This Property is Condemned was released on video this past summer, and I bought one for about $10.? Worth seeing, and it tells a realistic tale of a railroad beancounter evaluating yards and roundhous

Would someone with a working Alps decal printer be willing to help a freight car fan on short notice? There is a retirement happening next week at work, and I'd like to have a line of type and reporti

WDarnaby@... writes: Wow, lots of contribution to chalk marks. There were lots of reasons for chalk marks, and on those rare days I cover a train service job these days I still carry a pa

On this date in 1917 the USRA took control of America's railroads. By the time the government bowed out, railroads and railroading had changed, including the freight cars. Mike Del Vecchio

midcentury@... writes: what Hi Andy, The 54651 is stenciled 2-55. This group had U.S. Gypsum "grated" running boards, which is very similar to the Apex, on cars 54500-54749 according to DL&W