If you are familiar with the cars on the northeast railroads you'll know Lackawanna, Delaware & Hudson & Lehigh Valley had big fleets of double sheathed cars. One reason for this is they each had

The AI is just smart enough to write a first draft for Wikipedia, I guess... But obviously needs to be proofread and corrected. :-) On 1/28/2023 2:59 PM, Robert kirkham

I have discovered a new source of industries during the WWII era. A short description and links are on my blog at: Follow the Money – The War Production Board Mailing List Follow the Money – The

lol, great to have had the feedback. Thank you all. I too was doubtful about the information, and even more so some of the opinions. That said, i’m fascinated by how much useful information the

Sure. But the railroads were returned from Federal to private ownership on March 1, 1920, ending the Federal stewardship and control. That was certainly the end of MEANINGFUL work by the USRA. Tony

Ken is right about this description of the USRA double-sheathed car; it most certainly did NOT have an insulating layer. I would also disagree with the statement that the double-sheathed car was

The first problem with this is that the USRA lasted until July 1, 1939. See https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/014.html Brian Leppert Carson City,

One statement that the author made probably is incorrect on its face. The author stated that "It featured two layers of wooden planks, with an insulating layer of cork or sawdust in between. This made

I was listening to a podcast this morning, and the speaker mentioned the fun he was having playing with the search function on openai.com. So, i signed up, and started typing search terms. Thought

Yes, that is sad news. He didn't look good at Cocoa and I was worried about him. He was a wonderful person and fought the fight well. Loved his railroad stories. Thanks for telling us. Fenton --

Sad news indeed. Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)

All: Sad news to report, Joe Oats (Uncle Joe) passed away this morning at Tampa General hospital. Joe was an active railman and modeler, well known throughout the Southeast. Additional information

Operating session observations are featured in the latest DesignBuildOp blog post. I had a great time running a few trains on this fine layout set in 1923. Boomer operator – Pittsburg, Shawmut &

To all, I have had a limited run of decals made for the ITS composite hopper in the 10049-10139 and 11050-11099 series. These are for the Funaro resin Great Northern kit to turn into the ITS

To all, I have had a limited run of decals made for the ITS composite hopper in the 10049-10139 and 11050-11099 series. These are for the Funaro resin Great Northern kit to turn into the ITS

I think Detail Associates makes the center step-probably labeled for some mechanical reefer use. In the Detroit area, MDT steel reefers were quite common up to about the late 70's.- one use was

Thanks Again!! LR King

This looks like a pretty embarrassing incident. A switch move (?) colliding with a stationary object that probably could be seen from the cab? Ron Merrick

Thay were Perminate. Those flats were rebuilt to catty wallboatd and lumber. Charlie Sent from Outlook

Larry, Found a photo of the B end. Looks like the number was 732x. Chet French Dixon, IL