That sounds like the old Rock Island Plow Co.plant in Rock Island Ill., Allen. Frank Hodina would probably know for sure. My Grandfather worked there before coming back east. It was sold to John

Tangent Scale Models offers excellent grab irons pre-formed of .008 wire which are accurate in diameter. They offer both straight and drop grabs. .

has anyone attempted to replace the "wood" walkways on Broadway Limited tank cars with "metal" walkways? And would this modification be appropriate for tank cars in the early to mid 1950's or were

All I could offer is that John Deere has a plant just across the river from Davenport, IA which MIGHT have influenced Iowa farmers? Allen Cain

That first CN car was built as Canadian Northern 83726 by Canadian Car & Foundry in January 1919 — technically, as CN had been formed the month before, it was actually delivered as a CN car (albeit

Tangent Scale Models offers 18-inch 0.008" grab irons here: https://www.tangentscalemodels.com/product-category/unique-and-useful-parts/ We offer cheap first class shipping too - so you receive

A looong time ago, when I was still working, EMD used old box cars as mobile warehouses and these kind of floated around the plant as needed. I do not remember the exterior reporting marks…some

I'm assuming the car is now history....

A quick glance and that second boxcar over from the Canadian National appeared for an instant to be a G &D boxcar. Of course on closer look it's C&O. George Courtney

Schuyler Larrabee wrote: I only do the reservoir lettering when the reservoir is pretty visible, and not always even then -- on the foundation that prototype photos usually show reservoirs VERY

You’re partly off the hook, Todd. Most resin kits don’t end up with operating doors so no interior decals required, but we need to speak to you about those trucks and the markings on the air

With all this talk of tractor loads, I'm wondering if there were regional followings for either Farmall red or John Deere green. I remember seeing mostly red in Indiana in the 1940 and 1950 on visits

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Clark, Give it your best. couplers, lift bars and all. I got the virus reduction in force from the auto parts store. SO it looks like PanPastel Blog Guy is my new occupation. That and weathering for

Silver. Just google Farmall 300 and there are lots of photos. J. Stephen Sandifer

Great information!! However, I don't think I'm going to start decalling the reporting marks on the inside of my model boxcars! I don't decal the trucks and underframe and insides of doors,

Good point . . . and I've found this very useful when determining the heritage of a "repurposed" car. Attached photo shows what was probably the last surviving Ann Arbor 74000-series boxcar. It was

Bob, Given that the prototype RR-27 had simple grab irons, your best bet is to use wire grabs as has been suggested. If the C&BT kits do not include the attachment bolts, simply drill a hole just

Armand, The news from Facebook is that Greg is making slow progress in the right direction. As with many severe CoV patients, it seems like 2 steps forward, 1.9 steps back. I believe he is still