Tim: I believe that this (or a very similar version) was don and included in the X-3 (?) tank car kits from Sunshine. I recall using one on an Overland tank car. I don't believe that they were ever

Is this an AAR 1937 box car with flat plate riveted ends? http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/birmingham-southern-railway-boxcar-325;rad Tim O'Connor

has anyone done an etched part to represent the defect car holder (I think that's what it is) seen on the 4th panel from the left on this B&LE box

I guess I don't fully understand the need, or more correctly I see two separate goals. One is a desire to create a grand database of information from a scholarly standpoint. This would be very

Completely agree, Alex, and I 100% agree that a standardized database of North American Rolling Stock would be extremely useful. Yes, historical society websites are generally helpful but often they

Looking at my 1945 equipment list: under the heading "automobile"three classes of steel cars in that range(others in 37xxx and 39xxx) 41000- 41499 roofs ends and sides lined, 498 cars 41500- 41599

Thanks Ben, my memory is getting weaker with age, but I was able to rule out the more common trucks and started trying to remember the unusual types. Dave Snyder Louisville. Ky.

 These are similar to those used on B&M milk carI think and you may be right. Eric N.

Looks like it to me. Contact Ross Dando at Twin Star Cars <http://www.twinstarcars.com/ <http://www.twinstarcars.com/>> He has made resin casting to simulate these. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From:

In ancient times when we communicated on dead trees, there were two rudimentary sources of information for "off line" road information: the NMRA data sheets, and guidebooks by decal manufacturers

Dave Snyder asekd: "Hi group, I've been slowly meandering through the the Vancouver photo site and I came upon these trucks on the WP boxcar. For the life of me, I can't find them in my best resource

Hi group, I've been slowly meandering through the the Vancouver photo site and I came upon these trucks on the WP boxcar. For the life of me, I can't find them in my best resource "300 Hundred Years

Bill, The societies are probably the best sources for the info on their roads, but it sure would be nice to have 1. a central location of an index and 2. some modicum of a standard format for

Hello Group, I am not sure that we need to have this massive database all in one place. And besides, we already have sources for archiving and maintaining such information. Almost every railroad that

Hi Jim, Well, I don't think you can put up data that isn't correct, but yes I get the drift that you can put up data without the exceptions. I am 100% behind the crowd-sourced approach as in fact

I had thought the Rensselaer Railroad Heritage site of the RPI Model Railroad Group was functioning as a collective for prototype information.

Bruce (and all), I agree with you that this seems like an impossible task - and disagree at the same time. **** I think that we are our own worst enemies

Hello Jim, For the Santa Fe, you can get Richard Hendrickson's comprehensive guide to the freight car paint schemes in our period of interest from the Santa Fe society for a very reasonable price

I am hoping to get the small data info (built dates etc) for the following 2 bay Virginian hopper cars. If you could include shop codes etc reweigh and repacked as well for about 1953 that would be

Also try Highball Graphics. Hubert Mask. Mask Island Decals.