There are a number of 2 bay covered hopper models available. Bowser, andIntermountain sell the 1958 cu ft model. Sometimes you can find Kato’s versionat swap meets. Atlas and Kadee make the PS2 car.

Indeed! The PDS that Martin included with the kit shows the the Fast Mail crossing Diablo Canyon bridge and there is at least two of the NYC cars in that train, as well as several PRR (B60 's and

The Intermountain 1958 cu ft cars are my favorites for 1953. These are square hatch. Also check out F&C as they have some interesting ones as well. -- Fenton Wells 5 Newberry Lane Pinehurst NC

Chuck, Absolutely. It was (and is) very common for railroads to designate a “high and wide” train where these loads are concentrated. At least on my prototype, that train ran on the weekends to

Thank you Brian. That would make a lot more sense especially since the Watervliet (NY) Arsenal was right between Albany and Troy on the D&H and that is where most of these naval rifles came from. Am

My money says the the car next to the troop sleeper is a NYC express reefer since they had ice bunkers. The next car is probably also a NYC car but a milk car for carrying milk in 40 qt. cans. These

I caught Andy Sperandeo at a Naperville meet a few years back as he left the Sunshine sales room with a NYC milk/express car under his arm. I asked Andy if he was going to change prototypes (as

don't thin the two large loads atr necissaariily tto the same destination or ship. It could be that the ATSF chaose to move the two loads coupled togethre. Chuck Y Louisville CO

I wonder which route it took over the Santa Fe via Raton Pass, or the Belen cut-off. It would have been quite a sight crossing the bridges at Abbo canyon, If the Northern route, is had to go pass

The switchman’s precarious position allows the full view of the caption atthe bottom left side of the single sheathed boxcar: Repaired by DS Inc East Roch. NY 11-24-41

I have been following the BULK CEMENT conversations with great interest. Having grown up in Elizabeth, NJ, about two block from the Eport yard I remember seeing cars with gray streaks on them: now I

Not at all, Greg. I revised the list settings to allow attachments, so this should (and did) work. I think it will also allow images to be embedded in the emails, but not sure about that. Schuyler

Dave Nelson wrote: "Dang… knock me down with a feather! A NYC milk car in California. I’d never have guessed

Dang… knock me down with a feather! A NYC milk car in California. I’d never have guessed that. Dave Nelson

Ed Mines wrote: Yes, very much so. I was once handed a piece of PFE wooden sheathing which was quite yellow. I gave a small scrape with a thumbnail and it was bright orange underneath. But yes,

Ed, Sure I can find photos of PFE cars with body color grab irons... in the era when they were painted body color. In the preceding era, they were black. I can find no regulation specifying black

The spacer is D&H 16109, which is part of the group from 16000-16150 of 33 foot flat cars with a capacity of 85,000 lbs. As of 1943 there were 86 cars in this series. There are no L&H reporting

List, Respectfully, I think the flat in question may be D&H. I have no ORER to confirm this, but the Lehigh & Hudson River's reporting marks were "LHR" and no "R" can be seen in the shot. I think

It looks like a New York Central milk car. They were sometimes used in express service along with the Central's very similar express reefers. -Phil

One of the spacer flat cars is L&H: https://www.loc.gov/resource/fsa.8d45120/ Given my identifications today, I am not going to guess what the large vessel behind the gun barrel is! gary