Ralph, It certainly looks like CG 39623 is a ventilated boxcar, but given the light paint and dark stencil, I think that it might be in company service and not revenue

Hi Claus, Good eye. Now that you’ve brought them to our attention, I can see them too. Does anyone have any thoughts on what looks to be CG 39623 shown to the left of the water tower? A

Hi Gary and List Members, If you look at the image at "Original" resolution, one can faintly (very faintly) make out the diagonals on the near half of the car. They don't show well because the angle

I have noticed a lot of photographs of gondolas look like this, but I think it is some kind of illusion. At first I thought this might be one of the taller AT&SF post Caswell gondolas, but those had

Oooops,ERDX.Armand Premo

The picture is on the Central of Georgia and the gondola in question has about half of one side with diagonals and the other without:

While we are at it,how about information on RDEX reefers?.Armand Premo

Looking at this car more closely, I'm pretty sure it has a Despatch style roof. Really can't tell about the ends. I'm away from my reference material now, but there was a class of MDT reefers with

Does anyone know what became of Stan Rydarowicz's resin parts masters? I am certain he offered parts to kitbash some of the MDT reefers. Tim O'Connor -- Tim

Thank you to the couple folks who reached out in assisting with identifying the MDT NRC refrigerator car I inquired about. I think for now I will go with an Intermountain R-40-25 Refrigerator Car, as

John Allen Varney ad, August 1954 issue of Model Railroader. Ben Hom

Plastruct's 0.010 Rod is my go to material for ladder rungs, I purchased the square 0.010 material by mistake and was in the middle of working on some ladders when I said to myself, "hmm, these look

Quite a few years ago Plastruct suddenly offered a lot of styrene shapes no one had - like 1/4 round, 1/2 round, tiny rod, hex, triangle, etc. Very useful shapes. I discovered them at DPH because none

Dennis, that was me. See my post #162657 (including the link to Plastruct, click on the name): All, found Plastruct makes .010 SQUARE rod (#90709), that could be used -cut in thin slices- to

Paul Doggett wrote: I'm the one who reported on Slater's and it's because I still have the packet of their square strip from over 30 years ago. Obviously not a current product. Tony

Thanks Ben. I haven't paid much attention to Plastruct over the years; only vaguely aware that they had added a line of styrene shapes.. this looks useful. Dennis Storzek

Dennis Slaters only do 0.010 x 0.020 strip Evergreen don’t seem to do it either. Paul Doggett England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Dennis Storzek asked: "Does anyone make .010 x .010 SQUARE STRIP? Part number, please?" Gary Bechdol answered: "Plastruc[t] catalogs

Thanks Dennis: The .010 square is what got my attention and why I attempted to pursue it. It seems to be a myth. Bill Pardie. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Dennis: Plastruc catalogs 0.010 square rod. Gary Bechdol Stone Mountain, Ga