Oh, that's right. They are similar, but have a different dome/bonnet and they are jacketed. Darn. Well, I'll still find something to do with these cars, and I'll have to beg Frank to run some

Not sure now but the C&O may have swapped some six-axle flats with the NYC.

This photo was sent by a friend in Louisiana, it may be of interest to the group it is New Orleans we have no date. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Mark Amfahr has a fine article in the UPHS magazine: Amfahr, Mark. "Union Pacific's Overland Route: The First 20 Years of Operation." Streamliner v33n1. The picture in question is included; the

Lester, Thanks for your excellent blog post on the work you did on this great car. I have the following questions/comments: 1) Why use PBW wire instead of the more typical use of simple brass

Very nice Lester, thanks for sharing Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Having sold all of my rolling stock to build a new kitchen, upon moving too Tucson I had the opportunity to build my first layout in 40 years. I purchased cheap cars at a swap meet, including

I finished converting a plastic single-sheathed box car incorrect for the Soo Line box car it was lettered for into a private name home road box car. The writeup includes a few tips on lettering

Pierre has photos on the web site of the stile frets next to an HO scale rule, so you can measure the stile, gauge the rung spacing, and determine rung position relative to your model. Of the eight

The two boxcars at the lower left are F&CC. Jerry Michels

Supposedly the car was CISX 500, a 250 ton car owned by Carnegie-Illinois Steel Co. It is listed in the 1942 ORER. It may well have been modified for this important load. Actually, all such cars were

CISX 500 is the topic for Jack Consoli’s presentation at RPM-East. The event is March 22 & 23 in metro-Pittsburgh. http://www.hansmanns.org/rpm_east/index.htm The presentation schedule will be

Guys; It was built by and for Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel) for their use (see attached). As you all know, U.S.A. borrowed what they needed, often, through the course of the war.

Varney freight car ad, January 1954 issue of Model Railroader. Ben Hom

I especially love the "similar images" that are photos of blimps. Jack Mullen

Or searching our archives. We discussed and identified the car as CISX 500 in 2014 and again in 2016. Searching with either "Jumbo" or "CISX 500" will lead to more info and photos. In fact, it will

Isn't the Broadway tank car a HIGH PRESSURE tank? What kind of acid would be shipped in that type of car? They were used to ship "antiknock compound" which were 500 PSI cars, and chlorine which I

Just FYI, if you folks haven't discovered YANDEX image search, you should try it. It's a Russian web site equivalent to GOOGLE but the image search is positively brilliant - it blows away

I have several undecorated BLI tank cars. I haven't seen a roster of the cars as-built, but I know that I need acid tank cars that would deliver the Stanley Works and other major hardware companies in

DA ladders were made for 10-6 tall cars. Des Plaines Hobbies sold 8 rung ladders for 10-0 cars. CMA associates also sold 8 rung ladders (with the Canadian stirrup) but they're not as finely