Trafford Park Manchester was the first UK Ford plant opened in 1911 to make the model T Paul Doggett. England

Thanks for all the replies. I'll make another run at drawing all this up and see if I can get to a acceptable result. Can't believe I didn't do a patent search as I've done that on several past

Some of the guys over on the Early Rail site identified it as being at the Trafford Park works in Manchester, England in 1916. I'll go tell the Ford dealer that they messed up their caption! Tom

A total SWAG but as it's pole company spur maybe a creosote company tank?:-D -- Jon MillerFor me time stopped in 1941Digitrax Chief/Zephyr systems, SPROG, JMRI UserNMRA Life

Bill Welch asked: "For some time now I have noticed that all of the Clinchfield's USRA assigned rolling stock—cabooses; 50-ton boxcars; 2-bay hoppers—carried "CC&O" reporting marks for most of

For some time now I have noticed that all of the Clinchfield's USRA assigned rolling stock—cabooses; 50-ton boxcars; 2-bay hoppers—carried "CC&O" reporting marks for most of their service lives if

I didn't have to leave town this morning so I finished....Thought I'd finished, just remembered the cut lever...The SP mini-kit, I'll add the uncoupling lever and paint next. I'm also attaching a

Hi List Members, Anyone care to guess who owns or leases this tank car? http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/largerimage?irn=10176447&catirn=10853287&return=brand%3Dcms%26count%3D100%26q%3Dpole

 Hi Bob, Thanks for the interesting image link. I found that searching this site for the term "pole" (without the quote marks) turns up images of telephone pole loads on steam era freight cars

There’s a poultry car beyond the materials tower to the left of the distant boxcars, too. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

 Hi Pete and Eric and List Members, Excellent inded! Amazing what we can sometimes do with 'found' stuff! A very enjoyable read. Claus Schlund

Ben I meant to put the vendor in. It is “multiscale digital” and he is on both eBay and Shapeways. I’m not associated with him. Just a happy client. Also here are a few of Eric’s loads. Brian

Tim, that is a GATC 1917-design tank. David Lehlbach Tangent Scale Models

Pete Hall built an HO scale Bunker C unloading rack from a box of scrap parts. He shares his work in the latest Resin Car Works blog post.

Great report, Brian. Could you share a link to the 3D printed loads you ordered? Sounds interesting. Thx. -- Ben Sullivan Brookeville, MD Modeling the Georgetown Branch of the B&O

Lumber On Sleds For Loading Photo Title: Loading Railroad Cars At Cloquet Lumber

Just got home from cocoa it was great catching up with old friends and making new ones. There were some great models in the room and I am always interested in flat carloads. Eric Thur had some nice

My thanks to all who responded to my query. The article that Charlie Vlk has provided seems to answer my questions. Just need to find copies of the legislation for the states in which the CB&Q

Tim, National Scale Car is a new model company from Canada. http://nationalscalecar.com Lots of doors, tracks, details... Ryan Menddell and his wife Samantha were at Cocoa Beach. Regards, Bruce Bruce

Um Tim, That is a completely different car, both with respect to the under frame and the tank. The photo you posted appears to be a Pennsylvania Tank Car Company product. Careful examination would