The one thing that gives it away is the rail joiner on the first track, amazing modelling. Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Armand, KCS 21001-21300 (AC&F, 4-56) with 8' doors and 4/3/1 late Dreadnaught ends can be done with the Front Range or later Atlas(?) models. A builder's photo was in Ed

The photos look like a large scale (2.5” gauge) model built by Warren Weiss fromSoCal. It is a B-50-13. I have attached another picture shown on his backyard railroad. Gene Deimling

I thinks it’s a pacific limited o scale model.. perhaps done by Lee Turner an exquisite custom painter from MI. Brad Andonian Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad

I'm not a Reading expert, but HTn quad hoppers would fit the 1924 blt date. A photo of 70455 with a 3-48 reweigh date shows a vertical wheel geared handbrake. It's a broadside photo, so I can't ID

Odd if it’s prototype, no coupler. Tony Thompson

I think it's a great modeling job. That photo required great examination, but a couple of things give it away. First is the track. Under a 40-foot boxcar on 39-foot rails would be at least a couple of

Jim, I am not a READING hopper expert but I have a few photos. I believe that you would be mistaken to assume that these cars started life as composite cars. The options are HTL or HTN class

P&R 71000, class HTL, was built as an all-steel car with a horizontal (vertical staff) brakewheel. Some reading:

Look at the bare branches towering over the two story building on the left and curved over and towering over the boxcar. The tie plates are uniformly off of the ties, the wood pile beyond the

If it's a model, I don't think it can be in HO. There isn't a T-section Bettendorf truck in HO that looks quite like that. Also, the ties and trackwork don't look like HO either PROTOTYPE gets my

Are there not latching features missing from the left hand side of the door? And, something about the rails looks too uniform and without the first sign of any joint. MODEL Mike Schleigh Grove

The trucks on the real cars had Barber Lateral Motion Devices, seen as a horizontal rectangular shape between the top of the springs and bottom of the bolster. This detail is missing in the photo. I

Steve, here are two that I have to share. Eric Lombard Homewood, IL

Damn fine model, IMO. Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)

I recently came across this image. I felt that it was a prototype photo until I noticed the chalk marks above the right truck. This seems to be one that is in the Clover House chalk mark set.

Steam era box car,Single sheath,double sheath or steal.I need some representation of these roads.1950 cut off Although I would prefer 40sh..Armand Premo Virus-free. www.avast.com

I have a photo of RDG 4bay steel hopper. It is a 3/4 view shot and I am using it to build an HO model. Unfortunately, the end shown in the photo is the A end and I cannot tell if these cars had power

Armand Premo asked: "Looking for a source for Frisco, KCS and CIL Boxcars Kits or RTR Any help would be appreciated." That's a wide net. Anything specific? Ben Hom

Hi All, I am looking for a reference source for Lehigh Valley Railroad freight car diagrams. If anyone knows of a digital format or hard copy reprints please let me know. Thanks in advance for any