Definitely a staged photo. A “suit” who doesn’t know how to hold a hammer. If you blow up the photo you can see double headed nails are being used and I think he has bent over the one he is hammering.

Attached is a photo of an actual RI grain door, taken the depot museum in Eldon IA. Color photos of prototype grain doors are found in this blog post http://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/2015/11/carr

Missouri was the largest provider, and thus shipper, of mules in the US up through WWI, and still provided mules to the Army in WWII. And as Bruce says, they were shipped in standard stockcars. More i

They say a photo is worth a thousand words. Army Mules for Italy in 1944. Doug Harding https://www.facebook.com/douglas.harding.3156/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8X8Yb8NEAZqbZjHT5z0sA

Yep, just like hide cars. Wood cars were used, you just didn’t want them to leak, much. Doug Harding https://www.facebook.com/douglas.harding.3156/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8X8Yb8NEAZqbZjHT5

I just tell my wife that is her “retirement fund”. And I thank this list for the investment recommendations that have been posted through the years. I value your input. Doug Harding https://www.facebo

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My guess is the wheel centers were shipped separate from the tires and axles. So lying flat in a gon or one a flat. Perhaps raw castings from foundry to the railroad shop, where they were machined. An

I have a router base attachment that came with my Dremel decades ago. https://www.ebay.com/itm/203781835464?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1VuBW92cCQzC7Z4kARj2cIw73&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711

I agree. I have equipped my Iwata compressor with standard compressed air disconnects I purchased at a big box store. Any auto parts store will also sell them. They may not be finely finished brass, b

In 1942 the MSTL acquired 150 ex-CNW Fowler boxcars 51500 to 51798 . All were gone by 1951. Doug Harding https://www.facebook.com/douglas.harding.3156/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8X8Yb8NEAZqbZ

Tim my understanding from the BRHS group is that these were filled with water and hung from hooks just above the truck with a hotbox. A hose was run to the journal box/bearing that was overheating, al

Oh yeah, Clark works much better with photos. The question is will he use the one on the left or the right? Doug Harding https://www.facebook.com/douglas.harding.3156/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/

The uniform size and shape of the ice blocks leads me to believe they are artificial ice from in “cans”. Look at the photo of Puritan Ice, coming from an artificial ice producer. Then look at the atta

Here is a photo of a car being shrouded, and the video from which I captured the photo. Doug Harding https://www.facebook.com/douglas.harding.3156/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8X8Yb8NEAZqbZjHT5

Tiny puffs of white cotton balls with a touch of red for the comb. Doug Harding https://www.facebook.com/douglas.harding.3156/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8X8Yb8NEAZqbZjHT5z0sA

Thin canvas or muslin curtains could be stretched over one side of the car, on the windward side, during especially inclement weather. The carman was tasked with handling the curtain. Real measurement

Matt here is a photo and diagram of MSTL sand hopper 70003. Roger is not a member of this group, and I don’t think Gene every transferred when the move was made to groups.io Doug Harding https://www.f

This is the book you want http://speedwitchmedia.com/product/utlx-steam-era-tank-cars/ Doug Harding https://www.facebook.com/douglas.harding.3156/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8X8Yb8NEAZqbZjHT5z

Someone on Shapeways has a correct sized frame and walkway for kitbashing the MDC old timers tank car into this prototype. Doug Harding https://www.facebook.com/douglas.harding.3156/ https://www.youtu