A modest suggestion from a lurker here on this topic... A group of N Scalers have used Trovestar to put together an online database of more than 40,000 items, including some 30,000 pieces of rolling s

This article about the contemporary re-purposing of the former Central Railroad of New Jersey warehouse in Newark, NJ also has a reprint of the 1907 Railway Gazette article describing that same freigh

First, let me start by saying that the search function works, and works well, on groups.io. I've successfully done some homework in the archives before asking this question! Micro-Trains has announced

Thanks, Richard! Knowing the class really helped, as I was able to check Lee Gautreaux's "Railgoat" site, on which there's more information: http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/spcars/byclass/box/b050-30.

For what it's worth, Micro-Trains has done a "Merchants Despatch Four-Pack," a "White Line Four-Pack" and a "Red Line Four-Pack" in N Scale on their Civil War Era cars. I anticipate there will be a "B

Thanks, Garth. I can confirm (for what it's worth) that some of these photos could have been source material for Micro-Trains' releases on their Civil War Era body styles. One of these is the NYC&HR 2

FWIW, eBay does have a process to block sale of infringing items. It's called VERO for the Verified Rights Owner Program. Most if not all of the companies that participate in this have gross revenues

Brian and all, It's this Saturday and Sunday (29 and 30 September 2018) and it's been renamed the "Greater Toronto Train Show". I missed last year but attended in previous years, and I will be there S

The STMFC and the RPMs show that we can aspire to great modeling without feeling superior about it. (And boy, would I need a lot of aspiration to get anywhere near what RPMs display.) As much as I enj

https://acrylicosvallejo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/catalogue-vallejo-fine-arts-CC012.pdf is their catalog, the website shows most of their colors. Charles, thanks for this information. I've only

Bill, I can't take credit for posting the link to the Vallejo catalog... earlier in the thread Charles Happel posted it. Giving credit where it's due... --George Irwin

A few data points that might help: My beat-up copy of the RPI compendium of railroad data has 1950 as the change to the wording within the circle herald to "Bridge Line to New England and Canada." The

If I recall correctly, fellow N Scaler Claus' Approximate Time Period more closely aligns with the October 1919 ORER, which shows 290 cars in the Clinchfield (CC&O) series 2400 to 2699. I have the Sto

Actually, Palmolive Soap was a product of the Colgate-Palmolive Company, a key P&G rival. One of the well-known C-P plants was walking distance from my boyhood home in Jersey City, New Jersey... serve

Question with respect to the lineup of boxcars: Any thoughts on what the letters inside the diamond represented? There is at least "U" and "K" plus a "J" on the "C.C.R.R." boxcar. George Irwin

My late father had at least the ART refrigerator car. It was cool-- literally-- to pick up that car versus the plastic ones. Once I find it, I'm keeping it! George Irwin

I can offer the data point that the "brother" company, Micro-Trains Line, Inc. (MTL) has had a standing order policy for most of its regular runs for, I think, as long as they became independent from

The Monon Historical Society uses "The Caboose" train store for its sales now... https://mycaboose.com/lists?society_id=1 While they have a nice selection of HO Scale items and publications, the "Merc

The 36 foot boxcars Don Valentine mentioned are shown in the January 1945 ORER as well. Although after the 1948 time period end about which you asked, the next ORER in my accumulation is from July 195

I don't think this has been brought up on this group before, if redundant my apologies. There is a new addition to the Greater Toronto Train Show this year: a concurrent Railway Prototype Modelers Mee