Vic, As you've heard, it depends . . . But I can add two seemingly unusual sand shipments into Richmond California circa 1942. In one, actually a large steady stream of cars, ATSF received locomotive

Greg Martin passed before he could forward me the list of this year's Shake-N-Take participants. I have purchased the missing underframes and am preparing to send them to those that received kits that

Eric, Pure speculation - Capacity set by the car owner at something less than the standard, not to be changed on re-weigh. Denoted in my 1944 era by a star. Just a guess, but not a WAG.John John Barry

As Ian and Tony have stated, most likely Chlorine which was required to be placarded as a poison gas. Your photo captures said placard so you can infer that the car was loaded when you shot it. John B

Paul, According the the April 44 list of open and prepaid stations, the Evangaline ran from Belle Chaney through Brian to Greer Louisianna. All three stations were listed as intrastate traffic only. O

The line must be clearer in my Oct 44 edition. As Ben stated, the base kit is off, but as a stand in, it has a basis in reality in that it is at least the same type and configuration of car, albeit wi

Bob, ATSF 116160 is in fact a Bx-3 in the 116000-116999 Series built with KC brakes by Pullman in 1923 and rebuilt by the Santa Fe with AB brakes and Ajax brake wheels in the 40s. John Barry ATSF Nort

A truly unique car. The only 100,000 pound capacity box on the Rutland in Oct of 44. Dennis made it in Resin, one of the Storzek kits that I have. He also reproduced it in his Acurail line, kit # 4105

http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/pshs/id/19536/rec/72 Use of the PLM box would be pure speculation on my part, but the detail photo in the link above clearly shows the imperfec

I am deeply saddened by Greg's passing. I've been following his progress and set backs over the last several weeks and praying for his recovery. Although I don't have a long history with Greg, I was i

San Francisco had a Kingan house served by the State Belt north of the Ferry Building on Embarcadaro between Jackson and Pacific Streets. (Sourced from the SP 1948 and 1928 SF Industry Maps.) Gives me

Oh, but they do! The Fe-24s numbered 4100-4399 carried the BX mechanical designation with a note that they were equipped for high speed passenger service with steel wheels, steam and signal lines. Joh

Aw shucks, they got the number wrong on the bottom car, the prototype is PENNSYLVANIA 6-5000 John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville, VA 707-490-9696 PO Box 44736 Was

Forwarding to the STMFC list as I have only 9 attendee responses. Steve, I'm including you directly given your io issues. John John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville

Don, I believe that Bruce modified a Chooch boiler. That was a variant of the "Scotch boiler" and not the type used in warships. The Birchfield boilers of the current discussion originated at Tacoma W

Joe, Maybe we should hang blue flags on the common equipment when we are using it to prevent such incidents? John John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville, VA 707-490-

Very interesting. GAPX is not listed as a registered reporting mark in either the Jan or Apr 43 nor the Oct 44 ORER. John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville, VA 707-4

Thanks Doug, I have a full set of the RPCs and have only begun to scratch the surface. John John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville, VA 707-490-9696 PO Box 44736 Wash

Garth, Thank you for your informative post. It has helped me identify additional potential traffic for my 1944 Richmond CA based layout. From a pair of SP industry maps (1928 & 48), we can identify a

Also of note is the URTX meat reefer marked for Dubuque Packing Company. What color is that, orange? Very different from the adjacent Northern Refrigerator to the right or the Milwaukee branded car to