Not sure which arrangement you're talking about, but there are boat houses (for recreational boats) to the left and to the right are places where log rafts are kept before the logs go to saw

I have extras if anyone is looking for the kits. I bought too many I guess out of sheer excitement at the time. They are excellent models. :-) --

Yes, as someone said, the Sioux Falls plant held the record for 125 cars in one day, or something like that. But the thread started with my question about the Morrell plant in Ottumwa, IA. We don't

Probably has been asked and answered but does anyone know when Hooker adopted the orange and black paint scheme? Allen Cain

Great shot! Would model it but would go broke buying those great orange and black tank cars! Allen Cain

The Northern New England Color Guide has several photos of these in solid orange paint. However, the earliest picture is 5/57 showing two cars fresh out of the Derby shops Therefore, this may have

And check out those CLEAN patches on the wood reefer - I suppose to make the reporting marks and other data legible! I'll bet no modelers have done that. :-P In

Well, my first thought about this spectacular photo was "Wow, a snap-track layout!" Well, not quite, the radii are larger than even 22", but I also would like to know what is that arrangement on the

There were DEFINITELY slaughterhouses that could produce 50 loads per day! A full load of beef sides or pork bellies probably had barely 20 tons of meat, if that. I once read a PRR publication that

Ted, As Don Valentine pointed out, the Red Caboose Mather is a 36' car. From what I can see in the January 1953 ORER, there are only two of cars of that type listed in service under the Morrell

The H&B built 1910 & 1911 Mather Beef and Vegetable37' cars appear to have been built new. They did have steelUF & framing, with sheathing, but there is no indication that theframes were not new.

Jeff Helm pointed out this SPECTACULAR industrial photo from the 1960's but the Hooker Chemical plant here was built in the 1940's and lasted through the 1990's (at least that long) so I thought it is

CJ; I knew a guy that worked there, also. He seemed to have done the same jobs as you. I know they fabricated long girders, and he said they got 65-ft gons in from the PB&NE all the time. I

Packaged and prepared meats from the midwest probably were more common on the west coast than whole animal sides due to the distances and transit times. For fresh meat,

This is the history included with the Red Caboose Model, written by Richard Hendrickson. Mather's 37' Refrigerator Cars Among the cars in the Mather leasing fleet were several hundred 37' meat

There were 36' 7" Mather Vegetable & Beef carsbuilt by H&B. I've not looked at the Red Caboose model, but ifthey were "short" - shorter than the 40' cars also produced, itcould be those?

Yes, Don, that’s the one. Doug has replied that the short RC models are likely foobies so it appears the Sunshine model is the only option. I have also built one and the kit was typical of

Depending upon the era, both banks of each river had rail service for miles from the Point. There are wonderful opportunities for mainline, yard, and branch operations with a wide variety of customers

Yeah, I love that area. The fact that it hosted SO many different freight cars is a real draw. Elden Gatwood

To follow up, here is the former Moerlein Brewery with the great track door. Also, Kenny Yard further upstream, with this great mix of Mon typical cars. Also, an older one of same location.