Now I think you’re getting close to the mark Ron. I was wondering if anyone considered the fact that some loads for which a well hole car is needed are shaped in such ways that structural wood or stee

What’s the mystery about the L&N sand car, Claus? Looks to me like a standard tender frame from a smaller steam loco with a home built bunker for sand added to it. A lot of steamers went to scrap with

With a Los Angeles address shown on the new website it appears to me that J.P. has sold Reboox. Having known him and visited with him for nearly 50 years, but not having seen him in the last 5. I’ll t

y Thanks for the photo of a Southern Rwy. Ventilated boxcar Bob. I’ve know they had some but never had a photo of one before. But a “hay stacker” in the foreground? I don’t think so. What you see is a

Given the way a reefer is sealed I would expect it would at least initially float in flood waters if it were empty. MDTX #18122, judging by the high water mark on its end, does not appear to have done

Nor is there any listing back as far as July 1947. Something might be off in Tim’s notes. My best, Don Valentine Sent from Mail for Windows 10

The CN 1 ½ door box car like I make with the Accu-rail cars and my own NERS ½ door Add-On kits isn’t bad either. Excuse the shameless plug. Wish I could enlarge and print that photo. Neat style of sto

Interesting trucks of a design I don’t recall ever seeing before. Wonder what the height of the deck above the rail is for tis IC flat car? Unless the body bolster is quite thick it would seem that a

Nice model Dave. Can you tell me when the ACL changed from yellow to red for the color of the roads ventilated boxcars? Never realized the light color seen inn black & white photos of some early ACL c

In earlier years in boxcars but in post war years in gondolas with poles in place to extend their height one could see B&M cars headed to Florida from late October till early December each year. By no

Renken’s Dairy also used the roll-on, roll-off milk containers. In several Photos I have seen of both the Renken and some Borden’s containers seem to indicate a red color which is also believed to hav

Hi Bob, It is not the fact that some of the siding has come ff of these PFE reefers that I notice so much as the way it has come off. If you look at both photos the cars all show a 4 and 4 panel patte

Hi Bud, You are aware, I presume, that someone offered a resin kit for the Cabot Corp. carbon black cars. If memory serves I believe it was Steve Funaro of F&C. My best, Don Valentine Sent from Mail f

Eastern States Farmers Exchange warehouse in Black Rock (Buffalo), NY to the various stores all around New England. If hey had not merged with GLF to form Agway they might still be with us. My best, D

Someone has been up on the White River Jct. coal dock in the CV yard. The FM’s are CN But the steamer is a CV #600 Class 4-8-2 Those were better days, 1950-1956. Who do we Thank for taking this view?

a few more images... From: Claus Schlund \(HGM\) Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2020 12:19:56 PDT Hi List Members, Here are a few more images... BFIX 537 butterdish milk car https://hoboken.pastperfectonline.com/p

Caught those too, Ken. The L&N vent. surprised me as I'd never seen any from that road before and now wonder how common they were. My best, Don Valentine

Hi Can I Ask You a Favor. Thank you. Donald Valentine

Hi Can I Ask You a Favor. Thank you. Donald Valentine

Larry Smith wrote: " A big battle ensued with the other railroads having clearance a problems with the cars and PRR embargoing the other railroads from its lines if they wouldn't accept the cars in in