Sure is odd that the streaks caused by removing the original lettering for retouching just happen to coincide with the new lettering. What are the odds? Ed Edward Sutorik

The only crane operation I’ve seen (the crane, not the operation) was on the East Broad Top where they were switching between Std. Gauge and Narrow Gauge trucks. Presumably not the case here.

Testors is now owned by Rust - Oleum .Many colors have been dropped from the line.Armand Premo

I agree Dave. I like the NYC. I plan on getting a 19000 caboose from either the society or AMB down the road. I have a Funaro USRA caboose which probably was painted the same as yours. I agree the

marty; good catch, they mght have been chained to the bolster, but would need a clearer picture mel perry

Dave, Having lived in New York State for many years, and having modeled the New York Central for a while, my recollection is that the NYC freight car color was toward the brown side of the spectrum.

hi all:correct me if I’m wrong, but wouldn’t the trucks come off. Marty Cooper

And the two men 'standing underneath the car' are definitely further back than under the car. Even in pre-OSHA days, no railroad employee would be negligent enough to stand under a car suspended from

The crane looks new; the track it runs on certainly looks like it was just installed. The flatcar appears to be loaded with something, maybe flat steel plate. I'd hazard a guess that this is the test

Speaking of modified builder photos -- I always enjoyed photos from the latter years at Pacific Car & Foundry, when builder photos were taken in a dirt-surfaced yard, then a negative of a patch of

My first thought was the modeler had glued the load on . . . 😊 But I agree, it’s a promotional image. Schuyler

Jack and All- Some retouched photos from “back in the day” are obvious but some were so skillfully done they are hard to detect. I have a couple that I actually thought about destroying

Bob, I can't figure why in this situation it would be necessary either, except to prove it could be done. I think it is a staged publicity photo for P&H. Note that the flatcar's trucks are heavily

Thank you Rich. I forgot that I had noticed that color in their list but I was not sure, it appeared too red. I have always wondered if those NYC cars are really red or sort of a brown. I’m no a

Hi Doug, Certainly a nice image, good sleuthing that you spotted the retouching of the photo. I like the Decker tank car, reporting marks might be JEDX 23. According to my Dec 1930 ORER, Decker

Ken, Here's some info from the February 1908 ORER, page 27-37. 11. New cars shall be stenciled when built with actual light weight, date of weighing and capacity. Steel cars shall be re-weighed

The same lettering scheme is seen on OMRX 5004, on p.128 of Hendrickson and Kaminski's billboard reefer book. That is a builders photo of a General American leased reefer, built October 1931. It shows

Photo: Lifting A Flat Car A photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM61609 Perhaps a good way to avoid switching charges. Seriously, does

Dave, The only one listed is TCP-221 NYC Freight Car Red 1945-1960. I am not sure if this shade deviated much from your time period. I am sure there are others who will provide a more precise

Good day all, I'm preparing to paint an older brass HO model of a New York Central 19000 series caboose. My modeling period is 1944. I use Accupaint/TruColor almost exclusively and they have several