What era? Today nitrogen is pumped into LPG cars to force the contents out.? Once empty, the cars are then depressured for transport. ? Mike Del Vecchio

This Property is Condemned was released on video this past summer, and I bought one for about $10.? Worth seeing, and it tells a realistic tale of a railroad beancounter evaluating yards and roundhous

Would someone with a working Alps decal printer be willing to help a freight car fan on short notice? There is a retirement happening next week at work, and I'd like to have a line of type and reporti

WDarnaby@... writes: Wow, lots of contribution to chalk marks. There were lots of reasons for chalk marks, and on those rare days I cover a train service job these days I still carry a pa

On this date in 1917 the USRA took control of America's railroads. By the time the government bowed out, railroads and railroading had changed, including the freight cars. Mike Del Vecchio