boxcar refugees?, was this term something common in louisianna? it obviously had somethin to.do with their scoio/economic status, but what was the term derived from? thanks mel perry

Mont Switzer wrote: THis is like my approach to route cards: photos rarely show them squared up on the board, so I almost never apply one squared up. Yes, a very useful set, of which my stash

Mel Perry asked: "can anyone identify the mopac boxcar in the photo, it appears to be a 1937 car?" https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/hnoc-clf%3A4590 R+3/4 improved Dreadnaught end,

can anyone identify the mopac boxcar in the photo, it appears to be a 1937 car? thanks mel perry

To the left is the end of PRR X43A #603117, built circa 1952, and 9 years later, desperately in need of new paint. Regards, Bruce Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

Tony, This has been a favorite topic as I have been adding placards and car routing cards where appropriate as part of my final detailing process. Even on cars that have neither, I like at add

It looks like a few cars have advertising banners attached to the car sides. There are words and illustrations. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

I have all four versions of these. I 1st started with the short one to bend PE stiles. I liked it so much I bought the longer version. These 1st ones did not have the bending brake, but when UMM-USA

Note the stock pen. The first class ballast. J. Stephen Sandifer

Photo: Cartoon Cars A circa 1884-1885 photo from the Louisiana Digital Library: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lsu-sc-noe%3A118 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Click

Bob Chaparro wrote: I love the battered drop doors. Does anyone model this? Tony Thompson tony@...

The B&O gon in front of the IC one, REALLY had a side bulge accident. Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

Photo: GN Combination Door Boxcar 12217 A 1959 photo from the Louisiana Digital Library: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/hnoc-clf%3A4590 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit.

Photo: Rock Island Furniture Boxcar 61461 An undated photo from the Louisiana Digital Library: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/hnoc-clf%3A10438 This photo can be enlarged quite

Photo: IC Drop-Bottom Gondola Interior An undated photo from the Louisiana Digital Library: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/hnoc-clf%3A5198 This photo can be enlarged quite a

Photo: N&W Door-And-A-Half Boxcar 511751 An undated photo from the Louisiana Digital Library: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/hnoc-clf%3A8172 This photo can be enlarged quite a

Photo: IC Boxcar 340844 & Others A 1932 photo from the Louisiana Digital Library: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/ulm-p120701coll10%3A200 This photo can be enlarged quite a

Mont Switzer wrote: I am sure this is true for hazardous placards, but I was thinking of the many OTHER placards that are used, from "unload other side" and "canned goods" or "frozen food," to

I bought one of the UMM saws a few years ago after hearing Greg Martin rave about it. I wasn't disappointed at all. It's an amazing thing and I'm now the guy that raves about them. The UMM saw and

Modify the um-usa url's to HTTPS so you won't get nasty messages about unsecure sites. Very interesting stuff. There goes the last of the $1200 virus giveaway. Tool stuff that Micro-Mark doesn't do.