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Photo: WFEX 67395 With Forward Facing Rocky (Circa 1938) - Question
Question for the group on this photo cited by Bob Chaparro back on the 17th: https://californiarevealed.org/islandora/object/cavpp%3A112263 The brake wheel arrangement (vertical staff or horizontal mo
Question for the group on this photo cited by Bob Chaparro back on the 17th: https://californiarevealed.org/islandora/object/cavpp%3A112263 The brake wheel arrangement (vertical staff or horizontal mo
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G.J. Irwin
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Railcar Photos.com
Follow up: As of 12:30PM Eastern Time, the railcarphotos.com site appears to be to be back up and running normally. A search I performed worked correctly as well. Cheers, George Irwin
Follow up: As of 12:30PM Eastern Time, the railcarphotos.com site appears to be to be back up and running normally. A search I performed worked correctly as well. Cheers, George Irwin
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G.J. Irwin
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Railcar Photos.com
For what it's worth, at 9:30AM Eastern Time on August 20, I tried to access railcarphotos.com and was met with a "500 Internal Server Error." These problems usually get straightened out relatively qui
For what it's worth, at 9:30AM Eastern Time on August 20, I tried to access railcarphotos.com and was met with a "500 Internal Server Error." These problems usually get straightened out relatively qui
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G.J. Irwin
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Oscar Mayer Freight Car taken in 1931
With respect to the Oscar Mayer car, if I recall correctly from my late father's accumulation of HO trains, the folks at Athearn did a car similar to the retouched photo Claus referenced. It had red s
With respect to the Oscar Mayer car, if I recall correctly from my late father's accumulation of HO trains, the folks at Athearn did a car similar to the retouched photo Claus referenced. It had red s
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G.J. Irwin
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Erie flat car
The ORER for April 1952 shows the group Erie 7220 to 7224 with five cars, AAR Designation FM, capacity 180,000 pounds. (Just visible in the photo.) The next set, 7230 to 7234, are FMs with a capacity
The ORER for April 1952 shows the group Erie 7220 to 7224 with five cars, AAR Designation FM, capacity 180,000 pounds. (Just visible in the photo.) The next set, 7230 to 7234, are FMs with a capacity
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G.J. Irwin
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Photo: NYC Boxcar 227130 & Buster Keaton
This is great! Researching history can be fascinating. And incidentally, one of the overhead shots in the full blog post shows a neat switching puzzle for, of course, Steam Era Freight Cars. Thanks fo
This is great! Researching history can be fascinating. And incidentally, one of the overhead shots in the full blog post shows a neat switching puzzle for, of course, Steam Era Freight Cars. Thanks fo
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G.J. Irwin
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Photo: Washburn-Crosby Milling Co. & UP Boxcar
Could that be a Lehigh Valley "wrong-way" boxcar first in the line of cars on the track near the center of the photo? --George Irwin
Could that be a Lehigh Valley "wrong-way" boxcar first in the line of cars on the track near the center of the photo? --George Irwin
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G.J. Irwin
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Vallejo Paints for Steam Era Freight Cars
Bruce Griffin courteously provided the link to the MRH color matching guide: The link to the MRH Guide is https://www.testors.com/~/media/DigitalEncyclopedia/Documents/Testors/ebook/MRH-Acrylic-painti
Bruce Griffin courteously provided the link to the MRH color matching guide: The link to the MRH Guide is https://www.testors.com/~/media/DigitalEncyclopedia/Documents/Testors/ebook/MRH-Acrylic-painti
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G.J. Irwin
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K4 Decals
True, K4 has both their own website and an eBay store. I purchased two sets directly through their website since I'd rather support them that way-- fewer "deductions" if you know what I mean. There is
True, K4 has both their own website and an eBay store. I purchased two sets directly through their website since I'd rather support them that way-- fewer "deductions" if you know what I mean. There is
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G.J. Irwin
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Model Railroad 10 Year Archive 201-2019
As I said, the [2010-2019] discs are copy protected. You cannot copy them to any memory device. Nelson Moyer Well, that just saved me a few dollars. I guess I'll stick to the Paper-Based Archives. --G
As I said, the [2010-2019] discs are copy protected. You cannot copy them to any memory device. Nelson Moyer Well, that just saved me a few dollars. I guess I'll stick to the Paper-Based Archives. --G
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G.J. Irwin
