Hello Andy, Both the Bangor & Aroostook and the New Haven had steel insulated boxcars built in 1952 with underbody charcoal heaters that they used for winter-time potato traffic. The cars also had

Andy Could it have been a Reefer with Charol Heaters? Brian Carlson

Thanks Ed, I had forwarded Al's email to my contact at SRHA but you responded much quicker. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 3047 Creek Run Sanford NC 27332 919-499-5545 srrfan1401@...

Andy, It was common for ice bunker refrigerator cars to have charcoal, and perhaps alcohol, heaters lowered into the bunkers to prevent loads from freezing. The example I am most familiar with

Al, The following information comes from the Pullman-Standard bill of materials for lot no. 5736. Miner (104500-105449), Klasing (105450-105581), or Universal (105582-105949) hand

Ok, this question does have to do with late 1950s freight cars and a little bit to do with beer, so hopefully it's a legit question. My uncle was in the USAF in the 1950s, stationed in Canada

All; I have a Google account and still am unable to access the article. Jeff S.

Tony, I don't know about assigned service for the gons, but having seen other shots that include gons a couple of miles east from the yard, near the Burrard Dry Docks, I have a suspicion these may

Would anyone happen to know whether, in the late 40s, the interiors of Southern Railway composite hoppers were painted? I'm working on a War Emergency car (*), and there's a Seley on the to-do

To the group:   Can anyone direct me to a source for HO scale decals for the following reefer owners/lessees: Hormel,  Wilson and Morrell?  Champ had a few of the heralds listed in their last

Similarly, I got on the blog and only was able to find your post-article comments and not the article as published.  Not being modeler, but still very interested in proto brackground material, I'd

Looks like you have to have a Google account to view it. Regards, Rick Schoch Mar 30, 2011 09:46:36 AM, STMFC@... wrote: Tony, I get this when I click on the link to Google in your

Gary For years and years now, the NP guys (NPRHA) have been working diligently on a set of color drift cards for modelers... I'm hoping this question will be settled some day, before I'm too old to

Tony, I get this when I click on the link to Google in your blog: "Sorry, we are unable to retrieve the document for viewing or you don't have permission to view the document." Tim O'Connor

I have a reference that notes the ART purchased 269 cars from "Dairy Dispatch" in 1887. Would this be National Dairy Dispatch (NDDX)? Anyone have information on this car line. I realize 1887 is

The SP box car appears to be a steel box car, either double door or single door. If a double door then it's definitely an A-50-13. If a single door, it could be from any of the 1937 AAR

The RPM East folks outdid themselves last weekend in Greensburg, PA. A wide variety of talks from well-informed speakers, excellent models, and a host of vendors. A job well done by all. Bob Karig

As Rich posted, the RPM-East event was well attended and enjoyed. I am working on the images now. Will post a notice when these are ready for review. Eric Eric Hansmann Chagrin Falls,

There are not too many color pictures of Northern Pacific boxcars that show the change to a much, much darker brown color. Northern Pacific Color Pictorial Vol 1, page 27 shows a Minneapolis yard

provision in Service Order No 71, issued March 6, 1942, >that when any station or terminal was served by more than one railroad, all livestock cars were to be pooled. Pursuant to >this, pools of