Johannes In your period they would still be running in black, around 1955 they were repainted silver with the blocked lettering style. One for Tony Thompson to answer fully. Paul Doggett. England

This appears to be a repaint prior to the use of the large Southern Pacific roadname. See the attached. Tim O'Connor On 4/24/2021 8:39 AM,

Schuyler: Re: “Photo with your dad” – note the 3 panel COTS which would make it post-1982? -- Ken Akerboom

Hello friends, I am always looking for variety for my box car collection and found this one which I would be very interested in: https://railmodel.com/product/bcm-0158 If I remember correctly that

Tony So this is a G-50-3, not a G-50-6? I don't recall why I thought this was a G-50-6. Tim O'Connor On 4/23/2021 4:26 PM, Tony

I believe the CB&Q boxcar is in the Chinese red scheme and that would date it to no earlier than 3/58. Kevin Lafferty

STMFC members, Per request by Patrick C. Wider, now available for purchase is DVD Number 2 containing U.S. railway patents including patents applicable to steam era freight cars. Please refer to the

The following volumes are being offered at $25 each, plus shipping. Please contact Mike Christenson at: mrcskc95@... 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30 Clark Propst

And to be clear, my friend Ben and his dad were not photographing that flat car in the early 50s. He believes that picture of the two of them (his dad and the car) was taken in the early 80s.

What intrigued me most about this photo was the photographer cites - Clarence Woodrow Sorenson. I only knew C W Sorenson as “Woody” when he was President of Augustana College in Rock Island in

I hate to nit pick but I believe they are going to unload cans, not can stock, which is the raw material for cans usually in a cup or roll.

Eric, George, and Bob, Concur with the NYC box car 5-57 reweigh stencils, however, the build date that’s difficult to read is 9-50. The NYC 170338 in question was one of 1,500 PS-1s built in

Claus Schlund wrote: The SP car number begins with 537, which makes it a Class G-50-3 car, built by Pressed Steel Car in the fall of 1913. It's a drop-bottom car, and no longer has the T-section

Hi List Members, We get to see an SP steel gondola in a PRR maintenance yard in Philadelphia in 1920 This gon is a long way from home!

Hi List Members, PRR 'UNION LINE' class RF reefers in 1917... https://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/Detail.aspx?assetId=8353 PRR RF and R7 reefers in 1917...

Unloading cans, not can stock. Can stock would be flat sheets. Howard Garner

The NYC boxcar bears a KC 5-57 weigh location and date stencil near the weigh data. Near the end of the bottom door track is the BLT 9-56 stencil. Additionally, the large shadow keystone emblem on the

Can't help myself. The photo's date is between 1934 and 1969,. Well, that narrows it down. Looking at the Pennsy boxcar, I'd say, 1954 or later was a good guess. George Courtney

Group, I am looking for the instruction sheet for Sunshine Kit #47.2 MILW #7085000-713999, 1937-60s. If you can help me please contact me off list. Thanks Chuck Cover Santa Fe, NM

A follow-up on this. I circulated the model photo to my friend Ben Dibble, who send me back a prototype photo of the same car and the same load! “Dad” is his father who was “standing next to