Rob Kirkham asked: "I am attempting to identify another freight car that showed up in the CPR waterfront yard in Vancouver, this one Aug 1, 1947. I'm not able to make out the first two digits in

I would agree and add that the paint out above the PENNSYLVANIA is "AUTOMOBILES". It looks like you can see the fresh paint where the left 1/2 door was removed (note that the last letter or two

If you've built wooden kits, you're in good shape for building a resin kit. Just substitute ACC for "Goo" and throw away your bottle of sanding sealer! Phil Buchwald older

How can gain access to these photos? Happy Model Railroading, Jim Krapf Modeling the CNJ L&S Div, in the 60s & 70s

I'd just like to say thanks for sharing these with us. I don't know where the best place to put them is. The STMFPH seems good to me since there is no loss of quality. I can't wait to see the

Rob it looks like and X28a to me, car number appears to be 123353 which matches a number assigned to a X28a. X28a's were rebuilt from 1-1/2 door X28 cars. The X28 was slightly taller than the X29

I am attempting to identify another freight car that showed up in the CPR waterfront yard in Vancouver, this one Aug 1, 1947. I'm not able to make out the first two digits in the car number on this

I loaded some photos into the file section on the STMFC Photos group - including the P&LE, MILW, DT&I, M&W, A&CE

Not easy to model, because of those 7'3" doors. These are the cars remembered by modelers for their bright orange paint schemes when they were refurbished and renumbered in 1961. I think the RPI web

I loaded the B&LE box to the STMFC Photo group file section

Fallen Flags probably is the most reliable, but he seems to downgrade photo quality to save storage space. You can store any pictures you want in the steameraboxcars files area -- which I created

OK, is there an opinion as to where would be the best place to post these so as to keep them around and useful for those wanting them? Is the Fallen Flags location a good place? Accessible to the

Answering a variety of questions: AA 1095 Box SP 10340 GS gon SPMW 3809 Supply car SPMW T0203 water tank SPMW 3721 3 comp tank MILW 20965 box SP&S 14123 box N&W 44043 box SPMW 1647 (ice car Swift

Bob Webber wrote: Bob, The diversity of owners among boxcars in your 1959 Oakland pics should not be unusual on account of them being reloading on foreign roads for destinations on other foreign

Bob, I'd be inserested in seeing the B&LE car, once you take away their hoppers and gons their freight car fleet wasn't that big, so I am interested to see what made it to oakland. Brian J

I took some time and went back to see how to join the photos group - and joined. So any subsequent photos I post will be there. Thanks!

Since I couldn't make it to CB, I made it to the local train show and picked up some photos taken in 1959. What is amazing is that there was someone who was taking photos of freight equipment in West

Bob: I removed three of my photos in the files section so there is nearly a meg. Gene Deimling

I would, but not a member

Try the files section of the photo STMFC group. -- Brian Ehni