Seriously, $79.99 ?!? But I do like the deteriorated and patched flatcar deck in the fg. Jack Mullen

I don't know anything about this car specifically. But I went back and looked carefully at it, and the vertical ribs appear to be equally spaced in each panel. If they're really there, perhaps it

Don't know if this one has been up before, https://www.ebay.com/itm/SRLX-Swift-Reefer-Box-Car-in-California-in-1950s-Original-Slide-e4b/324108985029?hash=item4b7666a2c5:g:YM4AAOSwlPleSaKG Dan Smith

Nelson, Doug Harding can answer this question better. Morrell did daily (except Sunday) slaughter of cattle, hogs and sheep. And besides hanging sides of such, they also had packaged

I see the roof of Levenson Steel poking up. I worked there for a few weeks in the early 60s painting steel for I-7 in eastern Ohio. I was transferred there following 2months doing the same job at

Hi Nelson, Your are correct in that that one plant could not produce 50 loads in one day. Keep in mind the Milwaukee, RI, and Wabash also got a few loads of meat in Ottumwa. Off course the plant also

Interesting view of a yard in California in 1959. Note that Brock's Law is in

Thanks, Bill. I’ve been collecting meat reefers to model these trains, but I only have one Morrell reefer so far. It was built from the old Sunshine kit. It sounds like I need at least nine more for

Thanks for the LCL reefer info. In the next week I am going to take some time to do a bit of “research” with regard to if an LCL reefer service was operated on the Gridley Branch — ATSF

There is also the box near the rear truck. Perhaps a heater, and the pipes on top are vents? Steve Kay

Bob you need to move your questions to another group - Some of these cars didn't exist in the STMFC era which ends with 1960. I could help you, but not here. ;-)

Comments and questions from David North... I model 1985 and was re-reading Stephen Priest’s boxcar book and remembered that most of the reefer classes that Bob mentioned were converted to boxcars

Most of the RTR cars and all of the kits are sold, thanks to all who purchased them. I still have five: SFRD - Ship & Travel - Large Herald - BLT 6-37/ RR21 cars available. Pricing per RTR car is

Hello all, In the RCW blog that started this tread, Frank says he needs a good Berk. to pull some meat reefers. Here's one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8PRB8INkfA Go to 7.05 on film and

The May 1951 Ottumwa and Creston Division Employee Timetable shows that CB&Q Train 74 (labeled Daily except Sunday Meat) was scheduled to leave Ottumwa at 5:45 pm and arrive Galesburg at

On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 02:56 PM, Bill Keene wrote: Unfortunately, I model a little known Santa Fe branch line that once operated in east central Kansas. Meat reefers on this 50 miles of track would

Thanks for sharing the photos, I love the SR Auto/Furniture boxcar photo ( # 311006). Southern had 5000 of these and this is the car Sunshine Models made. Love that photo Thanks Fenton -- Fenton

Eric; I have been exploring the Whitehall (or White Hall) Branch, since I was a boy when my Mom was playing Symphony gigs and took me along with her to the South Side. I still host tours every so

Dave yes I was thinking of military stores when I mentioned institutions. And yes they would receive reefers from every major packer. Like a cold storage or grocery warehouse you could see an Armour

Add to Doug Harding's list of cities, I was just looking at GN customers in Seattle and the list included those packers as well. Doug Paasch