Hi List Members, For those modeling in the correct scale, the car is available in RTR plastic... see attached image. I made a few minor improvements on mine, but it is not radically different than wha

Hi Chuck and List Members, That is a pretty tall request, Chuck! At a minimum, paint technology and chemistry changed enormously between 'the 19-teens' until 'those years on into the time when photogr

Hi Seth and List Members, Thanks Seth for this excellent write-up regarding possibilities for this car. If you compare the Athearn 40ft HO flat (an example of which seen at the link below...) https://

Hi List Members, Notice on the image that the vertical brake wheel staff is out of plumb. This happens to my models all the time - nice to know it is prototypical! How common was this in real life? Cl

Hi List Members, With respect to Harriman boxcars, I don't think so. I propose PRR class XL boxcars - see link below... https://digital.hagley.org/PRR_09087 Claus Schlund On 11-Dec-22 11:46, O Fenton

Hi Tim, George, and List Members, Tim, while the load COULD CONCEIVABLY have been shipped in the manner you described, I do thing George knew what he was talking about. See attached image... Claus Sch

Hi everyone, While I don't know the larger intent for the ORER search request that was originally asked for, perhaps this image (attached) of twin offset side hopper RICX 11will be of interest... it i

Hi List Members, Image of LS&MS 'Red Line' double sheathed boxcar at the Union Manufacturing Company facility in New Britain Connecticut (undated) at the link below https://www.unionmfgco.com/story-of

Hi Todd, Yes, I totally agree, they were long shots. Claus Schlund On 21-Nov-22 18:54, Todd Sullivan via groups.io wrote:

Hi Bob, Roger, and List Members, I can make out the letters "PITTS" - which naturally makes be think PITTSBURGH is in the road name. Miami Cycle and Manufacturing Company was in Middletown OH, so if w

Hi Dennis and List members, Thanks Dennis, I enjoyed reading that Claus Schlund

Hi Bob and List Members, Great images! In the one link referenced below, there is a cut of four cars on the rightmost track, starting with car SDRX 1033. Questions... (1) The car sez "FLUX". What does

Hi Jack and List Members, Jack wrote: "According to the Leadville Designs website, the stockcar side framing is 3D printed ABS. The overall kit is multimedia. I agree with Tim that it looks like heat

Hi Eric, Bob, and List Members, For many years, near the former P&LE station in downtown Pittsburgh, there was a steel plant bottle car that had roller bearing arch bar trucks under it. The car was no

Hi Bob and List Members, Bob, you have a very sharp memory! Nice to see my conjecture has been proven correct - these ARE indeed UP gons! Claus Schlund

Hi Ben and List Members, Thanks Ben, I stand corrected Claus Schlund

Hi Matt and List Members, Matt, you don't say if you have already ordered and received the kit or not. I hope it looks better than the kit I received - see image linked below - shown still in the fact

Hi List Members, Still more poultry cars, one car is named POLLY LPTX 922 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/148742399 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/148742403 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/148742405

Hi List Members, Gons with steel loads in 1932. I suspect these are UP gons, possibly in the series UP 99500-99999 48ft6in IL, can anyone verify (or refute) that this is the case? https://catalog.arch

Hi List Members, Some additional poultry car images, this time the interiors. This shows the car attendant at work! https://catalog.archives.gov/id/148742409 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/148742407