While that is true, I wonder if it simply implies a car with tight floors and walls appropriate for clean lading that doesn't require a lot of dunnage (that could harm

Thank you Seth. This info is sufficient for my purposes. Doug Paasch

Doug, from CanadaSouthern.com notes on NYC painting and lettering notes “A STAR under the oval herald indicates car used in grain service as per note #2 in drawing book J-56487” I have a copy of

I just bought a Bachmann Silver Series (15009) box car, NYC 164613, stamped BLT 10-47. Under the oval “NEW YORK CENTRAL SYSTEM” logo is a 5-pointed star about 10 scale inches wide. Does anyone

Yes to both - I'd have to locate his e-mail - I owe him amessage. His catalog was, I think, $10 at the show - and, tobe honest, worth it in terms of matching with Eric's work to get a

Bill, thanks. Steve Hile had been looking tocontact him and finally made the connection a month or so ago -then suggested he might be interested in the Cocoa Beach show. Keith said yes he would,

I think the catalog was $7 at the event, more by mail I am sure. I do not know about his email situation. Bill Welch

That's good news! Do you happen to have the price of this catalog? Also does he do email? Larry King

Great photos, Steve. It looks like it was another fun time at The Beach. Thanks for sharing! Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Railmaster is S scale, not so? Did Westerfield make S scale decals? -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

I recall that recently people were wondering about Keith and his photo collection. In fact he was at PR-2020 selling a catalog of his photos. He no longer has a dark room and has gone digital. Here is

PRR Boxcars Circa 1900 https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2016808290/ Use the "View Larger" tab to enlarge the photo. Title: "Anchor Line docks and Penna. R.R. [Pennsylvania Railroad] coal & ore

I'm particularly intrigued by the location of this photo since I can trace my heritage to Hoboken. If I'm not mistaken, this is the southernmost end of the Hoboken Manufacturers Railroad, later known

Francis, Since many of their cars also fit our period of interest, might we also have a download on our site? Yours Aye, Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge 🦆

Right you are Brian. At least I got the "rail" part right. Sorry: Bill Pardie . Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Heck I’d like to get some of those trucks, if they roll. Railmaster ?? Don’t know them. Did you mean Railworks? Brian J. Carlson

Bill In the may 2008 issue of RMC on pages 60-65 by James Kinkaid there are 3 pictures of G22b in container service with three different crown type trucks. One is very much like the trucks on our

Good Evening All: Above is the Railmaster brass car.The decals are from the early Westerfield kit. I was planning to swap the trucks for the Bowser truck. Any thoughts? Bill Pardie

Suggest contacting Gregory King, new owner of the V9 and V10 patterns and kits. His company is Southbound Modelworkd and Decals Co. https://www.sbmwdco.com/ Bill Welch

Hello, I recently acquired a Wright Trak Seaboard V10 kit, and a note inside the box refers me to the no-longer-existent web site to download the instructions. I searched the RealSTMFC group files and