consider the source :-) "unknown" is the answer... whether "unknowable" only time will tell On 4/7/2023 2:03 PM, Richard Brennan wrote:

Wear and tear, and repair, comes with the territory. :-) On 4/7/2023 9:00 AM, Paul Doggett via groups.io wrote:

You can find these cars in the freight car archive. The NIPX car had some intra-plant use in Indiana, I think. No other photos of it have shown up. Tom Marsh (Overland) lived in Indiana and must have

On 4/6/2023 9:54 AM, Tom Lawler wrote:

On 4/3/2023 11:52 PM, Steve SANDIFER wrote:

based on your prototype photo, I think more severe spillage is called for. try using dry brush media like the weathering powders out there. these tend to eliminate the liquid evaporation look. then ov

Adams trucks are excellent. He produced Chrysler trucks that are just stunning, and very necessary if you're modeling any of that batch of General American box cars represented by the Branchline model

Excellent photos Ted! Good lighting really helps in a display room! :-) On 3/29/2023 8:34 AM, Ted Culotta wrote:

Johannes In my opinion (I own brass and plastic) the Intermountain R-40-23 is a superior model in almost every possible way. These Challenger reefers were pretty awful models. Barf city. By the way, t

Dan Great pictures. What is the meaning of "P&L" paint scheme? On 3/28/2023 3:42 PM, Dan Smith wrote:

John, this is the ONLY photo I have seen of an R-40-10 with dual heralds and NO placard boards anywhere, not even on the end of the car ! I don't know the date of this photo or whether the UP herald i

It also appears in photos of some riveted side panel cars! On 3/25/2023 2:52 PM, Tony Thompson wrote:

It's definitely an optical illusion -- Up close on a cloudy day, or once the car is dirty, you'd never notice it. I have photos of the same cars that appear this way in one photo, and look absolutely

Archer weld seams, or very skilled use of a hobby knife blade. :-) I think this C&O car was the subject of an article in a magazine. It did not have the classic "PS-1" underframe, but instead had a st

A few years ago Jason (Owl Mountain) had his 3-D printed 'alligator' cylinder guides (or whatever they are called) for his SP 2-8-0 on display at the RPM in St Louis -- they were made in shiny metal a

3-D sure is ! With moon rockets (and other industrial items) now being 3-D printed (!!!) one wonders if printed HO scale steam locomotives will soon be possible. :-) On 3/25/2023 11:11 AM, Dave Wetter

No, some PRR X37b's definitely had Allen Wood running boards. And right next to it in the builder photo is another one, with a wood running board. :-) On 3/25/2023 9:53 AM, Clark Propst via groups.io

Granite was definitely not the only type of ballast. I have encountered cinders, taconite/hematite, limestone, sandstone, and some kinds of fine crushed stone. I'm sure there are many others. Rock doe

Andy They are listed as MWB in the 1950 ORER, instead of HK, which illustrates what you say. But WHY list them in the ORER in the first place? Few railroads list their MoW equipment. On 3/24/2023 10:4

On 3/23/2023 11:48 PM, John Monrad wrote: