The RI 133000 – 133999 series was split between Betterdorf and ACF. The ACF cars (500-999) had a roof fascia on the car end, as does the Fort Dodge car. Here’s a photo in all its earlier

Very nice. What were the dates for this version of the SP&S herald scheme. Is this post steam/1956? -- Ken Adams In splendid Shelter In Place solitude, about half way up Walnut Creek

Bill, Well done, you will have great track as evidenced by the work gang cars. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

At some time back in 2019 (perhaps a little earlier), there was a photo shared that showed a semi-truck auto transporter loaded with some 1959 Studebaker cars and trucks, and this trailer was being

This is a former Rock Island B-2 "Fowler Clone" from their 133000-133999 series. No model yet but it might be kit-bashed from the Westerfield offerings. A specific model is planned by one of our

Photos: T&NO 38781 And SP 26159 (B-50-11 Boxcars) Photos from the Columbus Metropolitan Library. T&NO

Ownership Of Tank Cars In 1950 A list compiled by Jerry Britton: https://jbritton.pennsyrr.com/index.php/tpm/97-interchange-ownership-of-tank-cars-in-1950 This list represents tank cars rostered in

Nice cars, Bill! Elden Gatwood

Would like to know the origins of this car and if there was/is a model? Thanks, CW Propst

Comments from the Early Rail Group: The Monterey & Salinas Valley was built to move grain to port. When operating, sporadically from 1874 to 1880, it used every car it had in the annual fall grain

Long time lurker, but I have never posted. I am a long-time builder of, well, anything, including resin kits from the first offerings of Al W. I have also been a scratch builder since the 1960s. A few

the car number looks like NP 697xx which would make it a 41 foot flat car -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

I, too, spent a fair amount of time photographing C&O MOW equipment for the same reasons Garth mentioned. I must confess I trespassed many, many times, including over and under certain cars to fuel my

Jim I also received a decal order from him last week Fenton

Thanks everyone for your input on this. I am not in a rush, and I know these small vendors have lots going on, so I'll hang tight and hope for the best for him. I know I'll get it eventually. It's

All too familiar a situation, in spite of more people thinking that anything having to do with railroads is worth a fortune. I have two brothers; the younger knows to a penny what an old snare drum

Hi Garth, The hatches were, for the most part, always in the same position on the reefers, right where the lateral roof walks were on a box car. So why does it make any difference which

Joe As it turns out, L&N, and several others, seemed to like 20 panel fishbelly gons. The early batches, one for L&N 25000-25299, and another for NC&StL 41000-41025 that were re# L&N 26200-26224,

Those were typically four foot square or odd sizes like 38” square. In the racially insensitive nomenclature of the time, they were called “Jap Squares,” for re-sawing by the Japanese using

Thanks all! The three that I have received will get him to decalling his car. Thanks a bunch for your help Joe Binish