Keith, you probably already noticed but there is an error on page 233 of the SFRD ice reefer book -- the Rr-35 series is listed as 7029-7058 but it should be 7029-7358. I knew something was wrong

Greetings. I have one of these and while assembling looked on this site and the internet. Found in one photo that the car appears to have a steel roofwalk. I have the frame done and am heading

Richard, Excellent! I'm sure you are right. Some entries for similar destinations in the list use "meat products". Probably depended on who typed up the entries. Fuel dealers have the same sort of

In fact, the doors on the Santa Fe cars weren't unique; they were the same composite doors (corrugated steel lower, wood upper) that were applied to the Alton cars, which in 1947 went to the GM&O.

Tim, Pretty good calculating in "today's dollars" considering that the current circulars say that the railroads absorb the first $300.00 for reciprocal switch charges. These are posted on all current

Ed, So, you're not content with the hot air being expended over reciprocal switching eh? <VBG>. Sure looks like a pair of dirty <GASP>, weathered orange PFE reefers to me. BTW, here's a link so

Gee, that was easy! Wish it was that easy to get to Cocoa Beach! Thanks, Clark

Tim, Interestingly, the real odd version?were the Northern Pacific war emergency cars, which Sunshine did do. Abeit, with the wrong underframe. Paul Lyons Laguna Niguel, Ca

Someone (Gene Deimling?) downloaded a classic Delano photo showing the roofs of some C&NW house cars. Look at those reefers on the right side of the photo. Doesn't that round herald look like it's on

I had a professor in grad school who frequently said "The only people who don't make mistakes are those who do nothing at all." His follow-up to that was "Progress is making new mistakes, not

Clark, All you have to do is ask, your in... Greg Martin

The Wabash car sides were somewhat different than the other owners. I assume that's why Sunshine never did them. And I think the ATSF cars had unique doors. Did you notice if the test shots were all

"PHP" likely means packing house products. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, Oregon

Dennis Storzek wrote: I wasn't replying to the specific site identified by Kurt, but to the generalization he appeared to be making about attitudes regarding the internet. And UP's CURRENT

Brian, Just to add a bit more, If you have access to Classic Freight Cars, Vol. 3 by John Henderson, there is a color photo of NMCX 2133 with the Patrick Cudahy banner logo. NMCX was an additional

Group,   Cudahy or Patrick Cudahy? Just as an FYI, I modeled a Patrick Cudahy (wooden sides, steel roof and ends) MDT car in "O" scale. If looking for the colorful Patrick Cudahy decals, I had mine

Larry $35 in 1950 is equivalent to $314.53 today. That was a pretty hefty charge for spotting a freight car. Tim O'

So in your example Schuyler, Erie was able to physically switch Moon Milling in return for trackage rights given to the D&H? Tim O'

Group, The Oklahoma City Train show proved to be a great trip since so many manufacturers were there including Intermountain. They were publicly showing something that should be of great interest to

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