Thanks to everyone for the replies. Does anyone know of photos of the Roberval-Saguenay, Quebec Rly Light & Power, DW&P and Sydney & Louisburg cars? Also, whether they were Fowlers or not, I'd be inte

I've been poking around trying to compile a list of 36' "Fowler" cars... I've gotten to a stage now where I've got a short list of definitely Fowler/Dominion cars, and a longer list of possibles (of w

Which "standard" car? Frank Valoczy Vancouver, BC Frank Valoczy Vancouver, BC

First off a question: they aren't in the Revenue Freight cars book, but do Atlas' 70-ton ore cars in Pere Marquette lettering (#39990A, road #CF1512; #39991A, road #CF1523) have a prototype? Beyond th

I know there have been a number of lists made of HO scale models available and accuracies thereof... has any such thing been done for N scale models? Frank Valoczy Vancouver, BC

Richard, I'm planning a trip to the National Archives in Ottawa this winter, December or January; Michigan Central cars are on my list of things to be extra alert for, so I can send you what I find if

Weren't there some pretty big (50+ foot) cars being built out west already before WW1? I recall reading with some surprise about some surprisingle massive cars, quite early along. Frank Valoczy Vancou

Does anyone know of photos of tank cars of the Detroit Chemical Works (DCWX)? Frank Valoczy Vancouver, BC

I'm curious as to whether southwestern Ontario was an exceptional case to the "standard" distribution ratios given for the US as a whole and Canada as a whole, given the presence of the CASO/NYC and t

Ooops. It was in the Seaboard - Coast Line Modeler. Only the current issue is up for download with a comment that the first four issues will be available shortly on CD. Frank Valoczy Vancouver, BC

The Greenwood Railroad Historical Center (http://www.themuseum-greenwood.org/train.shtml) is at 106 Main Street in Greenwood, SC. According to the website, they're open Saturdays 11 to 4 April through

I too would be very interested in seeing photos of the P&N caboose (as well as the P&N office car that's at Greenwood museum, the "Carolina", and the interurban car), especially if there could be deta

Hopefully this is enough within the scope of this list to be okay... it *is* steam era, and it *is* railway, and it *is* American... made. http://galerija.railserbia.net/details.php?image_id=793 On th

2 questions back: 1, does that 'biggest' have to have been something in the US? 2, does a railway gun count? If the answers are NO and YES respectively... maybe this: http://railserbia.net/forum/downl

Could anyone point me towards information or photographs of these three boxcars? AB&C 27000-27199 DWP 400800-401549 PH&D 1001-1005 Thanks in advance. Frank Valoczy Vancouver, BC ----- http://hydrorail

Perhaps a forum could be added to that site, in which registered members could post their reviews of models? Could be categorized by manufacturer, or by car type, or whatever. This might take a little

Well then. Would it not be in the manufacturers' court, then, to hit the ball back by actually listening to what's being said and remedying it? Frank Valoczy Vancouver, BC ----- http://hydrorail.hostw

On the subject of Georgia RR boxcars - yeah, I knew about the silver and black cars - I've been planning on building one of them for a while now. Specifically, I'd like to build one of the 29300-29449

G&F as in Georgia & Florida? If so, I'd be very interested in finding more on this, as the Ga&Fla is a direct connection with the P&N... and I've been contemplating including a little bit of Ga&Fla op

The post about the blue NYC boxcars got me to thinking... I know about those, and about the green EJ&E boxcars, and heard of a black C&O boxcar... but when were the earliest regular/semi-regular (i.e.