Hi Charlie, Thanks, that was my error. The corrected 'second link' is shown below... https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/mke-polonia/id/34002 Claus Schlund

I’m somewhat surprised nobody’s mentioned using dirty black colors in acrylic paint form. Liquitex is the best known brand with a very wide range of colors. Use it directly from the tube, it

Hi Scott - The Soo Line introduced its 4’ block billboard lettering on new 40’ boxcars during its 1951 production run at its North Fond du Lac Shops, WI. I’ll try to attach a photo of one of

Charlie, I think I'm seeing the Board of Trade building in the fog at the left, so it's someplace in the freight house district between Grand Central and Dearborn Station. Dennis Storzek

Ad: Solid Journal Bearings (1952) Making a case for old technology. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Claus- The second link to “A busy time at the team track Chicago 1934” doesn’t take you to the base page with the photo information. I can’t place the location. It isn’t east or west of

Ad: Save A Freight Car (World War I) I never knew a truck manufacturer cared so much for the railroads. Maybe Packard was just being patriotic. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

>> 1934 - an image I find to be spectacular that simply transports us back more than 90 years into the past << For me, still less than 90 years... ;-) Johannes Modeling the early post-war years up

Claus That's pretty amazing! On the other hand, that may be EXACTLY why the photograph was taken. :-D Tim O'Connor -- Tim

Nice job, Tim! Here’s a few more of these guys. No one I know of is doing the u/f for these cars, but they should be. Late long taper IDE, 5-panel riveted sides with 8 ft Ytown door,

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I'm surprised the cat let Bill put it on one side as it is. -- ------------------- RJ Dial Mendocino, CA

Rejection of empty cars by shippers is a common occurence. I don't know anyone who "models" it (or cleanout tracks, for that matter), but it's definitely a part of real

 Hi Jim and List members, Jim wrote: "I love the guy in the light colored hat who is looking directly at the camera!" I noticed that too! He's the big boss, not going to get his clothes dirty!

At $20.00 each (including postage one Ivers Engineering GE 70 ton locomotive body kit only. One Northeastern Scale models HF1 MEC/BAR pulpwood car kit (less t/c, with decals) Steve Bishop

Claus, I love the guy in the light colored hat who is looking directly at the camera! I noticed that the 'crews' at the individual cars that are unloading all seem to be food/household goods. And

Hi Tim and List Members, Another thing to notice - the NYC steel boxcar closest to thte camera is being unloaded - boxes and boxes of RINSO. Now look two cars back from there, a second NYC steel

Yes, as I wrote and is clearly shown in the video I provided the link to, the lumber is being loaded onto the ship. The flatcars were loaded in the vicinity of Lake Cowichan, roughly centered in the

Claus Horses == TEAMS => TEAMSTERS => TEAM TRACKS :-D Railroads in the Chicago area had many of these team track yards - tracks with space in between

605941 - X29G -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts