There's a photo of LV 60262 in Archer, "Lehigh Valley Railroad", p 231. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

Scott McDonald wrote: They were usually issued at 3-year intervals (e.g. 1940, 1943, 1946) but not always. I personally rely heavily on the 1949-51 volume, since I model 1953. The Train Sheds

Tim, thanks very much for that little trick - the higher quality images are going to be a big help to me for some projects on my workbench... steve

I would like to expand the research portion of hobby hopefully to move on to scratch building cars. I see a lot of references to the Car Builders Cyclopedia's as a good source of information. Now

2011 ST. LOUIS RAILROAD PROTOTYPE MODELER'S MEET   The FIFTH ANNUAL St. Louis RPM Meet will be held on Friday, Aug 5th and Saturday, August 6th at the Gateway Convention Center, One Gateway Drive,

and make a car!!! > Mark, These are nice beginnings of some interesting models of B&O box cars. An observation about the "M-55A", Stan's ends model ones with square corner posts and they should

These are the only pictures I've ever seen of those cars. http://www.sunshinekits.com/sunimages/sun37c.pdf Tim O'Connor

So, with the deteriorating wooden sides, it seems like a lot of the lettering on the car in the referenced photo is in amazingly good condition. Is some of the lettering stenciled on steel

Does anyone make an HO casting for this ACF 4/4 end? Stan perhaps? I have an ITC kit and didn't realize the ends should be different. Tim O'Connor ------------------------- Frank, The ACF

There have been some inquiries about the dates for Prototype Rails 2012 so I think I'll post the schedule and other info regarding the meet: Prototype Rails at Cocoa Beach 2012: Jan 5-7 Thursday -

Hi All, Does anyone have a picture of an LV box car in the 60000 to 60499 serices built in 1927? Thank you for your help. Thank you in advance. Joel Holmes

Hi Tim, Yes the photo is very good and for sure I can make something from the photo but at least a diagram with the main dimensions will help a lot . Regards Marcelo Lordeiro Sent: Sunday, July

As already noted by Tony, the portions reprinted in the Train Shed series can be incomplete. In addition, the quality of the reproductions varies and in some cases is just plain dreadful. I've

Very nice, B&O stuff looks to be a challenge. Clark Propst

A side view photograph of the subject car appears in Essential Freight Cars: 45 published in the July 2009 Railroad Model Craftsman, but I also need an end view to determine decal placement. Does an

Frank, The ACF proprietary ends used on these cars had straight corrugations that tapered near the round corners (4 top, 4 bottom). Regards, Ed Hawkins

I'm getting ready to add a bulk oil facility for Clark Super Gas Co, Inc. to my layout. The location is Milwaukee, WI and the era is 1957. I'd appreciate any information on which of the tank car

Tim; Neat trick.  Took me a while to figure out what you did to save the full size image. Steve Stull

Bill, I print decals and draw all my own vector artwork for them. If someone can supply or point me at suitable photos I will design the set based on the photos. The problem comes in with the small

Oops. Looks like you're right Aidrian! Like I said, it's been a couple of years since I compiled this list, and my database has grown since then. I now have a photo of Southern 286371, and it looks