sat!

Latest photos and updates

New pre-production photos of N-scale PC&F Insulated Box Cars are up including a new body style used by Great Northern Railway:  Superior Doors with Side Vents.  Pre-orders are due by July 20th.  You don't want to miss these.  Get the PDF brochure here.

Also, for the SP fan.  "SP Most Modern Trains" logo mug is available.  The arwork is based on the 1953 Southern Pacific advertisement.  The artwork is faithfully render for you on your coffee mug. Perfect gift for your SP friends.   See here.

The HO-scale PC-90 Piggy-Packers are coming.  Pre-production samples should be available in mid- to late July from the factory.  Production will follow with anticipated release in fall 2013.

Preview. . .

Here is a photo of our N-Scale PC&F "Golden West Service" Insulated Box Car.  Notiiced the pre-weathered roof as a nod to realism.  Usually the roof went south before the sides, so we thought we make the roof look oxidized and rusty for this particular box car.  You may preview more of this car as well as other pre-produciton models at the N-Scale Convention in Milwaukee coming this Friday and Saturday.  Be sure to drop by. 

Back when Cotton Belt SD45T-2 was leading Amtrak

Back when Sony BetaMax Recorder was selling for $787; President Carter was debating Reagan on ABC; and "Guilty" by Barbara Streisand was on the top of music charts . . . remember?  It's October 1980, I was with my parents in Sacramento taking pictures of Amtrak Coast Starlight No. 11 led by Cotton Belt SD45T-2, and two Amtrak SDP40F units with Southern Pacific heavyweight business car "Oregon" bringing up the markers.  Nice!  Wish I was onboard the SP "Oregon."   Enjoy.

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After a number of requests from hobbyist like yourself, here we go.  Wearables from Wheels of Time by CafePress: Baseball Shirts, T-Shirts and Bumper Stickers (a car "wearable").   Check it out.