Thanks to all for setting me straight. I also have a copy of Eric Lombard's list of rebuilt boxcars, where these ex-CNW, later RI, cars are shown. Looks like I may have another project. Boy, do I

Anybody know if there is a source/sources either online or print showing the colors roads used for their freight cars in the 19-teens through the 1920s? I realize there wasn't color photography in

Ertl Collectibles issued a similar HO car as a ready-to-run item. Discontinued long ago. Here is one being sold through Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/325450445089

I saw and bought one from him two weeks ago at the Cocoa Beach RPM and hes winding down into retirement and not doing as many so dont think hes going to Springfield Mass. Not real sure though Mike r.

Yes they were,and here is a poor photo of my effort-- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Weren't these cars the subject of the 2014 Cocoa Beach Shake-n-Take? Here is the instruction

Here’s the RI cars Steve’s writing about. I’ve built two of Chad’s RI kits and enjoyed them. -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

The RI 134xxx series were the Rock’s own rebuilds, 800 of them. They later got some of the ex-C&NW cars circa 1955, numbered 38000 – 38101. The RI and C&NW cars were alternates to the 2014

Ron, I don't know if this is any use to you but in my 1-1-50 ORER there were 1753 cars in that series even numbers only. The reason these were not listed by Hawkins is that they were rebuilt on what

Aha. I even built one or two of the Sunshine kits. My question was prompted by finding an IM kit in my stash, which I'd set aside as a foobie (I have a special shelf for these.) Now I know why,

The photo I have of 65492 shows a rebuilt USRA double sheathed car with new steel sides. As I understand it, the C&NW sold off many of these cars in the 50’s. The RI got some as did FtDDM&S.

These series of cars, CNW 65000-67418, appear to be 1937 AAR design, 3716 cu ft, 80000 capy. The number of cars were decreasing in late 1950s ORER. Were they sold, or converted to something else?

Thanks for your latest post, John! I really enjoy reviewing this kind of data. I look forward to the next few installments! Eric Hansmann Media, PA

John, Great information! I look forward to seeing your future posts on the subject. I have to say that I find the pre-war on-line percentage of SFRD reefers to be remarkably high. I would have

Prototype is in Gregg's Train Shed Cyc #36,fig.200-201, which in turn is from the 1919 CBD. Larry King

Hello Tim, I think that you're responding to a reply to my posting. The gist of what I was saying is that our hobby has a large pool of info in the form of people like ourselves who are willing to

Resin Car Works has produced a kit for a Missouri Pacific 1942-built steel box car. More details are in the latest blog post. http://blog.resincarworks.com/missouri-pacific-aar-box-car-kit/ Eric

House car distribution on the Santa Fe 1929-43 House car distribution on the Santa Fe 1929-43 About ten years ago, I discovered a document at the California State Railroad Museum Library that was

Ted Larson wrote: "Thinking of something that may have been like this model? https://www.smokymountainmodelworks.com/S-gondolas.html  My thoughts exactly.  See my post #197949 of 7 January. Ben

Thinking of something that may have been like this model? https://www.smokymountainmodelworks.com/S-gondolas.html -- Ted Larson trainweb.org/mhrr/ -------- NASG.org --------