I caught this film as well. The plot and story are typical of the time, as was the acting. That Ten Wheeler 2276 is similar to SP 2248 in service in Grapevine, Texas, today. The tank engine pulling th

I've collected a couple of steam-era brake clubs. Yes, brakemen could have used the busted handles from spike mauls and sledge hammers, but with a broken end I doubt a trainman would trust it. Broken

Very sad to read this. Bob was a great community builder. In his prime he was a pillar and motivator to New England railfans and modelers. It was a pleasure to know him. We all have to pass some time,

Geepers forgive my english below -- in a hurry to get out of the office. Slaughterhouses weren't imported, of course, but there were many around the City. Not much meat originated in New York compared

New York City was also an import point for produce and many other items in society, including many slaughterhouses. Bananas, for example, were huge business, transloaded from ships and put into fleets

Make DL&W: No. ....Mike

The photo is posted, at: http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-03-30-11/PRR_freight_yard_1942+edit.jpg This is a page from the EL list at railfan.net, a pretty active list. After the pho

Several other modern-era modelers have told me the same thing, that cars are still reweighed periodically. But the STENCILING conventions have changed -- the shop location and date are not required to

Embarassingly, I can't get yahoogroups to accep the image file. I've tried changing formats, reducing the file size, etc., and it won't accept it. The moderator also tried. Last night I sent a large i

The recent plea for more wartime photography reminded me of a negative I own where I'd love to know the location. The other images on these strips of 35mm are in the Freehold area and elsehwere on the

I found the site loading fine, but that may be just luck and timing for once. Interesting imagery. That MP boxcar being unloaded was a surprise to me in that the photographer didn't show the grain lea

Lackawanna's big reefers from ACF were distinctive for having the straight center sill, versus the fishbelly center sill common on ACF reefers of that era. I have some photos of these in service in th

Glad you posted this image, Matt. I have a print of it, too. The DL&W added truss rods to some of this batch of reefers to stiffen the sills, and this is clearly seen in the photo. In this era, many o

The rrrrest of the story is that the cars with the LRX reporting mark were assigned to the Lackawanna Railroad. They were all wooden ACF reefers of the demensions you mentioned. Big'ns, they were. Whe

Rich, many thanks for that list. There were more than I thought. ....Mike

I hold zero IC hoppers in the Alburg data pulled from records in Armand Premo's collection, though I haven't reviewed everything he has. Let me get this straight - you're asking a manufacturer to inve

Bill sed: OK, going to stick my neck in here... 1) Modelers that would appreciate the differences between the “Alternate” and “”Standard” designs also tend to demand high levels of detail and correct

Been reading the accolades, which to me seem an understatement. I look at Al Westerfield as the Les Paul of freight car modeling. He as a chemist created the field and the market, and he's done it for

FYI, gang ....Mike Del Vecchio All Aboard! The Delaware Public Archives Celebrates the History of the Railroad (Dover, DE) Looking for something to combat the post-holiday blues? Come out to the Delaw