Helper Service: Trane Diesel Generator Inside Mechanical Reefer Does anyone have a photo of a Trane diesel generator inside a Santa Fe mechanical reefer? I need a photo as reference for a project. Tha

The June 2018 issue of Model Railroad Hobbyist featured an article by Richard Bale on freight car trucks. It's an in-depth article with many illustrations. Here is a link: http://mrhpub.com/2018-06-ju

Transformers Doug Auburg commented: I’m not an expert on the cars but after working for an electrical utility for 30 years I can offer some insights on utility practices. Transformers are shipped w/o

Photo: SP Transformer Train (1937) A photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/30874/rec/432 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Description:

Photo: NYC Flat Car S-498123 With Condenser Parts (1924) A photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/25045/rec/868 This photo can be enlarged quit

Photo: SP Gondola 53923 (1924) A photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/24427/rec/1317 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Description: Gen

Photo: Reading Depressed Center Flat Car 99048 With Gun Barrel A photo from the WarshipPorn [sic] Website: https://www.reddit.com/r/WarshipPorn/comments/kyy5is/1500x_1070_battleship_gun_in_bethlehem/

Jim van Gaasbeek: Can you please provide a link to “Richard Hendrickson's treatise on HO Trucks”? Follow the links here: Freight Car Trucks 1900-1960 (groups.io) Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Bachmann HO Scale Boiler Does anyone know the prototype for the Bachmann boiler? Does it approximate any known boiler type? Ted Culotta discussed this boiler on his Prototype Railroad Topics blog and

Photo: SP Gondola 45680 A 1937 photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/30876/rec/8 Stencil reads "Bulk Wine Grape Loading Only". Very strange gr

Photo: SP Gondola 45811 & Companion A 1937 photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/30802/rec/857 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Related

Photo: B&O Gondola (1910) A photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/12651/rec/45 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. I can't quite make out

Photo: Pacific Electric Boxcars 2082, 2015 & 2111 An undated photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p15150coll2/id/18795/ This photo can be enlarged quite a b

Photo: Michigan Central Flat Car 33552 Under Stress An undated photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/347/rec/575 This photo can be enlarged qu

Photo: Monon Flat Car 20385 With Transformer Load A 1922 photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/20359/rec/198 This photo can be enlarged quite

Photo: SP Flat Car 43595 With Transformer Load An 1937 photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/30745/rec/693 This photo can be enlarged quite a

Photo: NYC Flat Car S-499022 With Machinery Load A 1924 photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/25044/rec/867 This photo can be enlarged quite a

Photo: PMK&Y (NYC) Gondola 90723 An undated photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/21113/rec/1786 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. The c

Shipper's Sketch: PRR Well Hole Flat Cat A 1928 drawing from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/24195/rec/620 This drawing can be enlarged quite a bit

Photos: PRR Depressed Center Flat Car 435495 Four 1928 photos from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/24197/rec/629 https://hdl.huntington.org/digital