Of all the photos I have been able to download from the internet, I found SP&S 11242 Date V-1-58 Straight SP&S and 11287 Date v-5-58 straight SP&S. These are the earliest photos I have found with the

The Intermountain 10-0 IH 12 panel box car is correct for the SP&S 40 foot car (built 1949) -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

The 14000 to 14499 were built in 1957 at St Cloud and did not have the billboard letters originally. In some cases the name to the right of the door was repainted with

Sorry if I missed the reply to Bob’s queston…the Plug Door in the fully open position would interfere with the normal inboard mounting location of the grab irons…so they overlap the ends to

The large lettering with periods after the initials went both diagonal and straight line. The smaller lettering also made it onto some of the 50' cars too (SP&S 14241 50' DD boxcar in June 1967 Jim

Pierre Email sent Paul Doggett

Paul, I maybe able to help you out Email me offlist pls pierre.oliver@... Pierre Oliver www.elgincarshops.com www.yarmouthmodelworks.com

I am in need of pages 699 and 700 from the October 1955 Official Railway Equipment Register. This page is torn out of my copy and I would really appreciate a clear PDF scan to replace it. Thanks in

Here’s a photo of one of my old Steam Shack kits - a CV auto end car - GTW had identical cars.

Add: 9105 National Plate Glass Company 30' Silica Sand covered hopper. Eric Mumper

Hello Hudson, very interesting. But how did it work? Of course I can imagine a knives blade doesn't like sand, but if you take a sharp stone (and I guess these weren't rare even then... :-)) the

Hi I am looking for two Red Caboose/Intermountain undecorated 1937 AAR single door boxcar kits it doesn’t matter what ends they have if you can help me please contact off this page thank

In my stash of unbuilt kits, I have West Shore Line kit #9103 - New York Central MOW Boom Car. I seem to recall that they offered a B&O Wagontop covered hopper as well, although I can’t find that

In my stash I have WSL 9709, a kit for a REA express reefer converted from a troop sleeper. Barry Bennett North Hykeham, UK.

There are lots of Roman graffiti on the walls at Pompeii, and writers in Ancient Greece complained about the same thing. Tony Thompson

The NP included sand in it's depot paint formulas to stop the "little darlings" from carving their initials into the wood. Graffiti isn't new, the form just changes. -Hudson

Tony, Yes it's true! Every generation thinks the next generation is a bunch of (insert adjective). However, with age comes memory loss of ones own childhood! :-) Point being that online generational

The West Shore Line also offered a kit for a New York Central standard wood caboose. Central Hobbies, now defunct, of Syracuse NY produced the WSL kits.

Eric, Thank you very much for your effort to compile and share this information; especially as my early years data is very scant. Peter Ness

Dennis and all, the boxcar under-frame was modified in that the last cross members on each end were moved toward the center of the car to allow clearance for the 33" wheels on the 7'-0"