Folks, I too value Bob's posts, although I delete the vast majority as they are not of interest (out of time frame, lately too early, or cars I'm not contemplating building) They usually contain enoug

Bill, Encouraging, with May 2020 blog entries, but nothing else on the site is live. For example, there is a section on wheel sets saying to buy them on line, but there are no links to allow you to do

Richard, As has been stated previously in this thread, this is likely a PTC product. Some of the spotting features are: 1) The bolsters. These heave built up trapezoidal bolsters SCREAM Standard Tank

Well, the year is certainly wrong, unless this G22 class gondola can time travel 😉 Reweigh P205 12-28. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

PRR 78567 is an X31A (single door). There are two additional single door X31A and an X29 in the photo. I'm puzzled as to the identity of the double door single sheathed car. Regards, Bruce Smith Aubur

Fascinating. These trucks are identical to those under Bethlehem Steel 900 in the attached photo. The PRR flat car(s) carrying "Big Bertha" to the Columbian Exposition were PRR class FG, 5116a, 5116b,

In the inimitable words of Sherman Potter, that's "Horse Hockey". I can cite hundreds of pieces of evidence that military loads in the use were tied down. That occurs in multiple ways, with multiple m

X26 540005 to the right has had "LINES" painted out. Regards, Bruce Bruce Smith Auburn AL

These appear to be US Army 1/4 ton trailers. As such they would absolutely be likely to be towed by a Jeep or larger trucks.However, it is certainly possible that they could be 1/2 ton or even 1 ton t

Lester, I'm not sure why your search of the archives wasn't successful. A simple "IC reefer" got 155 messages from which it was easy to pull out the paint and lettering information. Now, I will admit

I concur, and will add that it is an early production X29, with short upper door track, car builder's door, and door stops at 1/3 and 2/3 door height. An additional X29 with similar features is just a

Folks, A Facebook poster pointed out that B&O boxcar #82965, just to the right of center and just beyond the two tank cars in this John Vachon, June 1941 photo of Milwaukee's yards https://cdn.loc.gov

Schuyler, This has nothing to do with keeping messages on your machine. Since Lee was responding to a group email in the thread, he clearly has THAT message. That's all he needs. Clicking on the link

Lee, You can deal with this without emailing the group. First, simply go the message thread on groups.io. You can do that from the link at the bottom of the message that says "View/Reply Online". Then

X31C class, flush roof, equipped with automobile loaders. Regards, Bruce Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

I think that we are looking at a retrofit. The diagonal brace, which in my experience can run either way, depending on the car and road, appears to have been applied over (or really under) the stringe

Dave, The type of car is a ventilated boxcar. Ownership appears to be 4 letters, maybe ending in OGX? (where the X would indicate private ownership) Regards, Bruce Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

Don, There are multiple models of AC&F carbon black hoppers in HO, including the very dated NEBW resin (F&C), the updated F&C kit, the injection molded Rail Shop Inc. styrene kit, and the Overland bra

Dennis, Don, I had an alternative explanation that is purely speculative, as yours are. Perhaps these boards have been removed by workers as part of the salvage operation. That could either be to asse

There was an American Viscose Rayon plant in Lewistown, PA, served directly by the PRR, that operated from 1921 until 1974. In the 1950's the captive service rayon cars for this plant consisted of 18