Would not these Gons have been used by their owners to deliver their products to their customers? Bill Welch

Railroad ferries such as along the Mississippi River used such ramps to allow for changing water levels. Tidal areas often used aprons but that wasn't enough in the river environment. Track was laid

Did these get out of the mills into interchange service? Schuyler Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 9:57 AM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] Neat Gondola Scenes Bill, I thought these

I have built the Union version, a very nice model indicative of the better quality of the more recent F&C releases. Highly recommended. These are too late for you are they not Eric? Bill Welch

Gary, I wonder if this is a moveable ramp for ferry loading on the Mississippi. Here's a comment that was left on the first image. Image is backwards - needs to be flipped. TRRA - Wiggins Ferry -

This photo is out of sequence if its related to the one below, but it appears to be a ramp? https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/12329473555/in/album-72157640556301914/ Gary

Bill, I thought these was a USRA mill gon featured in that first link, then I took a closer look. This is a McKeesport Connecting mill gon! Note the heavy end sill, the grab attachment on the

These are interesting pieces of rolling stock on adjoining tracks: https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/12329957324/in/album-72157640556301914/ I have no clue what they are!

Second one is reversed. Paul Doggett UK Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Gons loaded with

Bob Chaparro wrote: No. It looks like snow to me. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510)

Don't forget the Warren tank car over on the right. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

The NP car still has several problems to fix , e.g. wire end sill grab on right and oversized plastic grab on the left side, unsightly end ladders, grossly oversized uncoupling lever with oddly shaped

Paul, as I posted last week, many many many of the Barriger photos have been posted backwards. Not only that, a lot of them are reversed. Some are even mirror images. And a few are

I forgot to add, based on the ends and appearance, it appears to be a PFER-30-24/R-40-24, series 65921-68534 in this time period. Tim O'Connor

Claud- It appears that the negative was printed backwards. Wonder if it is worth millions like the upside down bi-plane postage stamp of the late 1920's. Paul Greenwald PRRTH@S #1802

Bob lol - only someone from sunny, warm California wouldn't realize that isjust frozen H2O (snow, ice, frost) :-) Tim O'Connor

Am modeling the Central Vermont Railway's 36' box cars with Hutchin's roof. The original car had wood ends, but some rebuilds had double channel steel car ends. Hope some one has a photo they could

Yes, your yard can have a string of 10 acid tank cars., too: https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/12329963714/in/photostream/ Gary Laakso south of Mike Brock

Hi List Members, Although the string of cabooses is very nice, I will call your attention to the poultry car at the extreme right of the image, coupled to a baggage