I have completed the build of Northern Pacific (NP) steel Refrigerator car 91253 produced by InterMountain Railway Company exclusively for the Armarillo Railroad Museum. If you are interested in the

There are a few on eBay right now. Including and undec. John Hile

I should have noticed that the caption is in error. Ice hatches are clearly visible. -- Rufus ConeBozeman, MT

Came across this online while searching for a steam locomotive photo: Ron V. Nixon Collection Image Record - rvn21078

Gussets can be made with mylar sheet, cut with scissors to size. And mylar will hold rivet impressions. Jack Spencer used mylar attached with dilute contact cement (I dilute with

 Hi Randy, Thanks, very interesting viewing Claus Schlund

Folks; Dan, the Man, had the definitive answer! See below. PRR liked Universal brake gear. Elden Gatwood

The caption on the side of the first container in the first gondola picture could be “Pontoon Gear” Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

I have a couple of recent blog posts of some interesting freight cars photos on the New Haven. There will be more over the next few weeks. Transformer

Those prices include postage, by the way. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

That's a Carson City NV address on the flyer... pre-2004! How time flies when you're having fun! ------------------- Richard Brennan - San Leandro CA --------------------

I am looking for one of these cars made about 10 years ago by MDC. Road name is not important. What IS important is I need the single steel door version. If you have one you can part with contact me

I agree, Michael. Still hoping for Collinsville. I would have gone to Cocoa Beach if they had it. At least I’m getting a lot of basement time and having sessions with the boys. Bill

There is a Stanley Borden photo on page 171 in Kent Stephens' 1977 book on the Diamond Match Co., Matched, Flumes, and Rails, of Roma Wine Co.'s ex-PFE reefer CDLX 297. Diamond Match Co. bought eight

Richard; You bet. My prob with “hard” gussets was that they don’t nestle down. I had best luck with very thin embossed sheet, or decals with the black edges and rivets/bolts

I know from personal experience that those banding clamps are almost strong enough to exceed the tensile strength of the bands. This is one reason out of a Veritable Plethora™ of reasons that for

Thanks! Speaking of doorway gussets, I wonder if those would make a good etched part, if their design was reasonably consistent over time and/or between roads. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

the straps are "crimped" together, usually the fastner will.have 2 or 4 "toothmarks" where the fastner has been "crimped" by the "crimper" (the tool) ;-)

Actually, for other loads I have seen the strapping brought through the stake pocket and up again to the strapping above the pocket with some sort of fastener connecting the two. I'd probably do this

Guys; I can’t find the correspondence on whose, but they are definitely some kind of rectangular grid. Link: