The packing house off Hermitage Road was Kingan & Co. There was also a freight station that fronted on Broad street with team tracks and loading docks for LCL shipments. I photographed one of the

Well, one innocent question has brought to light a lot of interesting information. Thanks to everyone for the input. There are definitely several plausible possibilities. The Sanborn maps is a very

Saw this from Walthers today: https://trains.walthers.com/hubfs/Videos/New%20Product%20Express/JANUARY%202023%20Walthers%20New%20Product%20Announcement.pdf Isn’t the Walthers car

Tony, I didn’t forget. I was 9. Hadn’t graduated to reading PM yet. <grin> Brian J. Carlson -- Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY

It’s hard to tell. There is no gallonage info in the Walthers ad. Could be similar. However, I’ve learned to never trust Walthers ad copy. Case in point. The B&M 40’ modified AAR boxcar on the

You guys obviously have forgotten Richard Hendrickson’s kitbashes of the Athearn gondola, reported in a two-part article in Prototype Modeler magazine (“Mill gondolas and how to model them,”

For subscribers, the print run was probably sent by storage mail on passenger trains! For retail distribution, it's possible to use REA or LCL for a lot of that.

In the June 1986 MR there was a "Paint Shop" article by Bill Mischler on making an Erie 14000-14499 series gondola from the Athearn 50' gon. Bill notes that the kitbash (cut off the fishbellies from

I’m somewhat agog that my memory reaches back 35 years . . . but thanks much, Al. Just what I needed. Tony Thompson tony@...

Not I. Forwarding to the Rock Island group. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of <erict1361@...> Reply-To: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Date: Tuesday, January

I have no photos, but they were 10 panel riveted 10-6 box cars with a 4/4 improved dreadnaught end, SRE rectangular panel roof, 8 rung ladders, Ajax hand brake, Apex running

What did Walthers do, create a pressure, insulated tank for the Proto 2000 8000 gallon ACF underframe? -- Mike Clements Wakefield, MA nyc65.wordpress.com

The weird structure in ERIE 15850 is actually part of the car -- It is used for handling specific types of export crates. Also, the ends must have been welded shut because the

Just curious. Back in the early 1950's the Reader's Digest was big. I've read they had a publishing plant in Richmond. I don't know if it was actually on the RF&P but for a few days each month a

Saw this from Walthers today: https://trains.walthers.com/hubfs/Videos/New%20Product%20Express/JANUARY%202023%20Walthers%20New%20Product%20Announcement.pdf Isn’t the Walthers car

Phil The Athearn gondola is not a prototype of anything, but the Erie did have some 48 foot straight side gondolas with fishbelly center sills -- This one (ERIE 15850)

Would anyone know what year and how many Rock Island 46' series 94000 Flatcars were converted to Bulkhead cars? Also looking for a Photo of a 94000 series car as a Flatcar and not a Bulkhead car. Any

R.I.P. Mike Brock. Thank You for everything you did to make Prototype Modelers, Cocoa Beach a Success. Eric Thur

I was able to log into my account there. Jeff White Alma IL On 1/9/2023 8:38 PM, Bill Parks via groups.io wrote:

Ed Mines Mainline Modeler Nov 1986 Al Smith Sonora CA On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 04:04:48 PM PST, Tony Thompson