Very nice-looking boom car, good job fading the paint. But I have never seen a boom car this clean <g>. Probably it still needs the grease and oil stains and general dirt that come with service . . .

 HI Eric and List Members, Eric wrote: "The next car has a Pennsy heritage look, but the markings are not readable" Likely a PRR class XL boxcar. The left opening flush-mounted door and the

Thanks Eric, that is a fascinating book. Just reading the first 10 pages gives a good feel for the dickering between the railroad representatives (the General Committee....) and the ICC. Then, if

That’s a great string of classic freight cars. A well-worn B&LE gondola is at the far right. The Rock Island furniture boxcar is easy to identify. It is one of 213 cars in the 60500-60749 series.

interesting espee box next to it, appears to be fitted with a grain door and riding on t-sections ;-)

Photo: Tank Car Outside Brewery (1913) A photo from the Historic Pittsburgh Collection: https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3A715.133908.CP Click on the photo and then scroll to

Photo: Rock Island Furniture Boxcar 60503 (1917) A photo from the Historic Pittsburgh Collection: https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3A715.174558.CP Click on the photo and then

Dave, The procedures for granting an exemption or extension back in the day would have been dictated by the ICC, most likely in their rules of practice. Since 1946, those procedures have been

Dave Parker wrote: The ICC (not the MCB) was charged with developing the details of the required appliances, it was put on a deadline (with a threat of penalty), and the fines to be charged the

Dick, Nice work! What gets coupled to the “a” end? Regards Bruce Bruce F. Smith Auburn, AL "Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield."

Dick You made a great job of that. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Nice!! AL B.

Great looking car Fenton

Here's a photo of my most recent pandemic project, an O-scale model of L&N boom and tool car 42296. I built it from a vintage Train-Craft Products kit, with many modifications and some added details.

Well, Guy, I knew if I stuck my foot in it on this one, and the trap got sprung, it would probably be by you. As always, I have learned something both interesting and important. Just curious: is

Dave Parker were: “It would take some compelling photographic evidence to convince me that there were non-compliant cars in interchange in 1920 (or, perhaps, even in 1912).” From the list

And that mini-kit was the inspiration for the gorgeous FM-11/11A kits offered by Jerry Hamsmith, due largely to the artistry of Ed Rethwisch. Having built ten of these kits I speak from experience.

With regards to the CB&Q Flatcar. I built the Sunshine Mini-kit and Chad's NP flatcar. Both are great kits. My method of weighting was to measure the cells on the bottoms of both cars, Rule up a grid

There's an end shot of SWTX 7949 (or maybe 7940) in Canfield, "Erie Lackawanna in Color, vol 5", p 96. AL B.

Bill, Have you considered Chad Boaz's kits? He has some neat stuff nobody else has done. They are pretty basic bodies and underframes, to which you add the details. I have a couple waiting to build