Hello Scott & Group! The date of the photo is 1973 and there is a USA map on the side, left of the door suggesting this is a leased car. There is no entry under D&RGW in the Ed Hawkins list of newly

There used to be a Studebaker plant on the Los Angeles Junction Ry in Vernon CA, not LA proper. Here's an image of autos (Studebakers ?) in a Santa Fe gondola Looks like they are loaded without front

That’s another fine looking model, Bob! Many railroads seem to have unique woodrack designs. While you note using plaster cast loads, another modeler uses trimmings from his grape arbor for

The early Kadee PS1 dates from the early 50s. But Kadee came out with another late 40s body last year. There was a great clinic on the differences at Collinsville two years ago by someone this list.

Scott; I can’t open the link, but you know Kadee is working their way through the PS fleet, and is doing the early PS-1’s as we speak. You could ask Sam at Kadee directly. They have his

Yarmouth makes a resin kit of DRGW 40’ cars. Not sure if they’re what you’re looking for, though. https://www.yarmouthmodelworks.com/index.php/ResinModelKits/Index Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent

So, the 1970's SP Verta Pak was not such a new idea. Maynard Stowe

L&N’s #20300-20349 series woodracks began life as 1920s low-side composite gondolas, rebuilt in 1940 into woodracks. F&C’s B&O P-11 flatcar is a near-perfect match for the carbody; as on the

I am not a PS1 expert by any stretch so wondering what version of PS1 the proto photo is of the in EBAY link below? The DRGW historical site says it was PS1 built in 1948 if that helps. Comparing

I have scans of the following wood Wilson reefers: WCL 2288 damaged in PA dated 1919, photos of both sides WCL 2366 nice billboard WCLX 5173 closeup of roof ice hatches WCLX 5510 getting ice at

Mea culpa! Thanks Steve. October 1996 RMJ. John Hile

The ACL rule was that all open top revenue cars were to be black. It did not matter if the coating was paint or car cement. This policy continued with the formation of SCL and beyond. The only

Doug - If I remember my Studebaker history correctly, you are correct, they would be unloading the bodies at the LA plant. The bodies were built in South Bend Indiana, then shipped by rail to LA for

This picture is labeled 1936 Studebaker Los Angeles assembly plant (which it may be) but it looks to me as if they are unloading the bodies from a box car so I thought I’d share it.

Beautiful model. Jared Harper

Clark -- Interesting idea! Next time.... BobChapman At first glance I thought the ends were from a P2K stock car…But that would be

Photo: Santa Fe Automobile Boxcar Class Fe-N (Circa 1930s) A photo from the Arizona Memory Project: https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/ahfrein/id/147/rec/112 Revisiting a previous

Nicely Done! Great looking car. George Toman Willow Springs, IL

Thank you for the response Ed. That is a great help. Regards Matthew Hurst PRRT&HS #6799

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