When I was clerking in Portland in 1961-62, all the un-insulated boxcar doors I saw were painted on the inside the same color as the car's exterior. RBLs (insulated boxcars) had plug doors that were

Bob, it sounds like you want Kadee bracket grabirons. -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Someone raised the question earlier this week of when the C&NW began using the "Route of the 400" slogan on box cars. While perusing my 1940 CarBuilders for something else today I ran across a photo

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HO Scale Grab Irons I want to upgrade a couple of HO scale freight cars I acquired at a swap meet. The cars have holes for simple wire grab irons but I'd like to add commercial grab irons with more

Jeff: Thanks. Had no idea this had happened. Rich Ramik

The smart folks painted the whole interior a very light color--light beige or light grey--white looks dirty too quickly. Ed Edward Sutorik

Don't know about Milwaukee specifically, but general practice was to paint the inside of the door and sometimes put the car number on it also. David Thompson

C&O 5361 is an AAR 1937 box with Creco door but not the wacky Deco end that gets all the attention. David Thompson

RPC #24 covers the double-sheathed rebuilds. Reading between the lines a bit, the 8-panel sides were generally supplied by Youngstown, and the ten-panel sides by Pullman-Standard, but that is not

Tony, I'm not sure about an absolute beginning date, but the slogan was applied to PS-1 orders in the 1949-54 period. It appeared on the right side of the car, with "The Overland Route" on the left

Thanks, Jeff, for keeping us safe. I learned the hard way not to open fishy stuff like that. Todd Sullivan

Brian: That's a nice shot of a CN Fowler with 5-ft doors (IOW the very nice Speedwitch K104 kit). Although numerous, photos of these cars pre-AB brakes seem to be rather scarce. Thanks for

Hi Folks, RealSTMFC got an email from “Richard Ramik” asking “if anyone has done business at [spam website]???” It’s SPAM, please don’t click on the

After additional research, it looks like it may be Wallabout Union Freight Station serving PRR, NYC/West Shore, LV, B&O, CNJ, & NYO&W at Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Brian Rochon Silver Spring, MD

Athearn shows these trucks on their most recent release of the SP ore cars: http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATH97741 They are not on any of the other ore cars announced at that

Indeed! I haven't forgotten... just didn't mention it, but when done that will, of course, contribute even more to the impression of the car! It is my intent with my 2 to model one that has been on

Don't forget the black: roof, ends and underbody. Ed Edward Sutorik

Not DL&W. No lines in the NY Navy Yard. Schuyler

Completely agree, Bill, That’s a very convincing photo . . . Schuyler