Engines in reverse? Kevin Lafferty

Tug is the "BumbleBee" a New Haven Tug. Can't tell if moving north or south.

In the photo note the bares form a wedge, and the tug is pushing against the sides of that wedge. David Soderblom Baltimore MD david.soderblom@... -- David Soderblom Baltimore MD david.soderblom@...

Video: Troop Train An eleven-minute 1943 film from the U.S. Office of War Information: Troop Train 1943 US Office of War Information (OWI) on Vimeo Scenes of loading military vehicles on freight

Interesting. The tug is churning along under power towards the bottom of the picture. Yet the cables off the tug's bow up to the barges have no slack. How does that work? -- Colin

Bob and others interested, The SHPX 3342 tank car leased by the Hooker Electrochemical Co. was one of 10 cars (SHPX 3337-3346) built as ACF lot 3613 in 11-50. A builder photo of SHPX 3337 is shown on

Photo: Straddle Carrier And Boxcar With Lumber Load A photo from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

Photo: Freight Cars On Barges A photo from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/11939/rec/60 Click on the arrows and

Photo: ART 22724 With Broken Load Bracing (1936) A photo from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/jbmurdoch/id/658/rec/3 Click on

Well, obviously I was trying to make numbers out of ink blots, and looking at the wrong blots as well. Now that I’m looking at the right “ink blots,” I concur with those who see “76918.”

Looks like 76918 to me. Jan 1943 ORER lists it as 40'6" IL, 8'9" IW, 9'4" IH 6" x 8" 8" doors, 3,311 CU FT, CAPY 100000 LBS, with 497 cars in the 76500-76999 series. Ed Bommer

To me, it looks like 76918 Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of "Schuyler Larrabee via groups.io" <schuyler.larrabee@...> Reply-To:

Hi Schuyler, Looks like 2012113 to me, although the last digit is really iffy. Maybe someone else can confirm or do better. Pax, Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No.

The number on the ERIE car in this photo? Schuyler

Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <PlasticFreightCarBuiilders@PlasticFreightCarBuiilders.groups.io> on behalf of Eric Hansmann <eric@...> Reply-To:

B&O Sentinel Service Boxcars From: Allen Cain Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2021 19:43:09 CDT Would the B&O Timesave Boxcars have travelled off the B&O line or were these in captive service on the B&O? And

Chicago lakefront railyards - lots of information and photos http://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/2016/12/ic-freight-houses-along-michigan-avenue.html

Fenton Wells shares tips and techniques on his MDC automobile boxcar upgrades. It's the latest post on the Resin Car Works blog. http://blog.resincarworks.com/upgrading-an-mdc-classic/

The only accurate model of any of the M55 cars is the Sunshine resin versions and even these did not get the Duryea underframes correct. Bill Darnaby

Allen Cain wrote: Yes. Tony Thompson tony@...