Being the Neophyte that I am,what are the basic differences between the H-21 and the H-25 ? Armand Premo

Wondering if someone has information as to why the two names? Lester Breuer

Elden Gatwood wrote: Elden states it very well. It is interesting to read articles in _Railway Age_ in the first decade or two of the 20th century, when there were plenty of railroad people

Dennis; re: paint, I see your point. The mid eighties were the period that paint on the roofs and hoods of cars (automobiles) performed very poorly (flaking, fading and otherwise failing). Thanks for

Bob; I have seen that one, but it is unusual. I have looked into many “restricted” car notes and stencils/placarding, and the latter are surprisingly rare, given the potential consequences.

That's cool; thanks for sharing. Any indication of what the size of that placard would have been? Thanks, Stic Harris -- - Stic

Pretty sure the DTI 7023 was one of the early Shake N Take cars. I would guess the chance of the DTI gon showing up on the M&StL is more surprising then a ATSF auto car showing up on the CB&Q. Chet

Placard: Concentrated Floor Loading This is a Lehigh Valley Railroad Company placard I found on the 'net. I've seen my fair share of placards but this one is a first for me. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

To add; Steel performance did vary over time. The “coal” (and other) RRs were constantly looking for something better to build their hoppers from, particularly for slope and side sheets. I

But paint did. The National Environmental Protection Act of 1970 was not kind to paint manufacturers, forcing them to stop using a lot of traditional materials, all to the detriment of paint

Nelson, please yield to the temptation to buy the car. You like it. There have been many (I lost count) emails giving you rationale with various levels of a) plausibility and b) fairly hard

Just bought a Tichy Georgia rebuilt box car kit. The roof looks like a XLA? I have a Speedwitch model that has a Hutchins roof. Photos I have show, maybe, a radial roof?, what could be the Hutchins

Interesting antidote, Dick, but I don’t model the M&StL. The Q was primarily an East-West road with terminuses in Denver and Kansas City for Everywhere West. Chicago to Kansas City and interchange

Unless somebody can provide justification as to why this car would pass through Burlington, either between Chicago and Omaha or between St. Louis and Minneapolis, I can’t justify adding it to my

It’s interesting that the streaking/fading down from the lettering is rust colored - not white. I just weathered a batch of cars with a white fade last week. If I’d seen this photo when Garth

Fresh stencils all around that seem to coincide with the 7-25 reweigh stencil. The car should have been weighed again no later than summer of 1927, but I'm guessing the photo date is very close to

Cheap electricity came to the Portland area with the Bonneville Power Administration in the 30's. That might be what stimulated the market for electric stoves. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Photo: NYC Boxcar 161603 A circa 1931 photo from Ball State University: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/swift/id/1166/rec/6 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: NKP Boxcar 28676 With Banner A circa 1926-1930 photo (reweigh date 7-25) from Ball State University: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/swift/id/1067 This photo can be enlarged quite a

Tim O'Connor wrote: Of course. But even if segments of such routes are approved, the railroad can refuse them because there is a reverse haul in the example you constructed. I certainly did