A nit -- My Uncle bought a "1964" Mustang and I recall seeing contemporary photos (in magazines) of the "1964" Mustang. I guess they just called them that because it was 1964. :-D Anyway, it was the C

Hmm. Kalmbach could have applied a little more proof reading scrutiny... :-D Unless you have no other materials or just have money to burn, from what I see I think there are much better modeling artic

The OMI model does represent a specific group of 8k GATC tank cars, and if you remove the model's dome handrails, I think you'd have a close match for the Celanese car. Now who makes Celanese tank car

They were not built in huge numbers as far as I know. GATC also built riveted tank cars of the same size at the same time -- Those were imported in HO scale brass by Drake, and I think there was an HO

The Athearn model is strictly a Santa Fe (SFRD) prototype. FOBX may be the best reporting mark for a foobie yet ! :-) Ten hatches on this one.

And the furthest flat car has a deep and distinctive fishbelly shape - anyone recognize it ?

The near flat car looks interesting. Could it be a PRR car? The lower edge of the fishbelly side has a reinforcement (?). It seems to have 15 or 16 stake pockets, so probably a 53'6" deck.

Bill LOL -- you know those are Lee Turner P:48 models, right ?? Here's another model of his on the same track module (which can be photographed outdoors with a real scene behind)

For the grandkids, Horizon (Athearn/Roundhouse) has re-tooled many older cars including for example the old C&O 3 bay open hoppers which now come with wire grab irons installed at the factory. Super-d

I think I can count 11 stake pockets. Hmm. Roughly 40 feet (40~42) with fishbelly sides and 11 stake pockets ? Only about 50 railroads had those ! It is taller than the PRR car but how does the PRR ca

I also see CONX reporting marks. And there are many automobiles in the photo. Perhaps some can be dated ?

Here's an interesting use for the Accurail 8 panel car - New England Rail Service offered a 1 1/2 door kit for converting the Accurail car into this car, I think.

Clark The 6 panel is an IC car, or very close to it. The 8 panel is a CN car, originally offered in resin from either Des Plaines Valley or F&C or by the RPI hobby shop.... (the RPI kits were I think

I love those kits -- especially nice "used look" on the interior of the gondola

CNJ had USRA single sheathed box cars, which is not the CN clone from Accurail, or the IC car either as far as I know. Which Accurail single sheathed box car have you got ?

The lettering on the 1 1/2 door box car looks like it could be Chesapeake & Ohio, which did have 1 1/2 door steel box cars. The "tilted herald" on further examination appears to be CIRCULAR, and this

Pre-2020 Massachusetts had an energy program to switch to LEDs (for example, all outdoor street lights in my town are now LED) and I got overhead 'tube' fixtures to replace fluorescents for $15 a set.

C&S had some interesting gondolas... :-)

believe it or not, the rest of us cannot see that photo

Jim, that is the ancient ATHEARN 50 foot box car body based (loosely) on the Santa Fe Fe-24. The riveting to the right of the doors is not found on anyone else's box cars. (See ATSF 4398) The car numb