The GA drawings say 12'6" high, top of rail to the top of the running board, and 9'9" wide over side plates, 37' 0 3/4" truck centers. ....Mike

Hi Bud, The DL&W general arrangement drawings for these show 47' 0 3/4" over the buffers, while the top of the car from the ends of the running boards was 47' 6 3/4". The inside length is 41' 0 3/4",

I meant to add this to Richard Hendrickson's great description of wheel weathering, that during the steam era?the rims of the wheels would often shine due to the rubbing of the hump yard retarders.? B

In frozen climates the spuds were also shipping in reefers, but heater pots were placed in the ice bunkers to keep the lading from freezing. They were oil-burning devices with big fuel tanks. I've als

Yes, West Springfield is coming this weekend. Great show, huge show, and lots of freight cars content, including Bob's Photos. Timonium is the following weekend. Any news on that in the context of thi

You're right, Colton is the place. I got them confused, though I've been to both. ....Mike

Notice that laying down toward the camera is another handle exactly like the one on which he's resting his hand, and the silhouette of the keeper for it is in line and away from the camera. My guess i

On "The Road of Anthracite," coal was delivered locally in DL&W stock cars with the openings in the car sides filled in with boards to a height of about four feet. The few pictures that show this have

The biggest problem I see on all of them is that the rungs don't line up between the side and end ladders. Some of the other details I would prefer to replace with wire. Great collection of photos, St

Good point, Dennis. The BEDT was an exception to many rules, including some work rules. Even though it moved railcars, BEDT was not a formal railroad but a terminal. It got away with running steam int

This location is the Jersey Central's Bronx Terminal operation; Lackawanna's Harlem Transfer was behind the photographer. This scene is the northeastern edge of Manhattan Island (to the right) and the

Just to add additional unspecific info, I'm not sure there ever was a rule "banning" wood underframe cabooses that used such language.? But around 1908 or so -- others may have specifics -- after a se

Richard Hendrickson wrote: I have an extensive collection of color freight car slides, as well as many prints from color negatives. In numerous cases, I have several images depicting the same types of

That early text about PRR paint was interesting.? I have a 1920 Simmons Boardman book on railway car painting, and that verbose, dryly written text also suggests in many words?that consistency of qual

What era? Today nitrogen is pumped into LPG cars to force the contents out.? Once empty, the cars are then depressured for transport. ? Mike Del Vecchio