There may be others, but the only preserved (restored) reefer that I know of at Kennebunkport is a former Milwaukee URTX wood reefer in its last guise as a Milwaukee-owned car with plug door. It serve

Tim writes- Tim is completely correct, of course. I do know about the diatomaceous earth in Nevada (and California), but obvious do not know beans about bentonite clay in South Dakota- even though hav

I agree with Tony, and also vote that a 36' reefer would be the ticket. I visited a fine layout several days ago modeling very effectively and completely the Iowa meat industry, and I was positively a

Wow and beware! These enconioms being heaped on Richard, richly deserved as they are, will most assuredly warp out of all recognition his sweet personality (:-)). Denny

I have also done that on a small number of cars over the years, and the effort indeed gave me then (and now) a feeling of especially accomplished craftsmanship and completeness . On the other hand, I

Tim O'Connor inquires- Re: Tim, I am embarrassed to say that although I have the camera, a scanner of sorts, and even the software (not installed) I still cannot reliably take or send photos. It is in

Tom Madden's wise observations on the progress and stages of development that both the hobby and hobby-ests (sp?) have undergone, and are going through, are about the most thoughtful and simple that I

The issue of whether any given color photograph may be an accurate mirror of color is a judgment that almost always has to be made contemporaneously. Even then, even though judged acceptable, truly ac

I believe that the geographic differences in milk rail transport probably was at least in part influenced the differing natures of the dairy industry in major parts of the country, i.e. milk produced

Tom inquires about the express reefers carrying dairy products from Rochester, MN to Baltimore. I agree that fresh milk products probably would not likely withstand such a long trip, but- butter would

Matching "box car reds" is one of the most frustrating of all my modeling endeavours, and worse- the very nature of the beast is such that small differences can really stand out. A longtime side inter

Has anyone produced models of the the milk cars used by the Bowman Milk Company? Did Wanzer use milk cars also? Another express milk car commonly seen in Chicago was Mars (the candy company). As far a

I am attempting underbody detail on a F&C resin kit ("detail to level that you wish"), and in the only instructions, there is a stick drawing of what appears to be a K cylinder/reservoir on one side o

No. It is a standard K combined cylinder-reservoir, but with a diagram with a separate air tank on the other side of sill (the stick diagram furnished by F&C shows the tank to be good sized, about the

Friends- The paint commonly used by the Milwaukee shops for new freight car and rebuild/repaint prior to ? in the '40s has been almost universally described as a "darker, more red 'freight car color'"

MIke refers to- Oh NO-O-o-o..............Nah, Never! Denny

Like Bill Darnaby, I save cast resin kits for lazy summer porch projects. I do not do enough of them to be at all "proficient", but I do enjoy the challenges. My ecumenical selection this summer were

In my grab bag there is an unlettered short Ulrich cast metal HO "piggyback" flat car. Without any real thought, I have always presumed that it was an SP prototype, but in truth, do not really know. D

Despite the dirt making it difficult to tell, the upper ends of the CMO are definitely yellow underneath it all. Dennyh

Without desiring it, I also have had a LOT of experience with this issue. Although alcohol or lacquer thinner can remove a light infestation, most of the time a wire brush is needed. The foam rot does