Paul, Thanks for the response. The current project requires: 1 – 516-301 4/pk, red 3 – 516-3022 4/pk, green These are the 4 ½ in. scale (0.052 in.) lenses. If you have enough for

Photo: Reefers At A Blast Furnace (Circa 1925) A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/1986268_0245 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Anyone have an educated guess as

Photo: Reading Hopper 74778 (1930) A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/80318_086 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: PRR Gondola 377243 G31E (1956) A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/PRR_21110 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Coiled steel covers. Bob Chaparro Hemet,

Photo: SP Boxcars (1930) A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/PC20110405_861 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Not a great quality photo but you can read the car

Photo: Sampling A Tank Car Load A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/1972341_2765 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Walthers has received some infrequent shipments the past year (I got some from them). They are still listed. I have them on backorder and some have arrival dates in the next month. So they

I am in the process of building an Accurail freight car kit that required grab iron fasteners/rivets to be applied to newly installed wire grab irons after molded ladders and grab irons and fasteners

And Army MP (Military Police) and two Navy SPs (Shore Police) by the look of it. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Garth Groff and Sally Sanford

Larry, Plano does make latches but they are not the correct style for the SFRD. Tom

Here is the last installment of "Daily Interchange Report of Cars" from the NJI&I to the Wabash at Pine in 1953. The following list is dated 07May53. All cars originated at South Bend. I am showing

Friends, While scanning my prints I came upon this interesting photo of a GN boxcar. I found the faded original in a file when I was assigned to the Coast Guard District 11 headquarters in Long Beach.

Nelson: I have had good luck getting MV lenses from Fred at The Original Whistle Stop in Pasadena CA. Paul C. Koehler

Is MV Products still in business? The web site doesn’t look active. I searched the web for red and green marker lights and found one pack of red and no green in 0.052 in. diameter. Walthers and

And that is why this is called a "team" track. Much more commonly done in the 19th century especially before mechanical car pullers. Richard

 Hi Glen, It was me, not Bob, that posted the link. Wishing you the best of luck on completion of your steam era freight car! Claus Schlund

Glen, They had 1/3/4 Dartnaught Ends Rich Christie

Tim, That "combo" roof is available from Speedwitch Rich Christie

Randy Hees commented: I was at Ardenwood with the SPCRR, 2 years as president, and later professionally as museum director at the Patterson House museum. We got occasional complaints about using

Hello Bob, Thank you for posting the photograph of the GM&O 50' DD box car. I have a number of freight cars waiting to be finished as I do not have a suitable photograph to enable completion. I model