Nice model Bob. Caboose Stop Hobbies in Cedar Falls Ia. had one or two of the kits from a collection for $25 for a couple years! I didn't see them last time we were there...Although there was so much

Any surmise what the G written on the negative, on the building, is all about? Neat photo. Schuyler

The car appears to me to be missing a knuckle on the left end. This suggests the car may be in stationary service. Chuck Peck

Similar to this car at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum: https://www.midcontinent.org/equipment-roster/steel-freight-cars/utlx-12283/ I wouldn't be surprised if the B&O purchased their tankcars second

Dennis Storzek wrote: Yet in the late 1950s, several brewers, including Miller and Pearl Beer, put their logos onto insulated box cars. (photos in the Hendrickson-Kaminski billboard reefer book)

Clark Propst writes: I built a C&O model years ago using a Des Plaines Viking roof kit. I used Keith Reterrer (sp) ends and doors.... A bit later, Sunshine issued

T & P 40915 circa 1926 possibly Puyallup, WA.

Bob; Although it does not have the characteristic UTLX defect card holders, the rest of the car looks to be a intended as a UTLX “Type X”, of pre-WW1 vintage, probably 1911+ or – 3.

I just measured my F&C model #6770 and it is the correct height as compared to the prototype schematic in the Freight Car Equipment of the C&O Railway, August 1, 1937. They were built in 1930 and ran

I may be mistaken, but as I recall, at the time of the changeover the new owners said old orders would be honored. I'm sure that was well-intentioned, but I never really thought that would happen. I

That model was built 20/25 yrs ago? I remember an article in MainLine Modeler? where a guy modeled a bunch of C&O cars. I believe that's how I contacted Keith at the time. About that time Keith got

When I can get hold of some (on CV-19 lockdown at moment) I will try it out in my PreVal sprayer. Hmmm Tamiya has a Pink Surface Primer......I use the Red Oxide and Light grey regularly and have a

Photo: B&O Tank Car X10 A Doug Lilly photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/149706553@N05/27073486079/in/album-72157689269937726/ Caption: "The Baltimore & Ohio kept company-service tank cars at some

One of the Mason City Ia. plants shipped bagged cement to their satellite facility in the Twin Cities by box car till the UP screwed everything up after they took over the CNW. Bags went out on flat

Thanks Bill! It looks great. As a UP modeler, I’m sure I can think of uses for a yellow primer (e.g. UP stock cars). Regards, -Jeff

C&O 9500 9500-9999 XM empty "3-16-48" C&O 9948 9500-9999 XM lumber "2-1-49" C&O 9948 9500-9999 XM lumber "2-5-49" Above are

C&O 9500-9500 were very short. The height over the running board was 13' 3 9/16", which is a pretty picky measurement, but that's what is on the GA drawing in Shaver's book. My 1959 ORER gives the IH

Very nice detailing of this car. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

In the San Jacinto Valley, CA, the arrival of the railroad in 1888 facilitated the inbound movement of construction materials for the Hemet Dam, located above Hemet in Garner Valley. The dam was

Clark and all, The Lehigh Portland Cement plant in Mitchell, IN was on the B&O. the Monon interchanged with the B&O at Mitchell and both railroads provided covered hoppers to the plant for bulk