Photo: UP "See Though" Boxcar 195220 A 1953 photo from the Temple University Libraries: https://digital.library.temple.edu/digital/collection/p15037coll3/id/20067/rec/494 This photo can be enlarged

Agreed, Todd. My April ’50 ORER lists the series as 93000-94499. With 115 cars sill in service. I do wish that when Westerfield’s website (Andrew Dahm’s now) said “click to enlarge” it

I ordered from them recently, great service and pleasant guy on the phone. Schuyler

Bruce, This isn’t the answer you are looking for but it might start you in the correct direction. Steel cable reels were alive and well in the 1970’s when I hauled them. What I saw ranged

the text in the center paragraph was written by Richard and gives the TCP numbers and dates applied:

I checked with the person that owns the train lists. Never thought about the fact that the list are past this groups end date...He found 3-4 more cars returning and a few cars coming north with loads.

Folks, I have some questions about Cable Reels as loads for steam era freight cars. I have a Sunshine PRR G27 gondola kit that was packaged with a kit for 18 steel cable reels. I model 1944. When did

Jim Thank you I will pass this onto my friend. Paul Doggett.

I think Gifford Hill operated a gravel pit in Evangeline parish (that’s a county elsewhere) and this is fairly close to where a north-south Rock Island joined the East-west Gulf Coast Lines (Frisco

Ben, Cool and yes, not "BALLAST"... definitely my brain jumping to conclusions there 😉. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

The Temple Library web viewer has a neat function allowing you to rotate the photo by 90 degrees - handy to view this upside-down car! I don't see markings for ballast - perhaps you are seeing the

Ed was the color consultant for Tru Color, ergo Tru Color offers both freight car colors. Nelson Moyer

It’s great to hear the information I was given was incorrect. Thanks, Mark. Matt Goodman Columbus, Ohio Sent from my mobile

My latest blog post shares updates on a few freight car projects, plus car reweigh details for the 1920s. It's been a busy month on my workbench.

Ed Hawkins' scan of ATSF paint samples from 1931 and 1945 (PPG) show a 'red shift' -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

John Thank you I will pass that on he lives in Louisiana. Paul Doggett

Paul, According the the April 44 list of open and prepaid stations, the Evangaline ran from Belle Chaney through Brian to Greer Louisianna. All three stations were listed as intrastate traffic only.

I think that MC auto boxcar is similar or the same as the Westerfield kits here https://id18538.securedata.net/westerfieldmodels.com/merchantmanager/index.php?cPath=98_295 Todd Sullivan

The "he" at Des Plaines Hobbies was Ron Sebastian whom we tragically lost late last summer. Is his widow, Susan,, running the store now? Don't know but she has always been as pleasant to work with as

Is that not an Al Westerfield special or is it the next earlier style? Can't recall. Don Valentine