Steve, I was purposefully vague because I did the original car modifications something like 10 years ago and I wasn't sure exactly what I had done.🧐 I took your request as motivation to look back

Jared here are few photos. Usually they were stacked haphazardly near the tracks or the depot. The stack of doors on the FtDDM&S is an impressive pile. Don’t know the location, but would guess Fort

Interesting also in that it appears to be such a small almost modellable refinery. Jack's description of this type of 20th century industry is something we often overlook. This type of refinery could

Hi there - Guy Wilber pointed out a group of photos at the Library of Congress i hadn’t spent time with previously, and among them was this. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017809692/ A very

that’s a great search Guy. Lots of interesting images. I really liked this one. Fodder for a different kind of layout. Rob

Jared, Search “Grain Minnesota” within the Library of Congress collection. I believe there are additional photos such as this. Guy Wilber Reno, Nevada Guy Wilber Reno, Nevada

I've been hoping that Fox Valley would re-run their HO scale B&O M-53 boxcars at some point. ScaleTrains doesn't have a history of producing models from the steam era, so I'm not sure whether this

I think the second car is also GPCX. The resolution is poor, and the reporting marks are obscured by the tank bands, but there seems to be a vertical stroke beginning the second letter, just left of

Claus, Folks, It also looks like GPCX 282 is a product of the Pennsylvania Tank Car Co. due to the position of the safety valves (opposing) and the position of the tank bands. Regards, Bruce Bruce

Bruce, can you offer a little more on the details added ? Like Tim I'm very impressed and you've done a great job turning that older Roundhouse kit into something really nice. I'm thinking about a Soo

Jared, Thanks! I would cut off the pin, but since the plan is to have much of the layout under catenary, I need to keep the pin for magnetic uncoupling purposes... Regards, Bruce Bruce Smith Auburn,

Beautiful! Cut off the uncoupling pin. Jared Harper Athens, GA

Hi Bob and List Members, Thanks Bob for the nice image I think the tank car closest to the camera is GPCX 282, or maybe 288. According to

Photo: Tank Cars At Refinery (1949) A photo from the Gateway To Oklahoma History website: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1551992/m1/1/?q=Loading Description: “Photograph of the

Fox Valley Models To Sell Their Tooling To Scale Trains Information courtesy of Stephen Mattana on the Facebook Model Railroading group. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA++++

How To Ice Refrigerator Cars (1928) A “how to” article courtesy of Gerry Meyle, Sr. Gerry notes: “Icing of Refrigerator Cars and How to Do It. Reading railroad Magazine, June 1928.” Bob

Spanish paint brand Vallejo calls it varnish; mat, satin and gloss. I use (slightly thinned+flow improver) satin for most of my models, which turns out near flat. When I want a fraction more shine I

Anyone have pictures of wood grain doors in storage? Thanks. Jared Harper

Thanks Thanks To the benefactors -- Ted Larson Trainweb.org/MHRR --- GN in 1965 --- NASG.org

In other parts of my life I do NOT hearr varnish being used generically So I would be cautious about doing so. Too much risk of misinterpretation. -- Ted Larson Trainweb.org/MHRR --- GN in