As to the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway, they had bulkhead flat cars in dedicated service for plaster board to Kaiser Gypsum as well as most of their wood chip gondola cars were in dedicated ser

Looks like the lever is to engage the wheel that rides on top of the railroad wheel and is connected to the generator that runs the circulating fans in the ice bunkers. Rich Wilkens

Was looking on ebay and came across this postcard of a Merchants Despatch car in a wreck. Interesting the different trucks on the ground to the left. Rich Wilkens

So this site still does not allow files to be uploaded? I have an excel spreadsheet on the SP&S USRA DS box cars but I can't upload. Thanks, Rich Wilkens

Also know as a load shifter on the SP&S. Rich Wilkens Archivist, SP&S Railway Historical Society.

The only area I think that would be "machined" would be the holes for the journal box covers, but this would be more drilling. Rich Wilkens

Andy, You might post your question on the Narrow Gauge Discussion Forum: http://ngdiscussion.net/phorum/list.php?1 Rich Wilkens

Clark, I'm more into prototype freight car history then modeling but that is a very nice layout. Rich Wilkens

Here is a short story on the Naval Ammunition Depot - Bangor along with a photo of some of the boxcars. Rich Wilkens http://www.historylink.org/File/20541

Used to be a bunch of those at the Bangor Submarine Base near Bremerton, WA. Some had been modified with rollup doors. Originally the Bangor base was Naval Ammunition Depot - Bangor and it had many pr

I would like to second Mr. Cone's comments about getting involved with your local museum or archives. I'm involved with the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive in Burien, WA which is focused on the rai

These PRECO heaters burned methanol (alcohol). Rich Wilkens

Anyone have information on a company known as Safety Refrigeration Inc.? It appears that in the 1930's they were offering refrigerator cars that were iceless and were cooled by silica gel. The Spokane

Hi Ed, Years ago I was working on a Northern Pacific double deck stock car, NP 83296, that was built in 1930. In the inside I could find no signs that it was ever painted. The wood was either a lightl

Still would need a drain at the bottom of the car for the water to drain out. Rich Wilkens