The web site lists the kits as "HO" www.smokymountainmodelworks.com Michael Bishop

Awhile back I posted a question about gondolas with cement containers; I received a lot of great feedback and info. While looking for something else I found this little bit on info about some of these

Not only does it have extra doors, it has extra ice hatches. http://www.billspennsyphotos.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=82586974 Michael Bishop

I have some questions about gondolas with cement containers. How were these cars used, did they pull the containers in and out of the gons for every load? Was this something that was used on the west

At the following URL a photo of two Great Northern flat cars is shown. I know the photo was taken in 1969 nine years after this groups cut-off date but the two cars look to be 40' flats from sometime

Andrew, The Chateau Martin cars went from Cal to NY. http://coastdaylight.com/chatmart/cmwx_roster_1.html As did many of the other wineries cars did at one time. Michael

I have been told by some older Santa Fe men (and this was thirty years ago) that the East bound Grand Canyon would pick up two or three REA reefers in Fullerton, Ca during the Strawberry season for ba

The tank is an M1917 built in the United State by the Van Dorns Ironworks. The First tank rolled of the floor October 18 and only ten ever reach France before the Armistice, none were used in actual c

Where is the fine line between LCL and REA in the handling of a few packages at a station? I know at a freight house a LCL car could be dropped off with the car almost full, but the load could be made

I think (a dangerous thing for me do anymore) that I read somewhere that PFE had some silver or aluminum ice bunker reefers. Is this correct, or am I getting my facts mixed up. Thanks for any help. Mi

I have some questions about Morrell reefers. 1. What year did they start to use the Heart inside a Heart emblem? 2. What year did they start to use the bluegreen/ light green reefers? Thanks for any h

I beginning to think that some of these paint schemes have been around so long and used by so many model railroad manufactures, copied and recopied that they do not know if it is really correct or not

Did Safeway Foods have a fleet of leased reefers? I have seen many cars on the market at different times over the years, but I do not remember ever seeing a real one before. Thanks for any help. Micha

In 1952 the CRI&P or Rock Island Railroad celebrated 100 years of service by having a special herald on new cars. I have seen pictures which show 40' single door box cars painted this way and I have s

Back in the late 50's and early 60's ( up to the early 70's) the Santa Fe would fill most of the sidings between Barstow and Needles, CA with ice reefers with the hatches and doors open to dry out in

I have several PS-1 50' double door boxcars by Atlas (n scale, 1960's). They have PS doors with six panels, almost a full sills and painted mineral brown. I want to decal and use them. But what railro

Last night at what should have been an operating night, but turns into a discussion of "What If's" or "They Should Have" by everyone favorite railroads. The question of the Santa Fe slogan cars came u

The car looks like a CB&Q car. I am from Mercer County, IL and the CB&Q had a branch line though it and many of the famers had old box cars like this one near the barns or on the edge of the fields. M

Koppers Coke was the largest producer of house-heating coke. Coke as a home heating fuel began to diminish after World War II. http://www.koppers.com/htm/OurCo_Heri_OldBD.html MIchael Bishop

When did the ATSF start to use silver for the MOW cars? Michael Bishop