Yes, the Sunshine 88.x series, you are correct. Jim Hayes web site is preserved for all of us in the Wayback Machine. :-)

"InterMountain kits build up into excellent models and these are no exception. One aspect not readily apparent is how to install the supports on the roof for the icing ramps." (caption on the inset

No, FGEX and ART did for sure. I would imagine there are others. Scott McDonald

ART had Belt-Line rivet rows on reefers. https://www.amarillorailmuseum.com/art-car-history-and-kit ART starting building this new design in 1939 using kits provided by ACF with the new belt line

Question: Reefers With Belt-Line Rivet Rows Here are two General American ice bunker

Based on the side sill, the shape of the ends, the apparent lack of a running board on the car in the original photo I’m almost certain that’s one of the NYC/Rutland express cars. It most

Would be better if it had the typical 10 inch or so overhang. DPayne

Fellow Modelers: Our group, the Texas Railway Modeling and Historical Society, is hosting our inaugural Red River Prototype Modelers Meet here in the D/FW metroplex. This meet will be held at the

Bob, Congrats on finishing the project...all wonderful models! Jim Brewer

Bob, Another great build keep em coming

I think you were probably referring to the Sunshine 88.5/88.6 kits. Kevin Lafferty

The last L&N woodrack (yea!). In the 50s, General Steel Castings offered woodrack kits that several roads purchased and built in their own shops, sometimes with road-specific

Yes. ALCO imported a brass model - I had one (I may still :-)) and I think Sunshine 64.3 was the resin model kit for this same car. Tim O'Connor

Interestingly, I don't see anything about this car on the informal records from the museum's dissolution. ITM Disposition List as of 8-28-19 - Google Sheets Aidan Mollohan

I believe, and it would take much digging in my files to find it, that NYC had some express cars converted from milk cars. Probably older cars made surplus after more modern steel milk cars came into

Hi Bob, The Bev-Bel Corp history is indeed interesting. I am assuming the same people were responsible for the “O” scale cars that carried the Bev-Bel name that I became aware of in the 80s’

Hi Bob, No idea how that photo got my name on it, as I’m certainly not the photographer. I wasn’t born until Nov 1952. Maybe I shared it with someone privately and they have shared it with Utah

Hi Gents, A quick note in case you want to mark up your calendar. The St. Louis Railroad Prototype Modeler's Meet is on! This year's met will be held once again at the Gateway Convention Center in

I think there is a survivor car in Colorado Springs at muesum. I know it's an early SFRD mechanical reefer for sure. Scott McDonald

The name train slogans on all 3 classes were painted on the correct (left) side when built. Charlie Slater Sent from Outlook