Folks, Brian, My first thought was the same. I’m guessing that Ben’s evaluation was based on what appears to be a reddish end, with some variation in the intensity of the lighter side color.

Ron Mitchell and I were there about 1.5 years ago. The main the eye connects too belongs to the UP. There were numerous cars sitting on that spur for active maintenance. I’m sure that spur is not

These ramps were also used for sugar beets. Jim Allen Visit www.oscaledirectory.com -- Jim Allen Utah

Great shot of paper grain doors in use 1947. Pantagraph collection of IDA. High res can be downloaded in upper right corner of

Bob- Looking at that photo, it appears that the car farthest from the camera has a door that opens to the left. Do you know what B&O class of boxcars that might belong to ?? I wasn't aware the B&O had

Assuming we are talking about the 5th car my first thought was one of the silver PS-1s western RailwAy of Alabama or affiliated lines.

Scott McDonald asked: "The photo below was posted on the Rio Grande Historical Society Facebook page by Parker Wilson from his collection. I am reposting here with his permission. Does anybody know

At the south edge of Las Vegas at Arden, the Arden Plaster Company mined and processed architectural plaster products from c.1907 to 1929. The majority of their production was shipped to southern

Photo: B&O Boxcar 175574 (1940) A photo from the Historic Pittsburgh Collection: https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3A715.4054768.CP Click on the photo and then scroll to enlarge

Photo: Pittsburgh & Shawmut Railroad Dump Car M-24 (1954) A photo from the Historic Pittsburgh Collection: https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3A31-PandS-6-M-24 Click on the photo

The photo below was posted on the Rio Grande Historical Society Facebook page by Parker Wilson from his collection. I am reposting here with his permission. Does anybody know what the silver car is?

And lots of blood and urine. Barry Bennett

Gordon, How about fat? Animal fats are a valuable byproduct of slaughter houses. They are used in all sorts of other products from cosmetics to explosives (think glycerine). Yours Aye, Garth Groff

...except when they were dried out and used for grain service?

B&M XM-1 builders photos (and lots of other data) available here: https://www.bmrrhs.org/box_71000_series/ -- Ken Akerboom

Tony Thank you. Paul Doggett

Don: I am not sure what the B&M was up when I look past my mid-1930s era of interest. As I said, with box-cars up through the XM-1s (but not beyond; I haven't looked), I have never seen all four

I love the steel doors and ends. Excellent work, Paul. Tony Thompson tony@...

Jim Betz wrote: Yep. It was about 1910. You're closer to right about UNPAINTED galvanized. In 1910 and thereafter? Universal. Tony Thompson tony@...

Ugh! Why do words just up and disappear! <G> Somehow when I wrote "There's a small hill on the viewers right, the area around the plant, for as long as I can remember." either my computer or the