In 1956 the IC modified two cabooses 9791 and 9792 for the AEC in their Centralia shops. They were returned to the railroad and the modifications removed in 1960 and the cabooses were

The reefer is certainly much later. Some of those GTW reefers lasted until 1972 and it looks like the reefer has an AB brake system. On 8/18/2022 2:46 PM,

Thanks Jim ! I misremembered the car - it was L&N, not ACL. On 8/18/2022 12:40 PM, james murrie via groups.io wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Hi Bob, Ben, and List Members, When I was in mainland China in 1989 in my rail travels I saw at least two separate examples of beehives mounted on railroad flat cars. I assume

It’s a save the date for 2023. Show some patience y’all. Brian J. Carlson -- Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY

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Tried a google search and all I got back was the Abrams tank images. Started on the F&C L&N XM-1 boxcar but his instructions leave a little to much to the modeler’s imagination. Found I’d

I will certainly be there next year! Great work, Frank! Tony Thompson tony@...

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Today bees are transported all over the country in semi's. Every so often you see news of a wreck involving a semi carrying bees. I am sure it is not a pleasant wreck for the highway patrol to

Pencil me in Pierre Oliverwww.elgincarshops.comwww.yarmouthmodelworks.com On 8/18/22 3:08 p.m., william darnaby wrote:

Greetings, SCL 666 was the former ACL 666 alluded to by Tim O'Conner. It was used to move usable radioactive material, not waste. It move in regular passenger trains with it's own guards. Louie

Frank, et al, That is excellent news. Many thanks for taking the initiative on all our behalf(s). Note, I see this is for 2023, which is next year. I hope by then all our pandemic problems are

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Both of these images show the Enosburg Falls, Vermont condensary at two different times - The image with the GTW reefer is the building after it had been modified with an updated water tank and

The car has interesting roof fasteners. The ends look familiar, but the number per “panel” surprises me. Rob

Bob Chaparro asked: "This is a new one on me. Bees?" Why not? We keep forgetting that the railroads were often the only decent means to ship any cargo over mid-to-long distances, whether via

Photo: ACL Ventilated Boxcar 37853 With Live Bees Load (Undated) Photo from the Facebook Train Pictures With Chaotic Auras group. The smaller placard also reads, “Live Bees”. This is a new one

There were several cars, basically modified baggage cars, used by several railroads. They ran in regularly scheduled passenger trains. For example MILW 1046 (if I remember correctly) was a 70ft

If I recall there was Atlantic Coast Line baggage car involved in nuclear materials transport that was seen on its way to Denver, presumably something to do with the Rocky Flats