In addition to the photo at Harrisburg that Andy Sperandeo cited, there's a photo in my book on Santa Fe open top cars showing one at Washington, D.C. in 4/48, and I've been informed that a

Hi Greg, interesting insight; it's always more complex than it appears from the outside, isn't it? A PRR-PC traffic planning guy once told me why the Pennsy would route limestone for Beth Steel via

Todd, Now that the photo is up, I note that you left out the reweigh of B.I. 4-42 The only B.I. I know is Blue Island yard, Illinois... very interesting... If that is the case, that might indicate

No, because the cars were used on site only and were never in interchange. Richard Hendrickson

To underscore Greg's very cogent comment, among the correspondence I have from the USRA to the various Railroad men involved in the deliberations over whether to purchase the assets of the Armour

Jace, While some PRR bobbers lasted into the late 1950s (e.g. there were 4 ND class bobbers on the 1957 roster), the NC class disappeared well before that. I'm still chasing the data, but it seems

Will this kit do the M&StL (built '31) or are they different. Also are decals available? This may have been stated and I missed it. -- Jon Miller For me time stopped in

Greetings all, pardon the multiple postings as we announce the: Northeastern Fallen Flags Prototype Modelers Meet 9AM – 6 PM, October 1, 2011 Ted Blum 4-H Center 310 Milltown Road Bridgewater, NJ

Hi Bruce, Not exactly coastal, but is Harrisburg, Pa., far enough east for you? Larry Kline and Ted Culotta's book, "The Post War Freight Car Fleet," includes a photo on page 189 of ATSF 171033, a

Would these cars ever make it to the east coast?

Do the ORER's say how long these cars lasted?  Todd Horton To: STMFC@... Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 10:19 PM Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: Huntsville Arsenal SS Boxcar   I think

The New York Central System Historical Society (NYCSHS) published the first NYCentral Modeler on its website on August 1st. Members and non-members can download it at www.nycshs.org It contained

Hello to all...first post! I'm looking for the above kit, preferably unbuilt, in HO scale. Would consider one of the OMI imports at the right price. What have you got? Thanks in advance...John

A friend of mine saw a "strange" car the other day in a BNSF train in the Springfield,MO area...no camera though. It was 40' wood ,outside braced,with angled bracing, no door and he was unable to read

I don't have many of the old Max Gray/USHobbies #401 48' mill gondolas with drop ends (mostly the more-common prototype 52' fishbelly #402's), but I finally got around to improving one and have

I recently acquired a very nice Car Works NC bobber in O scale and wonder how late these were used, and which divisions, say, after WWII, if in fact, they were used that late. Jace Kahn, General

I think Richard is right about these cars being rebuilt from former poultry cars, as the refrigerator cars which North American rebuilt from ex-poultry cars were also tall for their length and had

Let me see if I can explain this correctly... To reinforce this every specialty car built and in service has/had a level of revenue built into the tariff to cover the empty reverse routing. A car

Or modelers of Vermont may be able to help. I would like to find a link to (or receive for personal use) a drawing or photo that shows the overall layout of Bellows Falls sometime between, say, 1930

OK, I'm looking at a photo of Huntsville Arsenal box car H.A. 302. It is a single-sheathed car. According to the caption from the Railway Age photo, it is a rebuilt poultry car. "Several hindred