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Re: Linde Air Products LAPX 131

The new date is 10/40on the car. What was the date of the Life magazine it appeared in? Magazines at that time didn't use photoes taken after the publication date😁

By Philip Dove · #194967 ·

Linde Air Products LAPX 131

Linde Air Products LAPX 131 Good view of the internal tank. Based on the car’s construction date and the re-weigh rules than in effect, the photo date is between late 1940 and early 1943. Bob

By Bob Chaparro · #194966 ·

Re: NYDX (was Date photos from freight cars)

Rich, I have looked at Historic Aerials and a number of other sites - no luck there for the Richford Branch. UVA maintains a website with a lot of aerial images - but the vast majoirty show

By Marty McGuirk · #194965 ·

Re: Open Gon loads (Not scrap)

I have over 400 digital images of gondola loads... It would help to know what you're interested in. :-D On 8/22/2022 12:47 AM, Robert G P wrote: -- Tim

By Tim O'Connor · #194964 ·

Open Gon loads (Not scrap)

Hello, I recently saw a cable reel load (in archive footage) that looked like it was just thrown into the gon with zero regard to safety or stabilization. They were laying in all variations. Guess

By Robert G P · #194963 ·

Finally…The SFRD Rr-56 Mechanical Reefer

Finally…The SFRD Rr-56 Mechanical Reefer From my friend, Matt Martin, at Rapido Trains: Here's a first look at our production HO scale ATSF RR-56/60/61 class mechanical reefers! These models will

By Bob Chaparro · #194962 ·

Information from HighBall Graphics

As a lot of you may have heard my good friend and business associate, Hubert Mask of Mask Island Decals passed away suddenly on August 8th. Hubert and I worked together for the last 18+ years. Over

By Charlie Duckworth · #194961 ·

Re: Atomic Waste Shipments 1950s

https://www.flickr.com/photos/8226029@N06/695122455 Todd Horton On Sunday, August 21, 2022 at 12:21:41 PM

By Todd Horton · #194960 ·

Re: CGW Box Car Photo Help

By ed_mines · #194959 ·

CGW Box Car Photo Help

Hi Gents, I should have some time to start model-building this week, and I want to start with a Red Caboose CGW box car model. These are the X29 lookalikes—I think they are called 1923 ARA box

By golden1014 · #194958 ·

Re: Completed UP automobile car

I've painted FCR over Archer rivets before. Just not long strips like are needed for the extra rivets for some SP and UP box/automobile cars. Put a coat of pledge over the rivets and let it dry for a

By Ken Adams · #194957 ·

Re: Atomic Waste Shipments 1950s

Anyone have pix of this ACL car? I suppose it would've been posted already tho if someone had it. davo in Orlando

By David Wiggs · #194956 ·

Re: Completed UP automobile car

I wonder -- does the rivet material in Archer decals have to be black? It could add a whole new dimension (and ease of use!) for his rivets to print them in colors.

By Tim O'Connor · #194955 ·

Sunshine Kit 77.1 -77.4 GN 31000-31499 series

Good evening all, I am insearch of a Sunshine kit 77.1 - 77.4 It is a GN 31000-31499 series single sheathed box car. If anyone who has one that is willing to part with it... I am interested. Please

By Matthew Hurst · #194954 ·

Re: Atomic Waste Shipments 1950s

The ATSF way car D933 for the AEC was modified in January 1963, too new a topic for this group. If anyone is interested I can provide Western Archives scans of what appear to be builders photos of the

By Charles · #194953 ·

Re: Completed UP automobile car

No. As I mentioned, this is going to be a “mainline car,” which will likely always appear only in moving trains (to and from staging) in my layout operations. As such, I didn’t want to go

By Tony Thompson · #194952 ·

Re: Identity of brass steps

Could they be lost wax copies of injection molded plastic ? Many people are able to do that. I have some bracket grabs and gondola drop doors made by people on stmfc. :-)

By Tim O'Connor · #194951 ·

Re: Atomic Waste Shipments 1950s

On Sat, Aug 20, 2022 at 07:00 AM, Larry Goolsby wrote: I've wondered if ACL cabooses accompanied its shipments in the 666 combine (from the Savannah River Plant, in S. Carolina across the river from

By C J Wyatt · #194950 ·

Re: Atomic Waste Shipments 1950s

Jim Murrie writes: In 1961 L&N had four surplus 10-3 sleeping cars modified to baggage dorms or use by Atomic Energy Commission which were renumbered 1650-1653. Only indication of use

By Bob Chapman · #194949 ·

Re: Photo: ACL Ventilated Boxcar 37853 With Live Bees Load (Undated)

On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 11:12 AM, radiodial868 wrote: Trucks took over the job as soon as the north-south highways were improved.I have read that, prior to trucks, most bees were shipped via REA as it

By Bill Parks · #194948 ·

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