I'm sure there is a slightly different story for each road, but the "window of utility" for the B&M car is rather narrow. The paint scheme is 1946+, but the B&M's 500 cars were down to 24 by 1950,

Ron Merrick wrote: "Of course, were I to convert one of these to a bunk car, I wouldn't need a painted and lettered one...." Wouldn't need to cut up a $50 model either. I'd go with one of the Ertl

As has been noted here before, some of these cars have paint schemes that are characteristic of earlier years and some that are better representations of later paint schemes. I'll hazard a guess that

Brodhead Pickles...The Back Story https://tinyurl.com/y5kjkksp Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Brodhead Pickles...The Back Story https://tinyurl.com/y5kjkksp Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

As I am sure a few others did, I submitted MSTL prototype information to Bill Schneider about these cars. I provided what I had, photos, dates of acquisition, disposition, and lettering schemes. The

First of all: Thank you to all of you who supplied additional data as to years most likely that these cars were retired. This continues to underscore one of the greatest strengths of this list.

Grarth Groff wrote: "John, Tell us what your era is, and maybe we can help." Jon Miller's signature block says: "For me time stopped in 1941" Ben Hom

John, Tell us what your era is, and maybe we can help. Yours Aye, Garth Groff

The M&StL car (25000 series) were a second hand buy. They bought several batches of used USRA DS cars. Cars received new were in the 22000 series. All these cars were retired by or in 53. I'd assume

Just a thought. Westerfield offers kits of these cars and others w/choice of eras and brake systems: https://id18538.securedata.net/westerfieldmodels.com/merchantmanager/index.php?cPath=99_370 Catch

Anyone else notice the $49.95 Rock Island 4-pack? I’ve told Rapido I want one! https://www.rapidotrains.com/products/ho-scale/freight-cars/ho-scale-usra-double-sheathed-wood-boxcar

I cannot determine the lettering from the on line illustrations. As far as I can tell, none of the illustrations show products with the as-built lettering that uses the pre-1927 ARA data guidelines.

Ha, and for folks modeling earlier eras, like me, which ones don’t. Pax, Ralph Brown Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com

A word of warning: the single cars are from the 4 car sets. If you order two, there’s no guarantee you’ll get two different numbers. And no chance of 5 different numbers. However, Rapido did

Mm, C&N*W* I think. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

Brodhead is on the the Mineral Point line out of Janesville, WI. My guess is it is being hand unloaded into a truck for one of the local Cheese factorys. Lloyd Keyser

According the Burlington Route Historical Society Freight Car Data Sheet on USRA Double Sheathed Boxcars, the USRA Double Sheathed Boxcars (series 120500-120999) built in December 1918 by

Yes, and will be curious to learn which have AB brakes... -- Michael Gross Pasadena, CA

Almost all shops and mail order folks will split up the 4 packs. Only thing now is I need to know what ones for my era, I know the Santa Fe didn't have any left by '41.