The second photo clearly indicates that it is a pier in Portland, OR. To me, the large tanks look like so many other "tank farms" (terminals) where refined petroleum products were brought in by boat,

Good point Tony! I looked around this photo, and I think we're looking at a trans-loading facility for a developing oil field. And everything else is a storage depot and maintenance

Here's another view of this industry. Described as "Terminal No. 4 -St. John's -Portland, OR" with no definitive date. https://oregondigital.org/catalog/oregondigital:kp78hj99b Al

Claus, what makes you think it’s a bulk oil dealership? The tanks are awfully big compared to the many, many photos I have seen of such dealerships in the steam era. The numerous wood barrels would

Great photo! If you ignore the background, it already looks like a photo from a model railroad. Every thing is so neat and tidy- like a scene waiting to be super-detailed.

Hi List Members, Nice image of a bulk oil dealership. Served by - you guessed it - steam era freight cars. Any thoughts regarding the date? The tank car, rail mounted crane, and the steel gons in

I am looking for a clear photo of the plackard that was placed on Kewanee boilers for shipment. I have a distant photo of the KEWANEE BOILER lettering, however there is some small script above and

Appears that it was lined with cardboard or contains boxes of some sort. If lined, it was used to shipped hogs in inclement weather. I have a photo of another CNW 14000 series stockcars showing the

Looking good Clark, Nicely done-- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

O Scale SFRD Rr-27 Reefer 34652 Available from Rails Unlimited: http://railsunlimited.ribbonrail.com/Models/special.html Scroll down to the bottom of the page. This car was part of the series

Maybe you were able to pick up a Sunshine mini-kit for the IC version? Or maybe you were lucky enough to get the fine RCW kit? I’ve had both, did an IC car with the Martin’s, a DSSA with

Photo: C&NW Livestock Car 14976 (1958) A Jim Parker photo: http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=cnw14976&o=cnw Any comments from C&NW followers? Thanks. Bob

G'morning: The "Bash at the Beach" returns January 6-8, 2022: with clinics, vendors, models on display, modular layouts, and Florida weather. For details, including prices and contact info, please

Big, OOOOOps. My apologies. Rupert Gamlen Auckland NZ

John Sorry about the delay but we have a number of Trade Me auctions finishing and a 50% reduction in fees for new listings, so I’ve been a bit busy! The cocktail unit is 1820 high, 900 wide and 470

First application of Devil's Red on B&O cabooses was the 1941 build of 100 I-12 wagontop cabooses.

While I can't find it on thier website Funaro did the GATX milk car a long time ago. Martin Lofton used it as his starting point for the 50' GATX reefer which turned out really nice. Jack, in the

I fully agree with Charlies post regarding Martin and especially Richard and the myriad of articles they authored. I always enjoyed Richard's presentations in person. (As did many others as these

Thanks for sharing Bob, always admires Bob's work. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...