If the first one is available in a large (clear) format, it would seem to qualify for several of Shorpy.com's gallery categories including "Cars and Trucks," "Railroads," and "Factories" (and maybe

Yes, and yes. After World War II, many cars still had cast iron wheels, which weren't outlawed by the AAR until 1958, but it would have been very rare for a car that was delivered with one wear

Gentlemen,   Does anyone know where I could find the Precision Scale HO "Brass Angle Cock Bracket".  I'd like to order some and can't find anyone that has them.  They are item #39156.  Thanks--my

Brian Carlson wrote: I don't know the answer for sure, Brian, but I have the impression that multiple-wear wheels were experimented with by many roads before and right after WW II, and pretty

If a boxcar was built in April of 1944 with 1 wear wrought steel wheels would they likely still be on the car in 1957. I know cast wheels were banned at some point in the 50's but I don't know much

I doublechecked my books, and the August 1, 1941 date is in Supplement #1 to the 1941 Field Guide which was effective July 1, 1941. Supplement #1 was a separate booklet that was stuck inside my copy

Or use the TMW-202 trucks and number the car as a Bx-11. There's only a slight difference in the ends and a couple correctable grab irons, and the trucks will be correct. That's what I'm going to do

Steve, the Santa Fe Dalman trucks had Barber Lateral Motion devices, so what you need are the TMW #202 trucks. Actually, the Bx-11s had Dalman 2-level trucks, for which the TMW HO scale trucks

Are the TMW 201 "50 ton Dalman 2-level trucks" suitable for this car as modelled by the Westerfield kit? Thanks in advance, Steve Lucas.

Anyone can order parts directly from PSC. Go to their website. Order their catalogs. Then place your order. Their fill rate is very good. Their delivery is very timely. PSC has O-scale and

And those Canadian cars often took a while to get back to Canada, too. There were times on Canadian roads when they were loath to send their cars to US destinations. Steve Lucas.

It appears to be the double sheated ventilated boxcar that Westerfield produces a kit of. Westerfield's web site, www.westerfield.biz , states that it was built in 1921 and ran in a yellow paint

Great pictures! I didn't know about that archive. The car on the left in the second picture is an ACL 36' ventilated box in the pre-1929 ochre-and-maroon Atlantic Coast Despatch color scheme. The

Tim O'Connor wrote: To say nothing of midwestern and western consumers of newsprint, either. Canadian cars of newsprint were commonly photographed in Los Angeles, for example. Tony Thompson

Matt If you post a claim, it's reasonable to ask for evidence. Maybe the photographer was fond of newsprint cars? Or did he take a photograph of every car in the train? Where were the photos taken?

David, Thank you very much for your response. I suspected that the NP purchased these hoppers second hand but never had any documentation. With this information can hopefully find some

This image is from the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library's Burgert Brothers Photographic Archives. The caption reads, "Barrel crates of Pinellas County citrus fruit loaded in boxcar for

Guy Wilbur's post #26660 from 12/19/03 listed I, L and T section side frames banned on January 1, 1957. Brian Leppert Carson City, NV

I found these photos on the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library's Burgert Brothers Photographic Archives. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA =========================== Here is an ACL single sheathed box

This is getting out of hand. The car in the photos is a USRA design (Although built after the USRA was disbanded and the railroads returned to their owners). Drawings for the USRA car can be found in