I have completed the build of Milwaukee rib side boxcar 20426. If you are interested in the build of this car including adding many details not in the kit, photos and writeup of the build process

Modelers should be advised, not all the NP 40 ft combination door boxcars with this car side arrangement had the PS-1 ends that appear in Tim's photos of NP 3309. NP 3000-3399 were Pullman-Standard

It's not the Boring unit trains that trouble me as much as it is the damned graffiti all over everything. People grie to me all the time about the younger generation not having any respect for

Fantastic info. Thanks. To clarify, they were all out of interchange service by that date. More than 100 (maybe 200+, I haven’t really compiled the info as it’s past me era of interest) were

Hi Tim, Wow! Just plain "clear" doesn't begin to describe those photos, and with both sides, both ends and the roof as well. The cars are well beyond my era, but thanks anyway for sharing those

Now that is the kind of photos I need to complete Decals. Hubert Mask MAsk Island Decals

I still bemoan the loss of the “good old days” when the sky was blue (even on overcast days) from the tee-pee sawdust burners, and the air burned your nose with its acrid smell. I also miss the

Thank you everyone, scheme too late for me. Bill Welch

Bill, According to Ed Austin's article "Boxcars of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway" in the December 1997 MM, the billboard lettering was introduced shortly AFTER the July 1957 delivery of 50'

1960, pretty much way to late for many. -Andy

I deleted the E-mail with a photo from the above showing the brake wheel end of a ST-SL PS-1 boxcar. That photo had a comment about a PS-1 chronology clinic at the St Louis 2017 RPM meet. Question is

Wondering if anyone here would know when the SP&S introduced their scheme with the very large SP&S reporting marks. Thank you. Bill Welch

Thank you Tim. I was surprised to see he had done a couple of gondolas. The boxcars on the list is like seeing an old friend after several years. I built the CP mini-box, the B&M and BAR Pratt truss

Here are a couple of clear views of these unusual NP grabiron mounts. I also include a shot of a commonly seen end grab with two different brackets. -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*

I got confused because I didn't know Athearn had TWO of these trucks!! THIS (attached) is the express truck with the correct wheelbase - but it is a more modern

Here’s the Tahoe website for reference. http://resincarworks.com/tahoe.htm Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

For those who may haved missed it, Brian Leppert's Tahoe Model Works has a Barber S2 ride control 50-ton truck which is as close to perfect for the Milwaukee rib sided class of boxcars that will ever

Glad to hear the rumors of the tooling's demise was exaggerated ; )) CW Propst

Tim, Ah!, Wabash. Thank you very much. So it is a true AC&F. Yours Aye, Garth Groff 🦆

Yeah, the boxcar underframe isn't modified, so still has the 5'-6" kingpin to striker dimension. When you look at the car, the wheel has more or less the same relationship to the car end as the old