I was quite surprised to see the MEC car in this photo. My understanding is that a lot of the coal got to Maine via ship and was distributed in MEC’s fleet of 200 hoppers. There must be a story that w

The original B&M cars were built with two different roof styles as well as two different door styles. Rich Gibson Golden, CO

Boston & Maine RR.

Here’s one I just took at the CO RR Museum. One bolt on each leg at bottom; six bolts across the top. Rich Gibson Golden, CO

The Northern New England Color Guide has several photos of these in solid orange paint. However, the earliest picture is 5/57 showing two cars fresh out of the Derby shops Therefore, this may have bee

Which MEC gons do you need photos of? I might be able to help you out. Rich Gibson Golden, CO

Actually, there is a contradiction between the two lists in the report. The first list shows HERX 10916. The second list shows HCRX 10916. All the other HERX cars are numbered in the 2000’s. HCRX woul

Tru Color TCP-102 MEC Pine Green Rich Gibson Golden, CO

Given the Missouri caption, my first guess would be St. Louis, Iron Mtn & Southern. Rich Gibson Golden, CO

Speaking of ladders.... Does anyone currently manufacture metal ladder material in long pieces that can be cut to desired length? I’ve been scratchbuilding cabooses and have found that I do not have t

Gordon, Actually, the MEC single sheathed Dairy Products cars were rebuilt from double sheathed milk cars, not from boxcars. A photo of one of the cars prior to rebuilding was published many years ago

Does anyone have a timeline of the various MDT paint schemes? Specifically, when did cars with orange sides and an NYC herald first appear? I model potato harvest season in Maine, 1951 so I’d like to

For the 1939 time frame, I believe you would want BANGOR and AROOSTOOK spelled out in a straight line with no herald. Rich Gibson Golden, CO

Thanks guys, that is the info I needed. I didn't see them on MEC or BAR photos I have either. Off they come. Rich

I am assembling a F&C resin AAR 1932 boxcar kit, destined to be one of the BAR 65000-65499 series. On the side castings, there are three "knobs" in the middle of each side panel, at the top, middle an

The boxes on top are labeled Picnic Twist, which apparently was a chewing tobacco based on a search online. Rich Gibson Billings, MT

Thanks to all for the help on this. It looks like some modifications to the model might be order.... Rich

The Maine Central still had some into the 70's even after rebuilding with plywood sides: http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/detailfs?userid={91CE877C-F16C-43EE-A91F-EDF166979869}&ndx=2&slideshow

The braces on the model form a Howe truss. This is not the Northeastern SP model, as far as I can tell. It does not have a fishbelly underframe and the side bracing pattern is very different from the

All, I have an HO model that I assembled from a wood kit a number of years ago but never lettered because the decals disintegrated. Looking at it now, it's a nice car but it is clear from the 1955 ORE