B&M XM-1 builders photos (and lots of other data) available here: https://www.bmrrhs.org/box_71000_series/ -- Ken Akerboom

Tony Thank you. Paul Doggett

Don: I am not sure what the B&M was up when I look past my mid-1930s era of interest. As I said, with box-cars up through the XM-1s (but not beyond; I haven't looked), I have never seen all four

I love the steel doors and ends. Excellent work, Paul. Tony Thompson tony@...

Jim Betz wrote: Yep. It was about 1910. You're closer to right about UNPAINTED galvanized. In 1910 and thereafter? Universal. Tony Thompson tony@...

Ugh! Why do words just up and disappear! <G> Somehow when I wrote "There's a small hill on the viewers right, the area around the plant, for as long as I can remember." either my computer or the

Bob, Thanks once again for a wonderful photo! A number of years ago, (way past the time frame this wonderful and educational group focuses on - so I am sorry!) I was aboard a passenger train (again

Josh; Thanks for pointing this out in another great find by Bob. Being that my folks were born and raised in Salt Lake, whereas my elder brother and I were born and raised in LA, I have a natural

The pictures can be seen in the Photos section of the IO site in the Emailed photos file. Steve Hile

OK... what would Swift need a tank car for? Gordon Spalty

One of the photos I posted on the Rock Island group, the 20041, appears to have this type of truck. Other cars had a type of roller-bearing 50 ton truck with a flat top to the sideframe, but appears

Perhaps someone on Shapeways can be persuaded. The sideframes would need to be designed for use with nylon bearing inserts to prevent the axle from wallowing out. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni

Steve: Thank you for the information. I looked over those trucks and agree that they appear to be the best option. I found a seller and ebay and they're headed my way. For some reason the pictures

Friends, The car in the photo is very interesting. It looks to me like an 1890s design, now of course downgraded to an in-plant car. Note that there is no air brake hose showing. By the 1890s most

I recall chasing this issue around many years ago. The Rock Island diagram sheet refers to them as Barber S-4-L trucks with Timken roller bearings. I need to find a better picture, but for now, this

Ho folks, I’m hoping that Marty McGuirk of some other CV modeler can steer me in the right direction for an appropriate model paint color for Central Vermont boxcars in the immediate

Fellow Modelers: My name is Jacob Damron and I model the Rock Island and its passenger trains in the early 1960's. One of my next projects to expand my BX fleet is the Sunshine Models RI 20060-20069

Dave, Take a sharper look at the B&M’s USRA boxcars from 1940 on. I’m thinking that this may be a matter of semantics with some roads in that rather than using the EXT H or EXT W nomenclature it

The BAR r,w & b scheme seems to have been found on some wood sheathed reefers as well. I wonder if it was not first used on some wood refers but really would like to know if anyone has the date of

photo look rusty as you know what, judging by the shine on the tail end of the wye, the end hasn't seen much traffic, just observing, course if anyone has RECENT photos of the end, i would happily