The cars were insulated (by the standard of the time) and ice blocks were inside the car. Tony Thompson

Beer didn't need icing, so beer cars were usually ARA class RB, Refrigerator, Bunkerless. Eventually the brewers came to the realization that putting their logo on the car was akin to posting a COME

yes indeed. why hide it?-- Best regards, Gary Patrik

I just tell them I have the model railroading disease which is extremely contagious and fortunately has no cure. -- Rod Miller Handcraftsman === Custom 2-rail O Scale Models: Drives, Repairs, Steam

You can eMail Tom Dempsey directly; at <tom@...>... -------------------- Richard Brennan - San Leandro CA --------------------

Chrome tells me their website security certificate expired a few days ago. I don't know what browser you are using but Chrome will usually give you a option to proceed to "unsafe" websites if you

 I was too busy looking at the old tank cars and the steam tractor on the flat car! Steve Hile

The web site has an expired security certificate. If you are using Firefox, you can accept the expired certificate for this specific web site. -- Tim

anybody else notice the 50 foot, single door box car with the deep fishbelly underframe on the far track in #15? -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Thanks Tim! I was able to see the steam here car bearing the beer that made Milwaukee famous slogan from the city that made the recipe. John, sharing some of Paul's pain viewing steam here freight

Richard I am not getting the site is not secure but unusually it’s not working properly. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

I've been trying to get onto the Clover House website, but I keep getting a message that the site is not secure and I can't get in. Is anyone else having this problem? I want to order some steam era

Sorry some folks have such little respect for our fine hobby. Bill Welch

easily solved by use of a VPN connection to the USA. i wrote a lot of the routing code for the internet - trust me, there are a million ways to get around these clumsy blocks. it

#15 https://tinyurl.com/y4xcv3cb #21 https://tinyurl.com/yxrkpens -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Yes your right Eric it’s the European Union that’s causing the problems Paul Doggett

It probably has to do with site access permissions beyond the US or North America. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Dave I think it’s all to do with the European Union they are a bunch of clowns 🤡. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Paul, mine opened just fine using Windows 10. Bob, there are some great yard photos, especially the first one with the proposed new track switch aiming into the shanty. Probably never really needed

I tell them that my hobby is the lunatic fringe of a microscopic cult (description borrowed from Al Daumann, with a big grin). John Sutkus