The hoppers are USRA design triples, which Westerfield still makes in HO. Longacre is at the east end of Smithers (I actually have a book on Smithers). This was an area that produced good coking cola.

Paul, We discussed this question a couple of years ago, so it should be in the archives. Sadly, I had this discussion archives, but it somehow got blown off my computer. Yours Aye, Garth Groff 🦆

I think this happened in the mid 1950s. First came red cars with Roman lettering, and then soon after (late 50s) Southern adopted the block lettering style.

Hi List Members, Nice images of NYC, P&LE, and PMcK&Y hoppers in 1938... https://www.loc.gov/item/2017753414/ https://www.loc.gov/item/2017753413/ https://www.loc.gov/item/2017753411/ https://www.loc.

A modeler in your area named Don McDougall might know. But Jim King is a Southern expert. George Courtney

Hi List Members, I especially like the two views of the railroad car GE 25002, a trussrod center-hole flat car from series 25002-25007 - see links below: http://hdl.huntington.org/utils/ajaxhelper/?CI

From the looks of the freight cars in these images, it seems the Pennsy spit-shine crew wasn’t called into action on that G22 gondola. The NYC spit-shine crews sure kept busy on some great looking fla

The Boston & Albany cars in the third set appear to be carrying transformers most likely originating at GE’s Pittsfield, MA plant Roger Hinman

For a matter of information I sell all three paint scheme decals. In black, Roman, and 70s. Maskislanddecals.com. Thank you. Hubert mask

Most likely late 1957 when there was a systemwide change in fonts and colors. That’s when heralds were removed, the Roman font changed to an early version of Gothic/Block, the green/imitation Aluminum

Nice photo, Bob! Thanks for sharing. The placard on the NYC gondola looks like it reads MANIFEST. The PL GS looks like it has a load of coupler drawbar castings. Notice this gondola is so weathered th

Hi Bob and List Members, Thanks Bob for the cool images. The image referenced below in Bob's email can be seen at full resolution (and without the extraneous 'tools') at the link below... http://hdl.h

Bob, all; I just love this stuff. So, originated on the NYC at GE’s Schenectady, NY plant, bound for Long Beach, CA to populate their new steam plant for local power supply? What a GREAT assortment of

What a train for lovers of open loads! Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

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

Photo: Erie Flat Car With Cable Load An 1931 photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/26909/rec/710 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Bob C

Photos: Assorted Gondolas & Flat Cars Two 1924 photos from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/25042/rec/856 These photos can be enlarged quite a bit.

Photo: PRR Gondola 861248 An undated photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/21111/rec/1782 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. The car is l

Hi When did the Southern Railway change their flat car colour from black to red ? Many thanks Paul Doggett England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Thanks, Ken, for posting this link. Quite a bit of interesting information for railfans living in the area. The map also shows the long-lost Miller’s river (now in a culvert and nearly invisible unles