Such vessels, including the shell for the “gadget”, were to contain the explosive force of the conventional explosives (TNT, whatever, used to compress the nuclear core material) … should the

Thanks, Don for that clarification. It makes more sense than a containment vessel for the explosion. Bill

That's Jumbo, a large metal casing (214 tons) that was designed to hold the Gadget. The idea was that if the TNT exploded but the plutonium didn't, it would contain the explosion and no plutonium

Bill, Actually the container was designed to retain the nuclear material if the regular explosive went off but the bomb did not detonate. My father was a military officer assigned to the

Actually, Dan, there WAS a vessel designed and built to contain a nuclear bomb... strange as it may seem. Frankly, when I first read about it, I didn’t think it would work, and apparently it was

Whatever it is, it’s NOT “the gadget”, the first A-bomb. It’s too large, and altogether the wrong shape. It looks like a pressure vessel, possibly a reactor containment vessel. "The Gadget”

Claus, Thanks in particular for the photo of the string of 28' UP Boxcars. This is very helpful to me! Craig Bisgeier

Hi folks, Does anyone have any idea of what railroad owned the deep well flatcar in the photo attached that the first A-bomb was being unloaded from in the desert? This is from recently released

Clark Propst shares his work on an Accurail HO scale gondola kit in the latest Resin Car Works blog post. He adds a few simple details inspired by a C&NW prototype.

Interesting shots, Claus... one of the most interesting to me was the 7th (I think) shot down from the top which shows a small box on the ground alongside the car... it is a wooden 8x10 field camera

Hello Earl... You can obtain the complete scanned set from Allen Stanley's Railroad Data Exchange. He writes: "I run a labor of love called The Railroad Data Exchange with the end goal of preserving

Let me try the attachments again. Steve Wolcott

Morning All: There are several photos in this post that I would like to copy or purchase for my own modeling efforts. In particular they ae for the UP 50 door and a half car. I had posted a question

Hi Steve, I didn’t get the attachment. Would really appreciate it. Thanks, Gary Ray~ Modeling SP in 1926 Magalia, CA

Thanks Dick. I'll email Steve. Chuck

In the early 1990’s, William Edson offered photocopied booklets of the equipment listings compiled during the ICC Valuation Surveys. Does anyone have his booklets S-1 (Maine railroads) and S-5 (CT

How about SoLd ! Pierre Oliver www.elgincarshops.com www.yarmouthmodelworks.com

Hello- I have decided to offer my last black Hardware Wegmann R-30-18 HO styrene kit. This has the Equipco fan. Offered for $44.00 which includes shipping to the US. If interested, contact me off-list

Thanks for the additional information and the help with the photo. The article is the the June, 1954 issue of "Model Trains", attached. Steve Wolcott

Isn't this car a prototype for one of the earliest Westerfield kits, as we were discussing not too long ago? Ron Merrick