I can't read the numbers on the other cars clearly, but the closest two were built as auto cars with end doors, 205800-206199. Most of this series was listed as XM cars in 1935, but about 64 were

Here is a very early photo of SP&S 10092 C.T., probably shortly after being built. Rich Wilkens

Here is a list of the foreign road cars that were wrecked on the SP&S and were salvaged and rebuilt for maintenance of way and commercial service. This list does not include the hundreds of freight

Tim O'Connor wrote: Tim has (probably unintentionally) garbled his statement a little. The 300-ft. trees on the Olympic Peninsula are Douglas fir, not spruce (for record spruce trees, visit

Bob thanks for sharing. Interesting photo. First photo I have seen with the what I am guessing is the door to the center aisle out of the car attendant’s quarters or is it the side of the

That shot highlights 3 Milwaukee boxcars with 3 different paint schemes. I'm not a Milwaukee expert by any means but the cars appear to be built to the same plan. That's one of the best pix I've

Next to last photo was on e-bay for a while a couple of months ago. I'm not sure whose station is shown there but multiple railroads ran through here. I'm going to have to dig out my old Omaha map

The first picture may likely be cinders used for fill. Many years ago when UP built the cut-off through Omaha (bypassing the original line south of there) they built massive trestles. These were

I've yet to see eave boards on a "as built", Bill. Can you provide photos of any "as builts" with them on the car? Can they not be added quite easily with a piece of Evergreen strip? I'm picky , too,

Bill, As-Built, the metal roofing just wraps over the top of the sides. No fascia. Presence of a fascia indicates a replacement roof, and at that point various owners' choices diverge, and other mods

In the fifth picture, I have doubts about it being a pickle car. It certainly looks similar to a pickle car but all pickle cars I have seen images of were owned by a pickle packing company. This car

Back when I had more time than money I built my own spray painting booth. That was over 40 years ago. I took an end from a wooden wire reel abut 24 inches in diameter and cut it in half so I had a

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I was looking at photos on the Library of Congress website and found these from Omaha with freight cars. Most were taken November 1938, but I think one is from 1941. Paul Krueger Seattle, WA Unloading

LPTC, please. The X didn't come until after 1926. Ray Breyer Elgin, IL

Dip the model in thinner overnight, blast with alu oxide, wash & dry, then a light mist of Vallejo gray primer, paint with Tru-Color, decal and finish with Vallejo satin. Fred Jansz

I would guess the marks are LPTX. I can read TRANSIT on the sill under the door. I would assume this is a Live Poultry Transit Company car LPTX. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Fred, I suppose there were reefer blocks within hot freight trains as a convenience for re-icing enroute. What I meant to imply is that most of the customers had sidings with a very short capacity,

Photo: GN Boxcar 24368 - Beer & Forward Facing Rocky A 1937 photo from the Tacoma Public Library Digital

Photo: Poultry Car A photo from the Digital Horizons (http://www.digitalhorizonsonline.org/digital/about)