Except the first, which is a 1955 and later scheme. Schuyler

Yes, I’d like to see this too, though extending back into the mid-40s would be of greater interest. Schuyler

The GATX cars released all have k brakes. Brian J. Carlson

Photo: Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Boxcar (Circa 1910) A photo from the Detroit Public Library: https://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A176589 Click

Photo: GATX 15039/Mid-Co Tank Car (1919) A photo from the Detroit Public Library: https://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A214706 Click and hold to enlarge

Now that Tangent has released the plain black GATX version of the Type 17, the possibility of building a credible fleet of many types of GA tank cars is near to realization. Does anyone have a fleet

My reply to a request for Wegmann R-30-18(19; 21) reefer parts. Fenton- Before Terry died, I had enough parts for well over 100 reefers. I got requests for parts, and slowly roofs and frames and

Several persons who saw this photo also believed it was a Santa Fe subsidiary car because they, like me, do not have as good a resolution on their monitors as you apparently have. I Photoshopped the

Andy, not sure I told you but the parts did arrive on Saturday. Thanks Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Vera, It looks like Patrick Cudahy is the Cudahy of the Wisconsin meet packing company, so you've answered my question. Your photo clearly shows that they also had reefers. Thanks - Tom

Um...you can zoom into the corner of the end, and can clearly read the CCC&StL. Why would anyone think this is a Santa Fe car? Ray Breyer Elgin, IL

George the reefers in the photos are Cudahy “Old Dutch Cleanser” reefers, which were meat reefers. They would be under direct control of the Cudahy company and not available for other kinds of

I stand corrected. A faulty memory to be sure. A lady at Habley responded to my question and corrected the picture caption, but said, there was/is a hydrogen cyanide plant at that Dupont plant in

About half a mile down the tracks from these photos, heading west, were several Wholesale Grocers. I think a Fruit company is still there today. I don't know if that ties in with the Old Duck

During the Depression my mother said she'd go down to another part of this yard to pick up any spilled coal. Also, I thought it might be a black woman taking a short cut. George Courtney

See my post of early this afternoon. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Hello, And what about Patrick Cudahy? I have two photographs of NMCX reefers 2160 and 2216 which have a PATRICK CUDAHY logo at the opposite end to the reporting marks. TYIA. Regards, Glen

if you go to the B&MRHS site under on line Archives, they’ve recently added copies of car acquisition books for that time period; they show these series of flat cars as acquired by the B&M in 1901

The Cudahy Wisconsin library has a lot of material on the company there, which is still in operation albeit under different name; the former NRC repair facility still stands there also Roger Hinman

I agree. This is a Big Four boxcar. The lettering follows what the NYC was applying to their cars in this timeframe. Part of the NYCL oval can be seen to the right of the banner. It’s