I believe that 5th Ave Car Shops included decals "For Hide Loading" with their 6-panel single sheath Milwaukee box cars. Decals are not available separately. John Greedy

Here is the lettering we found on the 1932 built NP 14794 at the Northwest Railway Museum: http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/railsnw/IMG_0661.jpg and the car was last used in "Fish Meal"

Doug, Thank you much for your reply. Do you have photos available that reveal the construction and assembly of your wheelsets? I'm seeking information for a TT scale project. So, may I ask, do you

I have a few P2K Mather stock cars with Mather reporting marks. The kits give the option of open or closed end slats. What would be correct for these cars? Thanks, David Karkoski

Brian,        Our wheelsets are machined from brass bar stock. The wheels and axles are pressed together with a plastic insulator on one wheel.   Best regards, Doug Dolloff InterMountain

I'm hoping someone here possesses this knowledge. . . . From what materials are freight car wheelsets made? I imagine different methods of insulating are used depending on manufacturer, but a

Tim O'Connor wrote: Ah, but Tim, did they say WHEN? and how did you conclude it was a "promise"? I understood it to be a "goal." Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley,

Really? Bottom line; As long as it's accurate... Elden Gatwood flat even before the standard flat is released. Red Caboose promised to do bulkhead and TOFC versions of the SP F-70-7 flat car

I have to give Intermountain credit -- they're going to do a modified 70 ton flat even before the standard flat is released. Red Caboose promised to do bulkhead and TOFC versions of the SP F-70-7 flat

Tim; I think Jim Mischke mentioned that he supplied the drawings to IM for the B&O car's bulkheads. I will be checking all my Color Guides for photos of the real thing, to see if there are others it

http://irailway.qwestoffice.net/flyer216w.jpg Are any of the announced bulkhead flats (B&O/NYC/EL) accurate? They are modified 53'6" AAR 70 ton flat cars. Tim O'Connor

The AC&Y had several XM's assigned to hide service.  I've seen photos of some that were stenciled "Hide loading only".  The last two around that I'm aware of were parked near the Akron, OH freight

Howdy!       Not exactly on this topic, but this weekend I visited the NRHS Museum in Duluth, GA.       If anyone ever wanted to model a steam powered pile driver, you should go to the

Given the congregation of MOW ditchers on flats shown, the date (1936) and the significant amount of weed growth that appears around/ under the flat cars, these look like they fit a recent thread

Here is an interesting CB&Q flat car load compliments of the Shorpy web site. An original FSA photo from 1937: http://www.shorpy.com/node/6110?size=_original Bruce R. Brantner, SR.

Joe - Many thanks! I have visited that museum back in the early 1990's but did not see the ATSF reefer. Did measure parts of the SP C-9 2-8-0, however. Guess I'll have to plan a return trip. A.T.

Check out the May 2004 RMC, Ted Cullotta had a very good catalog of HO freight car trucks and who had at that time the best models of them. This was a side bar to his Essential Freight Cars

Dave, Here are a couple of sources of photos... the first link is to a Jeff Wilson article available as a PDF from the Model Railroader site that has an overview of freight car trucks and some

Dave: If you don't mind a reply from me instead of Richard, try going to the Walthers website, advanced search, HO, trucks and couplers. There you will find lots of trucks, some precisely labelled and

I believe it is also included on Oddballs set 270 for a Missouri Pacific car. Jerry Glow