Given that the nominal width of a flat car deck even at this early era was at least 9 ft. I’m going to suggest that anyone who thinks those are “grain sacks” on the flat car is badly mistaken. The sac

Train Miniature sill of not look at the brake platform. It looks like some sort of stamped or cast platform with a curve on the outer edge the is bent downward I presume to give it more strength as th

“Weathering gone wild”? Frankly I think it looks great Bob. What was the date the car was built? Wonder if I can squeeze one in. Cordially, Don Valentine

Hi Schuyler, I think you are correct in that Accu-Paint and Tru-Color are actually a type of ink. When Floquil began giving George Bishop a hard time he went to the supplier of ink for his decals and

And I might add a standard CPR Dominion Car, Claus, with a more heavily built grain Door as Bob noted yesterday. My best, Don Valentine

Hi Bruce, Claus and all, I think you had in right, Bruce, in noting that every new paint has a learning curve. As noted earlier, I’ve been using Accu-Paint since George Bishop first introduced it and

Thanks for the PRR photo Schuyler. It proves exactly what I had posted earlier. I believe The car in your photo has no floor at all and has no need of one. Look at how the short, Cylindrical load is c

Frankly I am so pleased to have Tru-Color paint available in even more colors than my late friend George Bishop provided for us in his line of Accu-Paint that is the exact same paint from the same sup

After counting the number of ribs in the end it appears that this prototype could be easily duplicated from a Storzek/Des Plains NYC 1 1/2 door boxcar kit in only a few hours time. Cordially, Don Vale

Now I think you’re getting close to the mark Ron. I was wondering if anyone considered the fact that some loads for which a well hole car is needed are shaped in such ways that structural wood or stee

What’s the mystery about the L&N sand car, Claus? Looks to me like a standard tender frame from a smaller steam loco with a home built bunker for sand added to it. A lot of steamers went to scrap with

With a Los Angeles address shown on the new website it appears to me that J.P. has sold Reboox. Having known him and visited with him for nearly 50 years, but not having seen him in the last 5. I’ll t

y Thanks for the photo of a Southern Rwy. Ventilated boxcar Bob. I’ve know they had some but never had a photo of one before. But a “hay stacker” in the foreground? I don’t think so. What you see is a

Given the way a reefer is sealed I would expect it would at least initially float in flood waters if it were empty. MDTX #18122, judging by the high water mark on its end, does not appear to have done

Nor is there any listing back as far as July 1947. Something might be off in Tim’s notes. My best, Don Valentine Sent from Mail for Windows 10

The CN 1 ½ door box car like I make with the Accu-rail cars and my own NERS ½ door Add-On kits isn’t bad either. Excuse the shameless plug. Wish I could enlarge and print that photo. Neat style of sto

Interesting trucks of a design I don’t recall ever seeing before. Wonder what the height of the deck above the rail is for tis IC flat car? Unless the body bolster is quite thick it would seem that a

Nice model Dave. Can you tell me when the ACL changed from yellow to red for the color of the roads ventilated boxcars? Never realized the light color seen inn black & white photos of some early ACL c

In earlier years in boxcars but in post war years in gondolas with poles in place to extend their height one could see B&M cars headed to Florida from late October till early December each year. By no

Renken’s Dairy also used the roll-on, roll-off milk containers. In several Photos I have seen of both the Renken and some Borden’s containers seem to indicate a red color which is also believed to hav