Look at the Magnolia insulated tank cars that were photographed at Beaumont, Texas during 1942 in this T&NO yard scene! There is some very interesting stuff here for sure.

There was a Naval Ordnance proving grounds "near" there that is now the Idaho National Laboratory. It's where the first power nuclear reactor was built (IIRC) and the home to something like 54

Anyone recognize this location in the Chicago area? That deck-on-a-deck structure on the left would seem to be a landmark, I don't recall ever seeing that

Richard - You have my permission to use the photos. I'm attaching better copies. The kits are new and shipping now. - Al

It is most assuredly not Bisbee, Arizona. No part of Bisbee is on anything even remotely resembling flat land. When the streets in Bisbee were paved the workers didn't know whether they were paving

What was at Arco, Idaho that would require coal from the Rio Grande? A smelter of some kind? Tim O'Connor

Hmmm... that means Model Railroading, 1/1989, pp.49-53 was mistaken in identifying OSL 37701 as an S-40-6... Thanks Tim O'

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That is not Bisbee Arizona as far as I am concerned. My wife and I are from Cochise County of which Bisbee is the county seat. The area is not farmland but was mining and cattle ranching. Union Ice

UP class S-40-4, UP 44810-45749, OSL 36753-37849, OWR&N 40399-40548, built 1912-1914. These were 36' Harriman-design single deck stock cars similar to the SP cars modeled by Red

Here are some Union Pacific stock cars at Arco, Idaho in April 1949 from a LIFE Magazine

The 1932-33 rebuilt C&O 173000-176999 (1500 cars total) panel-side 70-ton hops were triple saw-tooth hopper bay cars (orig had clam-shell center bays) with Dreadnaught (rib, over split-end rib, over

Hello Al: I request permission to download and use your photo of the Matheison R7 in a new products column that will appear in Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine - a new E-zine that may be accessed at

Eric wrote: The construction of this particular kit is also covered in Ted's Essential Freight Cars #12 article from the May 2004 issue of RMC... Jack Burgess www.yosemitevalleyrr.com

Thanks Robert (and others) for your help. With your description I was able to get a similar view from the Street View option on Google Maps.

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I've been in Bisbee and it definitely is not Bisbee, AZ. If the Arizona part is correct, perhaps it is Phoenix. Charlie

I bought the slide on Ebay for $1.99. The slide is Anscochrome and was processed by Pavelle Color (which was in New York City). The slide is undated but a NY Times Business and Finance section

A few thoughts here. Would the cars have been destined to, or be from, the West Side Freight Line? And how did the cars get to New York City in the first place? Likely on NYC NY-4, routed through

Is that photo really from Bisbee Arizona? I thought Bisbee was only a copper mining town. I can't find any information in the PFE book on an icing plant or large produce facility in Bisbee. The wide