OFF TOPIC, But I could use a bit of advice on narrow gauge yard design in HOn3. If you can assist, please reply privately. Thanks schuyler (dot) Larrabee (at) verizon.net

Many thanks, Ian. Exactly the information I was looking for. Greg Kennelly

Great find, Bob! What do you think they were documenting? Is that lift mechanism broken? Everything you’d need to model that car! Elden Gatwood

Photos: P&LE Gondola 46065 Photos from the National Parks Service

Look Ma, no guardrails. Obviously low speed secondary track as every turnout in the image has a self guarding frog. Dennis Storzek

Yes, the site address changed sometime before 2010. A Google search would have led you to the correct site, too. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Group; Those signs were attached to any impressive load from Bethlehem Steel’s Fabricated Steel Division. I cannot find the photos I have, but that exact sign was tacked onto Beth Steel’s

I agree with you Todd, and while I did not grow up around here, at least not as an adolescent (the last ten years have been an adventure in growing up . . . ) this photo does have a tinge of the look

That area is referred to as “Yard 7” in the B&M Somerville/Cambridge yards. Inbound/outbound LCL and freight house, and (?)apparently where some meat reefers were transloaded. The elevated

Ah, that's the problem. FWIW the incorrectly shortened link showed up in threads dating from 2005, at which time it was probably an entirely harmless error. Now I'd better find some better

It’s this address. http://www.steamerafreightcars.com/ Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

While browsing through some old discussion threads on this forum, I tried to click on links to www DOT steamfreightcars DOT com SLASH prototype [etc]. I've deliberately expanded that to make it more

The 'reinforcement rail' on concrete is probably one side of a mobile gantry crane setup. This looks to be at a Boston & Maine team track near Lechmere Square. The crossing is not unguarded: there

That’s a cool little detail for a team track or gantry site. And I like the political billboard in the background as that is an easy way to “vintage date” a scene.

Hi List Members, We sometime see images of large loads on flat cars that are accompanied by signs describing the item and letting the world know who the manufacturer was. Ever wonder what happens

I stayed silent on the topic of reroofing since the photo on the Westerfield CD is very hazy around the roof line, but on further examination you are correct as the wider seam caps on the replacement

From the ORER: Quantify of stock cars was given during this blackout period as: 34 cars from January 1927 through July 1936; 40 cars from July 1937 to April 1938; 45 cars from July 1938 through

Photo: ATSF Boxcar 148312 (Bx-32) A photo from the Cornell University Library: https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:20864661 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. ATSF 148312 is a

From 1927 - 1952 inclusive, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway listings in the ORER contained only a "Recapitulation of Car Equipment" rather than full number series and dimensions. I have a copy of

I jinxed myself... Just after I sent the message below, I started reaming the trucks for the 2nd car and SNAP - the truck sideframe snapped in half! %$#@# So, in spite of Brian's comments about what a