Thanks, one photo looks like a yellow reefer section and maybe boxcar red poultry section. The other photo maybe all white. Ron Christensen

That car has 4 ladders for putting the canvas on in the winter. Do you have any phots of the reefer poultry car? Ron Christensen

Boughten pictures no more information They are in Des Moines I believe. Ron Christensen

I found this picture in a group of unsorted pictures. I did not take the picture, probably bought it. It was with a group of Iowa pictures. There wasn't anything written on the back. HSTX 1008 Ron Chr

Locomotives are like new just test run, The price does not include postage. Stewart - C&EI Baldwin VO-660 Phase II -DCC no sound $120.00 Genesis - Monon USRA 2-8-2 price unknown DCC and sound new $600

Probably not the right type of reefer, but it might help. I took this at Silvis in 2004 Ron Christensen

Here is AFE information Ron Christensen AFE # Date Work Done Equipment Quantity Start Number End Number Purchased From Former Number Notes 2154 1/9/57 Purchase Box Car 40' composite, 40 ton 12 10030 1

I would be interested to hear different height measurements from the point where a man can stand to the brake wheel. The drawing I showed was for a flatcar. Thinking more about it, it would seem a bra

The picture attached is what I use as a guide. It is for drop-type hand wheels. It shows how high the wheel should be in the raised position. I could not find any books with an exact measurement. Gene

I like the idea. I remember when model building contests actually had good attendance. i guess the great ready to run has taken over. The only way you improve skill is building again and again. ron ch

Contact me off list. I’m converting it to power point from a pdf in vertical format. It will be horizontal format and larger font. It is large enough that it may be in 2 parts. Ron Christensen

A few years ago I presented a clinic on this at Collinsville. Dennis Storzek, Ken McCorry, Jared Harper and Doug Harding was very helpful in putting it together. I see a lot of new and good informatio

I have never heard of a farmer selling or giving away manure, but that might have happened. That was a very useful fertilizer for the farmer. Usually the manure is a product of large stock yards or ra

In St Joseph Mi there is a large cement storage building. Cement is brought in by ship via Lake Michigan. Before 1970 also by rail. The rail siding is long gone. Large trucks take it to the batch plan

A couple of pictures of cars the 40 foot NJI&I boxcar was in Rantoul IL. in the 1960s The Wabash 49114 is in North Judson IN. The stencil reads "when empty return to NJI&I RR South Bend Ind" Ron Chris

I found this picture of a Burlington Route ice refrigrator in my files. I thought someone would be interested. The stencil reads built 8 37. Ron Christensen

try again I would guess most people who buy distilled white vinegar do not believe it is an alcohol based product. Apple vinegar is more expensive. I wonder how cold it has to get before distilled vin

On Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 01:16 AM, Ken Vandevoort wrote: I worked at my uncle's grocery store while a high school student in the early 60's. We sold Speas Vinegar. We also had bulk vinegar (apple cider

It is my understanding the tank cars were used in company fuel service. The western part of the system used oil as a steam engine fuel. It might have made been used in spraying, but I suspect the comp

This is a picture of a real car used on a private railroad for cattle feeding, it resembles the model. Picture from an old 1953 Railroad Magazine Ron Christensen