I am selling a large collection of HO items, many Santa Fe. It includes resin freight cars, plastic and brass locomotives, plastic and brass passenger cars, plastic freight cars, passenger and freight

I’m amazed at this slide I see on eBay. Its a shop-made transfer caboose identified as “ Illinois Northern Caboose 112; [slide dated] 7/65 " I suspect the car dates from the early 50’s It seems

Jack, They were interesting photos, but I didn't have time to comment when you first posted them. The cars in question are class LTA: "A permanently enclosed car having a

Can't help with a prototype photo, but here's a link to Ambroid's model: http://www.trainweb.org/ambroidkits/trains/woodkits/pics/5000-1/10.jpg

I am going to post my thoughts and condolences there and encourage others to do the same. Personally I hope someone will post photos of Stan's garden. Bill Welch

My previous attempt to respond to this topic seems to have vanished into the Yahoo void. I'll try again. I think these are obsolete tank cars that have been converted to carry granular dry bulk cargo,

In the 1930s and 1940s the car classification SPR stood for “Stock-Refrigerator”.This was a combination poultry and refrigerator car with one end to accommodatelive poultry and the other end

Friends, Mark Kerlick had mentioned to Bill Welch and I that you can add photos toStan's Obit' if you would like. I have added a couple one from CCB (underapproval). I am still looking for a shot of

Anyone have experience building one of these? Know about the yellow color scheme? The self sticking adhesive is very nice; anyone know what it is? Have they ever considered doing freight

More information on some recent topics. original documentscans. Freight claims 1916 http://palfan.us/galleryphotos/temp%20pages/freight%20claims.pdf investigating freight claims

Stan’s obit http://www.kinnickfuneralhome.com/notices/Stanley-Rydarowicz ClarkPropst Mason City Iowa

Ashland Coal & Iron (later C&O) railroad had similar (but standard between the rails drop-doors) coke hopper cars -- hopper cars with rack extensions. These Southern cars had side-dump doors. They

Thanks to all for the information on these booklets. I'm glad to know that these purchases were not totally wasted money as many of the books I purchased back then were. But of course, way back then,

Blast furnaces in West KY used charcoal until the end of operations on theeve of WWI. The availably of wood, iron ore and cheep labor locally made iteconomical. Unfortunately it wasn't until after the

Was there a charcoal plant at Randolph Ala? That is an interesting Southern hopper car. Cyril Durrenberger --------------------------------------------

If Randolph was near Birmingham, I might guess coke. But Randolph is quite east, not industrial, and the photo label says charcoal. I see no reason to second guess the label. Chuck Peck in FL

Charcoal or Coke in 1909? Al Kresse

A site new to me with a few items under "railroads" "Charcoal Loading at Randolph Ala." :: Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection "Charcoal Loading at Randolph

So sad to learn of Stan's passing. Stan was a very good customer and we worked together on many lasered projects. Stan was also an old auto enthusiast and had a 1954 Packard Clipper. We would see

Scott, The AMRX reporting mark meant these cars were in MEAT service. From my notes -- AMRX series 1100-1112 built 1946 Model Railroading 4/1989 p.55 1947 photo AMRX #1107 asoriginal Model