Sometimes I need to remember to check my own resources. Jerry Angier's & Herb Cleaves' "Bangor & Aroostook, The Maine Railroad" book on the BAR has two photos of the ex-MDT reefers, both in black &

Richard, as I recall many of the steel reefers were rebuilt at Derby Shops by replacing their doors with a steel panel, removing the roofs and increasing the sides by a foot or so and adding cross

It was an East German ship at the Winterport docks, and the story you've heard is the truth. What you may not know is, the community welcomed these sailors with open arms. The East Germans loaded up

Bruce: Here is a Google Drive link to printable sizes of the two parts of Southern drawing SF-1126 showing the General Arrangement for Southern 116850-117349. It shows the brake line passing through

Wow! That is service . . . THANKS Mr. Eichelberger Al Kresse

Attached is an image of a Southern fishbellyside sill flat car hauling a long load of plate steel. The image is from the HistoricPittsburgh digital archive site and was taken at the Rankin yard in

Thank all of you for the information. I appreciate it. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

I have built, painted and lettered Funaro & Camerlengo double-sheathed Box Car, Rock Island 155945, flat resin kit 3061. I have posted photos and writeup on my blog I started to share photos and

Thanks for that great photo Eric! Also interesting is the repair to the lower end sheathing of Big Four 46611 on the adjacent track. David Jobe, Sr. Saint Ann, MO

Ike, Thanks! That’s great. So it almost sounds like these cars got whatever 50 ton truck was available when they were upgraded. ;) Regards Bruce Bruce F. Smith Auburn, AL "Some

Also interesting how that car is marked, and a good example of why the MCB/ARA was trying to get the railroads to adopt standard reporting marks. The proper name of the railroad isn't "Big Four". It

Eric, I know this is off subject, but are you going to produce the 1920'S Refer car into a kit for sale? Dale Florence

Lester Thanks for the information I have always fancied one of those Rock Island cars. Paul Doggett England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad

Before the rivet police confiscate the picture, the corner sill step is missing on the end facing the camera. Gary “I have flat cars with missing sill steps too” Laakso Northwest of Mike

Lester, I built 3 of the first version of these kits as Great Northern cars in January, 1988. The corner supports were separate castings and they were a pain to file down to size. They have rolled

Gary, I’m not certain when Southern 115232was built, but I suspect it was just before the 1911 amendments to the SafetyAppliance Act. The amendment stipulated the addition of safety

Gary, Well spotted, but the step isn't missing - there simply was never one fitted there ( note no rivet holes in the side sill). It's 1913 and this car hasn't been brought into compliance with the

Dale, At this point, production of an early1920s MDT resin kit reefer does not look likely. A master was created using drawingsoftware and a print made at Shapeways to use as a master for

As George mentioned, the Southern 116850-117349 flat cars hada 41-foot, 6-inch length. The image I sent was of an earlier car build and afoot and a half shorter. I have some data on the 1926

Eric I was looking forward to this kit. Sorry it will not be produced. Dale Florence