I have finished building three of Westerfields USRA three bay hoppers #2001. I have had these kits for 30 years and finally got them built. They were the old brittle resin kits and were the hardest ki

I did a poor job of asking for what I need. The USRA cars I built are the rebuilds with three hoppers and are the C&O cars. I hope that helps for a photo for 1954

I have the July 1983 MM and that is the lettering that is shown in the assembly instructions. I'm looking for a latter lettering scheme.

Thanks Larry. Is there a date on that photo. Many cars were rebuilt with panel sides as shown to the left of this car in the 1935,36 time frame.

Thank you Don. I have that issue and the pictures are good. Did these cars in later years receive the CO for progress herald?

It was not unusual to ship locomotive parts from the centrql warehouse to out lying shops in cattle cars . I have a picture of this on the C&NW at the 40th Street shops in Chicago.

That is being used as a Z which means the car has been inspected and is marked for scraping. Lloyd Keyser

Philgas and Skelgas were widely seen in the midwest. Several years ago I sent photos of these cars to Atlas. I received no reply. Champ decals brought out Philgas HT-66 and I think Skelgas. In stead t

Nicely done. What decals did you use. Lloyd Keyser

Brodhead is on the the Mineral Point line out of Janesville, WI. My guess is it is being hand unloaded into a truck for one of the local Cheese factorys. Lloyd Keyser

Hey Guys, I hate to bring this up so will stick with just this car. But what is the matching paint for the Accurail H31a composite hopper? I have two other X-29's and all three cars are a different sh

The C&NW would run solid express reefer trains as required off the UP connection in Omaha. These trains were known to run upwards of 15 to 20 cars and pulled by the big Hudson's at passenger train spe

Always looked forward to visiting Ron while at Naperville. Always had a nice long talk about many things. I will miss seeing him this year. My best to family and friends. Lloyd Keyser

The Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, IA in the 40's into the 60's consumed six to eight car loads of cobs a day and processed them obtaining a chemical named Furfural. The cob residue, a very fine p

Why is there not a Do No Hump sign on this load Lloyd Keyser

Sorry, I just did not think of it. Lloyd Keyser

The C&NW HS had a special run of these trucks made by Overland many years ago. Might check ebay . The brake system shown is a passenger UC brake system. Cal Scale AB300. Lloyd Keyser

There is an excellent full page article on the C&NW Lidgerwood car pulling a ten wheeler backwards at the 40th Street shops in Chicago. The brake shoes are replaced with cutters to reshape the tire ba

I would like to know more about that flat car. It appears to be on Andrews trucks Lloyd Keyser

Thanks Eric for the info. Lloyd Keyser