Hi Bob and List Members, There is another view of tank cars marked for Pierce Fordyce Oil Association at ther link below...

Jerry, I don't know what Lithium Stearate Grease is but it looks as if you nailed it. Good Work! Wayne

Clark; Or ever better, see attached. Elden Gatwood

 Hi Bob and List Members, There is also a nice view of tank car for Texas Refining Co reporting marks T R CO 250. Also, there is a Swift reefer in the background.

I don't know for sure, but I would imagine merchandise. It seems around 1940 there were a whole bunch of roads ordering 50 ton 50 foot cars with 6' doors, in my neck of the woods C&NW, MILW, and Soo

Clark call me crazy but the 50 ft car looks like it has a home made 8 ft. door, standard 6' door plus 2 ft section welded on to it. Of course the C&NW would have lost contest points for not putting

Thanks for the great information guys! These cars were in bagged cement service mostly between the plant in Mason City and satellite facilities, mainly in the Burnsville - Twin Cities. A very

Looks to be a Stratco contactor used to make lithium stearate grease base. Regards...Jerry Albin

A good information from Paul B: But this is a rebuilt Rr-39 with plug doors and reversed ice hatches. Re-weigh date is WC 4 59.

Undated photo of tank cars marked for Pierce Fordyce Oil Association. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38171/m1/1/?q=railroad Description: Photograph of two oil tanker cars belonging

Gee, Bob, it's right in the full description on the site: "large cone-shaped object". Seriously, it appears to be a vessel for storing and dispensing powdered or fine granular material, probably with

I don’t stain because the less seen of the grain the better. Just paint with an acrylic mix to suit the age of your deck. Tony Thompson

I didn't notice the ladder. The ART reefer in the background appears to have its ladder attached the same way. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

I have only a vague idea about what is this load on SP flat car 143093: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth37272/m1/1/?q=southern%20pacific Does anyone know with certainty what the load

Bill, Interesting. I have stained many of them using a variety of techniques. Most commonly I use leather dye diluted in isopropyl alcohol. I also use acrylic paints, also diluted in alcohol. Some

Could anyone share their techniques for finishing AMB flat car decks? They seem to resist staining. Thanks in advance. Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Great picture Bob, thanks for sharing. Note the ladder attached to the roof with rivets at the bottom left of the photo. I am guessing that it is an ART. Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

Good, clear reefer photo. Foreground reefer is SFRD 8002, a Class Rr-39 reefer. This is one of 170 cars rebuilt circa 1945-46 from Class Rr-2, -3 and -4

The Railway Accounting Rules that Guy referenced were updated and reissued as needed, usually annually in the period of our list. It is divided into mandatory and recommendatory accounting rules. 

Todd, I count 9 bumps in each half, plus an extra wrinkle at the bottom where the end sheet meets the sill. That wound be a 5/5 Dreadnaught, with 5 major ribs and 4 darts between, in each half.