Thanks, Dan, I hadn't picked up on the "East Moline." But the original waybill shows the final destination that was in fact used. I suppose it was the "fallback," and if a better price had been found,

That’s a nice string of boxcars. Check out all of the chalk marks! Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Photo: Boxcars In 1902 A photo from Digital Commonwealth courtesy of Robert England: https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:vt150m265 Click and scroll on the photo to enlarge

Rich, I'm not 100% certain, but I think the proper brake gear housing is the one in-line with the brake cylinder and air reservoir on the resin parts sheet. I've reviewed the

Couple of several interesting photos showing unloading of bulk cement from boxcars. http://www.bigbendrailroadhistory.com/2018/12/grand-coulee-cement-boxcar-unloading.html Doug

Tony, So you can update your blog, junction point between CB&Q and MILW was East Moline, IL., shown in pencil on the waybill. Route shown on waybill was common for "diversion", also called "roller",

Because not all of them are - and, for some of us, paper copy is easier to handle. Your choice. Ken Montero Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

I've downloaded more than 10,000 books, magazines, periodicals, and catalogs from GB and other digitized libraries. Why would I bother to print them all when they're all digitized, searchable, and

Attached is a photo of bulk sugar begin unloaded from a boxcar looking at similar photos ... I am always amazed by the hygienic principles of the method used in the years we model! Good old time?--

Years ago I detailed up one of those TM double-sheathed boxcars with the Dreadnaught end, as a stand-in for a Lehigh Valley '24 ARA double-sheathed boxcar. The discrepancy between the 3/3/3 end, and

I really wonder about those ends. The 3/3/3 dreadnaught was used in the '20s on 10' IH auto cars. The T-M model is more like 8'6", maybe 9' IH. Maybe they reduced the rib spacing ?? Jack Mullen

I'm glad the Red Caboose (Intermountain) X29s are a thing. I wish Intermountain made more of them. Unbuilt kits all over the place are also good.

Thanks everyone. I do have plans to redo the car due to my errors and me scraping off rivets that didn't belong on the prototype. Has anyone here ever made their own hatch platforms for these cars? A

NMRA offers a reprint of this book. $60.00 hardback, includes shipping. May be cheaper than copying a download and then printing it., especially if ypu include the value of your time dealing with

I have the complete set. As I mentioned up-thread, I got the two more recent tomes from the local public library and copied the fold-outs. -- "He sold his earthright for a pot of message." F.

Shell also used SCMX SCCX SEMX SCAX It's illegible in my opinion. The blur could be scanner artifacts. -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Jim Dick wrote: When we talk about costs, we seem to forget that nearly all haulage, per diem, switching etc. charges were SMALL compared to the revenue from freight bills. A little longer route

Right - we've forgotten corn syrup! My mom always had Caro syrup in the kitchen. -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

For how many years was the TM steel box car the only model that could stand in for the X29? :-D Tim O' -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

I am in the process of building the Resin Car Works Soo Line 50’ boxcar kit. Two different type of brake gear are provided, but I couldn’t find any information that shows which series of cars