I’ve posted Eric Neubauer’s comments from the Early Rail list after my signature. He added quite a bit of history. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN A couple of comments: This

Garth: It looks like the P&R 24000 series was renumbered to 26001-27499 in 1926, coincident with the change from P&R to RDG. There were still 1493 cars in 1926, 1491 in 1930, and 950 in 1935. I

Garth Groff wrote: Like many of the very earliest steel gondolas, this car lacks a substantial top chord as well as a side sill. I would guess they readily buckled if overloaded, as did many of

Eric, An interesting model. Can you tell us how long they lasted in service? Were any sold off to other roads? Did any go into MW service or other uses? Yours Aye, Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge

I am looking for a ride from the Orlando Airport to the Oceanside Hilton in Cocoa Beach on Thursday January 9. I arrive in Orlando on United flight #293 at 1:22 PM. Please respond off list to

A new HO scale model is available for those focused on early 20th Century modeling. A Philadelphia & Reading GAc class steel gondola with drop doors is available as a 3D print through Shapeways. Bob

another choice for Gypsum roofwalks is available from Kadee since earlier this year...so far, i saw these roofwalks (in 4 colors, only 40', also for Morton) only at one vendor on ebay that might be

I grew up with this “locomotive” being a part of the everyday scenery in Vancouver. As others have said, it was a Bulldog Mac. For most of its life working as the switcher for the Lucky

s hi -- Jeff Sankus Whitehouse Station, NJ https://uvrmodel.blogspot.com/

The Santa Fe boxcar book (Boxcars of the Santa Fe 1869-1953) sheds no light on the Bx-48 roofwalk manufacturer. But I have on occasion used a plastic roofwalk made by Intermountain, which is in the

Friends, Thank you to Charlie and Brian for the help. I had already tried a variation of the search Charlie suggested and didn't get good results. With his suggestion, I tried again with a different

Garth, The photo appears to show chain drive on the truck. Assuming the 1927 date is accurate, the cab and radiator indicate that this is probably an AC model Mack. v/r Brian Rochon Silver

Garth- I googled “Lucky Vancouver Railroad Brewery” and it returned the Lucky Lager the first beer produced by the 1934 General Brewing Company in California which formed a strategic partnership

Friends, Indulge me a bit here. This isn't strictly about freight cars, but I've spent hours trying to ID the attached photo of a 1927 Mack truck used as a switching locomotive I shot sometime in the

Question on ATSF Bx -48 on the running board. Ed Hawkins has U.S. Gypsum (expanded metal) and Pierre in his kit 105.1 states Apex Tri-Lok. Are both correct? And, I do not know what the U.S. Gypsum

Rob, Generally, you need to contact the designer and ask if they are willing to do that. I have had success doing that sort of thing with a couple of designers. Regards Bruce Bruce F. Smith

Perhaps someone can school me - with Shapeways is it possible to order items upscaled? I’d surely be interested in a set in quarter inch scale for the IM O scale gon. Rob Mondichak

It attached this time. Lester Breuer

The CB&T Shops Model has on the other side has the slogan in the attached photo. Lester Breuer

and the other side On 12/16/2019 8:13 PM, Bob Chaparro via Groups.Io wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts