In childhood trips to Pensacola, I was fascinated by L&N's woodracks, seemingly as populous as boxcars on the line through town, ferrying pulpwood from the piney forests of Florida, Alabama, and

Pretty sure that it is a boxcar, it is taller than the adjacent N&W car, it appears to have a solid edge to the LH side of the door and a black placard board centered on the door. Even zooming in

Kaolin clay was once transported in boxcars and left a white residue, but not to the extent to completely coat the car. But are you sure the car is a boxcar? While the photo is limited in size and

Ken Thank you I have that never thought of looking in there 🙄🙄🙄 Paul

Schuyler., so what do you think made it white? I don’t think it was Floquil 😁

Paul, Ted Culotta did an article on kitbashing Red Caboose flat cars to create a model of the MP 8000 series flat car in Prototype Railroading Modeling, Vol. 5, pp.12-31.Some of his

Thanks Tim those are what I will be using. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Similar, using Tichy detail parts. On 2/16/2021 10:40 AM, jerryglow2 wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

Seriously?? I beg to differ. The white is too complete over the ENTIRE car. I mean, I could believe that if the sides were seriously covered with dust or “product” of some kind, but the ends

Jerry Thank you for sharing. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Ed provided me the drawing I sent to Chad to do the car. This is the end from that drawing

I did not see the tank cars in the Russian photo until I downloaded the 40MB tiff file. Overall the photo is quite sharp and the color is much richer than the Boston wharf photo. Thanks for sharing

I’m with Fenton. The car is covered with some like of material spill. Clark Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Would anyone know what color the ACL painted their 40’ flatcars in the mid 1940’s? Thanks in advance Matthew Hurst PRRT&HS #6799

I'm going to comment here and I'm not speaking from actual knowledge of the white freight car but to me it looks like a standard 40 boxcar that was being loaded with cement or another white powdery

Schuyler, I had that same thought. In some ways, the photo reminds me of the Pacific Northwest. But then there's the locomotives. And then..... Did ya notice the string of tank cars? Ed Edward

Also see RPC Vol 31-32 Page 196-197 Al Smith Sonora CA On Monday, February 15, 2021, 07:10:06 PM PST, Allan Smith <smithal9@...> wrote:

NKP series 20000-20199 Built P_S 1940 See Mainline Modeler Feb 1988 and RMJ Nov 1993 Al; Smith Sonora CA On Monday, February 15, 2021,

Interesting photo Ed. I am moved to observe that the freight equipment doesn’t look, in terms of coloration, much different than 40 years later in the US. Schuyler

The wharf buildings seen in the second link Chris provided are, STILL are, stone. Schuyler