I have attached a photograph of a MP boxcar being lifted and turned to clear it of grain. Robert J. Amsler, Jr. 514 Dover Place Saint Louis, Missouri 63111 (314) 606-6118 (Telephone) (314)

I wish I could remember where I read the info I cited earlier (requirement for steel centersill and a 26' minimum body length) which I recall was imposed by the ICC, but now that I read the above

The covered hopper kinda looks like a B&O N-25 rebuilt from their N-13 open-top hoppers. Eric H. what do you think? Bob Witt

I’ve found some of the individual states legislation on the construction of cabooses in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Report for 1914

Tim, how did you get the figure of $250? According to the website a set of 14 HO-scale containers runs at $31.50, S-scale is $73.25. Is the freight a bit OTT? Regards Paul Woods Whangarei, NZ

I’m building two CB&Q NE-10 waycars. The version I’m building is the modification in 1947 which added an electric wheel driven generator, battery boxes on both sides, and a wagon wheel antenna for

I’ll scan and e-mail the instructions. I’ve built that kit. Get Outlook for iOS

Hi, I recently bought an almost completed Sunshine Models ATSF dry ice reefer kit and would like to finish it. It's model # 16.3, as rebuilt in 1949 for Spencer Chemical. I have the societies reefer

Thomas Have you got a copy of the photo? To see what the Railway the cars (wagons over here). Paul Doggett. England

Trafford Park Manchester was the first UK Ford plant opened in 1911 to make the model T Paul Doggett. England

Thanks for all the replies. I'll make another run at drawing all this up and see if I can get to a acceptable result. Can't believe I didn't do a patent search as I've done that on several past

Some of the guys over on the Early Rail site identified it as being at the Trafford Park works in Manchester, England in 1916. I'll go tell the Ford dealer that they messed up their caption! Tom

A total SWAG but as it's pole company spur maybe a creosote company tank?:-D -- Jon MillerFor me time stopped in 1941Digitrax Chief/Zephyr systems, SPROG, JMRI UserNMRA Life

Bill Welch asked: "For some time now I have noticed that all of the Clinchfield's USRA assigned rolling stock—cabooses; 50-ton boxcars; 2-bay hoppers—carried "CC&O" reporting marks for most of

For some time now I have noticed that all of the Clinchfield's USRA assigned rolling stock—cabooses; 50-ton boxcars; 2-bay hoppers—carried "CC&O" reporting marks for most of their service lives if

I didn't have to leave town this morning so I finished....Thought I'd finished, just remembered the cut lever...The SP mini-kit, I'll add the uncoupling lever and paint next. I'm also attaching a

Hi List Members, Anyone care to guess who owns or leases this tank car? http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/largerimage?irn=10176447&catirn=10853287&return=brand%3Dcms%26count%3D100%26q%3Dpole

 Hi Bob, Thanks for the interesting image link. I found that searching this site for the term "pole" (without the quote marks) turns up images of telephone pole loads on steam era freight cars

There’s a poultry car beyond the materials tower to the left of the distant boxcars, too. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

 Hi Pete and Eric and List Members, Excellent inded! Amazing what we can sometimes do with 'found' stuff! A very enjoyable read. Claus Schlund