I'll buy that! Bruce

Folks, What is the piece of hardware, just inside the wheel, that appears to be strapped to the center sill? Regards, Bruce Bruce Smith

Al, 1938- Length 160 in (410 cm) Width 97 in (250 cm) Height 96 in (240 cm) Weight 31,870 lb (14,460 kg) One will easily fit on a 40 foot, 40-ton flat. Two can probably fit. Regards, Bruce Bruce Smith

This car seems to have missed it's schedule reweigh by a substantial period of time (stenciled NEW 4-44). Regards, Bruce Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

This R-40-2 retains it's applied metal emblem. Regards, Bruce Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

Well Armand, First, the PRR did not have any such classes. Now, they did have H21 and H25, but no H-21 or H-25 😉 Now, if by chance, you've been ignoring Bern Hom for, I don't know, the past 20 years o

Rick, Urban legend, myth, fake news! The car service rules required cars to be routed "in the direction" of the home road. And note, that when a car was captured for a load that didn't meet that requi

It is just amazing to me what a Google search of "Burro Crane History" can find! https://moablive.com/burrocrane/history.asp Regards, Bruce Bruce Smith Auburn, AL Burro Crane - MoabLive.com In 1990, B

David, Look again, the journal lids are open, not missing. That's because this is a hump and journals were oiled as the car passed over the hump. He is applying a route card to the route card tack boa

Mel, There are at least 4 approaches that I know of: 1) Clear (thick) decal film 2) archer weld line decals (Bill W's favorite way right now) 3) etched metal appliques (I've done this. It's not easy b

Tim, Absolutely an issue. Patch panels begin to appear in significant numbers in the 1950s. No plans for Rapido to do them at this time, but as we noted in discussions at the modeling meet, patch pane

On Cody's Office this week (Kalmbach, Model Railroader), Cody Grivno showed Woodland Scenic's tungsten putty, which is a moldable tungsten "clay"-like product that you can cram into spaces like center

Guy, That is correct. The Rapido double door cars are class X31A. These are general service box cars with no automobile loaders and hence no tubes, fixtures or door markings. Note, that they can still

Charlie, The X31B/C would need a new mold. Much easier to get X31s out of the current mold with floor tubes and end fixtures (maybe an etched brass part?). The single door flush roof cars such as N&W

Tim, In addition to my clinic? ;) Yes, the RP Cyc did articles on the PRR cars, the cars PRR sold and the non-PRR clones or near clones. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn Al

Paul, Folks Don's account is almost certain not hacked, but "spoofed". That is where someone pretends to be you. They do not need access to your account. The mail, incoming to the server from the spoo

Mel, My interpretation was that boxcars were being used to house refugees from the flood. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

To the left is the end of PRR X43A #603117, built circa 1952, and 9 years later, desperately in need of new paint. Regards, Bruce Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

Steve, Folks, It turns out that embalming whales and then touring with them was a repeated attraction over many years. Regards, Bruce Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

Ken, Help me to understand your last line. Do you mean to order a double door X31A because they are rarer? Isn't that backwards? Within the X31A class, the ration of single to DD is about 12:1. In the