Tony; I have a Sunshine ATSF gon that had separate “metal” doors for weight, that I “damaged” to see what operators would do with it. One door was hanging by a chain so there was an

True enough. Comedian Herb Shriner, whose humor was based upon his small-town upbringing, said, "We haven't had so much excitement around here since that feller come through town with a dead whale on

No, you may not ask us a favor. Obviously Bob’s account has been hacked; I saw the same msg from him on the PassengerCarList. Bob’s account is being Moderated, so we shouldn’t see any more

Close, number is 51751, N&W class BS. This was a 10' inside height car with Climax radial roof. David Thompson

Herbert Clark Hoover, while serving as Secretary of Commerce, was dispatched to Louisiana by President Coolidge to make sure that federal relief money went to the victims, not the grafters. Gary

sorry: but the cell only goes so far :-( again thanks for the correction, still what type of facility was this? with the gantry? mel perry

As it happens, I just scanned several drawings for tackboards and such - and their placement on the car is well defined - in theas-built configuration. Just as with the various locations forstencils

I agree. I seem to recall the IC was called upon to provide boxcars for temporary housing for several of the bad floods in the early part of the twentieth century. Dennis Storzek

Mel, My interpretation was that boxcars were being used to house refugees from the flood. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

Mel Perry wrote: "whats interesting is the facility, and all the people on the "viewing.deck" anyone recognize the facility and/or its purpose?" Look again with the enlargement tool - those aren't

whats interesting is the facility, and all the people on the "viewing.deck" anyone recognize the facility amd/or its purpose? thanks mel perry

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