Hello Tony, being a German, I would be interested what exactly was german in that company. "Just" a German immigrant as a (co-)founder? Many thanks Johannes Modeling the early post-war years up to

The brakewheel and staff have been dismounted and are loose on the deck, being secured by the rod that is part of the load tie-down. There may be some additional hold-downs that we can't

If the car was built pre-WWI, then by definition it was built to an MCB (not ARA) standard, and it almost certainly was Spec II (not III). Dave Parker Riverside, CA

Hi Bob, In my case, it usually means try a different browser. For some reason, browsers seem to be picky about some things. Google can be particularly difficult at times, but none I’ve found are

When I try to access these images I get the following response: HTTP Status 404 - /luna/servlet/s/1xy326 type - Status report message - /luna/servlet/s/1xy326 description - The requested resource is

I just looked at this image, and the accompanying information seems to say between 1917-1920. Ron Merrick

Here is a link to a photograph showing rabbit skins(?) about to be loaded into a Santa Fe refrigerator car in Liberal, Kansas: http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/228197/page/1 Of note is that SFRD

You are correct, Tony! Thanks for catching that! Elden Gatwood

Elden Gatwood wrote: Actually that would be World War 1, not 2. Elden probably mistyped, but I wouldn't want wrong info to slide out there. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

Gary and all; I did some more looking, and am pretty convinced: the letters and numbers cast into the bolster looks like GATC predecessor German-American Car Company (hence, GATC, not "General

Eric Thanks for posting. A key point that needs to be re-iterated is that the weight when added to a steam locomotive needs to be done so the balance point is over the center of the drivers. Philip

Nicely Done. George Toman

Agree; That is SOP on the PRR. Elden Gatwood

Pete Hall shares tips to install sound in a steam loco. He also added extra weight to help pull freight cars around. It's the latest post on the Resin Car Works

Though a little late for this list, GN train 1/88 wheel report on April 17, 1968 shows the train leaving Willmar MN with a WAG boxcar added at Willmar loaded with wheat routed Minneapolis -

Dave B, I think you have the first panel correct. On the second panel, I believe the weight line starts with the location and weigh date. Then a WT and the weight. The small lettering on the third

Hi all, I need your interpretive eye help. I'm going to create a Ghost decal for the gondola pictured below. Other than one rib off (8 instead of 9) the Ertl model is almost perfect for this number

STMFC, The NPRHA has developed a decal set in HO scale for the NP 10000 series boxcars, recently manufactured by Rapido. The sheet includes unique stencils, common placards/forms, reweigh/lube

The car on Fox trucks is another Reading gondola, from a group of two orders for 1250 cars (8350-9349 and 9350-9599) built by Pressed Steel in 1900-01. David Thompson

The C&O had flat cars with low, side guard-rails for loading wagons. Al Kresse