Hello Dan and to others in the group, This is a link to a load offered by MultiScale Digital, https://www.ebay.com/itm/HO-Scale-Mesta-Huge-Forging-Press-Ram-Beam-Flat-Car-Load-Model-Railroad/303473590

All, An ECW 4700 sold on ebay a while ago, here is the link to that sold listing. Take a look and it shows the instructions well. You can see the 2 build versions that can be done. https://www.ebay.co

Tim and All, The PFE reefer is an R-30-9 with a single beam under frame. You can tell this by the jacking pad. Dan Smith

Hello Garth and all, This is a very fun shot, I believe I have seen a low res. version of this before. Couldn't make much out on that one. Thanks for this post. The car looks like a UTL type V 10k car

Hello Randy, In your earlier post, you mentioned Dalman One-Level trucks and stated they have never been offered in HO before. A big hole, of many. Will you be offering these trucks? Hoping, Dan Smith

I'll answer my own question. Running board / brake step, Apex Tri-lok Handbrake, Ajax Link to Ed's table for 1937 40' AAR Boxcars http://steamerafreightcars.com/prototype/frtcars/1937aarmain.html Dan

Link to Trainlife file Garth references: http://magazine.trainlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/rmj_199107.pdf Article begins on page 42. This car was done as a Des Plaines IMWX / RC kit, without th

Shot of recently discussed end type https://www.lakestatesarchive.org/Ed-Wilkommen-Collection/Freight-Cars/i-FBD47MC/A Dan Smith

Hello Ken, In your info about Tim's second photo, build dates are 50, 54 and 57. Did the R-3-4 ends change between 50 and 54? Do you have # of cars built for each date? # series? No changes to basic f

Doug and list, Similar, sort of, but built in the 20's. A 3D printed kit is available for these. 42' https://www.ebay.com/itm/HO-Scale-3D-Printed-D-RGW-Offset-GS-Gondola-42ft-45k-Series-Single-Kit/232

Doug Harding wrote: One unique feature was the use of a Superior hand brake. The hand brake of choice for the M&StL Dan Smith

Spen Kellog replied: But think of the realism the smell could add...... Sounds just offal. Dan Smith

Hello Nelson, The Grandt Line tool for making this part wore out a long time ago. Both Grandt line and DA sets show up at swap meets regularly, I always snap up what I can. Dan Smith

Hello Pierre, Nelson, The parts Nelson cites are separate wheel housing sets done by DA. The Equipco is a 3750 gear, the Miner is a D3290 gear and the Ureco is a fantasy gear. The Grandt Line ? DA set

In response to Mike Schleigh, Partial shot of WAG 200 https://www.ebay.com/itm/RR-Print-Wellsville-Addison-amp-Galeton-WAG-5009-at-Galeton-Pa-6-4-1960-/123759474555?hash=item1cd0a3b77b%3Ag%3AFPQAAOSw9

Group, Forgot to mention, dowels fully protect axle socket from grit blasting. Taper is a little less than shape of socket. Dan Smith

Hi Jerry, I think you might mean me. I have , I hope, put in a photo to show what you said. Dowels and a Tichy USRA truck as it would come out of blaster. Dan Smith

Hello group, A couple of interior shots of auto frame setup in a gondola from the Barriger collection. https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/12230088815/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/

Tim, I did say almost. The Ajax on this car is almost certainly a replacement hand brake wheel and gear. Zooming in as best I can, can't see the release lever or if it has one. That would tell a lot o

No Tim, That wheel is a 24" Miner wheel. Ann Arbor used Miner Hand Brakes almost exclusively. Dan Smith