Dave, You make an interesting point about partial re-stencilling. This 1937 example seems rather rare though an likely to be even rarer or non-existent in my time period at the end of 1944. I know you

1948 San Francisco Industries Map 1948 San Francisco Industries Map Pete Hall won a copy of the 1948 SP San Francisco Industry Map several months ago. He was gracious to share rep... I've written a sh

Tony Thompson and I are trying to figure out if the Santa Fe actually used different waybill forms for each of it's operating companies as implied in the Santa Fe form index. In the three pre-1960 ver

Tim, I have tallied the entries in the January 45 ORER by car type and for box/auto cars length in an Excel sheet. When I saw Bruce's post with 1953 data, I filtered the top 20 and didn't find several

Bruce, It was similar. The numbers of the top 300 North American Flat Car owners listed in the Jan 45 ORER were: CN 5047 PRR 5023 SP 4968 CP 4133 CNW 3852 MILW 3585 UP 3243 GN 2824 ATSF 2651 NYC 2384

Elden, If LTRR got used cars, they got them before 1945. The kit instructions show how many cars survived in 53 and later, but is silent on the initial acquisition dates beyond a vague "in the 30's .

Claus, Any chance it's still in your possession? I've been out making the field safe for beef critters. John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville, VA 707-490-9696 PO Bo

Not a 1 percent waybill sample, but one percent of a road's entire interchange car fleet in a single photograph on the other side of the continent: https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/21765

Although the Terminated Truck may have been manufactured during our time frame. Note the journal covers on the truck, normally on plain bearing devices for supporting STMFCs on rails. John Barry ATSF

What are the odds of a Life photographer capturing one of the Virginian's 15 50' flat cars loaded with military equipment in Louisiana? I don't think he chose that car for it's rarity, rather the acti

But it also explains why I've obtained three and have three more on order for my 1944 Santa Fe layout. One will be a NWP car. John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville,

One of the new Owl Mt flats has a prototype here: https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/12356665_1690862387826417_5537730881631793797_o.jpg?oh=d43479280dd7265618214baab0becfa0&oe=5A3D9402 Joh

The best? Its that great adult undergarment, Depends. Do you like clinics, fellowship, viewing models, vendors, door prizes? Each RPM has its own character. My first was the Bay Area meet in Richmond,

https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1983953805183939&id=1634742540105069&set=a.1983949145184405.1073742939.1634742540105069&source=43&l=1d57d84d48 A Bx-3 far from home rails. John Barry ATSF North B

John, Ben, My first impression was also of a Bx-8, not noticing the breaks in the vertical sheathing and the wheels seemed closer to the car ends than later practice. But I cheated and did a look up o

https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1983953805183939&id=1634742540105069&set=a.1983949145184405.1073742939.1634742540105069&source=43&l=1d57d84d48 A Bx-3 far from home rails. John Barry ATSF North B

Mostly steam locos so far, but an artsy view of a karmer cut lever: https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1983950438517609&id=1634742540105069&set=a.1983949145184405.1073742939.1634742540105069&source

While generally correct, sometimes you have to take the OWI captions on the LOC collection with a grain of salt. Case in point is the following: Loading tank with aviation gasoline in a gasoline plant

Clear and Legible! John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville, VA 707-490-9696 PO Box 44736 Washington, DC 20026-4736

Shortly after Pearl Harbor, the Army set up regulating stations at Spokane, Ogden, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque, and El Paso to maintain fluid traffic conditions on the Pacific coast. They and addition