I am sorry to report that Gene died on Tuesday, 29 Mar. He has been my friend for 50 years. We were brought together via our hobby of model railroading, bolstered by our time working for the real thin

Beautiful cars Rich! gary roe quincy, illinois

Claus, When I worked for a railroad back in the 70's, riding on the top of cars was not done, of course. However, some of the older fellows used a signal similar to the one shown; but it has to be ani

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Bob, That trailer does not have a roof. Thus the need for the tarp. gary roe quincy, illinois

Bob, Yes, that is the way I understood it as well. gary roe quincy, illinois

I agree with Chuck. The Wabash had multi use tags; but they weren't as vague. Specific uses were spelled out. gary roe quincy, illinois

Eric, I am not real familiar with the industries in South Bend; but I do know there was an ARMCO plant there. My guess is that the siding was metal; but could have been more of an industrial or agricu

Here is the last installment of "Daily Interchange Report of Cars" from the NJI&I to the Wabash at Pine in 1953. The following list is dated 07May53. All cars originated at South Bend. I am showing In

Here is another installment of "Daily Interchange Report of Cars" from the NJI&I to the Wabash at Pine in 1953. The following list is dated 07May53. All cars originated at South Bend. I am showing Ini

Bob, Wabash car is 76000 series. Can't make out last 3 digits. Photo taken at Fort Worth ATSF Station, in background to left. gary roe quincy, illinois

Here is another installment of "Daily Interchange Report of Cars" from the NJI&I to the Wabash at Pine in 1953. The following list is dated 06May53. All cars originated at South Bend. I am showing Ini

Here is another installment of "Daily Interchange Report of Cars" from the NJI&I to the Wabash at Pine in 1953. The following list is dated 06May53. It is cars which were left between 11P and midnight

Randy, I checked; but am sorry to report there were none. gary roe quincy, illinois

Schuyler, Yes, the destination for Wabash Train 96 was Melvindale Yard in Detroit; but the car could very likely have been interchanged with another road for delivery to the consignee. Thanks for your

I was recently able to acquire 4 pages of "Daily Interchange Report of Cars" from the NJI&I to the Wabash at Pine, Indiana. For those unfamiliar with the NJI&I, it was a Wabash subsidiary which ran ab

Roger, From what I was told just this morning, the MoT has not reopened yet. gary roe quincy, illinois

Dean, Michael Gruber; Mainline Photos; P.O. Box 411; Portage, Wisconsin 53901-0411 Has a real nice straight on side shot of the 7080. gary roe quincy, illinois

I just wanted to thank everybody for their ideas and suggestions on my storage question. I appreciate the time you took to write them. gary roe quincy, illinois

Admittedly, this post is not about Steam Era Freight Car models; but the transportation and/or storage of same. I do not have a layout, so virtually all of my models 'live' in a box.....usually the on