Hey Brian, almost all of the ACL O-20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 cars had Union Duplex rollers. Most of the auto cars had seven-foot doors. So be careful—you may have a lot of scratchbuilding ahead. I can

Hi Nelson, I'm no expert but I prefer Scalecoat PRR Freight Car Color. I think it best approximates the color in the attached photo, which is circa 1951 of some newly re-painted cars. John Golden

Friends, The 2021 ST. LOUIS RAILROAD PROTOTYPE MODELER'S MEET will happen on Fri, July 30th and Sat, July 31st at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville, Illinois—just 12 miles east of metro St

Hi Gents, A quick note in case you want to mark up your calendar. The St. Louis Railroad Prototype Modeler's Meet is on! This year's met will be held once again at the Gateway Convention Center in Col

Super work, Bob! The ends were soldered with a lot of skill and care. One of these days would you consider taking a photo of all your unique wood racks together, so we can see the differences? BTW the

Hi Ike, and All, In an earlier message I claimed that this photo came from my collection. Let me clarify that. I thought you got it from Ted’s Steam Freight Cars site, where I posted it about 15 years

Hi Ben, and Everybody, I’ve been posting like crazy but found out I was on Permanent Moderate. I blame Tim O’Connor for that. Yeah, you Tim! Anyway I was paging through an RP Cyc recently and discover

That photo came from my collection. I have it here. I’ll scan it and send a higher-res version as soon as possible. John Golden Ramstein, Germany

Astute STMFC Modelers, These box car ends have been in my parts box for years. Does anybody know the manufacturer? Danke! John Golden

Hi Matt, ACL gons and flats were black. Always black. John Golden

Hi Rich, SAL had at least 2,000 single-sheathed box cars equipped with Dalman-Andrews trucks. They would be perfect for the older Sunshine model, and I understand there is a new SAL B-5 slowly in the

Gentlemen, Attached below are links to Bill Welch’s wood and steel FGE reefer presentations, circa 2009: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FTQR3LaJ9F4o2jtkM_zBcyEcL2bLJDGj/view?usp=sharing And https://

Gentlemen, I have copies of Bill's Wood FGE Reefers and Steel FGE Reefers PowerPoint presentations. I believe they date back to around 2014. I'd be happy to share them with the group unless there is a

Hi Guys, I thought you might find this photo interesting. I took this photo of chalk marks in 2008. The car is a long-retired Rock Island 50-foot box car. Even years and years later, the chalk marks a

HI Brian, I wrote that article all those years ago. What can I help with??? Do you need some era or prototype-specific photos? John Golden

Hi Chuck, are those Kilgore trucks??? I used to have a whole bunch of them back in the 1980s. Great model--one of a kind. John Golden

Thank you Steffan for the photo and everyone else for your replies. The photo is perfect--it's the right view from the right era. I see the difference now in the kit-supplied end vs. the proto-photo.

Hi Gents, Looking for help please with GN box cars. I have this Intermountain model that is a 10-foot IH, post-1948 (diagonal r/b), 12-panel car. Ends are 3-4 Improved Dreadnaught. Series on the model

Hi Guys, Thought you'd like to se my MP auto car I just finished this weekend. I used Ted's decal set and the model turned out pretty well. It has a few problems, namely the door tracks are completely

Hi Eric, SAL 13000-series were the B-4 class cars. My information shows there were 1,000 cars delivered in two lots: 13001-13500 delivered from Pressed Steel, Baltimore in April 1929, and 13501-13999