Now on the workbench in Sunshine kit 2.4., steel side rebuilt XM. I understand that the prototype received new power hand brakes and steel running board in the mid-fifties. Does anyone know the

The folio drawing lists the truck centers as 31’-3 ½”. They had a “Cushion” underframe, possibly Duryea as indicated by the angles along the center sills from the bolsters. Steve Hile

I’m building the F&C LV boxcar kit with the doors going the wrong way. When I added the trucks they are too close to the ends. The boster centers where the rucks are centered is 32’. I measured

Ken, The photo I have of one of the SP&S flat cars has plain ol' RR Roman lettering, so I think you can get creative and use the dim data for one of the other RR's cars from the Champ set, and find an

Here is a link from the Trainweb site showing the large Baltimore & Ohio West 26th Street Freight Station and Storage Warehouse on July 7, 1951. The location is between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenues

Another great project with an inexpensive plastic kit as the base for me. The 1954 photo of one of the SP&S flat cars in San Diego with a lumber load on Andrews trucks is enough justification for me.

SAL it is....and K4 has the decal in stock. I will get around to ordering when I have figured out what else I might need from the excellent K4 HO line of decals in the near future. In the meantime the

-- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*

Stephen, thanks! Would this mean that the SFRD reefers in LCL service were used only between ATSF freight houses? Tim O'Connor On 11/10/2021 10:39 PM, Steve SANDIFER

Colin, I have two of these sets. One is complete, the other missing only the SSW stuff. I’ll send either one to you for free; just private reply with your snail mail address. Thanks! -- Brian

Two months to Cocoa Beach! The "Bash at the Beach" returns January 6-8, 2022: with clinics, vendors, models on display, modular layouts, and Florida weather. For details, including prices and contact

The primary (?) reason for the FGE/WFE relationship was the ability to “follow the harvest” between the NW and South through the year. I realize there are many crop types in SFRD and PFE territory

Does anyone know where I might find a photo of one of these Soo Line cars with the billboard lettering? Ted's decal sheet includes it, but I've only found photos with the earlier Dollar Sign

Champ made a special set for the Tichy flat car kit. HC-646 Gould 40 ft - - 50 Ton Special Flat Car Set In addition to the NC&StL, the sheet includes lettering for Canadian Pacific, Great

The Buffalo Creek cars were pretty common in Minnespta at least thru the mid 70s. A lot of wheat moved by lake boats from Duluth Superior to Buffalo. Some years they were not able to get it all

Yes. Santa Fe even built freight houses at Kansas City and Chicago where one track was 7” lower than the others where box cars and reefers could be located. The reefer floor was 14” higher than

I've seen many photos of cars at LCL freight houses and I can't recall ever seeing a reefer amongst the box cars. Has anyone got photos showing this? Tim O'Connor On

Thanks so much Tim! Fascinating topic. -Bob

Bob, the rules are based on the idea of "home districts". The BCK belonged to district 16 which includes New York and Pennsylvania. The rule is that if a car belongs to a railroad in

They were all stenciled return empty to Buffalo. But so what? Under AAR rules they would be treated like other XM box cars. There's nothing in the ORER that indicates the cars