I have finished upgrade of Northern Pacific hopper 70168. A Train-Miniature hopper with offset side side gussets corrected to seven from nine and Archer rivets applied to get correct rivet patterns. O

Small piano or phosphor bronze wire as I used on this load is one way. Lester Breuer

I was gifted this HO Train-Miniature NP Hopper lettered correctly for the Np and being 35ft inside inside ( Rather than 34ft 9 inches as the prototype) it could be reworked into a NP Hopper in the 700

Guy Wilber wrote,” .....reporting marks and car numbers are stenciled onto thin metal plates attached over the wood sheathing.” And, I thought I had studied DMIR photos well. Learning makes for a grea

I have finished Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range single-sheathed Box Car 3332. It is an Accurail kit, number 4406. I have included a photo of the car prior to final paint and weathering with molded ladder

I have finished Rock Island 160250 automobile single-sheathed box car with end door. A Rocket Express resin kit, number R1-1. If you are interested, photos and writeup of the build are now on my blog

I have finished Pennsylvania Railroad Container Flat Car 473267 with a load of DD1 “merchandise” containers. A Funaro & Camerlengo resin kit, number 8120. If you are interested, photos and writeup of

Chuck fine Models. Thank You for sharing and Jim Thank You for your FCC help. Appreciated. Lester Breuer

Chuck I Model late spring 1955 allowing for apple trees to blossom in MN. And, FCC = Freight Car Color . If not please educate me as to meaning. Lester Breuer

I am about to move a resin Funaro & Camerlengo container Flat Car kit 8120 to the paint shop. The instructions for the car body state Scalecoat PRR Freight Red, a red moving toward maroon, to my eyes

I have added a new post on model brake levers on my blog that shows how I make my own brake levers from Evergreen strip styrene. In addition, it provides prototype information and information on the c

Andy I was aware when I upgraded this car as the previous upgraded one based on photos that it should have dreadnaught ends of “rolling pin” design which are quite visible in the photo of Soo Line pho

Fenton asked, “ when did the Soo Line go to the large block lettering?” In the “Soo Line Freight Equipment and Cabooses” book by Ken Soroos it states, “the billboard Soo Line lettering was first intro

I have upgraded a plastic Front Range Soo Line steel box car 45398. The upgrade included replacing running boards, seven rung ladders with plastic eight rung ladders on the sides and seven rung ladder

Ed Bommer wrote, “I see the car is also stenciled “SAMPLE” above the door.” Kristin Drummler in her presentation at Chicagoland “Shipping Live Poultry and the Live Poultry Car” stated, “Cars were give

Ken wrote, “That would make an interesting model in any scale.” Models have been available including the Ambroid wood model, kit 10. I do not know the year it was introduced. I have attached a photo o

A wonderful find and reference. Thank You for sharing. Lester Breuer

Paul another fine build to add to that growing fleet. Lester Breuer

I have upgraded Accurail Soo Line steel box car 45938. The most difficult part of the upgrade was to change the molded on seven rung ladders with stiles too long to shorter ladder stiles with wire eig

I have finished a Branchline Trains wood Union Refrigerator Transit Lines ventilated Refrigerator URTX 87292. On the car I installed a AB brake system replacing the K system in the kit along with othe