On Jul 16, 2022, at 6:51 PM, Bruce Smith <smithbf@...> wrote:  Ed, In science, this is what is called "anecdotal evidence". Given that I'm pretty sure that the owner of this shop never actually

Wasn't this car offered as a kit by F&C years ago? Drew Marshall in humid South Jersey Get TypeApp for Android

On Jul 16, 2022, at 6:51 PM, Bruce Smith <smithbf@...> wrote:  Ed, In science, this is what is called "anecdotal evidence". Given that I'm pretty sure that the owner of this shop never actually

Guy, Correct. They were changed out, probably for reasons of standardization. After all, the PRR didn't want to stock parts for two different systems, and couldn't count on other railroads to have

Ed, In science, this is what is called "anecdotal evidence". Given that I'm pretty sure that the owner of this shop never actually surveyed his customers in a scientific manner, it is clear that this

One last photo from the Bangor & Aroostook, refrigerator car BAR 8000, built April 1955. Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection. Richard Wilkens

Pacific Car & Foundry built Bangor & Aroostook refrigerator car BAR 7471, built March 1952. Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection. Richard Wilkens

Sometime ago the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive was donated a large amount of scans of freight cars built at Pacific Car & Foundry. While the majority are of logging equipment we have quite a few

Ken, That will be impressive whenfinished. Jim

It’s not just the model RR crowd am sure it’s true across the model airplane, ships and armor as well. I’m on a model armor web site and about once a month a member posts a group of kits for

D&RGW stock car #39210 is on display at the Depot Park Museum in Sonoma, CA. Brian Leppert Carson City, NV

Sadly no. Steve Hile

The owner of hobbies for men in Beacon, NY told me 99% of "craftsman" model railroad car kits are never completed. I guess the more expensive a kit the less likely it was to be attempted.

Thank Rich. Glad I model a few year earlier so I’m not tempted ; )) Clark Propst Mason City Iowa

Photo taken on the MSTL (Lime Creek bridge) just south of the depot, in Mason City IA, 1961 by Soph Marty. Doug Harding Always got the cigar...The bridge is over Willow Creek. The Winnebago

I have been working on a repaint/decal of the RTR Trix UP A-50-16. The body is considered fairly accurate according to most authorities. The under side and underframe is where I am hung up as I have

Richard, thanks, that is great info. Iappreciate all the detail. Jim Pattison

WAS THE gars (Rock Island) refer kit in the presentation ever done? Bill Pardie

Thanks Charlie for posting Steve Hile's 2018 presentation "Resin Freight Car Kits, Past, Present and Future" from the 2018 Chicagoland RPM. I had not seen that previously. It is interesting and

Bruce Smith wrote: “The last batch of X29s built, post 1930, were built with experimental AB brakes with a transverse mounted reservoir. When these were upgraded to the more conventional AB