Judging by the position of Alcatraz and Angel Island, it looks like the car float is tied up at Pier 45, immediately west of Pier 43, a car ferry slip. If docked at the slip, it would be connect to

Thanks all who replied. The diagram for the N&W class BK states Chicago Cleveland flexible steel roof (with 13 panels). I am aware that Westerfield has a one piece body model with this roof;

The car number of the reefer with the yellow end appears to be 37125. That would make it an almost brand-new Santa Fe Rr-22, a 50' car, one of 200 delivered in the summer of 1937 according to the

A very interesting series of photos. Much later in the 1980's I worked for Crowley Maritime who still owned Red Stack Tugboats before selling it to Fosse. -- Ken Adams Omicron BA2.2 may come and go

Westerfield offers two radial roofs separately: the 4600 which is a 13 ribbed roof and the 1900 which is a plain style radial roof. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC

Steve, Westerfield offers its USRA SS N&W with the radial roof; https://id18538.securedata.net/westerfieldmodels.com/merchantmanager/product_info.php?products_id=190 Although this is a one piece body

Steve: Which radial roof car are you modeling? If it is the DT&I car(15 ribbed roof) then you will need the roof from an Atlas, C&O version 1932 ARA boxcar. This is the Cambrea roof, I believe. If

Car Float Accident With Santa Fe Reefers “O hear us when we cry to Thee For those in Peril on the sea” Photo courtesy of Kevin Caoimhín Bunker on the Facebook Santa Fe Railway Historical &

Can anyone suggest a source of a HO scale 40’ Climax flexible (radial) roof? If not available separately, any suggestions on relatively inexpensive models (Athearn, Roundhouse, Accurail, etc.) that

Canadian Government Regulations (1927) stated " ... disinfection shall be done by the thorough cleansing of the car and its subsequent white-washing with lime and carbolic acid in the proportion of 1

Steve Hopefully i will see Eileen’s at a show this year a get some phosphor bronze. Cheers Paul

Hey, PFE had the biggest fleet. What’s the problem? Tony Thompson

Jerry, from what I can see, one can model a believable PFE and SFRD fleet with plastic models and kits. But that's pretty much it. Resin offerings had/have much better variety, but as you said,

I would gladly buy a good resin kit. I would NOT buy more Chinese RTR. Larry King

Whenever this subject rears its head above the noise level[0] I remember reading and photocopying one or more articles in Model Railroader [pre-1979] discussing fully equalizing a locomotive (in HO

I think a highly detailed RTR ART wooden reefer in plastic would be a better seller these days than resin. I've built a number of resin kits, and love them. But it is kind of hard to get a reefer

Hello Steam Era Modelers: Our sale ends on May 31 at midnight. Have a good Memorial Day Weekend! We are pleased to announce that Westerfield Models is having a Multi-day NATIONAL TRAIN DAY SALE

I recall ca.1979 seeing two of these WRX cars at the then Farmer Jack grocery warehouse at C&O/PM Oak Yard in Detroit,along with an original USRA DS box in company service. I thought at the time, not

I have a National Scale Car B&O M55B mini-kit I'm not going to build. Price was $30 +shipping. I would like that money back plus shipping to it's new home. So, I'm asking $45 for the

Here is a photo of watermelons being loaded in a different kind of stock car on the real Indiana Railroad. Bill Darnaby Groups.io