Hello Tim, FWIW, these models didn't come from W&R but Shoreham Shops instead. Many greetings Johannes Modeling the early post-war years up to about 1953

A Little more on this--- Kaminski's Magor book, page 90, has a photo of car 49262 and that car's sheathing is the conventional five panels on each side of the door. And I guess I mis-read Garth's

4 locations of 1000 or more. Local butchers/meat shows? Could very well be a branch with a meat "route car" that ran once a week Works like a LCL car, kept in the train an offloaded only to specified

I am very intrigued by the “hot rod” driving along the tracks at lower left!

Hello Garth & Group! According to the ELRRHS re-printed 1952 DL&W freight car listing that I have mentioned in earlier times in these pages, DL&W 49498 was a member of series 49000-49499 built by

Friends, While searching for Standard Container Company, I ran across this image of a DL&W boxcar, which appears to show very odd side panels. The sides look similar to some Pullman late-1930s

>>Add three small cinders from a locomotive and it is ready to serve on an open observation platform.<< So true, Chuck! And in case of some not-so-fine whisky don't forget a small drop of steam

Hello Garth, nice photo, and aside of the paint job (but I don't know that for sure) the car still looks fully steam-era (to me) with its full height ladders and running board. And it is a (rare?)

Alex and Claus, Is it possible the Pres-to-Log car was strictly for in-plant use? Compare with the attached. I shot Standard Container boxcar 1001 I shot in January 1982, I think in Homerville,

All I meant to indicate that the Walthers model mentioned was O Scale and dates from the bronze and anvil era of the scale back in the immediate postwar period when 1/4” was outside third rail and

I have a BUNCH of those cars, purchased a LONG time ago before I knew even what little I know now! <G> Take Care, Brian R. Termunde Midvale, Utah Hi Alex and List Members, Alex wrote: "Bottom line,

How many cars per train on average, and were trains dispatched both the East and West on different days? Were they solid blocks of Morrell cars? Where they strictly meat trains or did they include

The Morrell meat traffic was important enough to the CB&Q that for a number of years the president of Morrell was on the CB&Q Board of Directors. The Q originated a train at Ottumwa IA

I will agree with much/all of the information Doug has posted. And as Eldon has stated, I find in my research, there were branch offices all over. Here is a photo from 1926-1928 on the NP from

Don, There were 11 “towns” — four were flagstops and the rest were small — along the line. The Gridley Branch — officially the Burlington District — ran from BN Jct which was four miles

Hi Jared, He was at a local op session about 3 months ago. Ted Schnepf 126 Will Scarlet, Elgin, Ill. 60120 847=697-5353

Hi Alex and List Members, Alex wrote: "Bottom line, without further proof the car ever ran with that paint, I would hesitate to paint a model as such" Depending on what scale you model, you may not

Here is a quote from Swift's annual report for 1929: "Products gathered and prepared ... are sold by a sales organization consisting of over 450 branch selling houses, located in the large consuming

Interesting subject. When I saw the photos they reminded me of the CB&Q 300-325 Express Refrigerators and the 326-329 with Cream Compartment. Interestingly, Walthers made a model of the 326-329

There is an error in the web address. It should be railsunlimited.ribbonrail.com Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR