Mike, Most likely a Monon gon, but it could be a SOO line as they had some too. The cars can be modeled with the Intermountain USRA gon and a Shapeways end. We had a good discussion on a number of

Came across a photo of a freight yard, and one one of the tracks is the end of a gondola I hadn't seen before. I'm sharing it here so that others may see it, and so that some may be able to identify

Came across a photo of a freight yard, and one one of the tracks is the end of a gondola I hadn't seen before. I'm sharing it here so that others may see it, and so that some may be able to identify

Transfer jobs usually required shoving long strings of cars from departure tracks in one yard to arrival tracks in others, often to another railroad. For a trainman to ride the side of a boxcar over

I believe that some roads invested in transfer cabooses to win favor with the union. I wouldn't be surprised if the NYC had this in mind when they rebuilt a bunch of boxcar frames into transfer cabs

I might not be one of those addressed ;^) but I'll offer this anyway. The various forms of transfer caboose are cheap, compared to new "regular" cabooses. If you have a surplus of good road

>>On Friday, May 18, 2018, 4:05:50 PM CDT, Aley, Jeff A <Jeff.A.Aley@...> wrote: >>Why did many railroads build special “transfer cabooses”? Why not just use a regular caboose? It seems like

Learned and Esteemed Listmembers (you know who you are!), Why did many railroads build special “transfer cabooses”? Why not just use a regular caboose? It seems like extra

Hi all, I'm looking for the book Merchants Despatch, Its History and Equipment by Roger C. Hinman. If you have a copy you don't mind sending my way, please contact me at aileron44@... George

Group, I still have a few Sunshine, Westerfield, and Funaro & Camerlengo HO-Scale resin kits I need to find new homes for. I have reduced the prices in order to clear them out. If you are

Dennis, I'm glad to hear Accurail has purchased George Schmidt's tooling and parts. These are cars Milwaukee modelers have wanted for decades. Sorry that he closed his company. See the attached list

Attachment did not work. Can not save a pdf to the images area. It says I am not authorized to add a folder to the files area. Send me an email and I will forward a pdf file from the Railway

I found my copy at the University of Minnesota library. There should be pdf a copy attached

Can anybody make out what the placard says on the door? It blurs out on my phone when it try and zoom in. Scott McDonald

One possible answer is that the windows might have been intended as 'explosion hatches'. I've seen a calcium carbide explosion, on a small cinderblock building about 15' x 15', in 1979. It didn't

If you are using a Windows PC try using SNIP. You can locate SNIP by clicking on the Windows icon (lower left corner of your Task Bar), then opening “Search”. Start typing “snip” and it should

I searched unsuccessfully for a "print" button myself. But then I just clicked "Control P" and it printed as a pdf. Be aware it is a huge file, well over 100 megs. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

BUT... seems no way to dowload the pdf and read it off line? I've not find the way, any trick? Cheers Enzo Fortuna Modeling the friendly Espee in ... Italy

If you are looking for large format drawings that "show all", you might search your roster for cars that were built by either Pullman or Haskell & Barker, then contact the Pullman Library at the

Hi Howard and Mike and List Members, I have managed to locate many older issues of Railway and Engineering Review online, but not this one. Anyone have any success turning this one up? Claus