I think they will make an interesting model. My kitbash is using an earlier version, and almost ready for priming. After getting bogged down by some computer issues, I’ve managed to create

Bruce; Of course I agree with you, but what else do we have to go by? Kodachrome looks more accurate than any other film I ever took. OK, warmer, but warm is good. If I look at a photo or

Eric H asks: What Carmer hardware used? Eric -- This is one of those "don't try this at home" answers. Lacking a clear proto photo of the Carmer, I used what I had -- Yarmouth's

The tanks are US M3 Lee tanks. They were built late 1941 to the end of 1942. They began to be replaced by the better M4 Sherman tanks (a lot were sold to the British). The Lee was not a very good

Photo: Canadian National Tank Car 990870 (Undated) A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3353755 This

Photo: Reading Well Hole Flat Car 99009 (Undated) A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3607476 This

Photos: Bangor & Aroostook Flat Car 71710 With Army Tanks (Undated) Photos from the National Archives of

Those are fabulous, Eric. The only things I know about NKP are from Emery Gulash's 1960s video footage and Tony Koester's articles on his own layout. What might these have hauled? Doug

Still musing about Clark’s train photo, mostly thinking about the last two cars. The last car would appear to be something like the 1937 AAR boxcar, a bit taller than the car ahead of it with a

Guys; Thanks for sharing! I did some research on Hercules back when, and could not grasp how many product lines they were into. That’d be a huge research project in itself. They had plants

Garth I have all the major railroads covered. So I’m good. I just want to ensure the light weigh, location and date were three inches high on all roads. -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

Fred; Unfortunately, not yet. I know a guy that has been working on this for 30+ years with the intention of doing a book(s), but he is overwhelmed with data. Every RR did their own version

Seth; Have you looked into the Tangent ratchet hand brake models? Elden Gatwood

Bill, Those models look great! We don’t see many MoW models. When were these C&O 40-foot automobile cars built? Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Gary, thanks. Here is a photo of the end of one of the models and two prototype photos showing the same ends. I don't know the "proper" nomenclature, but they are "inverted". They were the limiting

WANTED: Sunshine 22.6 CB&Q XA-7/-8 1.5 door OB box car. If you have one in your stash you know you will never build, please consider selling it to me. I'm modeling WP's Quincy Junction and Quincy RR,

The Protocraft link goes to an HO set .https://www.protocraft.com/category.cfm?ItemID=1127&Categoryid=36 Mark Vinski

Nicely modelled - an unusual looking car - I like the step detail on the MOW version. Curious to know more about that roof design - interesting with the ?gussets? aligned with the carlines on the

Nice work Bill, would you share with the C&O group? You attached hi res full pictures and I thought I was looking at G scale for a minute - - nice detail execution. Chris Rooney

Tim Thanks for the photos and to the others who replied with information. Looking through a CB&Q-published 1969 Equipment List, I found that it listsMNX 1700-243 and LNX 2444-2464 as being leased to