I suspect this was in the Tri-State Tornado of Mar.18 1925. Note the damage to the shop buildings. Larry King

C’mon Schuyler it not like Walthers would put the scheme on a totally wrong car…..oh wait. :) https://www.ebay.com/itm/293189501950?epid=1764707250&hash=item444374c3fe:g:n2EAAOSwRPBdVZvJ Brian J.

Photo: L&N Boxcar 1991 (Circa 1915) Photo from the Indiana Album website: https://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/E1C722E5-CACF-4736-93E0-080254960836 Click on the photo to enlarge

And it could very well mean "the old tooling was so worn that we just HAD to recut it." Doesn't mean it was "new AND IMPROVED tooling." And in sets of a dozen at a time??? Seriously? That's

Photo: Southern Boxcar 163172 (1925) Photo from the Indiana Album website: https://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/22A4CAB1-4565-45C4-B918-424967433100 Click on the photo to enlarge

Photo: Minneapolis & St. Louis Two-Bay Hopper 60019 Photo from Classic Trains website: https://www.trains.com/ctr/photos-videos/photo-of-the-day/classic-coal-hauler/ Built in 1936. Bob

Photo: View Of Southern Gondola 187070 Underframe Photo from Indiana Album website: https://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/70123B1B-F933-401E-ABF1-212121113340 Click on the photo to

Bruce Smith wrote: "I will point out that the latest posting from Walthers says "New tooling" for the X29B, whatever that means." Craig Miller on the PRR list pointed out that the "new tooling"

Nelson Moyer wrote: "Thanks, Ben. I suspect the placard board mounts have been moved down, but the rest of the B end looks like AF&C drawings for this type of car. AF&C allowed the railroads to

Ben, Brian, Folks, I will point out that the latest posting from Walthers says "New tooling" for the X29B, whatever that means. And yeah, I think maybe the Walthers folks have been looking at too

I'm thinking that these photos were related to some sort of experiment to see if automobile boxcars could be used in this kind of service. Flat cars would have been in high demand for all sorts of

Group; No one on the PRRT&HS Modeling Committee worked with Walthers on these projects, as far as I can determine. Given the unique features of the X29B, we will just have to see the actual

Thanks, Ben. I suspect the placard board mounts have been moved down, but the rest of the B end looks like AF&C drawings for this type of car. AF&C allowed the railroads to specify details, so you

Yes, it shows the air hose bracket very nicely. Interestingly, ACL turned the L-bracket connected to the coupler box 90° from the orientation used by MKT and DT&I for these AF&C built cars. Little

Brian LaManna wrote: "Walthers announced an X29b in their Proto line but no model pictures have been included.  They’re currently only offered for preorder in large

We’ve been discussing these and the other PRR new releases on the PRR groups.Io page. Consensus is be skeptical until you see a model. Also, the Pennsy merchandise service cars did Not run in

List, Walthers announced an X29b in their Proto line but no model pictures have been included. They’re currently only offered for preorder in large sets.

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I think we did this 4-5 months ago? Photographs of wheel factory in Denver, one of several of a company that started in Chicago. Tichy has very nice model of wheel car (like the one shown in

Nelson Moyer asked: "I need an end view of the ACL 24000-24499 series showing the air hose hanger. A straight on B end view would be wonderful. Any other photos would be welcomed as I