Doug, Thanks for the loading diagrams. I find it interesting to see that the tractors were fastened to each other with stranded cable in a addition to cabled to the stake pockets. Bud

Thanks Bruce, I kind of thought so. Yes, the Farmall M's are quite large so diagonal seems feasible. There's a picture on line I saw with a dock right alongside the flat car, so maybe a couple short

Chuck, I presume you are talking about this puppy: https://www.walthers.com/farm-tractor-2-pack-assembled-red . Definitely a Farmall, by the Lowey-design grill and the swoosh above the engine. I don't

John Deere builds combines, planters and tillage equipment, etc. in the Illinois Quad Cities (home town). But John Deere's main tractor plant was in Waterloo, Iowa. International Harvester built

Schuyler, You’ll have to re-send your message to Todd off-list because he’s been banned from RealSTMFC for his blasphemy (not decalling the inside of his box cars)!!

Bob, Your search turned up this really neat photo of a Monon flat car: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM8271 . Neat car, Andrews trucks and all. Yours Aye, Garth Groff 🦆

I believe they are the Life Like Red farm tractors. They are very similar to the Farmall Tractors, but you would have to paint and decal them. They are listed on Ebay in sets of three per package. Al

I see that Walthers has some sort of red farm tractor. Not being well-informed, I cannot identify the brand or type, only the color. They do not appear to have any brand markings on them. Can

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.... On Friday, April 17, 2020, 1:02:03 PM CDT, Craig Wilson

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