It looks like there were about 55 of these cars, as of October 1926 ORER Steve Hile

Bud, There are a couple of challenges with these steel Wilson reefers, as compared to PFE R-40-23. One, they have a horizontal seam running the length of the side, like many all steel meat reefers. Tw

In the July 1966 ORER, this cars is part of series 50150-50499, 350 cars with a note to indicate that they are leased, but carry D&RGW reporting marks. So, probably not original Rio Grande cars. Steve

For the RMJ entries, look in October 1996. Steve Hile

Pretty sure that it is a boxcar, it is taller than the adjacent N&W car, it appears to have a solid edge to the LH side of the door and a black placard board centered on the door. Even zooming in on t

And there, in honor of Bill Welch, is a square shaft for the brake wheel! RIP, Bill. Steve Hile

Thanks! I appreciate it! Steve

Let me add that as of July 1950 ORER, Wilson rostered 1481 cars, but 1295 of them are on one line with common dimensions. The number range is 8101 to 9600. This must be the signature car for WCLX and,

Thanks, with Tony’s C for Colton, we have, at least, a reasonable idea for those other letters. Steve

I have been looking at a lot of Swift reefer pictures recently, partially for reweight dates and locations. I have seen a number of cars with EC which makes good sense as East Chicago, Inidana. A main

This photo appeared in my UTLX book on page 85 (I hear that Ted is getting some additional copies, but I don’t know when.) Here is what I can tell you. Although the car was built by ACF (or is it AC&F

Yes, there were two heads creating the air gap. Look closely at the tank and you will see the double rows of rivets marking the location of the interior heads. Of course, this is not possible if the c

Richard Hendrickson did a nice article in January 2007 RMJ on Carbon Black cars which has background and photos rmj_2007_1 – Trainlife.com Model Railroading Magazine Archive Steve Hile

Here is an update to the Jim Kinkaid Collection on the Pullman Library site. We have added the A section railroads that were not initially available. Please be aware that although Smug Mug offers the

Of course, I am drawn to what certainly appears to be a 10,000 gallon UTLX Type V car in the right foreground, ahead of the NP boxcar. And could the UOCX car be a GATC 10,000 gallon car, like the Tang

Back in the days of the Yahoo groups, Jim Kinkaid posted a large number of builder's photos, mostly Pullman Standard, to the files area of the Modern Freight Car list. It was not possible to migrate t

Kadee now has these in their HGC solid side frames. #1572 HO Scale Bettendorf T-Section Self Centering Trucks with 33 Ribbed Back Code 88 Semi-Scale Wheels - HGC [1572] - $10.55 : Kadee, The Coupler P

Lots of interesting stuff in this photo including the hand transfer from the narrow gauge gon to a standard gauge one. Several oil jobbers. NSC end on the CN boxcar, Murphy end on the SSW boxcar, etc.

A tight zoom yields the SSW marks. Steve Hile

Here is the diagram sheet for anyone interested. Steve Hile Here is the diagram sheet for anyone who is interested. Steve Hile