Yes it is definitely a Ventilated Refrigerator, FtDDM&S, class VS. I stated I was interested in building a ventilated box car; however, contacting Eric and not finding any photos the ventilated box

Nice! I would not expect to see both Lackawanna and CNW trailers on the B&O in Washington in 1956!! Tim O'Connor On 4/20/2021 11:20 AM, kevinhlafferty wrote:

I've got to agree with Andy Laurent that the flat car is being used as an "end loading ramp". Notice the end of the flatcar up against the boxcar seems to be supported by blocking, to elevate that end

Yep. I figured that out after I sent my email. I got confused because the first sentence of Lester’s blog talks about ventilated box cars. It was relatively early here and I’m gonna blame it on

Brian Carlson wrote: It's a ventilated refrigerator car, not a ventilated box. This was a common designation before 1950. It refers to ventilation with hatches open, not with ventilation through the

Bruce Griffin wrote: Both Tru-Color and Star Brand make excellent SP paint matches. I have been following the efforts on-line to come up with blends of Vallejo colors for freight cars, but am not

Brian and Lester, I have a 1952 ORER page that lists this car as VS: "Fruit-Vegetable Insulated Ventilator. A house car equipped with insulation and hinged swinging side doors, and a means of

In cleaning out my parent's house, we came across a stock certificate (see below) for the Railroad Men's Club that my grandfather bought (1 share for $100) in 1925 when he was working for the Seaboard

Photos: PRR Gondola 376704 Photos from the Pullman

Photos: Pere Marquette Gondola 18948 Photos from the Pullman

Interesting video from the 40’s. Wine tank car at 4:42 point. Nice vintage freight cars. (State of the art at the time) https://youtu.be/k8s6X-y7ol8 Brian J. Carlson

Photo: SP Livestock Car 75329 (S-40-4) Photo from the Pullman Library: https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-R-S/i-vpHmfP2/buy Click on the photo twice for maximum enlargement. Built

Photo: NYC Depressed Center Flatcar 499088 Photo from the Pullman Library: https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-N-Q/i-644fwd2/buy\ Built 5-1951. Click on the photo twice for maximum

Star brand from PBL. They have SP red in full strength and faded reds. Beautiful sheen for decaling. Airbrushes like a dream with minimal thinning for 16 pound air pressure. Bill Jolitz

Bruce,Tony,Who Ever, That color looks a touch too red for my tastes. I assume you will be weathering the cars - correct? I'm not an "SP modeler" but I know a lot of them and have seen a lot of

Attached is a photo of boxcars from five different roads, NH, B&O, ACL, SP and ATSF, lined up on what looks like a team track in Dallas, TX. I don't know the exact year or photographer but it offers

Interesting, but I do have one question. Eric‘s presentation was on ventilated box cars. This looks like a normal refrigerator car. Why was it classified as a ventilated box car? Brian J. Carlson

I suppose they could use the same type “car tipper” to unload as they do for grain. That, however, would only apply for large-scale users. The far more common “little guys” would have to do it

Lester It’s looks up to usual high standards nice model. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Lester, due to lack of knowledge of the prototype I can't comment in regard of accuracy, but it's definitely a beautiful model! Very well done! Johannes Modeling the early post-war years up to