The Proto model are "generically" correct for the paint schemes they offered but I don't think they are 100% correct right out of the box for any prototype. Tim

Bud, My October 1958 ORER says a 15' opening. It is a little bit hard to be sure if both doors are the same width in your photo due to perspective, but it looks to me like they are the same. I have

Bud: My 1945 ORER gives the total width as 15-0. They also had end doors 9-2 W by 10-2 H. Hope this helps. -- Dave Parker Swall Meadows, CA

Gents, I don't have access to an ORER that would give me the door opening size to an LV 50' autobox in the 8500-8599 series. It looks like two evenly sized doors but they don't look to be 8

Tony, The original question for this thread was whether photographs of rolling stock and details by class were included in the ICC valuation. I agree that values for freight cars (by enumeration and

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Attached is a digital copy of Records Relating to North American Railroads, Compiled by David Pfeiffer, Reference Information Paper 91 National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC

I have an extensive 1914 California Railroad Commission Physical Evaluation of the Yosemite Valley Railroad. I’m assuming that the State did it since the YVRR was not an interstate railroad. But it

Tony, Thanks for the clarification. So this could mean that other railroads outside California that took photos did so on their own initiative, or at the direction of their own state governments. This

I thought the group would be interested in this neat kitbash opportunity, photographed by friend Chip Sherman after clearing snow last week on UP's Yoder Subdivision in Nebraska. According to Chip,

John, I was able to find this: Coal Mines (D, E) of Vermilion County, Illinois - Coal and Coal Mining (hinton-gen.com) Scroll down about 90% of the page and there is a good company description of an

The Missouri Pacific Historical Society published a book on the Iron Mountain (MoPac) valuation reports for Arkansas. This book was written by Charlie Duckworth, and as the book notes, represents a

Mike Schleigh wrote: Not sure where this idea came from, but rolling stock was very definitely part of EVERY valuation. Remember, the purpose was to establish the investment value of each railroad, so

Hello Group! I suspect this issue of inclusion of rolling stock details within the Valuation Reports may have been a railroad-to-railroad decision. Some have already reported that they found no

David Pfeiffer is retired. There is no one there right now that fills his shoes in terms of passion for railroads, although many of the archivists are friendly and helpful. David is still active--I

The “go to” guy for ICC valuation data at NARA Suitland used to be David Pfeiffer Not sure if he’s retired by now (I last emailed him approx. 2003) I have an email for him if you want to try

I did not look at rolling stock records, but during my forays into the ICC records at the National Archives in Suitland and later College Park, I have found very few photos. I was mostly looking at

I have a copy of the val report for the Rochester branch of the ERIE. I was looking for information that would cover the electrification that was in place ~1906-1914. I am less sure of the end date

I visited the National Archives back in 1985 to copy 1917 era ICC valuation information for some Texas railroads. A guy at the Interstate Commerce Commission had a 4-drawer file cabinet full of