The pix are neat, but don't really show what we are talking about. The classic wood freightcar underframe is completely flat on the underside of the sills, to which are bolted the body bolsters,

I was watching a video on youTube and saw a steam era Milwaukee Road Boxcar than appeared to be one of the famous 1930's ribbed cars. But it wasn't ribbed. There were no tabs either. Anyone

It's a Lake Superior & Ishpeming flat car -- LS&I. Series 5000 to 5100 were 40'2" deck length 41'0" overall length flat cars that I think may be very similar to the TICHY model

Desperately seeking Pacific Fruit Express decal help. I was ready to decal 2 reefers and discovered my stash of Champ PFE decals missing. I think it was their special set, SHS-190. It has the UP

I think the approach would vary with the design of the boxcar underframe. The CPR 52xxx series car i showed yesterday had other longitudinal stringers (again, guessing at terminology), which to my

Those Rock Island photos are just about exactly the same as what the NYC did. I wish I could find photos of the NYC cars that are that good! Larry King

Do the Valuation Reports happen to include Canadian railways? (or even just the US operating subsidiaries?) Rob

I agree. I could watch hours of this type of video. Thanks for posting! Jerry Michels

Ray have you tracked cars built & rebuilt with steel underframes versus those built or rebuilt with steel centre sills (and other bits)? The CPR roster makes this distinction (sometimes

This car is a NYCL Lot 208-F built 1907 by ACF. The lettering does not look to be NYC though. I know some of the were sold to logger RR's. These cars are of special interest to me. Are there any other

A traditional all-wood boxcar body is basically a 36-foot long shed with assorted "stuff" bolted on underneath. Loosening or removing the trussrods won't affect anything structurally if there's no

The Southern started building new boxcars with steel center sills and trussrods in 1914. What the hobby calls "SU" boxcars (and I've yet to see official railroad documentation calling them that) are

The Val Reports are only as useful as the person tabulating the valuation. Some roads have virtually no information at all, while others have lots. For example, the NYC family of roads lists each

This is some of the best movie views of freight car filming that I have seen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhK-5Gdnlwk Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

In your mind delete the word "boxcar" from the previous post. -Hudson p.s. note to self engage mind before using fingers!

Northern Pacific Boxcar Water car 1925. -Hudson

Photo: Tank Destroyer On IHB Flat Car 8097 (1943) Photo from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/138926070 On the link scroll to enlarge the photo. Route tag indicates this car

Photo: Log Load (1942) Photo from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2129432 On the link scroll to enlarge the photo. Reporting marks not discernable. Probable location is

Photo: U.S. Navy Flat Car 320 With Gun Barrel Photo from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/52557645 Scroll to enlarge the photo. Taken at U.S. Navy Yard, Norfolk, VA,

Yes...dome platforms, not running boards. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA