Thank you for busting that explosives myth. Previously I had swallowed the explosives explanation hook, line, and sinker. M-K-T did paint huge MKT letters on ordinance boxcars in a later era. America

I would add to Ben's comments that the N-10e was a 1910 basic configuration, all previous N-10 subclasses acquired in that time frame, yet the class N-10e ordered in 1922. B&O did that sort of retro t

Many early B&O hoppers were dismantled at DuBois to provide parts ... mainly trucks and brake gear ... for new hopper programs. The N-44 offset side twin hoppers built 1956-1960 were typical of this r

Both the B&O prototype and Walthers HO models are susceptible to C&O encroachment. The Walthers B&O HO model is C&O configuration tooling for door size, location and vents. Also, several C&O tropp sle

I intend to have an Accurail Canadian National single sheath boxcar in low grade service on my Pittsburgh layout theme. They would be hauling lead ore for galzanizubg steel or raw hides (there was a t

Yet more information on Sterlingworth hopper cars: Railway Age (Jan. 11, 1901) has article, page 32, photo of DL&W 71001 Model Railroader (Jan78) page 71 has scratchbuilding article The Black Diamond

Bill, there are some caveats in modeling B&O M-26 subclass boxcars with the Red Caboose X29 family. - Only the B&O M-26a class has a body represented in Red Cabooses' boxcar line. Riveted lap joint on

Not mentioned in this listing of Red Caboose X29 bodies is that there were two different truck bases (distance between king pins).

On the GN plywood cars with oversize doors, were the door openings oversize as well as the doors? If so, sometimes that extra six inches might come in handy for a particular lading and customer. For e

Your search for covered hoppers out west may be unfruitful for two reasons. - Most of the early adopters were northeastern roads. The Florida roads like ACL, SAL also, who employed their covered hoppe

More information: here is the patent. link: https://patents.google.com/patent/US690559A/en?q=sterlingworth&q=car I understand that the trucks are uniqu as well, dubbed "Sterlingworth" trucks. This Phi

Around 1900, one of the brake beam manufacturers, Sterlingworth, decided to try its hand at manufacturing whole freight cars with a horizontal ribbed hopper car. There is a current ebay photo, mislabe

The Mason City and Clear Lake interurban (Iowa) found it needed a flat car but did not want to buy one. In due course, a loaded PRR F30 flat car came off the CGW interchange at Mason City. After unloa

A counterpoint to the LaSalle and Bureau County railroad boxcar scandal shows it to be folklore .... A friend of mine worked for a sister railroad and reports that it was all much ado about nothing. L

B&O was missing a C-15 express car, not a wagontop C-16. Never found.

Several thoughts and clarifications. - The B&O M-53 wagontops were issued Youngstown replacement doors beginning in 1948, per B&O memo. Due to this, the ExactRail model wagontops with cast-on Tatum fl

Point of information: The N&W line from Columbus to Sandusky, Ohio was acquired from PRR in 1964 at the time of the N&W/NKP/Wabash merger, partly to allow the N&W to link up with its new acquisitions.

What would be some good road names for the new Kadee tank car? Are there any foobies that are tempting yet NOT consistent with this model? Some Warren and Hooker Chemicals tank cars have the look. Jim

I recall that the Tichy flat car and related composite gondola are reasonable Atlantic Coast Line prototypes. These survived in very limited numbers past 1960. A couple questions. My impression is tha

Westerfield resin kits came with researched directions and prototype information, be aware that they reflect the best collective wisdom at the time, now some are well over 20 years old. One would be h