Bruce, I looked at the width of the track and it (very) roughly looks like the center two rails are the same as the other tracks in the picture (4-81/2"+/-), leaving the outer rails at a wider

Jon Miller wrote: "Interesting that the steel cars have archbar trucks." Considering the date of the photo, there's nothing weird about the mix of cars or the archbar trucks at all. Keep in mind

There appears to be more than one number series for PRR G25 gondolas. Would all G25 gons have the same appearance regardless of number series? Same appearance but different stenciling? PRR G25 gons

Some of the earliest hoppers were also wood - there's one n the museum in Strasburg, PA. Jim Hunter

On 6/8/2015 6:58 AM, water.kresse@... [STMFC] wrote: John Allen would have loved those! Interesting that the steel cars have archbar trucks. -- Jon

I believe they were wooden flat-bottom gondola cars . . . about ready to bust in the middle. Good catch. The C&O kept 40-ton wooden FB gons and hopper cars around through WW One to meet demand

John, No 6’ gauge in 1912, afaik ;) I think that the center track is demonstrating a style of guard rail. I can’t tell if the guard rails are the inner or outer rails, but there are photos of

I think that's a main line. It looks heftier than the other tracks and is elevated a bit. As this seems like a sharp S curve, I'm inclined to think the extra rails are guard rails. Eric Hansmann El

Also interesting is the center track which looks like dual guage or long gauntlet track. Don't I've ever seen a piece quite like this. Wasn't the Erir 6' originally? John Larkin

http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-06-07-15/C1106.jpg Interesting to see wood truss rod hoppers mixed in with early steel hoppers. Schuyler

For those interested in how my scratch built replacement side for the Virginian's SS Bx10 once it was assembled with F&C ends and resin copy of the Accurail Hutchins roof can find three new photos

There was a list of standardized repairs at fixed prices. For extensive or special repairs, the owner was asked if they wanted local repair or send home for repair. For damage as in wrecked

When a freight was being repaired in a Non-owners Repair Shops, i.e. sheathing being replaced: trucks being swapped out for whatever reason; etc., was there communications with the owner RR or were

This collection has been available for years -- whenever you use Google Images search, you can specify the collection this way: source:life The images aren't well organized -- you can search

Permit me to call these photos to your attention: http://images.google.com/hosted/life/72941a1fc7cd792c.html . By always clicking on the leftmost of the “Related images”, one can cycle

Yes, it is SK-Q 68600, and the location is called Matthews Switch. Of course the ATSF never ran through there, but I am glad it is preserved. __________________________________________________ J.

Besides ACL & WLE? Anyone else notice that with an addition of ladders it's close to the T&P gon featured in the RMC planbook? Ed Mines

To the extent a photo of the 50-foot model built up is any help, here is a link to a photo of mine: Steam Era Freight Cars - Models - Box Cars - RI 262789 Steam Era Freight Cars

There was industrial standards for riveting and fabrication work I havenever crossed referenced the specifications myself. Also Handy is the AISC datasheets on structural shapes both current standards

On highway 6 a few miles north of Albany there is an ATSF stock car as partof a historical marker. Charlie, on the old Orient line