view of N&W 33185

Andy Thanks I was somewhat suspicious of the description of the cars as reefer rebuilds, since they look so much like the DT&I cars! :-)

And now, with attachment :-[

They were bunkerless reefers - RB - also sometimes known as insulated box cars I've never seen a roof view but there may be something up there, like in this view (attached). I don't know if they are "

Tomatoes were loaded seasonally into PRR stock cars for delivery to Campbell's soup factory in Camden NJ. Not a long distance, but I'm sure the traffic was pretty substantial during the harvest season

I think lye (caustic soda) was often used as a disinfectant to clean them which resulted in white stains on the lower parts of some cars. Tim O'Connor

Unfortunately many HO scale model mechanisms are not very good or long lasting. But with knowledge and some skills many can be rebuilt to run like the proverbial Swiss watch. But throughout the era of

Bowser doesn't make an H34 model (PS-2 2003). They do make an H43 model, which is an open hopper. And I think they make an H30, which is a 2 bay covered hopper. And I think the Bowser ACF 1958 cubic f

Facebook groups are not useful as reference material... They are fun for social sharing but everything ages very quickly and scrolls away... little Twitter, TikTok, et al. There is a lot of content, b

In 1963 the standard 2x4-wheel trucks 169000 GRL (LDLMT+LTWT) was increased to 177000. Yes, the GRL categories are based on journal size.

Future (clear acrylic liquid) has adhesive and self leveling qualities. And it can be built up in layers if you're trying to hide the decal edge. After it dries cover with Dullcote or whatever. I keep

The C&A was a B&O subsidiary and later was absorbed into the GM&O but in 1950 there were still a small number of 40 foot War Emergency (51000 series) and all steel 40 foot (52000 series) box cars that

Any ideas who built this one?

It's a postwar reefer on the left, but yeah, it's after 1945.

There were dry ice reefers (attached) and later on (mid 1950's) Pure Carbonic began to operate a fleet of insulated box cars (RB bunkerless refrigerators) and those ran into the 1970's! Tim O'Connor

Thanks for that! I knew I bought that Westerfield GN kit all those years ago for a good reason, as I was modeling up to 1960 then. But now in 1973 I expect they're gone - at the 50 year limit if for n

Bob Do you know of published photos of them in the 1960's? I've seen lots of photos of the 1930's AAR double sheathed cars well into the 1970's, but not the 1920's cars.

Jack, reweighing is not the same thing as lubrication of the bearings. Mandatory reweigh intervals were measured in years but the bearings required much more frequent maintenance. I don't know if this

I love the stencil on this one in 1972 - It's an X26F rebuild of course, but it's age hasn't changed. :-)