Garth, here's a pic of the lettering you refer to. Should your decails vanish in thin air (vaporated water..), Bill Kennedy makes new WP flatcar decals, including the text on the picture. Best

In 1944, after the invasion in Normandy, France, the US brought a large amount of engines & cars to Europe. Among those many Whitecomb engines and a large amount of double dome tank cars. These

Built both of Ron's SS RI kits, 50-ft and 40-ft. Yes they are flat kits but well done w/sharp decals. I keep urging him to to do other roads but understand his commitment to RI. Bill Welch

The 26th annual RPM Chicagoland event will be held October 24-26th at the Sheraton hotel in Lisle, IL. The event will once again feature three days of clinics on a variety of model railroad topics, a

Friends, When I visited the Army Transportation Museum at Ft. Eustus, Virginia about 35 years ago, one of these 45' tugs was plinthed along with some cool railroad equipment.

Picked up one at Collinsville RPM last month. Looks to be a very nice kit, no flash. I believe Steve Hile assisted with some of the prototype research. I’m traveling right now, so can’t go to

MSTS Forever! A good friend, Cdr USN Ret., did his time in that service. I need to forward the railbound tugs images to him. — ^<@<.@* }"_# | -@$&/_% !( @|=> ;`+$?^? ,#"~|)^G

The kit is their number 6.1 or 6.2 and it is a model of the stock cars that the RI purchased from Ryan Car Company in 1930 in the 75000-75249 series. The announcement noted that 6.1 is with AB brakes

Thanks Bruce & Bob, The Great Yellow Fleet was about the first place I looked but it didn't offer an thing of any use. The second have may not be good, Bob, but I also question the title. The

They had, and have, a variety of landing craft and combat engineering vessels. Separately, but don’t forget the Army Engineers with their fleet of dredges, snag boats, and support craft. Dan

Anthony is correct on all counts. Love to see that photo your friend took Don. Bill Welch

I did know the Army had its own Navy. Bill Welch

Let's try adding the photos 😉

Andy, Awesome photo! Here are two shots from the Signal Corps Archives, formerly available through the Library of Va, showing two identical vessels on flat cars awaiting shipment at Portsmouth VA.

Unfortunately, this book is flawed. The late Richard Hendrickson noted, “The first half of the book on the 19th and early 20th century development of refrigerator cars was, in fact, written entirely

You might find some useful ideas in: "The great yellow fleet : a history of American railroad refrigerator cars" by John H White, San Marino, Calif. : Golden West Books, 1989. Don't have a copy at

Looking for post WW2 photos of grain being moved in box cars. C&O Walbridge Yard (Toledo) was still classifying ever more grain in box cars in 1962. Thanks, Al Kresse

If this isn't allowed please remove Hello all, Decided to thin the heard over the Labor Day weekend I have several items for sale if anyone is interested... Please respond off list at

Gents, I found an interesting image of two US Army tugboats on 3 flatcars on the Wisconsin Maritime Museum's web archive. This is on the Ahnapee & Western Railway in Sturgeon Bay, WI in 1943. Hulls on

I agree with your thoughts that there were probably many FGEX and WFEX cars in those trains. Both reporting marks were freely mixed by Fruit Growers and both also still had truss rod cars in service