Most of the National Guard units in my area had retired tanks or artillery pieces. I wonder if they moved by mostly by rail or totally by truck. George Courtney

The USAX/DODX cars were built for the Army because the Patton tank family was too heavy for standard railroad flats. The cars operated into the early 90s and some can still be found in MOW service on

Ron And Others: I was not at home when the latest post came in and had to question my memory. The UP kit is definitely an S-40-5 car. My kit is totally painted with complete lettering. Richard

Brian, Of course if the tank was too early for your era, could you model one going to the scrap yard? Allen Cain

Thanks Tony! Your articles do indeed add to my knowledge of these cars. I’ve done many of the same improvements you suggest, but I did not know of the decal set. I’ll have to see if it’s still a

Hi Tim, "Sheesh. Money ain't what it used to be!" How very true, but then neither are today's parts. Pax, Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No.

Hello- I have nine cars which were partially or totally built kits from a recently deceased friend. His quality was very good. Priced to reflect the non-original unbuilt kit condition. Shipping of $4

Daniel Mitchell wrote: For more about that Roco flat car and its actual origins, you might wish to read my blog post

In most cases they load a car to something like its capacity in either length of weight. Many armored vehicles were heavy enough to require either “single” loading or a vary heavy duty flatcar

Brian, Its that great adult undergarment answer, it depends. There were a lot of unit moves to training, unit movements for deployments overseas not so much. But there were also deliveries of

Here's one solution - model it as a PATCHED tank car. This one got Roman reporting marks. :-) -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

It's a whole AB brake set including the hand brake equipment. At $13 it costs much more than many of my unbuilt freight car kits ever did. Sheesh. Money ain't what it used to be! ;-) -- *Tim

Years ago after seeing a photo of military truck load in either the RPC article on loads or in an article, I picked up a Roco Minitanks M35 to create a load. Now after thinking about the August 1957

Thanks Steve, This is helpful and does look like a good kitbashing project. John John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville, VA 707-490-9696 PO Box 44736

gary laakso wrote: Notice however that their original ERROR remains, to make the reporting marks COLX instead of the correct CDLX for California Dispatch Line. The prototype "D" is kind of rounded,

American Scale Models has tank car decals left over from brass model imports, including Richard Hendrickson’s Western Asphalt: http://americanscalemodels.com/HO?product_id=1934 While I

George: thank you for pointing to this! Ed Hawkins and I have been discussing a potential point of confusion regarding how the appliance kit is labeled. The confusion relates to the combination of

Thanks for sharing. Lester Breuer

Progress -- I painted the finished G26 yesterday. Had a major brain-dead moment. Before the pieces were assembled, I painted the inside surfaces with a sort of rust and black mixture. While I'd

Tangent Scale Models is pleased to announce the availability today of our latest run of Bethlehem 52’6” 70-Ton Gondolas in HO scale. Produced from 1937 until 1957, Bethlehem Steel Company