Update: Rapido Santa Fe Rr-56 Mechanical Reefer These are photos I took last week at the Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society convention in Overland Park, KS. This HO scale model is in

Dennis, These cars (500) were built as door and half (10' wide door opening) autocars by ACF in 1923, and in the 1938-1939 timeframe, 300 were rebuilt as 6' door boxcars by GN, with the remaining 200

On Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 01:10 PM, brianleppert@... wrote: That car's end looks like it has a 6-5-5 rib pattern, one too many for USRA.Brian, you are absolutely right... and I have egg on my face. So,

Bob/all, This early logo lasted until 1941 when the first of the "side facing goats" started to be applied. Of course it was still possible to see the "forward facing goats" well beyond the

I am working in the Delta Region of Arkansas.  Today I was running north on Arkansas 1 and found this tank car about 4 miles north of Wynne. I'm guessing this car ended it's life in company

Jared Harper Athens, GA

That car's end looks like it has a 6-5-5 rib pattern, one too many for USRA. Brian Leppert Carson City, NV

hi Dennis, Can you comment a little more fully on why you think the car is re-sheathed. Looking for a sense of spotting features. Rob

Lots of good modeling here: AA car, building, and other freight cars. I like the SLSF box with the sacks inside. Reminds me of my sojourn in Atchison. Bob Omaha

Thanks Dennis!

On Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 09:49 AM, Bob Chaparro wrote: Photo: Forward Facing Great Northern Rocky (1939) Photo from the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017718317/resource/A

Photo: Railroad Yards - Minneapolis, Minnesota (1939) Photo from the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017718495/resource/ Good assortment of period freight cars. Bob

Photo: Forward Facing Great Northern Rocky (1939) Photo from the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017718317/resource/ For George Clooney - Goats who stare at men. Bob

On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 05:24 PM, Robert G P wrote: What type of trucks are those?Fox trucks, which were pressed steel pedestal type trucks. Dennis Storzek

Charlie I really like the mill. Paul Doggett

Fenton I scratch built the feed mill based on field measurements and photos. The center structure was missing due to a fire but the current owner had some old calendars and photos that showed me how

Those kits build into a nice looking model. The Ann Arbor lettering always seems more modern to my eyes that most of the other lines. I wonder why they had the large name so early . . . Rob

Charlie Very nice . Paul Doggett

Well done Charlie and the background building is very nice too. I like the weathering on it especially Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

When Rapido announced they were going to make the USRA SS boxcars RTR two Westerfield kits showed up on eBay for $20 each. I built one as a Milwaukee Road and the other for the Ann Arbor. Just