Bill, Smokebox Graphics has 2 re-weigh data sets that include a lot of small lettering including some brake test graphics. I doubt they are railroad specific, but may do if you find

I am still looking for brake inspection decals for NY C freight cars in the 1940's. I have not come across any set that has them Thanks for any help: Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy

Were the SP express box cars also part of the Railway Express pool ? On 10/13/2022 9:36 PM, Tony Thompson wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Hi, Chris. These cars, like all of PFE’s express reefers, were assigned to the Railway Express pool, as were the express cars of many railroads (I provided a list in the PFE book). They certainly

The lettering diagram says Dulux Gold, and I’m sure that's what it is. But decal makers have always struggled to get a “gold” color letter over a dark green car. The Thin Film SP passenger

Relevant to the Canadian Pacific version of these cars, when did CP stop putting lines above the initials and below the number? Tony Thompson tony@...

We occasionally get questions here about these strange pattern steel ends, known to modelers as "bullseye" ends. Here is what appears to be the definitive history of this little known product. I

Chris, Attached is a 1933 B&O RR Photo from the Greg Smith Collection of the roof of an M-24 boxcar that was being converted into either an M-24 a or b subclass "cement car" at Mt.Clare. It could be a

Chris, The Rapido model comes with brake parts for both AB and K brakes. Both my B&O and Milwaukee Road models were equipped with K brakes and the AB parts were in the box. My only roof photos of the

Although the photo is from after the end date of this group, it seems like none of the photo's content is. 700 miles from the U.S. border, we can still see a radial-course GATC tank car, a

All- Thanks for the side trip into Railroad Terminolgy. Turns out that the question was raised by a faulty memory on the part of the researcher…he remembered “magazine” when the

Thanks for the review John. I haven't ordered any as I have several Westerfield and Tichy models to build. I did order the tank cars however.-- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC

I attached some closeup photos before spraying flat finish for you can evaluate prototype fidelity. The side and end grab irons are etched as part of the niclel silver overlay, so as a result, they do

Fantastic photo. It makes me ask -- Is the lettering on those cars done in DAYLIGHT ORANGE ? I think the Champ decals HB-340 is orange, and I always wondered about that.

That is a magnificent photo, the cars look splendid, thank you for posting it Richard! This reminds me of a question I had about these cars sometime ago. Did they mostly stay on the west coast or on

Eric, so are you saying the car in this photo differs from the roof on the Rapido B&O model? I recall discussing this topic last year when this model was first announced by Rapido. -- Chris

Charlie/all, Magazine was a common term for a "large clip of ammo" such as the round ones that were used for Tommy Guns. Magazine was also used for "the place where you store ammunition". Both

Also igloo. Storage_Igloo Al

Hi Chris, I received my two cars this week--one Milwaukee and one C&NW. - First Impression: Very nice models, good paint color, good lettering, nice weight, very well built, nice detail all around.

Another Dallas Gilbertson image of PFE 901, 902 and 903 at Santa Maria, CA in May 1953. Tom Dill Collection, Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive. The PNRA is fortunate to have photo descriptions