Enzo- It is a little confusing…. By “new” my guess is that it has a unique part number. The screening, structural vertical and diagonal members, and chickens all seem to be printed on a standard 40’ r

Actually, it turns out that Lionel had TWO versions in HO…. Inspired by their O gauge one…that had interior lighting… Eric- I doubt that any manufacturer thinking of doing a poultry car is going to be

Rob- I don’t think this is a rebuilding any of a CB&Q USRA GS gondola. While it is true that their own 40’ composite gondolas were similar and may have been inspired by some of the features of the USR

All- I don’t know if they made it into the 1950s, but here’s one to add to the list of California manufacturers: Pomona Valley Model Supply, Inc. 107 East Main Street Puente, California They were make

All- Not freight car related but the shot at 17-31-08 of the City of Los Angeles with an E-2 leading a Red White and Blue E6B was also interesting!!! Charlie Vlk

As in later periods, one must not be misled by early “Builders Photos”…. They would often have detail work done that is not present in regular delivery cars….wheel tire faces painted, raised lettering

All- Since Rapido is still in the early design phases they could add the X31b and gain a couple more road names and additional paint schemes. Perhaps the PRR people can chime in on any more secondhand

All- Scratch that answer….my answer applies to double doors and very wide singles, not offset doors per se. Some single door cars had offset doors as well, likely to accommodate threading long items i

All- Also to facilitate the use of forklift trucks. Charlie Vlk

Eric and all- It would be interesting if this was an item of discussion for standardization amongst master mechanics; either across railroads or internally. Of course there were and are plenty of sini

All of them wrong way, left hand, southpaw doors!!! Charlie Vlk

A quick question…does the furnace filter retain paint particulates well enough so the exhaust, while still having an odor, will not color anything it blows on? Charlie Vlk

All- Since there isn’t anything for the conveyor to load, my guess is they are using it to get a small load to replenish the waycar/MOW car coal box. Charlie Vlk

All- Note that this list may not be very accurate due to the way private owner cars are reported and listed in the ORER. For example, the John H. Grace Company is listed in Jerry’s compilation as only

All- Au contraire….NRC 20079 has a left-opening Plug Door and a (less than) Half Width Right Hinged Door. An unusual combination to be sure! Charlie Vlk

Dick- Sounds like the “hot stamp” process which Lionel used on many of their tinplate cars. It has been used in HO and N but not as much as the Tampo process. The heat tends to melt in the lettering t

Greg leaves behind a great legacy in the Model Railroad Industry and Hobby. Rest in Peace Friend! Charlie Vlk

Rupert and All- A very neat photo! I believe that this is the first C&I lettered car/equipment that I’ve seen. Wonder what the line under the herald reads…too long for just C&I. Maybe C&I LESSOR? The

All- The other problem is that libraries, especially the academic ones, are totally fixated on “the humanities” with an emphasis on social justice and could care less about business, technical, engine

Guys How about using the 33” wheel as the scaling element. If you measure off the center of the journal to the outside of the wheel that establishes your 16 1/2 “ and perspective errors should be way