Locomotives to Russia in WWII (actually into 1946): 90 S160 2-8-0 to Russia 50 S162 2-8-0 to Russia 60 S166 2-8-0 to Russia 10 Porter 0-4-0T to Russia 20 Porter 0-6-0T to Russia 15 Porter narrow gauge

Garth, Nice photo of the decapod kits! While it certainly is likely that home road cars were used for these loads, it is by no means a rule. Thus, Baldwin built S160s could be loaded on ANY

Elden, Something like these two photos? Based on what Gary said, these are probably Baldwins since they are on Pennsylvania flat cars. So are they going to Russia, or to western Europe? Don't know. I

Gary, Elden, Folks, Unless you have some evidence, I highly doubt that the carriers supplying the flat cars controlled the routing. There are several reasons for this. 1) Shippers controlled the

Thanks, Gary! I am always interested in freight cars being used in less common usage. Elden Gatwood

Elden: None. Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

Gary; Any photos of the gons or flat cars? Thanks! Elden Gatwood

Paul Hobbs wrote a lengthy article in the Winter 2021 issue of The Northwest’s Own Railroad on the 200 built 2-8-0s in the 5’-0” Russian gauge delivered to SP&S for shipment to the USSR via

The imminent demise of Ebay has been predicted for 15+ years. :-D I just checked - 1,195 HO scale brass auctions. That number (roughly 1,000 auctions) has been a

Randy, I checked; but am sorry to report there were none. gary roe quincy, illinois

Schuyler, Yes, the destination for Wabash Train 96 was Melvindale Yard in Detroit; but the car could very likely have been interchanged with another road for delivery to the consignee. Thanks for your

Hello Chris, many thanks for these pics - the cars look VERY nice! These additions really look special. How are they secured to the flat car (on the prototypes)? I can see they are atop some chunks

OK, Bob, what’s the punch line? Elden Gatwood

CJ; That story is just too crazy. Not unusually, quite believable. Hard to understand how he found them! There was a burnt gon on the PRR that they never IDed the owner of. The fire was

Schuyler Larrabee wrote: "The Weehawken and the lighterage destination could be ERIE, but I am not at all sure about that . . . and my predilections may influence that guess." It could be Erie, but

Fantastic info! Any more loads to CT on the other pages? Thanks for sharing. Randy -- — Randy Hammill Prototype Junction http://prototypejunction.com Modeling the New Haven Railroad

Even nowadays they make mistakes. I went for a ride-along on the CNZR, and the crew told me that Pan Am had picked up the wrong cut of cars a couple of days ago, they were supposed to be picked up by

Tony, That could even be more of a paint out rather than a patch. RGOX --> R OX I'm starting to like the idea. Johnv John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville,

Thanks Dave, I had to start work before I could make that comparison. I concur about the match. John John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville, VA 707-490-9696

Jeff Ford wrote: Doubtful except in a very general sense. The Pintsch gas was carried at only a few atmospheres pressure. Helium, even in the earliest day, was carried at 100 atmospheres or