Photo: HERX (Hershey) Insulated Boxcar Or Reefer (1960) A photo from the Cornell University Digital

Ken, Ron's Books (https://www.ronsbooks.com/ ) and Pro Custom Hobbies in Sykesville, Maryland (email at procustomhobbies@... , tel. 410-459-9169, closed Mondays) had this book

Will there be additional runs of this book. I missed the initial announcement. Ken O'Brien

My copy of Ted's latest journal arrived last week and I had some time during the Hindsight breaks yesterday and today to review; another excellent work by a superb modeler. Loads of prototype and

One of the very last things I did before retiring from EMD was to wander out back in the yard with a coffee can and scoop up some machining turnings or chips, as they were called, for my scrap loads.

Bob, This is a great link, thank you for sharing it. I know this is not your doing, but the 1940 date however is incorrect. The 10,000 gallon tank on the right was likely built in late 1951 or 1952.

Bob Chaparro wrote: Absolutely. There were many grades of scrap, and value depended on grade. Particularly post-production scrap was easy to segregate and many loads depict that. (Not the

Here is a scan of the entire Jim Sands photo, showing both the WAG and FDDMS boxcars being discussed. The original slide is part of my collection. Many of Jim Sands freight car photos were shot in

Photo: PRR Gondola 775459 (1940) A photo from the Hagley Digital

Photo: Scrap Loads In Gondolas (1955) A photo from the Hagley Digital

Hello Group! Allow me to dispel some misconceptions and set aside speculation about the XM-1 on the Salzberg roads. First, the FtDDM&S was the first to receive these cars into their 10000-10099

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Jack and Ben, Well, I can't say for sure, but it is possible that one of the Salzberg shortlines had a shop that did repair work for the other related lines. Other possibilities are a seasonal traffic

Photo: GATX 31197 & 54877 At DuPont Plant (1940) A photo from the Hagley Digital

Photo: Eaboard Ventilated Boxcar 16204 (1918) Yes, Eaboard. A photo from the Hagley Digital

Doug, that's the final word for me, thank you. Bill Jolitz

Well, Garth, what IS intriguing is that these two cars happen to be coupled together. The odds are long . . . Schuyler

The original B&M cars were built with two different roof styles as well as two different door styles. Rich Gibson Golden, CO

RE: Why the different roof? The FtDDM&S car is an ex B&M 72000 series car (4 door supports/guides). I am suspecting the WAG is an ex-71000 series (I can’t see the door area to confirm) They has

A recent kit has been brought back for a limited time, plus lots of extras for the new NYC gondola kit. Our latest blog post has the info.