David Thompson wrote: If you mean "route card board," it is there, right on the bolster at the left of the car side (and has a card). If you mean "placard board," there wasn't one. Tony

Ever have one of those projects that fights with you all the way? That’s been the case with a certain otherwise non-descript Sunshine Cotton Belt double-sheathed boxcar. I started building it back

No tack boards on the middle reefer. Wonder where they put the car cards at? http://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Emil-Albrecht-Photos/1946-Aug-Green-River/i-BdkW6SQ/A David Thompson

DT&I gon with auto frames? http://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Emil-Albrecht-Photos/1946-Aug-Echo-to-Green-River/i-xV3zdmW/A Six-dome tank

Don Valentine wrote: "Did not a number of railraods change their hopper car color from black to read somewhere in the 1925 to 1945 time frame as well, i.e. Lehigh Valley, Pennsy, New Haven and Western

R-50-5, rebuilt from R-50-1 for frozen food service, plywood sheathing. http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/spcars/bynumber/reefer/index.htm Regards Bruce Bruce F. Smith Auburn,

C&O ARA-based ventilator: http://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Emil-Albrecht-Photos/1944-Columbus-Georgia/i-5hNczzm/A David Thompson

Interesting patch job on a PFE something-or-other here: http://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Emil-Albrecht-Photos/Nov-1949-Cache-Jct-and-Logan/i-J7JTz3j/A David Thompson

Just got mine in the mail yesterday. Nice article. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: "Bruce F. Smith" <smithbf@...> Reply-To: STMFC List <STMFC@...> Date: Wednesday, January 15,

Don, 2014 - on the news stands NOW Regards Bruce Bruce F. Smith Auburn, AL https://www5.vetmed.auburn.edu/~smithbf/ "Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield."

Well said, Marty. This problem seems somewhat worse than it was twenty years ago plus we're now getting the forgetful and inconsiderate folks who can't or won't turn off their cell phones. Bob

Tyrant is not the descriptor I would use; SOB is more apropos. 8>) Jared Harper Athens, GA ---In STMFC@..., <brockm@...> wrote: From the Prototype Rails Lost and Found: 1. One visor. It is equipped

What year January RMC is that article in? I'm hoping it is available. Thank you Don W

People's gas also was part owner of the short line Chicago and IllinoisWestern. The period in question is outside of my era but has anyone checked thecars against the C&IW roster or one of the other

Almost forgot to mention, look at the corner grabs on the roofs as well. All but two appear to be little more than a 24 in. grab mounted at a 45 degree angle across the corner. The first

I noted that IC box car as well and am wondering if they were just slipshod with maintenance or what? But I was more surprised by the color variation bewteen the New York Central and the West

through the ventilated door. > It ain't just the Westerfield cars that are covered. It is a five page article beating anything any of the competition has had in some time. The Wright Trak cars

I was unable to attend Cocoa this year but it is a phenomenon I've noticed atvarious NMRA and RPM events I've attended over the years. And while I certainlydo not make, and have never made, any claims

Could the fact that red paint would not show the results of initial rust have anything to do with the change from black? Did not a number of railraods change their hopper car color from black to

Its from the wonderful Emil Albrecht collection that Richard Brennan waskind enough to share with us, thanks, much!