Note the young man in the N sweater (probably Northwestern) in the foreground. Maybe the Mildcats were in town that weekend to get their annual beating from the Wolverines (sign seen in the Northweste

I found an interesting photo last night in the Sanders Northern Pacific book on page 2. The photo was taken by Tom Gildersleeve in November 1964 in Yakima Canyon between Ellensburg and Yakima and show

Oh look at that: no Interstate 5, no Alaskan Way, and no Space Needle. Just the Smith Tower, tallest building on the West Coast for some years (42 stories). Tim, there is at least one very nice pictur

To add to Todd's comments, the Milwaukee used trackage rights on the PCRR from Maple Valley through Renton (think Boeing and PC&F) to reach Black River Junction and strung catenary. So at one time I b

An AA layout in the early 1970s would be something to see, especially when the predecessors of the BN still showed up in original paint. Emery Gulash had a nice AA DVD series on Clear Block but the ea

I am always open to more information about cow manure. This type of spreader was still in common use into the 1960s in NW Washington, as my uncles used them on their dairy farms. There was (and is) an

Jerry, ah KAH nay is a Japanese herb; the term means "red root." Have no idea what that has to do with model trains; nor do I understand what "Tenshodo" 'heavenly prize hall' has to do with them eithe

A similar scene appears in Green Frog's DVD "Pacific Northwest Kaleidoscope," where Seattle receives its first bus to replace its streetcars. Doug Polinder Seguin TX

Marc, articles were in RMC sometime in the mid 1980s, maybe 1986. Sorry don't have the issues at hand. Doug Polinder Seguin TX

Bruce, this may only tangentially answer your question but I found a picture of CP XX0294 on the GN in Edmonds WA in July 1960 in Hickcox' book Great Northern in Color, volume 1, which was enough to j

Hi Rich, the Moloco 50' roof also works; I have built two of the GN 3500-series DD boxcars using these roofs. Doug Polinder Seguin TX

Rich, great work and I look forward to the complete writeup in the March 2022 Goat. The left grabs can be a pain. Did you make a jig? Doug Polinder Lowell MI

However, unless the fencing is actually buried in the ground it will not prevent hogs from digging out. The only way to do that is to mount an electric wire about 5" above the ground inside the fence

Yes, an interesting year in the Fraser Canyon. First a new Canadian record high temperature (was that Lillooet?) and now enough rain to cut the transcontinental mainlines. Rob, I saw an image of a was

Yes but the dates of both BCK photographs in the City of Vancouver Archives are January 1953 and there is no snow on the ground, unlikely in Buffalo but very possible in Vancouver. If Buffalo, then th

John, looks like Staffan's photo got stripped from his message, but Ron Merrick is correct. I checked all the photos I had where you could see the end, and only the cars that had been rebuilt after 19

Those are fabulous, Eric. The only things I know about NKP are from Emery Gulash's 1960s video footage and Tony Koester's articles on his own layout. What might these have hauled? Doug Polinder Lowell

Charlie, Portland Car & Foundry has decals for GN scales and repack data: https://www.myhotrains.com/PDF/140923/02-DECALS1-Standard.pdf?x24143 Doug Polinder Lowell MI

Andy, I don't disagree. But GN had a few series of 10'2" IH cars and as far as I can tell the only source is C&BT 12-panel 40-footers. Other manufacturers offer either 10'0" or 10'6". Put a 10'2" car

Bill, that is a splendid model. Please tell us more about how you built the rest of it. Doug Polinder Poquoson VA

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