Yes, they are. Thanks for great photos to illustrate this topic. Jack Mullen

Can anyone shed light on an Intermountain reefer custom-produced for the GM&O Historical Society? This car is an NRC reefer with GM&O lettering, car number is 19578. The model appears to be a standard

Norm wrote: "are these cans in the photo Keely Cans? that you are referring to?" Norm. Yes, those are Keeley cans. I have seen the spelling that I used in my post, without the final "e", but after som

Guy - are these cans in the photo Keely Cans? that you are referring to? Norm Buckhart

Photo: Bad Stencil Job This is link to a photo from in the collection of the University of Utah: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64q9921 Notice the tilted placement of the reweigh stencil

According to my plant identification app on my phone, it is commonly called Curled Dock (Rumex crispus). I try to ID all the plants in my modeling area too. Allen Montgomery wyomingdivision.org

No. The D&RG was merged with the RGW a lot earlier - the "W" is an artifact of the D&RG's reorganization from bankruptcy, forced by the Gould forces in the MP (which controlled the D&RG) to build the

Thanks for the correction, Bruce. Bill Daniels Santa Rosa, California

Interesting car: looks like one of the *big* Class X (10,000 gallons). Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

A sure indication that the photo was taken with orthchromatic film, which renders yellows (UTLX cars had yellow lettering) as a dark gray. Dennis Storzek

Maytag washers were made in Newton IA. The plant was served by the Rock Island. This train would most likely have been routed Rock Island to the UP at Omaha, or possibly Colorado Springs. Doug Harding

From Erie Lackawanna site today. http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-12-02-19/X3418.jpg http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-12-02-19/X3471.jpg http://lists.railfan.net/

Awhile back I posted photos of Columbus & Greenville #3703, a model of a rebuilt steel boxcar I kitbashed over two decades ago. Photos can be very revealing and as I looked at the photos I could see h

Very cool. I wonder how much production that represents from the factory, a week? Mike Aufderheide

I concur; I have enough of it around my house to recognise it pretty quick. Regards Paul Woods Whangarei, NZ NYCSHS #7172

Keeley Cans & Hoses This message was posted by "MontourMan" on Train Orders.com on 09/26/16. It was in response to a question about hoses over the truck bearings on a UP locomotive tender. Bob Chaparr

Photo: Trainload of Maytag Washers This is link to a 1935 publicity photo from the collection of the University of Utah: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tj0x2j Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photos: Railroad Yard At Ogden, Utah These are links to photos taken in the 1940s from in the collection of the University of Utah: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x0899p https://collect

PFE Reefer With Load Of Pecan Pieces This is link to a 1927 photo from the collection of the University of Utah: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jq397q The stenciling on the barrels appe

Notice that the lettering is completely invisible - no doubt obliterated by dirt & grime - Tom