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Re: [Non-DoD Source] [RealSTMFC] NJI&I Postwar AAR Boxcar – Front Range Upgrade #1

Nice car, Bob! Elden Gatwood

By Gatwood, Elden J SAD · #176140 ·

NJI&I Postwar AAR Boxcar – Front Range Upgrade #1

Circa 1990, Front Range offered styrene kits for variations of postwar AAR boxcars with R-3-4 improved dreadnaught ends and diagonal panel roofs, a cache of which I unburied in my pandemic project to

By Bob Chapman · #176139 ·

Re: Buster Keaton again

Very likely these are Santa Fe livestock cars from their earlier classes, possibly Classes Sk-K, -L-, N or -P. Such cars appear on Page 71 of the book, Stock Cars of the Santa Fe Railway and a roof

By Bob Chaparro · #176138 ·

Photo: Assorted Boxcars (NYC, MC, PRR & Wabash)

Photo: Assorted Boxcars (NYC, MC, PRR & Wabash) A 1921 photo from the Duke University Archives: https://repository.duke.edu/dc/outdooradvertising/XXX0660 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob

By Bob Chaparro · #176137 ·

Photo: Norfolk Southern & Seaboard Gondolas

Photo: Norfolk Southern & Seaboard Gondolas A 1926 photo from the Duke University Archives: https://repository.duke.edu/dc/dukeconstruction/19260401EC0083 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob

By Bob Chaparro · #176136 ·

Photo: Southern Gondolas 119079, 316116 & 119156

Photo: Southern Gondolas 119079, 316116 & 119156 1929 and 1930 photos from the Duke University

By Bob Chaparro · #176135 ·

Photos: Norfolk Southern Boxcar 20178

Photos: Norfolk Southern Boxcar 20178 Two 1926 photos from the Duke University

By Bob Chaparro · #176134 ·

Photo: NC&St.L Boxcar 15337

Photo: NC&St.L Boxcar 15337 A 1926 photo from the Duke University Archives: https://repository.duke.edu/dc/dukeconstruction/19260301EC0066 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro Hemet,

By Bob Chaparro · #176133 ·

Photo: D&H Gondola 37595

Photo: D&H Gondola 37595 A 1926 photo from the Duke University Archives: https://repository.duke.edu/dc/dukeconstruction/19260601EC0118 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

By Bob Chaparro · #176132 ·

Photo: Clinchfield Boxcar 8153

Photo: Clinchfield Boxcar 8153 A 1930 photo from the Duke University Archives: https://repository.duke.edu/dc/dukeconstruction/19300503WC0346 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob

By Bob Chaparro · #176131 ·

Re: Photo: Rock Island Boxcar With A Load Of Radios

Why Radio Was "Special" In The Early 20th Century I've seen several photos of boxcars with banners proclaiming their load of radios. The reason was radio was something new and special in the early

By Bob Chaparro · #176130 ·

Re: Photo: NYC Boxcar 227130 & Buster Keaton

This is great! Researching history can be fascinating. And incidentally, one of the overhead shots in the full blog post shows a neat switching puzzle for, of course, Steam Era Freight Cars. Thanks

By G.J. Irwin · #176128 ·

Re: Railway Prototype Cyclopedia Volume 35

Pro Custom Hobbies http://www.procustomhobbies.com is taking reservations now for $65. -- Steve Hoxie Pensacola FL

By pennsylvania1954 · #176127 ·

Re: Railway Prototype Cyclopedia Volume 35

Here is some more information from a bookseller who sells through Facebook and train shows. Paul Krueger Seattle, WA ======= Railway Prototype Cyclopedia Vol. 35 – the 1937 AAR Box Car by Silverlake

By Paul Krueger · #176126 ·

Re: HO Red Caboose Post-War Welded Tank Car-Improved

Hi Nelson--Thank you. Except for lower areas as mentioned, the model generally has the out of the box finish that Red Caboose provided. Added styrene and metal parts were hand painted with Scalecoat

By pennsylvania1954 · #176125 ·

Re: HO Red Caboose Post-War Welded Tank Car-Improved

Steve That’s looks really nice. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

By Paul Doggett · #176124 ·

Re: [Non-DoD Source] Re: [RealSTMFC] Photos: 235, 000 Pound Casting, Very Short Flat Cars

Dang, Claus, I deleted them! Suffice it to say, they paralleled your points. The trucks look foreign, not of American manufacture. They are very heavy, something American RRs had yet to

By Gatwood, Elden J SAD · #176123 ·

Re: wheel weathering (was Photo: Boiler On NYC Flatcar)

A fun experiment would be to put the wheelset in a drill chuck and get it rotating, and then drop a tiny drop of thin paint exactly in the center - just to see if it replicates

By Tim O'Connor · #176122 ·

Re: [Non-DoD Source] Re: [RealSTMFC] Photos: 235, 000 Pound Casting, Very Short Flat Cars

Hi Elden, Any chance you could forward to me one or more of the emails in that discussion? I'd love to read thru them Claus

By Claus Schlund $HGM$ · #176121 ·

Re: Railway Prototype Cyclopedia Volume 35

Who is publishing ? Ed Hawkins and Pat Wider did the others, but Ed hasn't said anything. On 7/22/2020 9:19 PM, Paul Krueger wrote: -- Tim

By Tim O'Connor · #176120 ·

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