Hi Claus, The photos of the NYC&HR boxcars were taken at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition. All the best, James =-=-= James McDonald Greenbelt, MD.

Thanks for the photos, Garth. Very interesting. Yes, David is correct. The RF&P’s small fleet of sand hoppers were used for transporting locomotive sand between the Kyanite source mine in Dillwyn, Va.

Hello David, Bob, and list, I’ve done some research on this firm. The Capitol Refining Company in Relee, Virginia (the town no longer exists, and indeed most locals wouldn’t even remember this name) w

Hello Scott and list, You didn’t say where your layout was set, which might have some bearing on the cars used, as Garth suggested. Despite not being able to hold temperatures at 0˚F or below, ice ref

Hi Garth, Thanks for the data on the N&A’s ex-RF&P cabooses and the photo of the longer red caboose. I understand that the Nelson & Albemarle also got a single 25’ RF&P caboose, which it numbered 102.

Hello Garth, Bill, and list, At first glance the RF&P cabs may appear to be USRA design, but they actually pre-date the USRA proposed caboose specs by some time and are dimensionally different. The RF

HI Garth, That’s a very good suggestion, but in 1930 there were apparently still 100 of the RFP 3401 cars rostered, while there were simultaneously 80 of the RFP 3506-3590 series so it doesn’t look li

Hello all, Now that the provenance of the RF&P covered hoppers is the discussion rather than their post-list disposition, I can be more forthcoming. The RF&P’s first open hoppers were purchased second

Hi Bob and Garth, I can confirm that the car in question, and its seven brethren also converted from open hoppers, was in use for locomotive sand exactly as Garth describes. Their conversion happened

Hello Brad, Ben is correct. The circle star herald with the “The Famous Ma and Pa” cartouche did not make it onto boxcars until well after the time of this list. In the steam era MPA 1155, along with

Hi Denny, Thanks for confirming that for me. I suspected as much from the materials I consulted, but it’s nice to be certain that the number is an error. The handwriting in the notation is clear, so i

Hi Richard, I wondered if it could be RF&P too. The logo is about the right shape and position, and it’s possible that the lettering to the right side of the door says “RICHMOND” (though it’s hard to

Thank you for the replies Steve, Bill, and Garth. They’re very helpful. I should have caught the ATSF gondola. It was in my 1950 ORER, but I missed it because I was tricked by the way the entry for AT

Dear list, I’ve been transcribing some early 1950s pocket notebooks from the Superintendent of MoW on the Maryland & Pennsylvania RR. There are frequent notes of freight cars as MoW materials came in,

Dear List, John White published an interesting article in the Summer 1989 issue of Agricultural History on live poultry cars that discusses a number of the questions that have been discussed in this t

Hi Garth, Justin, and group, If I might offer a small correction, RFP stock car 2409 was built from a different car series than the USRA cars. It came from the RFP 2251-2450 series delivered by Presse

Thanks to everyone for the great responses on and off list about the CRWX cars. The responses were very helpful to me. Eric Neubauer wrote: The first record I can find of cars with CRWX reporting mark

Hello list, I am trying to survey the cars that the Capitol Refining Company of Washington DC had in service under the CRWX reporting marks in the earlier parts of the 20th century. They appear in the

Dear list, Could anyone help me with details on which number series of the L&N 1924 ARA recommended practice XM-1 single sheathed cars had 5' 0" striker to bolster distance, and which had 5' 6"? I've

Hi Mike, There's photographic evidence of these Barrett cars being used on the Maryland & Pennsylvania RR. Consequently, there's been appreciation for your recent excellent article in the Ma & Pa comm