Claus, The photo is a curious one as the SHPX 161 tank car with 7-7-30 build date (if I have read it correctly) was not an original SHPX car built as such. The highest original number of a SHPX

Ben Thank you very much. Paul Doggett England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Paul Doggett asked: "Do any one know when the T&P changed their 40000 series boxcars from Youngstown doors [to] the Superior type doors...?" The Hawkins 1937 AAR boxcar spreadsheet (which you need to

Hi Do any one know when the T&P changed their 40000 series boxcars from Youngstown doors the a Superior type doors see photos. Many thanks Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Jim Thank you I will pass this on to my Louisiana friend. Paul Doggett

Bill, I was aware IM had recently stopped selling their bagged parts. What I was talking about were unpackaged sprues. These had to be ordered by telephone (or maybe email), and AFAIK were never

Hi List Members, I like the stenciling that sez “When empty return to Pennsylvania R R Indianapolis IND” on FGEX 11158

Here's what Wikepedia has to say, which explains why "Evangeline" is a factor in both Canada's Maritime Provinces, and in the American State Louisiana: The Expulsion of the Acadians, also known as

Claus that is a two compartment tank car, one large and one small compartment. You can tell by the rivet lines around the tank. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Hi List Members, Even though this image of UTLX 22747 was taken in 1973, it would certainly have been rolling the rails during ‘our time’.

Hi List Members, Derailment photo of SRLX 61172 meat reefer yellow paint scheme, along with a PRR friend https://digital.library.temple.edu/digital/collection/p15037coll3/id/67161 Enjoy! Claus

Hi List Members, Nice image of SHPX 161, a two compartment tank car. I suspect this car may have been built originally as a three compartment car, based simply on the location of the two domes.

Thanks to all who responded to my request. Questions have been answered. Thanks again. Robert Leners

Ii guess it would help if I put the link in. https://www.intermountain-railway.com/ho/hokit.htm Fred Swanson

In one of their monthly email announcements IM said they would no longer be selling parts. Bill Welch

Hi Don I think you are thinking of Louisiana sand and gravel (I think it was called) own by Polson Spence he had 3 NKP Hudson’s among other engines unfortunately he dropped dead on Penn station and

Hi Paul, Gravel pit operation you write in reference to the Evangeline Rwy. in Louisiana. That strikes a familoar chord and make me wonder if this operation might have had more than one name over

hO bOB This is the "IMPACT" car : Originally built in the mid-1940s for Union Pacific, this 40’ box car was later converted in 1952 into an impact instruction car at the Omaha shops. Serving to

Hi Don I also found the Evangeline Railway in Canada but it was the one in Louisiana which my friend was looking for apparently it was a gravel pit operation. Regards Paul Doggett

Hello Paul, Either I've learned something new, which is usually a good thing, out of this thread or some ar barking up the wrong tree. I had not hear of the Evangeline Rwy. before but