Schuyler, ' You seem to have misinterpreted my comment. What it meant was that the ground in Philly is not continuously covered by snow, not that Philly doesn't ever have snow. Having spent a good

Ed, there are a LOT of potential photos on the Fallen Flags site. Could you give some data = car series, length, date built – that would help to find out what you are thinking about? Schuyler

Tim, the CB&Q XM-32B class cars in series 17000-18399 were built in 1950. See Mainline modeler March 1996, page 71. I’m not familiar with the Branchlne car body, and Clark didn’t post an end view,

Bruce Smith writes: Philly does not have snow on the ground all winter Oh yes it does. Maybe not ALL winter but I have a photo taken by Larry DeYoung of a SD45 flying through the Devon PA

No. Americans don't write dates that way. It is month, day, year. So February it is. Not to mention it is obviously COLD, due to the ice on several cars. I will also note, as others have done, that

While ridding my duplicate & corrupted backup files on new to me Lenovo 17" Ideapad, I came across the 1913 Car Builders. Wandered thru the pages & came across a CGW wood superstructure box with a

I grew up north of Philly, Buck's county. Snow on the ground was common then (80s, 90s) less so these days (family still there days so). Perhaps moreso than Newark But I think a snowless February is

Fenton, the cars were RTR, so I did not paint them. Tim, the 17415 is a Branchline Blueprint series with R-3-4 ends. Clark Propst

Lots of goodies in that pic, including a pair of Tatum peaked ends on a B&O N12 hopper and a NYC boxcar that looks to be either their ARA 1932 sample box or perhaps their USRA ds rebuild, but the

Nicely done Clark! George Toman

There is snow/ice on the two auto cars in the second rank of cars I believe. Also, they are in the far distance, but the trees look leafless to my eye. I'm inclined to stick with February. I spent

Considering the lack of snow anywhere in the picture, could it be September 2? Jim van Gaasbeek Irvine, CA

The 17415 is a 10-0 1937 model, but the prototype was a 10-6 postwar. On 5/19/2021 11:51 AM, Clark Propst wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

And a single load of cattle for... Bangor, Maine!! Wow. Tim O'Connor On 5/19/2021 3:00 PM, nyc3001 . wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

GCLaser has an Ice Deck kit that is very close to this one -- Bill Parks Cumming, GA Modelling the Seaboard Airline in Central Florida

Ed Mines wrote: "ex Erie several builders photos on the fallen flags site" Which ones? Links would be helpful. My Carnac the Magnificent impersonation isn't very good. Ben Hom

09 February 1942 - the Reading photographer dated it in the lower right corner. Drew M in Philly Get TypeApp for Android On May 19, 2021, at 15:16, "Andy Laurent via groups.io" <yahoo.com@groups.io

That's quite an interesting consist. The first car is a dry ice car. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

ex Erie several builders photos on the fallen flags site

Undated photo from the Barriger Library posted this week: Reading Railroad Freight Yard, Erie Ave. Philadelphia, PA Click on the image twice to zoom in fully. Lots to see in this c1940s view! C&I