Question: I assume these side frames are the raw castings. What if any areas and surfaces were machined before they became part of a functioning truck? Bob Witt

I only have this one cropped from a larger image. Can't read the number so it may not be a N-25b. It appears to have the original brake arrangement. Attached: The origins for the N-25 hoppers was the

List members, A slightly larger image using the below link, at least on my iMac. http://frisco.org/mainline/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Cattle-Car-47864-date-and-location-unknown.jpg Bob Witt

Nice photo Tim. Those B&O TOFCEE service "flat cars" were made by rebuilding the relatively new "1955" underframes from the M-15 wagon-tops. They did configurations for TOFC and COFC. Bob Witt

Found a very poor photo, - Bob Witt

Another RI one. The B&O did COFC using the O-27 gondola. I have a diagram, but no photo. Bob Witt

There is a 3/4 view of a similar gondola, but there seems to be no way to determine what class. The side construction appears to be similar. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/51175 Bob Witt

This maybe a better link as the earlier one is almost 10 years old. Bob Witt

Steve, Bob's Photo has some photos and there are construction photos at the Pullman Museum site. The link are in the attached word document. Regards, Bob Witt

Could some event like WWII have delayed the pace of their removal? Bob Witt

Santa Fe Icing operations. https://paulv99.zenfolio.com/p423164220 Not sure if this was posted earlier, but I couldn't find it in the archives. Bob Witt

Steve, I cut and pasted the URL to a new browser window and it worked fine whereas clicking on the hyperlink did not. Bob Witt

Another thought ... the caption states that DISCO was a preparation plant so it potentially received coal from other mines for washing and grading. This would be a natural need for an online fleet of

There are these two: https://exploreuk.uky.edu/catalog/xt7sf7664q86_6112_1?q=railroad+car&per_page=20 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/catalog/xt7sf7664q86_6115_1?q=railroad+car&per_page=20 If these photos w

B&O class M-55h did have Duryea underframes. Bob Witt

A really fine looking model. I assume this was the polystyrene kit. Trying not to nit-pic, but what about the trucks shouldn't they be some PRR type truck. Regards, Bob Witt

David, Many of the professional/studio photographers took these railroad photos for damage claims. Regards, Bob Witt

I searched using "railroad car" Found this one. https://exploreuk.uky.edu/catalog/xt702v2c8t1s_6137_1?q=railroad+car&offset=80&per_page=20 Bob Witt

The railroad would have been the IC; its Freeport IL to Madison WI line. According to Google maps the car dealership building still stands. Bob Witt

Question: Why a Canadian car? Were some cars built in Canada as early as 1957 or was there some sort of "car pool" in operation. Bob Witt