Bob, Great work...love the weathering. Jim Brewer

Santa Fe only rebuilt part of the fleet to revise the hatch cover openings and that was done, as I recall, only when the cars were generally rebuilt or upgraded. I do not believe there was any program

Excellent Bob, they look good a good twofer Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Rob; I 'think' it's a Northern Pacific car based on the car's lettering. And Bob, Thank you for yet another gem! Take Care, Brian R. Termunde Midvale, Utah *************** Robert Kirkham 10:26am

Nice cars, Bob! Love the weathering! Elden Gatwood

Hi all, Has anyone got a photo of the above in the 50s? I have perused a bit on the net an haven’t gotten the search criteria correct yet Thx, Joe Binish New Hope MN

Just posted a blog update about order fulfillment. Everything has slowed down a little bit, so please bear with us. http://blog.resincarworks.com/order-fulfillment/ Eric Hansmann RCW web guy

didn"t they have boxcars back.then, would have simply things? mel perry

Ray, Whether the cars had hatch platforms depended on the builder and the owner. In the later years of ice refrigerators, many owners dispensed with the platforms, but some didn't. Then there was the

Bob, I've considered that. My C&O/CSX negatives number over 500, plus around 200 for the Buckingham Branch Railroad (which I'm sure they would want), and more for lines associated with the C&O: Nelson

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I have to disagree with Dennis, at least with respect to MDT, which is the only private reefer fleet with which I am familiar. Between 1911 and 1917, MDT built 3700+ 40-ft reefers. Most, possibly

A two-fer this time. C&BT upgrade projects #4 and #5, WP and SP&S boxcars -- 1944 AAR C&BT carbodies upgraded with contemporary detail parts. Both will be a long way from home on my midwestern-theme

On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 09:46 AM, Ray Hutchison wrote: I imagine that the explanation has something to do with (changes) in the roof construction but have not found documentation.The difference wasn't

Cover the load with tarps before it departed ... and hope for the best. David Payne

These are probably cants, which would later be sawed into other sizes of lumber. Or possibly due to the length these would be made into ship masts. Rich Wilkens

Garth -- Nice photos! If you haven't already, you should send these to the C&OHS for their archives, along with caption info for each (date, location, photographer, car number, car

If it rained? Jared Harper

Interesting – I’ve seen other loads with that kind of caption. Kind of surprising that the surface of the timbers look like they were finished with an adze, rather than through a saw. I cant

More Toothpicks A 1919 postcard photo from the Washington State Historical Society: http://www.washingtonhistory.org/imu/api/file/5805 Description: Lithograph colored promotional post card showing