I have a model RR friend who lives in the home town of the IT. So this is my pick for "I". Enjoy it as much as I do. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

This RR was home based on the spit separating North Humbold Bay, CA from the Pacific Ocean. The roundhouse and some other structures survive to this day and a young museum group is being quite active.

Folks that know me are probably guessing I would do Great Northern for the letter 'G'. surprise-surprise! (Thank you, Gomer!) Again, no thank you is needed. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

Whew! Almost nothing to offer in the letter 'F' department. Good old FEC pulls through. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

Bob gave us the following link in msg 176179 https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM13658 And I may have missed this design in the books I quickly perused however - The roof hatches

Boy, I am sure glad that my new niche is paying off so well. Again, no need to thank me for this labor of love. A Erie flat car. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

Home page for their website indicates that they are a train show organizer. Don’t see anyway to purchase products except for train show tickets. Too bad. Jim Moore Sent from Mail for Windows 10

I sure hope my sources don't dry up because this is fun! Again, no thanks are necessary. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

More in my ever increasing efforts to supply the list with content. enjoy! -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

Most of them contain such a date in the link, or the subject line, and is, agreed, one of the gates I use to decide whether I want to look at it or not. Keep posting. Schuyler

Allow me to join onto this upcoming trend. B&O #17000. A mostly steel box car. Please, no need to thank me, I do it for love. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA

I'm inclined to agree with Richard, but would suggest that the posters of these many photos try and include a date in the subject line, even if approximate. In conjunction with a road name, this can

There is a key on every computer keyboard that says “Delete.” If you don’t like the listings of freight car images from the many troves of images that have been brought to us, I suggest you

I suggest to those who don't want to look at these photos don't look at them. I have skipped over some when I have been busy, but I have enjoyed many of them. I say keep them coming. Richard

Bruce Smith wrote: I noticed the same. I was ready to buy some stuff!! Tony Thompson tony@...

Tim, I am a bit surprised by this reaction. It has never occurred to me that I was being made aware of online collections, but rather, freight cars. Remember, those things that are in our group's

I agree with George. It's GREAT to be made aware of online archival collections (Thank You!) but after that, I think we're all capable of finding pictures we're interested in, on

Might I suggest that RealSTMFC does not need to morph into a directory of photos on the Internet?

This would make a fun modeling project! -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

 Hi everyone, Thanks very much for all the great and thoroughly informative replies made on this topic Now that I understand the issues, I have a spot on my model railroad where the application