An early model 80 tonner with long frame would be awesome but since the railroads didn't really use them I doubt it would happen. Plus the 80 tonners have slightly longer truck wheel base and I believ

I liked doing Branchline Kits but a person only needs so many plain jane boxcars. Heavyweight passenger cars are a real niche market. Scott McDonald

Mike's Sherman Hill layout has always been an inspiration for me. I live in Northern Colorado and have driven between Cheyenne and Laramie countless times and have always been impressed with how accur

There was a quick glimpse of a freshly painted SFRD reefer which showed the newer red-orange color and a B & O wagon top that is almost black with a new paint out for reweigh. Of course some nice cent

There is an interesting view of a raised roof boxcar of some kind. Maybe a bomber box. Raised Roof Boxcar Scott McDonald

These photos where posted in a group on Facebook today. They are interesting cars. Looks like they have ACF ends on them? 50ft with door and a half certainly have there own look to them. Scott McDonal

That's for posting that Eric. I added it to my info stash. Scott McDonald

This movie popped up on YouTube and has some great roof shots at the wreck site. There is some nice color footage of the cars as well. Also some early 60s? footage of 844 excursion and putting 4004 in

I am building the Reading XAe Funaro Kit and was hopeing for some proto photos. I am trying to figure out when the support was added under the side doors and what kind of ladder spacing they used. It

Zooming in on that car it has everything from raw metal, rust and of course the faded paint on the sides. There is a black and white photo of a M53 wagon top in the RPC that covers the wagon tops that

There are some good photos of the cars while under construction at MDT at the online NYC Historical Society photo archive as well. Scott McDonald

Integral of the constant function f(x) = k is: C 0 kx+C k+C Scott McDonald

At 18:33 there is an excellent Duryea underframe shot of one of the Rio Grande boxcars that Yarmouth did. Scott McDonald

Probably been posted here before but I had not seen it yet. There is some great freight car footage including some 8 hatch reefers and some great locomotive footage. Interesting they filmed that in th

My guess would be packaging like bottles, boxes and labels Scott McDonald

Color is always subject to so many variables. Below is an ebay link to a 1955 Slide that is pretty close to the rapido color. Southern Pacific boxcar Scott McDonald

The popular Funaro Reading Boxcars have all the Brake equipment on one side as well. Scott McDonald

Great post! Interesting prototype for sure. Scott McDonald

Being in Virgina would those be naval shells? Looks like they have collars on them to help move them around I am guessing? Neat picture. Scott McDonald

That is plenty close to the edge for me! Looks like there is still some paint left on the roofs. Did Santa fe put cinders or some sort aggregate in all thier roof paint for boxcars? Scott McDonald