I have a Rapido Cudahy reefer. What would be the typical reweigh symbol (home) for Cudahy? Protocraft has some decals but I can read the small print online. Brian J. Carlson -- Brian J. Carlson,

Hi I have had many photos from the accident and claims file of the Pere Marquette. When there was a claim or a slip and fall, a commercial photographer was hired to take photos for court

May have been done by a car inspector when he wrote up a defect card on either damaged roof, running board, or safety appliance, to be sure a car man walking the tops found the car. With the thousands

Thanks Steve I should have checked there first, but I had it in my head that the hardware choices on these would have made them different enough to be left off that list. -- Mike Clements Wakefield,

Steve, You're kind words are much appreciated. And I’ll add a plug for the 385-page book about the 1937 AAR Standard Box Car, Railway Prototype Cyclopedia Volume 35, authored by Patrick C. Wider &

From that enlargement I would agree Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

I see this as a chalk mark. I don’t recall any Rock Island documentation showing a roof stencil. Steve Hile

Is it possible, as the roof photo at least looks like to me that this was a stencil on the roof. I know some reefers had their car number and Road Name Initials stencilled on the ice

That was fast. Website shows they are sold out Please don't forget that we have the Steam Era Freight Cars site for all sorts of easy to find info. For these cars, go

I seem to recall that photo being posted to our list before. I see the car number as RI 25189. If so, it is a pre-PS-1 post war Pullman Standard built boxcar with 6 panel riveted sides on each side

Scott, Folks, The time stamp is 21:21 in this interview of Angela Sutton, a skilled PRR modeler. She is showing a photo of Homestead, PA. The date is unclear, but most likely in the late 1940s, or

How many of these cars were built? -- Mike Clements Wakefield, MA nyc65.wordpress.com

Bill sorry, it ‘was’ in the posting I had not sure why it disappeared. Here’s the bottle -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

Folks, I was watching Ken Patterson's weekly show- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtcnbUNNfZM&t=1662s At approximately 20 minutes in, there is a photo of a box car roof with, what appears to be, the

Bruce, They are HO. You will need the Intermountain 1937 10' IH Box Car as the core. I am sure, with some sawing off ends and such, you can use the Red Caboose 1937 cars or the Branchline Yardmaster

Nowhere in this email nor in the lengthy product link is there any mention of the scale of these cars. Bruce Hendrick Brea, California

Interesting Running Board Weathering Photo courtesy of David Smith. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

I am happy to announce our Newest Kit Release. Baltimore & Ohio M55, M55A & M55B 40' 1937 ARR Boxcar mini kits. Between 1940 and 1942, The Baltimore and Ohio took delivery of 1500 40' boxcars from

Rich, I think you’re right - it was an old Paint Shop in MR I was thinking of - on BAR cars. Thanks! Marty

Thanks, Rufus. But that’s the short version. In the long version, Joe was the night yardmaster, he would know the answer, and he hasn’t gone to bed yet. Call him. And Joe says, car of lumber for