First of all: Thank you to all of you who supplied additional data as to years most likely that these cars were retired. This continues to underscore one of the greatest strengths of this list.

Grarth Groff wrote: "John, Tell us what your era is, and maybe we can help." Jon Miller's signature block says: "For me time stopped in 1941" Ben Hom

John, Tell us what your era is, and maybe we can help. Yours Aye, Garth Groff

The M&StL car (25000 series) were a second hand buy. They bought several batches of used USRA DS cars. Cars received new were in the 22000 series. All these cars were retired by or in 53. I'd assume

Just a thought. Westerfield offers kits of these cars and others w/choice of eras and brake systems: https://id18538.securedata.net/westerfieldmodels.com/merchantmanager/index.php?cPath=99_370 Catch

Anyone else notice the $49.95 Rock Island 4-pack? I’ve told Rapido I want one! https://www.rapidotrains.com/products/ho-scale/freight-cars/ho-scale-usra-double-sheathed-wood-boxcar

I cannot determine the lettering from the on line illustrations. As far as I can tell, none of the illustrations show products with the as-built lettering that uses the pre-1927 ARA data guidelines.

Ha, and for folks modeling earlier eras, like me, which ones don’t. Pax, Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com

A word of warning: the single cars are from the 4 car sets. If you order two, there’s no guarantee you’ll get two different numbers. And no chance of 5 different numbers. However, Rapido did

Mm, C&N*W* I think. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

Brodhead is on the the Mineral Point line out of Janesville, WI. My guess is it is being hand unloaded into a truck for one of the local Cheese factorys. Lloyd Keyser

According the Burlington Route Historical Society Freight Car Data Sheet on USRA Double Sheathed Boxcars, the USRA Double Sheathed Boxcars (series 120500-120999) built in December 1918 by

Yes, and will be curious to learn which have AB brakes... -- Michael Gross Pasadena, CA

Almost all shops and mail order folks will split up the 4 packs. Only thing now is I need to know what ones for my era, I know the Santa Fe didn't have any left by '41.

Those barrels contained dill pickles. Dill was added along with brine and small cucumbers to the barrels. They where then covered, rolled into a field, bung toward the top and left to ferment. Every

Todd; It was not a PRR G31, but what you said: an added PC class for rebuilt 52'6" gons with new fixed ends, after the elimination of the "LOT" system. Yes, a G33, but I cannot tell if it is a G33

Bob, This car is an AAR 1941 design from C&NW series 75201-75399, built in 1953. I suspect the end braces are a later addition. IIRC, this car was offered by Sunshine, and is

Check this out! I don't know if we need any. Scroll down to single cars, $50 each and you have to reserve at least two.

Photo: PRR X25 Boxcar 83755 http://www.brodheadhistory.org/bhsimages/images/2621.jpg Caption: Pickle barrels are waiting to be loaded on to train cars at Colony Foods in Brodhead, Wisconsin,

Photo: C&NW Gondola 75235 This photo was taken after the era for this group but perhaps the car predates 1961. http://www.brodheadhistory.org/bhsimages/images/1754.jpg This was taken at Brodhead,