If one were to attempt to build a model of one of the Swift Line tank cars, what would be the best model to start with? Lester Breuer

Spen, You were the first to tie in the PLANT, which completed the story linking to Texas. John Barry   ATSF North Bay Lines  Golden Gates & Fast Freights Caen, Normandy where B-24s missed the

Thank you, John, but there at least three who posted B-24 before me. Spen Kellogg

There are several photos in the NP steam loco books by Schrenk and Frey. Look in the sections on the 2-8-2s with photos in Washington State. Sorry I can't be more specific - all my books are packed

Google image the Camas Prairie Railroad. There's a couple shots of NP log car ops. Allen Montgomery wyomingdivision.org On Monday,

I need to model some MILW and NP log cars used in Washington State in the 1940's & 50's time frame. I am having no luck finding any photos of prototype log trains & log cars for either railroad. I

Spen, not the ((-№"₦@: auto correct mis-spelling John Barry   ATSF North Bay Lines  Golden Gates & Fast Freights Caen, Normandy on my cell phone 707-490-9696  PO Box 44736  Washington, DC

Ding, ding , ding Spend is a winner! The photo location is inside AF plant 4 located adjacent to Fort Worth Army Airfield, later Carswell AFB, and now Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. The government

That Florida East Coast flatcar sure is far from home ! (Unless perhaps the destination "vacation site" is sunny Florida - perhaps even across the overseas railway to Key West) Never the less, now I

On 5/20/2019 11:58 AM, Bob Chaparro via Groups.Io wrote: Bob, The look like Pratt and Whitney Twin Wasp radial engines for the Consolidated B-24 bomber used extensively in

At a guess, B24. They had an elliptical shape due to the crescent openings on each side Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)

Pardon the clumsy link, but I believe these are B-24 nacelle/engine assemblies. Note the air intakes on the “cheeks” of the nacelle and also the cutout for the airfoil. Also the B-24’s were

It appears that the middle flat car is only a spacer. The caption writer didn't know what a brake wheel

Bob Chaparro wrote: "An undated photo. Note the packaging of the propellers. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth41072/?q=railroad Perhaps one of our airplane experts can tell us what kind

Early Version Of Auto-Train? https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth36627/?q=railroad Caption: Photograph of a touring car being transported on a railroad car from Orange, Texas to a

My initial response was Pratt and Whitney R-1830 for the B-24. The B-24 also had a 3 bladed prop. I’m concerned however because I don’t really see the prominent supercharger that the B-24. The

An undated photo. Note the packaging of the propellers. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth41072/?q=railroad Perhaps one of our airplane experts can tell us what kind of engines these

It looks like the photo was taken at the Fort Worth stock yards, judging from the structures and the hill behind them. The area is now a tourist attraction, and they have saved a number of the stock

On Mon, May 20, 2019 at 07:06 AM, Clark Propst wrote: One time I've always wondered about is why a 50' car with only a 6' door?Because C&NW figured that anything that could be loaded thru a 6' door

On Mon, May 20, 2019 at 06:42 AM, Bob Chaparro wrote: a Class Rr-39 reefer. This is one of 170 cars rebuilt circa 1945-46 from Class Rr-2, -3 and -4 reefers.In pristine new paint within 10 years of