Tim, the problem with the Rodger-Hart ballast cars was that the design kept changing so rapidly. Sure, some RRs had cars of the same design, but the next year the cars were different and the year

I, too, wondered if the photo was taken from the Custom House tower but believe the angle is wrong and that it was taken for a rooftop along Atlntic Ave. But the first building taller than the

Hi William, There was the time Barney was returning to Mayberry on the train and it showed him riding on either a ATSF or a UP train. (Can't remember which.) Amazing that those trains could get so

I have a request for you all to discuss -- What do you think of Hart Convertible gondolas as a possible resin kit? I think that many railroads owned these and quite a few of them were still around in

My favorite is the film Union Station where someone arrives in Los Angeles and then take a NYC elevated. – Al Westerfield Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 5:39 PM To:

And because a LOT of people rode trains back then, I'm sure many of them noticed the goof. Kind of like if a contemporary film was going to show someone flying out of O'Hare and then showed

Hi Brian, In the aerial collection are a couple of Fairchild Aerial Survey photos. The New Haven's freight yard in Boston was called the South Boston Freight Terminal and was appropriately located

Tim O'Connor wrote: Not true at all, Tim. In fact, there is typically a whole crew of "continuity" and "scene dressing" people, who are forever deciding what is important enough to do correctly

The Boston aerial photos are identified by area / neighborhood / township (what's the proper nomenclature?). For example: Boston. Bellevue Boston. Codman Square I'd like to find the New Haven's

Currently getting a lot of TV exposure, "White Christmas" has the Danny Kaye/Bing Crosby characters riding from Florida to Vermont in both a Santa Fe Warbonnet F unit powered train, and an SP Black

Staffan is, of course, correct. I was thinking of the NP's second hand round roof cars. My apologies. Richard Hendrickson

I recall an episode of Star Trek where they "time travelled" to Detroit and suddenly in one scene you can see mountains in the distance! Ya just gotta love Hollywood. I don't think anyone in the biz

Steve's link took me, at least, to the cover of the book. There are photos on the page facing 88, and a few pages later, in the appendix. Click through a few pages from the front, and you get to the

Guys, what a great photo! Do my eyes deceive me or are the freight cars on those floats all leaning toward the center? Thanks, Larry Hanlon. Bend, OR

You recall correctly, Fred. This was fondly known by locals as the "Narrow Gauge". Pretty much a passenger only operation. Bill Keay

That is really neat and thanks for sharing. Fenton Wells -- Fenton Wells 3047 Creek Run Sanford NC 27332 919-499-5545 srrfan1401@... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

For sale: Sunshine Models #17.1, CB&Q, C&S, FW&D XM-25, -26 single sheathed boxcar kit. There are some dimensional shortcomings with this kit, such as the sides lacking about 6" in vertical

Bill,   The BRB&L was the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn, a narrow ga. RR IIRC. I can remember taking the ferry for 10 cents to cross the harbor in the early 1950's. Wonder how many recall Federal Yard,

I failed to mention, most of the data came from or was verified by the folks in the RRHS. Obviously, they had a "horse in the race" but we all benefit from the resulting accuracy. Jerry Glow

I must admit that, while watching movies from the 1930s and 1940s with my wife, I occasionally comment to her about how amazing it is to see a SP Pacific hauling a passenger train into