I think the PRR boxcar to the left is an X28a, based on the height relative to the other two cars, which I assume are 8'7" / 8'6" IH. I can't quite resolve the class stencil nor dimensional data.

The Burlington had fish belly underframe milk cars, see RMJ August 2005 page 15. I can't swear it is one of these cars, but it seems more likely than the NYC or Rutland. Don Burn

Hello Everyone, I need some expert advice on the car behind the tender of this engine. First the photo is from the Milwaukee Road calendar for the month of March this year. The photo is at Dubuque,

This looks like a different view of a photo posted earlier. That caption said the material was for an electric transmission tower from Hoover Dam. Pat Wade Santa Barbara, CA

Photo: CCC&StL And Seaboard Boxcars (1937) A photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/31292/rec/2217 Click on the arrows and scroll to enlarge

Photo: Gondolas (1937) A photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/31550/rec/1164 Click on the arrow and scroll to enlarge the photo. These

Suggest A Model To Rapido Trains An announcement from Craig Walker at Rapido Trains. Bob Chaparro Moderator Model Railroads of Southern

Richard, Great stuff! It would appear that the converter cars were to handle the power plant trains. It is interesting that they were moved on the rail, presumably using US gauge trucks, and

With a lot of help I've been able to piece together a more complete set of information on the latter-era New Haven Trailer Cars (beginning about 1956). I've added a P-S general arrangement diagram for

Hi All, The material Paul Hobbs used in creation of his article came from the SP&S Railway Historical Society Archives and this comes from SP&S File 272-17-3 "Exports to Russia". I have attached a few

The 2-10-0's were tall locomotives built to Russian loading gauge, essentially copies of the "Russian Decapods" that were stranded in the US by the Bolshevik Revolution twenty five years before.

Since this was an over trimmed post, I'm guessing you are referring to the photograph of the 0-6-0T locomotives. The only model identification I have seen is specification T.1531. 1290 was built by

Thank you, Garth! Yes, they look like PRR F30A. Bruce’s dialog was also instructive. Elden Gatwood

Are those S100 class? Jim van Gaasbeek Irvine, CA

Yes, that is the division between kits and assembled at the factory. Records don’t show the reason, though the size and weight of the locomotive likely would have required scarce special flatcars.

any particular reason, that the 2-8-0's were shipped built from the factory, and the 2-10-0's were shipped in kit form to the POE, and then assembled? thanks ;-) mel perry

The National Archives at San Bruno holds records from the Office of Defense Transportation Liquid Transport Department. Among the files are records of tank car movements of asphalt to Hanford

This Ralph Hallock photo from the Colorado RR Museum collection shows three 0-6-0T locomotives on a B&A freight at Chatham NY in 1944. (Month and day not specified.) Ralph's caption: "0-6-0T tank

Locomotives to Russia in WWII (actually into 1946): 90 S160 2-8-0 to Russia 50 S162 2-8-0 to Russia 60 S166 2-8-0 to Russia 10 Porter 0-4-0T to Russia 20 Porter 0-6-0T to Russia 15 Porter narrow gauge

Garth, Nice photo of the decapod kits! While it certainly is likely that home road cars were used for these loads, it is by no means a rule. Thus, Baldwin built S160s could be loaded on ANY