To me it seems there is a broad area between refusing traffic and soliciting traffic. Some of us remember passenger service in the decade or two before Amtrak. With some roads there was little or no

Mark Rickert wrote >> That makes the assumption the railroads wanted thetraffic. Doesn't matter whether they "wanted it" or not. Railroadswere Common Carriers which basically means they could not

Since the topic of claims has been raised, I have been trying to trying to get various RR contacts to give me some concrete information. So far it has been like trying to put time in a bottle. I

Rob McLear asked: "Atlas appear to have released a new car or is this just a re release of the phoobies that they made once before I am wondering if this is close to the Santa Fe

The DM&IR placed a steel plate with the monogram painted on it on the sides of some cars starting in the 1950's . In some cases they did the same for the reporting marks and number. Cyril

Hi to all Atlas appear to have released a new car or is this just a re release of the phoobies that they made once before I am wondering if this is close to the Santa Fe

There is a picture of the 3/4s of the side of this car in HundmanPublishing’s Slow Trains Down South Volume II at page 131. The car has asheet metal plate attached over the reporting marks for the

I originally wasn't going to comment on this discussion but it has gone onlong enough I can't bite my tongue any longer That makes the assumption the railroads wanted the traffic. As themeat revenue

There was a comment recently that the poster found the new Tru-Color (TCP) Flat Black to be unsatisfactory, because….not flat enough? ; too flat? ….? I do very much like TCP, much as I liked its

Guys - I recently purchased an O scale PSC brass 70-ton triple offset side hopper car that was different from what I anticipated! I THOUGHT the car had what Karig describes as "Wine" sides/ends,

Bill Pardie asked what Tahoe Model Works trucks were appropriate for the pre-war ERIE 20000-20049 series cars. The RR diagram refers to "Double Truss" side frames and the car is rated at 50 tons.

I bought some of this on e bay and it worked great but it smelled so bad (very acrid) that I threw it all away. Anyone have experience with this type of adhesive that doesn't smell? Ed Mines

How is this done for resin tank cars? Would soft or half wire be better for forming the curved portions? Yarmouth eye bolts make really nice looking hand rails on tank car sides. Ed Mines

What has 4 clinic rooms showcasing13 great clinics, a huge RPM and layout design display room, quality vendors,fabulous door prizes, and great layouts to visit? Why it's the Garden StateRailroad

The Great Northern received their first covered hoppers from GAT in 1940, series 73995-73999, later renumbered to 71225-71229. I never saw a picture of any one of these five cars. The cars "were

The Great Northern received their first covered hoppers from GAT in 1940, series 73995-73999, later renumbered to 71225-71229. I never saw a picture of any one of these five cars. The cars "were

UP box cars https://www.facebook.com/130170407077838/photos/a.562900027138205.1073741854.130170407077838/562994253795449/?type=3&theater flat cars with

Tim, One of the photos in the collection provides your answer. It shows a crane lifting a girder into position, with a second girder spanning two flatcars seen on the tracks below. No barges in

Sorry about that. Here ya go. https://www.facebook.com/130170407077838/photos/a.562900027138205.1073741854.130170407077838/562983493796525/?type=3&theater lots of other interesting photos of Dubuque

The following does not address your question directly however provides a transition date, though this itself is "an exception" taking in to account the prior admonishments on this list about