The caption is incorrect. The view shows the Canadian National yard (not CP) in Windsor Ontario with the car ferry WINDSOR in the Wabash ferry slip. The four-track car ferry, owned by the Wabash

Hi Bruce, I'm a little late getting into this but Hendrix wire in Milford, NH was using wood reels right through the 1970's. One could often see truck loads of wood reels made by Carris Reel of

That was something GATC liked to do if someone specified platforms on both sides of the tank. Those 12k tanks they built for Gulf had this arrangement. David Thompson

For what her builders and operators called the largest railroad car ferry in the world, see <http://cprr.org/Museum/Solano/>, likewise with plenty of great images and text from the engineer who built

Group, I am working on this kit and had to sand the saddle portion of the tank dome to properly symmetrically fit the tank. I am wondering if anyone can give me the correct height of the tank

Schuyler Larrabee asks: Which version of “ATSF Mineral Brown” should I be looking at? The referenced articles suggest Floquil ATSF Mineral Brown, the only game in

Hi Bob and List Members, This site has plenty of great images – I like the one below a lot, handling a railroad car ferry, lots to see https://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc63165

The car is damaged. It's a General American Type 30. Nominally 8,000 gallons - I think. Anhauser Busch manufactured corn syrup (and perhaps cane sugar

Tim, Thanks for the correction! I learned the difference from Brian Lippert's post of the National advt shortly after I made my post. Todd Sullivan

Here you go-- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Well, I don’t consider myself as a “expert,” but my default is, not having any contradictory information in hand, is black roof, ends, underframe and trucks. Schuyler BTW, I am

Photo: Detroit Reduction Company Garbage Cars A 1912 photo from the Wayne State University Libraries: https://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc16556_1 This photo can be enlarged quite a

Brian did that yesterday in this thread. Brian J. Carlson

Can someone post side-by-side pictures of the National Type B and Type B-1 trucks? Pointing out the differences would be helpful, also. Thank you. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

I got some when they first came out, without wheel sets. They say the new ones are all nickel silver which might add to the prices but for me it's a waste as I use .088 IM

I'm working on an upgrade of IMWX's 1937 boxcar kit, which I'll be painting for Erie. While there seems to be pretty good consensus on the red color as something close to ATSF Mineral Brown, the

Vallejo is a delight to work with. 6 drops of 2 colors and 1 drop of Vallejo Air Brush thinner and I was able to brush paint an the ends and sides of an HO caboose I am working on. The paint leveled

Thanks for posting that incredible footage. Incredibly USEFUL footage. I first noticed the variability in weathering on reefers, from shiny-new to black soot. Those Berks were one of the best

Thank you, Brian, It's wonderful to have that aha moment. Now I have better understanding of these trucks. Spent the night last night going over prototype photos of cars with National trucks. I will

HI Tim, Thanks for the additional information on this Claus Schlund