Let me try again copying and pasting as jpgs. These are from the Tom Underwood collection at the Barriger library, showing the rebuilt M-15n and M-15p that all the M-15k wagtontops disappeared into du

I wonder if this Delano photo reveals a key clue about his process: is this an indicator of a filter? https://www.loc.gov/item/2017878012/ (or perhaps just careless scanning of an image still in its p

Is there a source for the twist ties in HO, I seem.to remember a supplier who had this item in their line along with a treasure trove of similar detail items. Regretfully the name escapes me. Bill Par

Yes, right; the talk about the layout was just a bit of fun Rob

Considering it is a photo taken from a high vantage point, and looking more closely, it is more likely that the leather bag is sitting on a concrete barrier of some sort. (The edge of a multistory bui

Was there a regulated interval for repacking plain journals in the early 1950s? If not, what was a typical interval, please? I am hoping to be able to use repack dates to get realistic estimates of th

Hi guys, I have a RCW 10k AC&F SHPX/Paluxy Asphalt insulated tank car that I'd be willing to trade for either an 8k RCW insulated tank car (any kit) or the Speedwitch 105.1 MKT boxcar kit. I can be re

Since Tichy’s decals are so thick I’d like to see if I can pull enough images together to make a nice thin decal set to do the 40’ bunkerless wood reefer. What prompted this is a shot of one on a RI f

Interesting story about Model Air Rust 71.080. I first encountered it when I ordered Acrylic Box Car Red which was brand new back about 2013 from Micro Mark. I received 4 bottles of Vallejo Model Air

Hello Steam Era Modelers: We are pleased to announce that Westerfield Models is having a Multi-day NATIONAL TRAIN DAY SALE . The Multi-Day National Train Day Sale will be in effect from 12:01 am Wedne

Peter I have been using Vallejo paints since came on market. In the Model Air or Model Color I find no equivalent. Polly Scale Lt. Freight Car Red F414352. Best suggestion I have is to start with a mi

Tamiya TS-82 Rubber Black Prototype N Scale Models (TM) by George Hollwedel 2108 Buffalo Tundra Dr Austin, TX 78754-5960 512-796-6883 proto.nscale@...

Very interesting idea.... we could take photos of our layout, attach the bottom banner (not hard to create, white font on grey background), then we have a new WPA photograph!

So.... any builder diagrams, train encyclopedia, or other diagrams for Riverside Oil car? The Ambroid instruction sheet is nicely detailed (as always) but I don't know if the dimensions are correct? R

Jim, The files were not attached to your email (as delivered). You might try sending each of them in separate emails if the size of the attached files with both photos is too large. Ken Montero

You can’t find any in the 60’s or later because they just didn’t last that long unmodified. TH&B cars were long lived into the 50’s but they were an exception. Brian J. Carlson

Two key articles on these USRA box cars were published in a couple of Railway Prototype Cyclopedia volumes. Both of these efforts are above and beyond any previous coverage. RPCyc Vol 16 has 53 pages

Yes, the M-15k wagtontops were used as cores for M-15n and M-15p wagtontop rebuilds. The M-15k population was consumed quickly in the purest biblical sense. For B&O modelers, this 1955-56 M-15k - to -

Regarding the past Rapido USRA double sheath boxcar and upcoming USRA single sheath boxcar release ..... and I am having trouble finding any road names for such boxcars that lasted up to and past 1960

The car at St. Louis is NCHX #117, Monsanto Chemicals Company, 1940. Built by AC&F for Monsanto, 8000 gallon, double hull car designed for transporting concentrated nitric acid. The inner tank is cons