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My superglue spouts stick to the caps
Most Dollar Tree outlets (somehow still considered "essential" here in Western New York) sell four small tubes for -- yes, a dollar. I consider them to be "single use" containers. Use caution with the
Most Dollar Tree outlets (somehow still considered "essential" here in Western New York) sell four small tubes for -- yes, a dollar. I consider them to be "single use" containers. Use caution with the
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G.J. Irwin
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Model Railroad 10 Year Archive 201-2019
I don't know if this will work with the 2010-2019 archive, however I installed the 1934-1999 archive from the four (!) DVDs onto a USB 64MB "stick." I then access the entire archive from there. It is
I don't know if this will work with the 2010-2019 archive, however I installed the 1934-1999 archive from the four (!) DVDs onto a USB 64MB "stick." I then access the entire archive from there. It is
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G.J. Irwin
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FSA/OWI photos - Omaha 1938, 1941
Unloading 'coal' (looks like cinders or gravel to me) - MP USRA gondola https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/fsa.8a03846/ I dare say (and it IS "dare" in this group!) that the 1960's tooled Bachmann/
Unloading 'coal' (looks like cinders or gravel to me) - MP USRA gondola https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/fsa.8a03846/ I dare say (and it IS "dare" in this group!) that the 1960's tooled Bachmann/
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G.J. Irwin
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RPM updates
In case anyone missed the Special Notice posted here, the Toronto RPM has in fact been postponed. George Irwin
In case anyone missed the Special Notice posted here, the Toronto RPM has in fact been postponed. George Irwin
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G.J. Irwin
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RPM updates
A "recommend" from me for the Toronto RPM. It's relatively small but has been growing. Several historical societies are attending this year. This is the geographically closest one to me (international
A "recommend" from me for the Toronto RPM. It's relatively small but has been growing. Several historical societies are attending this year. This is the geographically closest one to me (international
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G.J. Irwin
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Gibson Wine Company Tank Cars
Hi Gang, The Gibson Wine Company of California leased a number of tank cars, at least single and four-compartment versions, from General American. Given its colorful paint scheme featuring a depiction
Hi Gang, The Gibson Wine Company of California leased a number of tank cars, at least single and four-compartment versions, from General American. Given its colorful paint scheme featuring a depiction
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G.J. Irwin
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Photo: LV Boxcar 72286
I'm particularly intrigued by the location of this photo since I can trace my heritage to Hoboken. If I'm not mistaken, this is the southernmost end of the Hoboken Manufacturers Railroad, later known
I'm particularly intrigued by the location of this photo since I can trace my heritage to Hoboken. If I'm not mistaken, this is the southernmost end of the Hoboken Manufacturers Railroad, later known
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G.J. Irwin
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Photo: Reefer WRX 11458 "Seymour Canning Co."
Seymour also had at least one leased refrigerator car from the Northern Refrigerator Car Company. It's pictured on Page 105 of the book "Billboard Refrigerator Cars." Not surprisingly, the paint schem
Seymour also had at least one leased refrigerator car from the Northern Refrigerator Car Company. It's pictured on Page 105 of the book "Billboard Refrigerator Cars." Not surprisingly, the paint schem
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G.J. Irwin
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Classic Trains on CD
Going back to the original question for a moment, if the Classic Trains digital version is anything like the Model Railroader digital archive on DVD, I would probably advise against purchasing it. The
Going back to the original question for a moment, if the Classic Trains digital version is anything like the Model Railroader digital archive on DVD, I would probably advise against purchasing it. The
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G.J. Irwin
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Photo: Wabash Gondola 13000
Thanks for sharing. I just did a compare to the N Scale Roco aka Atlas First Generation / Roco / Walthers tooling... The 1:160 car is not bad for a model first offered more than fifty years ago, but n
Thanks for sharing. I just did a compare to the N Scale Roco aka Atlas First Generation / Roco / Walthers tooling... The 1:160 car is not bad for a model first offered more than fifty years ago, but n
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G.J. Irwin
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