All- Thanks for all the responses. Looks like 1-90 are the sum total of volumes. I now only need three (5,9 &12) to complete my set if I responded to Al Smith quickly enough! Best regards and stay saf

All- On topic because these publications did contain a good bit of Steam Era Freight Car information: Does anyone know how many Trainshed Cyclopedia volumes were issued? Right now I am trying to organ

Fellow Railroad Researchers- Thank you for all the responses to my plea....but so far nobody has come up with any strategy that I haven't tried, retried, and attacked with every permutation of search

Bruce- Thanks. I tried Worldcat again following your suggestion and, while I came up with a many intriguing CB&Q references, even narrowing down the search to Microfilm the 101 Years or Board Meeting

Fellow Railroad Researchers- Please excuse the off-topic post but I need help on research: I am hoping that somebody on one of the lists I participate in is a more accomplished web researcher or perha

All- Through Pinterest I ran across this Leslie Jones Photography Collection which starting more or less on page 6 and running to about page 10 shows many photos of train wrecks, mostly out east, that

All- As a lifelong Model Railroader who now has spent a longer time than my first in my second career (25 years and counting) in the Model Railroad Industry, I’ve heard the comment about labeling era

Sorry if I missed the reply to Bob’s queston…the Plug Door in the fully open position would interfere with the normal inboard mounting location of the grab irons…so they overlap the ends to clear. Cha

Schuyler- If any turn up….I asked first and am going to use them to upgrade my Life-Like HO USRA 0-8-0 to switch freight cars as well, if truth be known! Mine came without tender pickup and isn’t wort

All- Does anyone know of a source for HO trucks that have power pickup on both sides similar to the ones that were provided on later production Life-Like Proto2000 steam locomotives. I need a pair for

Garth- Good find! I looked on a satellite image but not knowing where to look and the probability that trees would shield them anyway didn’t see any trace of cars. A winter satellite image might show

All If the volume in question is this one… Drawings of the standards and recommended practice of the Master Car Builders Association Henry O. Shepard Co. Press Chicago 1918 It is already available onl

All- I misunderstood the point of the blog….I thought the “AAR” lettering was as adopted by the SP and the lettering below was a further variation. I would be interested in seeing ARA / MCB full sets

All- The CB&Q Aurora, Illinois Testing Laboratories were doing paint sample boards like those in the 1880s. They had to rely on sunlight and snow/rain/ice to weather them. I wonder if that is why they

All- I happened to run across Tony Thompson's blog "Prototype Lettering, Part 2". In comparing the figures that are presented as "AAR" vs. the CB&Q ARA ST'D LETTER set originally drawn Chicago 10-05-0

John, Thanks for adding this to the knowledge base. I always thought the X cars were captive only between Proviso and Chicago. I wonder if they extended to other major terminals such as the Twin Citie

All- This discussion came up originally on the CB&Q@groups.io list because someone came across a photo of an 1899 20FT Burlington NM-1 Bobber body that has been preserved at the Pioneer Village, albei

All The Cullen-Friestedt Company, while the corporate offices were located in Chicago, had its plant in the former Love Brothers casting and specialty machinery plant in Aurora, Illinois. It was serve

All- If anyone has an email for Randy at Prototype Junction I would appreciate getting in touch with him regarding his project. Thank you, Charlie Vlk Railroad Model Resources Noticed that on another

Llyod Think about the dynamics of the three cars going over the approach and crest of the hump.....the load is not secured for extreme vertical curves nor the impact of running into a string of cars a