Hi Jace and List Members, Nice looking build you have there! I'm attaching a wreck photo showing B&S 9114 taken in 1929 in Northfield MA. Of course it is a B&W photo, but my guess would be the car loo

Hi Bob and List Members, For everyone's convenience, the link below will display the image in full native resolution https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/utils/ajaxhelper/?CISOROOT=ajc&CISOPTR=1

Hi Schuyler and List Members, A tidbit of additional info, this car is known as a RDG class FWa. Claus Schlund On 23-May-23 19:30, Claus Schlund \(HGM\) wrote:

Hi Schuyler, To my eyes, the car appears to ride on six-wheel trucks. Furthermore, the portion of the load at the center of the car appears to be a large steel flywheel mounted on a heavy axle. My imp

Hi Bob and List Members, Thanks Bob for the excellent image A different photo of the same car was published in the Dec 2011 issue of RMC on page 86 Enjoy! Claus Schlund On 04-May-23 12:37, Bob Chaparr

Hi Scott and List Members, For ease of access, this issue of Model Railroading can be found at the link below... https://magazine.trainlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mrr_199311.pdf Enjoy! Claus S

Hi Brian and List Members, Brian, I agree on all your points. With respect to "Others may have", I'll attach the ORER page from Dec 1930 showing the J&L listing - they did own hoppers in that listing.

Hi Jim and List Members, One of the questions Jim asked was: "In whose hoppers might this traffic be loaded in?" Didn't J&L have their own hoppers? In which case they would preferentially use their ow

Hi Jeff and List Members, I also thoroughly enjoyed watching the video, and it so happened it was entirely within my chosen modeling era Claus Schlund On 05-Apr-23 00:52, Charles Greene wrote:

Hi List Members, With respect to shipping stone loads - granite or otherwise - perhaps the attached image will provide some inspiration... Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, I agree with Tony, Squadron Green (and also Squadron White) is OK, but the TAMIYA putty is much easier to work with When I want a more fluid putty, I have in the past placed a bit of

Hi List Members, NW 53375 composite hopper in 1918 https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3b41715/ Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, MONTOUR twin hopper with "Coal goes to War" slogan... https://www.loc.gov/item/2017840883/ https://www.loc.gov/item/2017840891/ Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, RDG twin hopper Potomac Yards https://www.loc.gov/resource/thc.5a47554/ Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, LN 40ft steel gon Jenkins KY 1935 https://www.loc.gov/resource/fsa.8a16940/ Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, MP USRA (or USRA clone?) gon with coal loading Omaha NE 1938 The car looks to be in rough shape... https://www.loc.gov/resource/fsa.8a03846/ Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, LE&W 6773 ds boxcar at Plymouth Coal Breaker PA 1901 https://www.loc.gov/resource/det.4a07311/ Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, CB&Q 36ft trussrod boxcars "Coal chutes, Wymore, Nebr" circa 1910... https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3b44999/ Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi Steve and List Members, Thanks for the image and the diagram. It is interesting to note that the diagram tells us cars 7255-7299 were "EQUIPPED FOR PASSENGER SERVICE" See attached image of 7255, wi

Hi Tim and List Members, Thanks Tim for the insight, I will give this topic some further research... Claus Schlund On 06-Feb-23 11:28, Tim O'Connor wrote: