I am pretty sure the brown plant is curly dock. The plant itself is deep green, just the seed head turns dark brown. Perry Scheuerman

Bill, That is a UTL car but not the frameless "Van Dyke" or, if you wish to be more accurate "Type V" car. Rather, close examination of the car will show that it has a frame, so this is the UTL "Type

Looks like what we call sumac on Oklahoma Tom Birkett, Bartlesville Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S® 6, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone

I am trying to identify a plant that seems to grow widely in the Flint Hills area of Kansas. I have attached a photo that shows this rusty brown colored plant. The photo was taken in May. Does

Steve, that was the typical arrangement on the Ban Dyke tankcars. Some still exist on the Cumbes & Toltec, albeit narrow gauged. Bill Daniels Santa Rosa California

Not a SLG&W afficionado, but suspecting that car just came from a dealer and was merely receiving fresh lettering, notice the body paint was not renewed.  Then again there are exposure dark spots

Interesting brakewheel arrangement on that tank car. Haven't seen that before. Steve Wolcott

You might notice that the “W” on the road name was added later. The D&RG absorbed the RGW shortly before and became the D&RGW. On the end reporting mark, the “W” is much whiter than the rest

I would guess the simple explanation is that he was paid by the hour. Chuck Peck

or had alot of free time :-) mel perry

Either that sign painter made off like a bandit, or he owed the railroad a big favor. Ron Merrick

Bill Welch 9:08am #168362 There are a few photos on Fallen Flags site Thanks Bill! The F&C drawings do show the end board. Your attachments answered the door issue. CW Propst

I don't think so. This is an example of stenciling lettering over ribs and posts, which was almost never done during the steam era, but is quite common today. Note the photo was taken in November of

For hanging a water bag to drip on an overheated journal (hotbox) to nurse it along until the car can be set out. The Q was a big proponent of this, even having them over tender trucks. As to the

Thanks. One mystery solved. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Richard Townsend asked: “As long as we're wondering, I wonder what the little hooks under the left-most two side panels are for.” Those hooks were used to hold “Keely Cans” used to cool

Maybe the caption should say Timken Roller Bearings.

As long as we're wondering, I wonder what the little hooks under the left-most two side panels are for. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Lots of chalk marks, even the journal box lids have chalk marks. Don’t know what they mean. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Great post, it sure makes the point. Walt G