The poling pocket location on the bolster is typical for the GATC Type 30 underframe. David Thompson

The Passenger Car List has a pdf in their files section with nice new list of available passenger car trucks which shows a picture of the prototype in the left column and the pictures of available

Hi List Members, Tank car CCNX 1 in 1955 at Lukens Steel. Note the unusual position of the poling pockets, and the unusual dome. https://digital.hagley.org/72360_0717

Hi List Members, Cool image of gondola NYC 715035 with load in 1960 at Lukens Steel. Note the gon has some kind of internal (possibly semi-permanent?) structure to help brace the load

Friends, The transformers we've been talking about were pretty massive, even for 1937. I've attached some photos of much smaller transformers that were used at the Pacific Gas & Electric powerhouse in

Photo: MDT Reefer 5798(?) A circa 1940 photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/3170/rec/77 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. The

Fascinating views of a very interesting special movement. It would be interesting to know the full routing and the work by the shipper, consignee and the carriers involved to put together and modify

RJ Dial wrote: I am the person that posted Richard's original text and all the updates he did, at his request, and I have his original writings. If there are "rights" I have them. If anyone wants

Helper Service: Trane Diesel Generator Inside Mechanical Reefer Does anyone have a photo of a Trane diesel generator inside a Santa Fe mechanical reefer? I need a photo as reference for a

The June 2018 issue of Model Railroad Hobbyist featured an article by Richard Bale on freight car trucks. It's an in-depth article with many illustrations. Here is a

Richard: I'm not sure your are going to get any closer than the Bowser Crowns. Except for that photo, I don't offhand recall seeing 100-ton Andrews trucks. There was no USRA design for them (those

Transformers Doug Auburg commented: I’m not an expert on the cars but after working for an electrical utility for 30 years I can offer some insights on utility practices. Transformers are shipped

I would be -very- surprised if anyone objects to someone taking Richard's work and updating it ... give credit? ... just saying. Post it here in the files area if you do - be open to "getting help"

It isn’t a 2-6-2! My count shows 2-6-0, but the dead giveaway is the 17xx number. Valley Malleys! Bill jolitz

I looked up South Georgia Ry. in the January, 1932 ORER . Before the addition of 1601, etc., the South Georgia only had three boxcars (5001-5003, 37’ 9-1/4” outside length) and five flats. The

Does the diagram specify the wheel diameters? The journals on the second car appear to be closer to the rails as well.

As long as we're talking about trucks, I am looking for a pair of HO scale 100-ton Andrews trucks, solid bearing, for a steam-era tank car I am working on. Specifically I am working on a model of

Got all my trucks classified now. Sure a lot of interpretations and versions of AAR and ASF type cast frame trucks. Richard's list is 8 years old now, many more trucks since then from Tichy and Tahoe

Richard’s article has a list of 42’ USRA Design Flat Cars and closely Similar Cars. He shows the 496000-496299 as 42’1”. The 489500+ series were 40’10”. J. Stephen Sandifer

Only Owl Mountain Kits remain. Thank you everyone. Ross Dando Meridian, Idaho