Thank you, Tim, I stand corrected. My fingers are dyslexic. I know the difference: SRLX = meat, SLRX = beer. Todd Sullivan

IIRC, when Tony bought these Atlas cars, they were the only RTR Swift meat reefer models available. He was acquiring a fleet of meat reefers for the traffic out of Kansas City. All other available mod

Tim, Thanks, those are great photos and they show exactly what I was trying to describe! There's one other photo I know about that is in one of the small softcover Anthracite railroad books. It shows

Brian, Nice catch. My Rapido reefers are in storage in Syracuse, so I'd better make a note to check the SRLX car when we are reunited. I'll also check my Sunshine kit that is painted but not assembled

I don't know about the Barber S-1 trucks, Bill, but you could ask Rapido about making them available. I think they are pretty open to ideas from modelers. About the Swift reefers, the cars in both col

Not only that, but when they wrecked something back then - autos and trains - they really destroyed them! Glad my car is a lot more robust than those tin lizzies of the 1930s. Todd Sullivan

Umm, the Santa Fe boxcar in the background has the "Ship and Travel" slogan, and I think that started in 1947 or so, and Garth said the L&N PS-1 boxcar two cars to the right from the Santa Fe car was

Thanks, Ben. Duly noted! Todd Sullivan

Brian, Thanks, I'm sure you are correct. I'll change the note on my e-copy to reflect that. I never thought it looked like Boston. Todd Sullivan

Hi Clark, I think you are right about the roofs not all being replaced. I've attached (I hope) a photo from somewhere online that is of the NYC / B&A yard in Boston with lots of NYC boxcars, including

Clark, I must have 5-6 of the Westerfield NYC kits in my stash. If you want a 'corrugated' door, contact me off list at sullivant41 ATT yahoo DOT com. Todd Sullivan

Hi Jeff, I'm going to offer some hunches, and I'll probably be corrected in due course! The boxcar interior first. When I was at the NPTCo in the early 1960s, that car would have been classified by th

Hi Fran, I checked in my January 1952 ORER (I model 1952), and most large railroads' listings have a "Recapitulation of Car Equipment" at the end of the main listings of cars by number series. The Rec

Wow, Bill, that's a pretty smooth looking finish. Nice model, too! Where did you get the Badger primer? Todd Sullivan

My experience clerking at the NPTCo in Portland in 1961-62 with NP and GN covered hoppers was that a small group was dedicated to bulk feed service from the large Albers mill across from Union Station

Because the left-opening door would contact (smush) the grabs if they were mounted completely on the car side. Todd Sullivan.

And the "hog" in hog fuel comes from the Norwegian word "hogge" meaning to chop or chip. Todd Sullivan

The LifeLike P2K USRA 0-6-0 and the later production of the USRA 0-8-0 used the standard LL 33" wheelsets, which had smooth (shiny) wheels and plastic axles, with thin shim brass or phosphor bronze wi

Hi Bill, It's a little difficult to visualize the herald you are talking about. Any chance you could post the photo of GN 9996? Todd Sullivan.

Or depth charges! LOL Todd Sullivan