List, For those of you into turn-of-the-century freight cars, and you have some spare change laying around: http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BookDetailsPL?bi=434808640 Actually, if you model this

Proto 2000 as There is they of this? Going to their site and clicking on the PROTO button shows the full line for me, and I just got a Proto 2000 catalog from Germany (in German) last

Hi Garth, I had forgotten about the Georgia Railroad USRA rebuilds. Oddly enough, I downloaded a scan of GA 19500, circa 1957; it was a sldie available for sale on Ebay last week or so. I

And out of this groups range. Doug Brown

While looking through some information this past weekend It was noted that the C of G vent car roster outnumbered all other Southeastern roads fleets except SAL in 1948. There's a definite interest in

The earliest photos I have seen are from circa 1947-48 w/this roof. I don't if any drawing exist, but I think there are enough photos of these would provide enough info. to get the roof correct for

Garth Groff wrote: I seriously doubt that it was gray in revenue service. I know of no data confirming such, though there WERE three B-50-24 (Overnight type) box cars in TWO-TONE gray for

Art, In addition to the D&M cars mentioned by Mark, some Georgia Railroad cars were painted gray, or grey with black ends and roofs, including USRA rebuilds (as offered by Tichy). You can find a

Phil, You could always make a diorama of one of the car manufactuing facilities Richard mentioned below and paint gray to your heart's content. As they say, there's a prototype for everything.....

Bill, do you have dates for when this roof change took place? There's information that says that the roof was replaced on these cars but no specific dates can be found. I appreciate the constructive

Although the built up model of this new kit looks to be of high quality, those of us modeling the post WWII era will not want it unless we are willing to overlook the fact that these cars were

Phil's talking about "Culotta Gray" which we often see on Ted's models-- in those photos that make you say, "That MUST be an O scale model!" Pictures of those D&M cars always make me feel cold! Scott

A PM modeling friend Randy Anderson has recently come up with information that will allow him to model a month on the Huntington & Broadtop. He would like to find an October, 1941 Official Railway

Phil, you have to be very careful about interpreting photographic evidence in this regard. Several car builders at various times (including, but not limited to, Pullman-Standard, Pressed Steel, and

Looking at LifeLike's website, there is no longer a listing for Proto 2000 as a separate entity other than archived cars, and the locomotives. There is one car listed under new releases. Anyone

Hi Phil, The Detroit & Mackinac received 300 boxcars built to the 1937 AAR design that were painted gray with black lettering. Built by General American in 1947, the cars were numbered 2800-3099.

Bill Williams wrote "I questioned IM a while ago about their choice of heralds on the GN cars. They weren't aware of the GN historical group to ask for advice." I was dismayed to read this. The

See, There's one more of those uncommon Rib-sided box cars again! ;> Phil buchwald

Ok..... Not counting MOW equipment, does anyone know of any early-mid 1950s general service box cars which were actually painted gray? No, not kidding here... I keep seeing the photos of the

I noticed that the PS-2CDs above the boxcars show a Rock Island car regardless of the road name being offered. The ATSF car shows what the car looks like, not what the lettering looks like. I don't