Tahoe Model Works e-mail is brianleppert at att dot net (change the "at" for "@" and the "dot" for "." Brian Leppert Tahoe Model Works Carson City, NV

Looks like a SP B-50-13 or 14. Brian Leppert Carson City, NV

No, Dennis, they are different underframes. Compare the vertical height of the ends of the "needle beams". On 94631 they're only a little taller than the body bolster ends. On 92238, they're much tall

I've spent too much time trying to research NP wood reefers and really wish someone else would do the job. The rooster changed over time. An example is the 92000 series. An earlier series had "steel c

So Tony, you're accusing me of making it up? Brian Leppert

Because Bill wasn't brushing off offers because he never got any. Brian Leppert

I worked for Bill Gould for about 8 years. During those years Bill's business had three people: Bill, his wife Geri and me. Business activities included lots of industrial model making, making some pa

Here's my Overland tank car. Friend Jerry Spoelma painted and weathered it. I had asked for an appearance of having carried something awful and nasty. Couldn't find those NITX reporting marks in any o

Garth, here's some more I photographed in Taylor Yard. Brian Leppert Carson City, NV

Here are two views of Southern Pacific's "load shifter" at their Taylor Yard in Los Angeles , July 1966. Not good photos, but I was only 15 with a plastic camera. Brian Leppert Carson City, NV

And the enlarged photo shows the two box cars ahead have some kind of roof hatches as well as other odd details. Brian Leppert Carson City, NV

The "C.S." stands for cast steel, which describes most trucks. I've felt these are late versions of Bettendorf T Section trucks, where instead of the upper chords terminating at the upper inboard corn

Thanks Ron. Brian Leppert Carson City, NV

Tim O'Connor wrote "GYPSUM or TRANSCO running board on Rock Island 25189?" And isn't that a Morton lateral r.b.? Brian Leppert Carson City, NV

The trucks on the real cars had Barber Lateral Motion Devices, seen as a horizontal rectangular shape between the top of the springs and bottom of the bolster. This detail is missing in the photo. I w

Steve, you are correct. The truck on the right is an as-built Dalman 1-Level with Barber Lateral Motion Device. It is under a Santa Fe Bx-12 single sheathed box car with raised roof. The truck on the

ATSF 41298 is a Santa Fe Bx-11 box car built with Dalman 2-Level trucks. The photo shows a car much later in life with rebuilt trucks. The original springs and Barber Lateral Motion Device parts have

In addition to Gene Deimling's post on skeleton log cars, here are two more images. Photographed in Olympia. WA circa early 1950s. Brian Leppert Carson City, NV

Attached is a one page article from June 1947 Modern Railroads about Union Pacific converting solid bearing trucks to roller bearings . Annealing the side frames was mentioned. Brian Leppert Tahoe Mod

In my first reply I should have written X-3 design. And this would make for a great kit. Brian Leppert