Ah, now that I know the question I can answer. Mont makes an excellent point. At many rural locations there was only one loading chute at the local stockpens, so car length was not an issue. Each car

Phil, they are what we commonly call 36’ wood reefers. Attached is the photo of the Cudahy reefer #5557 that closely matches the Atlas model. And at the photo of Swift 9863. 5557 was built in 1928 and

Garth that photo is of a 6 hinge car. The question is about a 4 hinge car. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Steve are you referring to Mat Thompson’s presentation on Operations at his Swift Meat packing plant? I was not able to participate in the OpSig event, so I did not hear the question. I am familiar wi

Phil I assume you are asking about the Atlas wood 36’ wood meat reefer with 4 hinges. I believe it has been offered in a Swift p/l scheme. Atlas claims the wood meat reefer model is based upon a Cudah

The tank looks like an end fill propane tank. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

I have been using Anise seeds for sugar beet loads. I cut a piece of foam to fit the car, paint it dark brown. Then coat with glue and sprinkle anise seed. A second application of anise covers areas m

I have nothing, except Kristen’s note that states 1900 circa ORER’s do list some railroad owned poultry cars. The ORER’s would give you car numbers and dimensions. But as to what they looked like, I h

Schuyler I pointed out the Wool Soap signs yesterday afternoon with a comment I thought this was a building that dealt with by-products. Wool Soap was a brand name of the Swift company for one of thei

I’m suspect this is a building related to byproducts from Swift. Note the many Swift Wool Soap signs. There are burlap sacks under the loading dock, perhaps containing wool. The building next door is

I completely agree with the generally accepted practice that wood water pipes were common through WWII, particularly out west (here in the mid-west lead pipes were the standard). But creosote? I canno

Use an Olaf compass cutter https://www.amazon.com/OLFA-1057028-Rotary-Circle-Cutter/dp/B001CEAMCY Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Gary, with my moving, packing HO rolling stock has been a concern. Damage was occurring until I began using these products. To protect each car I do use pieces of this foam, with additional pieces to

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Attached is the details for the tribute Bill’s train friends have planned. It will be Wednesday, Dec 16th, 9pm EST, via Zoom. The late hour is so we can accommodate those on the west coast. This is op

I served a church that had an old one in the boiler room down in the basement. They couldn’t get it out when they replaced it with a new smaller modern boiler. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

IF you scroll to the bottom of the listing you will see a series of photos, of a short dump car, that has a raised sloped center board to send the contents outward. The listing says no couplers, but t

The question has been raised as why California is not on the list. National Provisioner was published weekly in 1921, which is Vol #65. Without the issue number, one will have to search the entire yea

Looking very realistic. Nice job. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

A quick search for “railroad chalk” will produce a number of hits, with different brands and types. Many of them related to the building trades, as the 1” chalk is still used to mark lumber and buildi