These photos show MSTL gas electric GE-25 in week sprayer service, on fire. The attached tank car, containing the weed killer, is AMOX 701. Date is July 1, 1963 at Heartand MN. Doug Harding www.iowace

Matt you are right. Mine are 4-40, but I have used them to cut brass 2-56 screws. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Don’t waste your money. As pointed out it is a steel boxcar where the sides have been replaced with mesh. And the mesh is not even correct. Here is a photo of PPKX 5131 Stentz. Backman’s model does no

I have an electrician’s wire stripper that also is designed to cut a variety of small screw sizes, including 2-56. Works great on brass screws, gives a nice clean cut, just touch up with a file and I

Back in the day New England was a hotbed of manufacturing and textile mills. Think Stanley tools for example. These items were shipped all over the country. And they were shipped in boxcars, most like

Make sure you have an edge square to the lettering, so you can line up the carrier (ie paper) properly. Use a piece of Scotch tape to tape the carrier to the model, this will keep it from shifting as

Looks more like they are unloading the car. The car is sitting next to lumber sheds, and the load appears to be bags which are to big to be cement or plaster. Nor does the bag sag in the middle, indic

Ken if you check the group files for the following file you will find the 1949 AAR loading diagrams. Tractor Loading on Flatcars AAR 1949.pdf The diagram shows the tractors are properly secured. Doug

Or they are stationary power plants for running water pumps for irrigation or watering livestock.

Thanks Steve. You offer more information than I had. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

This morning I was asked if I had a photo or any information on the gon to the right in this photo. It appears to be lettered for the Ohio & Western Coal & Iron Co. Which was a company registered in N

Bud I’m not sure if one is available for S, but I use the truck tool reamer to clean out the journal cones on my HO trucks. I have even used it on brass trucks with great success as the cutter is mach

Bob the only railroad owned poultry cars I am aware of are evidenced from a photo, CP 259102 and a drawing, Michigan Central 60001 (a Continental Live Poultry car). The Southern Historical Society has

I follow the NMRA recommendations. Mostly for consistency. Most new freight cars I purchase are delivered close to NMRA standards and come with quality trucks and wheelsets. I use IM wheelsets almost

Les here is a history that involves a lot of name changes, and no doubt change of owners as well. Found at http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/258610.aspx Started out as Tru-Scale Models freight and build

Nelson you forget all the manufacturing in Iowa. Think farm equipment. Large double door auto boxcars are ideal for moving farm equipment. Seems to me there was at least one farm implement plant in Bu

Jake I’m with you. Upon seeing the close up my first thought was an ink stamper. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Randy lots of sand pits in Iowa. The car was coming from Des Moines. Des Moines has two rivers, and lots of sand and gravel pits. I suspect the car was loaded in the Des Moines area. The bigger questi

Elden, the HM and HT are open hoppers. The GS & GBS are gons. The LO is one of the MSTL covered hoppers used for company sand. They only had 10 of these cars. Also note that Clark has typed an extra 0

General Sand coming out of an open pit was exposed to the weather. So an open car, gon or hopper was the norm. Only specialty sands that were in bags or barrels would warrant a boxcar. Doug Harding ww