So I assume the current crop of Blue Coal cars from Bowser on the Stewart triple offset hopper in RDG, D&LW and D&H lettering are bogus. Rich, I'd surely say so! After having checked the Bowser

Carrying this C&O discussion further -- When did C&O begin to paint box cars with black paint? I've seen photos of black cars with yellow lettering, and black cars with white lettering. Were the

A happy owner of several TLT cars.Just superb.Better than most US models.....bar none.You won't be disappointed .Armand Premo

Tom Molsen, Thank you for those links.  How about a product review?  I built the Sylvan slabside a few years ago and it went together fairly nicely, except that I screwed up the horizontal plate of

Thanks Mal. So I assume the current crop of Blue Coal cars from Bowser on the Stewart triple offset hopper in RDG, D&LW and D&H lettering are bogus. Rich Orr

Bob, Probably shipped to a Proctor and Gamble soap plant in New Jersey. Chuck Hladik

It was yellow Futura Medium on brown. Al Kresse

Frank - I can mail you photocopies of pages from 6/1907, 6/1908 and 4/1909 if you want them - PM me a snail mail address. A.T. Kott

Accurail did this lettering scheme as a special a number of years ago, following this specific photo. There is also a photo of WIF 314, a 40' boxcar with what appears to be an 8' door on page 43 of

I am pleased to officially announce the second annual Northeast Fallen Flags Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet which will take place on Saturday, October 3, 2009, at the LH Taylor Firehouse, 7 Maryland

Hi Bill, We haven't ever been in touch, but wanted to wish you well at your new home in Florida, and to thank you for the excellent articles and info you've been so generous to share with us. My mom

In Classic Freight Cars the Series Vol. 3 40' Refrigerator cars page 51 there is a photo of WIF reefer 724. It is a full page photo so a lot of detail can be seen. The caption says the car was

I have moved to Florida and wanted to give anyone interested my new contact info: 2225 Nursery Road; #20-104 Clearwater, FL 33764 727.470.9930 fgexbill@... Regarding the book project,

Bent sill steps are one thing and there is a certain amount that they are allowed to be bent before they are shopable. Missing and broken is a whole different thing. They are shopable in either

I do believe that WIF & FGE had a relationship, but I do not know as yet at least how far back this extended. Regarding WIF 106 and cars in the same series, these were not 1923 cars. They were rather

What is the time period when the "blue coal" P/L was applied to hoppers by the Anthracite roads? To which roads and cars was it applied? "Blue Coal" was a marketing tool used by the Glen Alden

In regard to my post regarding the CP Slab Side Covered Hoppers, I failed to answer the base question which was "What type of trucks ran beneath these cars. The series covered in the publication that

But Richard, look at the prototype, almost all have at least one bent sill step. Chuck Hladik

Doug and Steve, I recently bought one of the 6-Hatch CP Slab Side Covered Hoppers from Canadian Model Trains in Missaugua Canada which was put out by True-Line Trains. Car matches the pictures in

Bob Lucas asked: "Anyone know what trucks were found on CPR's smooth side covered hoppers (CP 380000-380200)?  These were the original series with 10-hatches built by National Steel Car in 1948.