Hello, one of my friends is modeling the early 20th century and is interested to build a model of one of the series of 1000 cars of 1902-built Reading wooden coal hoppers #60000 - 60999. I have a

Photos from their West Virginia History On View website (https://wvhistoryonview.org/). Click on the photos to enlarge them. A search for "Freight Car" will produce even more photos, many of them

Good Friends, I've been reading through the Kadee newsletter that came with my latest pre-ordered freight car, and found they have introduced some new policies that will affect

Garth, Apex Tri-lok, Blaw-Knox, Kerrigan, and the redesigned version (late-1953 to early 1954) of the U.S. Gypsum running board & brake step were all rectangular open-grid design with a similar

The number series of the OR&N 8155 should have been 8000 - 8199 40'; 8' 8 5/8"; 8' 5 3/4"; 50,000 cpy in June 1905 166 cars Howard Garner

Lester A very nice conversion it looks really good. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

How does one pack 175 cars into that number series? Chuck Peck

A quick check of a coupe OER's 1900 series 8100-8199 175 cars in series Howard Garner

I have upgraded Accurail Soo Line steel box car 45938. The most difficult part of the upgrade was to change the molded on seven rung ladders with stiles too long to shorter ladder stiles with wire

The discussion of woodenware cars took me to discussion of cooperage cars. I found these photos on the Railroad-Line Forums. Below are the comments by the original posters of the photos. Bob

Thanks Claus Schlund for your reply, that is exactly the photo I was referring to. ….. Roger Robar

Google is your friend :-) Apex, Blaw-Knox and Kerrigan were all rectangular, interlocking grid style. After 1954, Gypsum ALSO become rectangular, interlocking grid,

The Master Car Builders Association and later ARA and AAR mechanical designations recognized these special purpose cars: XF was an oversize furniture car XAF was an Automobile and Furniture car.

Good friends, Friday I received the latest car released by Kadee, a 40' PS-1 boxcar lettered for Norfolk & Western 53124. As usual, the Kadee representation looks fabulous. I

 Hi Roger and List Members, The photo is likely of car MENASHA 214 which can be seen in RMJ Jul 1989 pg 46. This is available on TRAINLIFE... http://magazine.trainlife.com/rmj_1989_7/ Claus

Somewhere in my files I have a photo of a very similar Menasha car that is a 50’ car. …….. Roger Robar

Peter, This conjures up the image in my mind of a refrigerator car loaded with tennis rackets or volley balls. A meat packer going into the sporting goods business is actually

On Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 05:30 PM, Claus Schlund \(HGM\) wrote: Does anyone have a date for this image? The car lettering indicates it is a 40ft car - this might be one of the earlier 40ft cars

Claus: The absence of grabs/ladder on the car-end suggests pre-1911 (the SAA). The lettering seems consistent with the oughts as well. Dave Parker Riverside, CA

The Swift car is Rapido factory paint. The unfinished car is Tru Color Armour Yellow, and the BREX car is Tru Color WFE Yellow. WFE yellow represents newly painted car, Armour yellow represents a car