The Truck in the center appears to say 'M. J. Ammacoke' and the watermelon truck has 'Blue Goose' on the side of the bed. Scott Haycock

On Sun, Jul 31, 2022 at 04:11 PM, Jack Mullen wrote: I'm not saying it's not in Chicago, but the location isn't familiar.Same here, I grew up in Chicago and can't place it... and that diagonal

Amen to that Fenton

It was standard practice for CN and CP stock cars to have the bottom of their sides painted an off-white to somewhat mask the white lime sprayed regularly to disinfect the cars. The white paint made

Dennis, certainly a string of Santa Fe reefers in the right foreground. They have the characteristic hatch orientation and vertical hatch rest. Jack

Charlie, why do you say this is Chicago, and if it is, where? I'm not saying it's not in Chicago, but the location isn't familiar. (No I'm not claiming the ability to recognize any location in the

Should mention the precision which the meet was run. Hat’s off to a great crew!! Clark Propst Mason City Iowa

On Sun, Jul 31, 2022 at 02:03 PM, Alexander Schneider Jr wrote: Could someone explain why the bottom 2/3 of the stock cars was gray and the top 1/3 red? If this was lime or something similar used as a

Thank you Guy Wilber. I should have known that the numbers of livestock would vary by the weights of the animals. Very enlightening. I recently read a fascinating book, Slaughterhouse: Chicago's Union

It was great finally meeting Charlie in person after admiring all his modeling this year. Great meet and bought too much, what's new Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC

Take notice that the near most reefer on the right (upon which the photographer is standing) has the reporting mark stenciled on the roof, which I think is a Santa Fe thing. Also, for dating purposes,

I am guessing that the gray better hides the cleanout of the manure and such. Red would become discolored quicker. As I remember, NYC had a similar color scheme. Pat Wade Santa Barbara, CA

Could someone explain why the bottom 2/3 of the stock cars was gray and the top 1/3 red? If this was lime or something similar used as a disinfectant, should we be doing something similar on stock

Could this be a milk car temporarily converted to a stock car? Ken Montero

Clark writes: Of course, we had to nudge Mike Scribbe about another ChicagoLand meet ; )) Yeah, there are lots of RPMs and Collinsville is

The truck bed in the left foreground looks interesting as well. It seems to have a Art Deco type of shroud on the front portion. And the canvas tarp would make a nice detail as well.

... so how many "head" does it take to make an HO scale car "look loaded"? I've not tried this - but I'm guessing that if you get much over 15-20 in a single car that it will appear "loaded" ...

Photo: Breeding & Show Cattle In An Express Reefer Photo from the Savor Snoqualmie Valley website: https://savorsnoqualmievalley.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/train1-1024x814.jpg The doors are

Jim, Bob’s Photos will be in NC at the RPM Carolinas meet in High Point (near Greensboro) September 30th and October 1st. Seehttps://www.facebook.com/rpmcarolinas/. Kevin von der Lippe

Gary Patrik wrote: Can anyone tell me steam era approximate average standard 40' stock car loadings (animals per car) for: single deck - cattle; double deck - sheep or hogs? From the archives: The