In 1953, 200 ATSF 50' cars rebuilt '36-'38 were renumbered out of several series to DT&I 16000-16199. For the DT&I cars, the ORER indicates IH = 11-8 until 1956, then IH = 10-3 as the ATSF-installed

I had the misfortune to unload a 40 ft PS1 box car full of bags of charcoal on the hottest day in the summer. My employer opened the stuck door by wedging a 2X4 between the edge on the door and the

One of the road names offered on the CN type 8 hatch reefer was GTW so they must have had a significant presence in Michigan. On the subject of True Line 8 hatch cars, did the CP plug door version

thanks for posting these links Elden - enjoyed looking around the collection. Even found the necessary NP boxcar! Rob Kirkham

BUT.......just as they were replaced on the rest of the B&M's Connecticut River lines, those on the CPR Lyndonville Sub. were replaced by GRS searchlight signals in the post WW II years though I

Forgot to say if I were modelling one of these cars in service, I'd just paint it Floquil BCR and weather from there. The photos show several subtly different shades of weathered paint. AL B.

I have one on order from a dealer in Halifax, but have heard nothing from him, as yet. Cheers! Michael Gross La Canada, CA

Don Valentine wrote: Meat, of course, was one important cargo. As it happens, I have just finished weathering a TLT 8-hatch reefer and have written about in a blog post. But not just because of

Friends,   For those of you arriving early to the St. Louis area for this weekend’s St. Louis RPM meet, we have two events happening on Thursday, Aug 1st. First, the Litchfield Train Group is

He wants to use award winning wheelset! I recommend Intermountain. The work beautifully in Accurail or Bowser truck frames. Regards, Andy Miller From: STMFC@...

I recall that some Canadian meat products found their way into the US back then, fish being one that I recall. Perhaps Kosher product for New York City? I was told that the NYC had some Kosher

The CPR Lyndonville Sub. was 64 miles of former B&M from Newport to Wells River, VT, and an "odd duck" on the CPR system. Among other things, it was signalled using US&S double-armed Style B

These cars were a predecessor of the Canadian cylindrical covered hoppers still on the rails today, a large number being built and paid for by the Canadian government when CN and CP refused to invest

Both the CN slab side hoppers and CN eight-hatch reefers traveled regularly to all of the New England states. They were common in NYNH&H freight consists and were seen in and passing through New

Tony, US roads' cars were loaded with grain in Canada as well. The CN Tiffin elevator in Midland, Ontario received 333,000 bushels of 2Y corn ex steamer Philip Minch on 11 April, 1942. This was

Most of the photos in Sweetland and Horsley, "Northern New England Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment", pp 9-15, suggest that the color is a mainstream BCR. I could be convinced that

I'm wondering if anyone knows the shade of boxcar red used by the B&A. I would love a mix based on Floquil or Scalecoat, but at least I would like to know if it leaned towards the Oxide Red, or Brown

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Door? Door? So, now you want a door? So, here's a door.... Elden

This question has already received appropriate response but had me wondering again about the same question applied to the 8-hatch reefers also used by both of the two large Canadian roads. In

Not to my knowledge. Not sure what the delay is. Pierre OLiver