Hello friends, please allow another dumb question from a freight car newbie. Part of my "mixed freight" is a cut of D&RGW drop bottom coal gondolas, up to date 13 of the 47' type offered by W&R severa

Here, too! Believe it or not, but several hours ago I received 4 Emails from this group dating back to 17th, 19th and 20th January. (The positive is that now I know the problem is not with my Email pr

Ed, Larry, Ray, many thanks for your valued input! Seems that a car with black doors could fairly easily be seen during the years I am modeling. Many greetings Johannes Modeling the early post-war yea

Hello friends, sometime around 1930 C&O began to paint the doors on some box cars black, but after WWII this has ended I have been told. But I don't know the year. Can someone help out? Many thanks. J

And still with the vertical brake shaft/ horizontal brake wheel! Many thanks Tim! (I, too have a Precision Scale model, but the P&LE car and at first was confused by this brake detail arrangement.) Jo

Many thanks, Barry. Didn't know that, but it makes sense, of course. Johannes Gesendet: Donnerstag, 10. Januar 2019 um 14:21 Uhr Von: "Barry Bennett" <barrybennetttoo@...> An: main@...

Hello friends, the photo in the second link (car #38606) is dated 1974, but the reweigh date on the car is 1949! How could a car be in use a quarter century and not being reweighed? Many thanks and gr

Hello friends, many thanks to all of you for your help and complete information regarding these cars. It's now clear that I easily can do without that model. Johannes Modeling the early post-war years

Hello friends, I consider buying this PRR G24 scrap gondola: https://www.ebay.de/itm/Precision-Scale-Company-16014-1-HO-BRASS-PRR-G-24-Gondola-Painted-EX-Box/332941133908?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Tim, many thanks for this impressive list! Months ago someone posted a very nice photo of a - once - yellow MKT wood box car. I saved that photo, perhaps I will have a car painted and weathered like t

Wow! This looks VERY good. Especially the grass between the rails makes for a perfect branchline appearence. (I just wonder why the engine has trouble with just 8 cars...!?) Many thanks for sharing th

Tim, Peter, many thanks for your help. GREAT photos! Unfortunately 1955 is a little late for my projects, but that paint scheme is really nice and looks beautyful within a freight train of mostly brow

Hello friends, when did B&M start to paint box cars blue with black doors? I am interested in a 1937 AAR 40' box car in that paint but need to know the earliest date possible to use it. Many thanks Jo

Brian, Ralph, James, Bob, I apologize for the delay again, but thank you for your thoughts of course. Yes I am now convinced that this is a former "ordinary" tender. The cat walk at 3/4 heigth confuse

Hello friends, me again. I have found the following photo of a UP train, and the car just behind the engines catched my eyes: https://www.westernrailimages.com/Union-Pacific-Railroad/Union-Pacific-Rai

Bryian, Ed, Tim, please excuse the delay - I am still far from being retired and have tremendously to work (but this is good for earning money to buy more freight cars ;-)). Many thanks for all your h

Thanks again, Tim. >> Eventually UP adopted gray paint for most covered hoppers << Do you know when, at least the year? Johannes Gesendet: Samstag, 17. November 2018 um 01:07 Uhr Von: "Tim O'Connor" <

Many thanks for clarification Tim, I have expected something like this. These cars are very attractive in my eyes, but make no sense owning them if one doesn't concentrate on PRR. Johannes Gesendet: S

Hello friends, according to this site: http://prr.railfan.net/freight/classpage.html?class=X40 the X40 was very rare with just a little more than 100 cars built. Aside of this, did it go far away from

Hello friends, Intermountain did both closed side and open side versions of the ACF 1958 cuft covered hopper in UP paint schemes - but strictly divided: -the open side car is box car red and the close