Hello Al: I request permission to download and use your photo of the Matheison R7 in a new products column that will appear in Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine - a new E-zine that may be accessed at

Eric wrote: The construction of this particular kit is also covered in Ted's Essential Freight Cars #12 article from the May 2004 issue of RMC... Jack Burgess www.yosemitevalleyrr.com

Thanks Robert (and others) for your help. With your description I was able to get a similar view from the Street View option on Google Maps.

--- Steve Lucas wrote: =================================== Steve, Sunshine Models released an HO scale resin kit for the UTLX X-3 cars in 2002 ot 2003. Kit details can be found

I've been in Bisbee and it definitely is not Bisbee, AZ. If the Arizona part is correct, perhaps it is Phoenix. Charlie

I bought the slide on Ebay for $1.99. The slide is Anscochrome and was processed by Pavelle Color (which was in New York City). The slide is undated but a NY Times Business and Finance section

A few thoughts here. Would the cars have been destined to, or be from, the West Side Freight Line? And how did the cars get to New York City in the first place? Likely on NYC NY-4, routed through

Is that photo really from Bisbee Arizona? I thought Bisbee was only a copper mining town. I can't find any information in the PFE book on an icing plant or large produce facility in Bisbee. The wide

It'd be nice to see an X-3 come out as a kit or RTR. Something tells me that this won't happen any time soon, as away from this board in the rest of the model rail hobby, tank cars are "all the same"

Extremely 'cool' shot (sorry, bad pun). Would these reefers have been iced BEFORE this loading was done, or after. I do see the "UNION ICE COMPANY" in the background. SGL

It is not reasonable to infer that from a single photo. It wouldn't even be reasonable if you had 6 such photos. Perhaps the photographer was obsessed with wine cars. Or maybe there was a wholesaler

Is it reasonable to infer from this photo that Chateau Martin cars were more likely to arrive in NYC by NYC than by other roads? SGL Mott Haven coach yard. the right is MO Tower. curving to the west

I am looking for a good broadside photo or drawing of the D&IR "Safety Spirit" herald in order to do decal art. Can anyone supply a scan? - Al Westerfield

Thanks to Richard Hendrickson for the ATSF lead on the offset-side quad with atypical doors; while I could wish there were an eastern or at least midwestern prototype, I am glad to have at least one

Wouldn't that make a great scene! Thanks, Jim

Thtat's a great old photo. Where did you find it? Sincerely, Rich Yoder 7 Edgedale Court Wyomissing PA 19610-1913 610-678-2834 after 6:00PM est until 10:00PM www.richyodermodels.com

Jim, The photo was taken on the NYC Electric Division. The exact location is at the south end of the Mott Haven coach yard. The large building behind the reefers is a US Post Office building and the

I have obtained a photo of a Chateau Martin wine car in a train of reefers. The photo is at http://www.geocities.com/jim_lancaster.geo/chatmart/cm_in_train_001.jpg Does anyone recognize the

gary laakso wrote: Gary, I don't know WFE in any detail, but it's very possible the floors were merely replaced in kind, and waterproofed in whatever way was current in 1934 (vs. 1920). In other

The source I was using said Richmond, but I should have suspected that was wrong. When I went to the Santa Fe freight car folio page for these cars, I found that David is correct; the builder was