Erie -> freight equipment-> gondolas -> 10074,10325,10575 Erie -> Erie freight car diagram book these were the prototype for the P2K gondola

I lived in Rochester, NY for much of the '70s. Yes, it doesn't snow every day and much of time roads show pavement but every season huge piles of snow accumulate in places like supermarket parking

Those are great examples of how lettering changed over time. Not just the roadname and emblem, but also the data. I played around with both in Photoshop. The image of CGW 23140 is early. The car

Bob, they are not very big files, so they may not be quality prints. I just printed the 23140 on 11x17, it is a little pixilated but you can certainly get your lettering placements. But the small

Thanks Doug! Will take the files down to FedEx Office & blow them up to11x17. Used to be a program where I could import or scan a photo & outline the lettering on a different layer. May be a lettering

Photo: Mystery Freight Cars (Circa 1900) Photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM9760 Description: “McCormick Reaper Works and wood shop

I agree with Ralph. Having lived in SE Pennsylvania for 63 of my 76 years, we get snow, it melts. Snow coverage is intermittent, which is hiw I read what Bruce said. It may have snowed a week before

Nelson I was just looking at the height difference in the cars, which is quite noticeable! I agree with you that if 17145 has R+3/4 ends then it's the Blueprint model

Most likely an ex Erie “Greenville” at 52’6”.

I recently needed a couple freight car parts to finish a kit build. I was lucky I kept parts from old kits. It's the subject of my latest DesignBuildOp blog post.

On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 06:23 PM, Steve and Barb Hile wrote: What stands out in the picture is that the later (1950) car appears about 6 inches shorter than the earlier car. If the Branchline car is

Schuyler, Bruce, et al., I knew exactly what Bruce meant, and I’d have said it the same way. I’ve lived in Portland, Maine, for about forty-five years, and don’t recall a Winter with

I think it’s that one car is sitting lower on its trucks.

To follow up on these photos, I posted to the MSTL list and Roger Ward responded: The 2 cars on top of ice deck were MSTL refrigerator. The old cars got changed out. Put 2 new cars up there. Retired 2

Here are two photos I have of 23000 series CGW boxcars. Very different P/L schemes. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

My mistake, I should have typed "GE Appliance Park" not GE Appliance Part. George Courtney

My memory isn't reliable, but it tells me RMC once had an article suggesting these cars were assigned to the GE Appliance Part Service in Louisville, Ky. Enough so, the car on my layout is in

What stands out in the picture is that the later (1950) car appears about 6 inches shorter than the earlier car. If the Branchline car is a 10’0” IH car that is probably the reason for the

Your sentence, as I quoted, implies that there is NO snow ALL winter. Not the case. Schuyler

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