What a wonderful build! While it is a stock car, that is not a “stock” kit build. The additions to the pre-painted are real eye candy and reveal the detail exceptionally well. Gary “more the stock bui

Rocket Express made a resin car of a Rock Island stock car. Gary Laakso

Claus, it may not be unloading coal since there is no visible access to the pile. Gary Laakso

Great build of a very distinctive car. Gary Laakso

Thanks, Brian. The instruction sheet has Edgewater, Colorado as the home town. Gary Laakso

Were the Pittsburg Scale Models re-branded as Protowest Scale Models that were sold as two kits in one box? Gary Laakso

NP reefers that were clones of the PFE reefers. Gary Laakso

Was it West Rail? Gary Laakso

Still with us as of last month. Gary Laakso

I am not aware of his ever e-mailing anyone and the title sounds like a fraud. Gary Laakso

Bill, the site opens for my iPad. Gary Laakso

Tim: Where is the mystery N&W coal hopper that haunted Mike’s Sherman Hill? Gary Laakso

A generous man with his time and wisdom with a good sense of humor and an uncanny for attracting chocolate chip cookies at CCB. He helped me with my first battles with stiles and earned by gratitude.

The picture was taken in 1946 near Salt Lake City on the Grand: https://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Emil-Albrecht-Photos/1946-Salt-Lake-City/i-rLWqvxz/A An interesting train makeup with 3 of the f

He had completed the patterns for a DRGW DS 50” boxcar that was supposed to be offered as a kit. He did a presentation of how he crafted the patterns. Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock From: main@Re

Apologies for sending this out. Gary Laakso

It opened in Windows 10. Gary Laakso

Plus, a GN truss rod boxcar on the siding! Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

Thank you very Fenton. Gary Laakso

They are seen moving in a freight in 1949, complete with their Allied Full Cushion trucks: https://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Emil-Albrecht-Photos/1949-Oct-Farmington-West-Ogden/i-4vZvpSv/A Gary