The IC car is a 55 ton open hopper. Built in 1949 by Pullman Standard. From the car diagram it looks like the Alternate Standard Offset Hopper that the IC had thousands of. Jeff White Alma, IL

Mont, Is any of that infrastructure still intact? My son is an assistant professor of military science at Ball State for Army ROTC and it might be a good field trip next time we go up to visit. I hope

Great work as usual Bill. How do you make the handle in the middle of the door? I need 4 of them for every IC caboose I own. I tried bending phosphate bronze wire but I can't make it look that good. J

Intermountain 40518-03 is close. The car has black ends and a silver roof. Jeff White Alma, IL

I've already got my reservation in. The M&I has a role on my Centralia, IL 1955 era layout. I'm really looking forward to it. Jeff White Alma, IL

Tim, IC 2700-27499 were built at the IC car shops in Centralia IL in 1951 and you are correct they were built with 6 foot doors. I hadn't seen that photo and I thought you were referring to the hide c

Tim. IC 34990 -34999 were originally automobile cars with 10 foot doors. They had Hutchins all steel roofs and Murphy ends. They had the Aux door closed and 50 ton trucks applied in 1954 and were assi

The IC painted trucks black. However from 1947 through 1955 open top cars were painted brown and I've seen plenty of color photos that show brown hoppers and gons with brown trucks. I've never seen a

The IC had fertilizer sludge cars (I have no idea what fertilizer sludge is) they converted from SS boxcars they acquired from the Tennessee Coal and Iron Railroad. I haven't got a photo but the diagr

IC 97250 and 97251 rebuilt at Centralia in 1950 to carry calcium carbide containers. 3 more cars, 97252 - 97254 rebuilt in 1952 and 7 more, 97255 - 97262 in 1953. There were 763 without the provisions

Please reply off list to jrwhiteATmidwest.net Just realized I left that out.

I preorderd the 4 pack that had the Monsanto car. Trainworld just called and said the order was in and they were going to ship. Does anyone here want any of these cars? Elect. Bleach. Gas #193 Niag. S

This probably isn’t what’s in the reefer in question but my friend who’s layout I operate on is a retired railroader, IC, Big Four, PC and Conrail. He worked in the St Louis area and he talks about ha

Ken, IC 163001-163050 built in 1926 by Pullman in Michigan City renumbered to 40100-40149 in 1942. According to the diagram sheet they had metal bottom door panels, universal handbrakes and metal lat.

A tank company, rifle company or artillery battery would seldom be moved by itself. The battalion is the basic element. If a single company/battery was moving from one post to another for training or

Brian, The Admiral was originally the Albatross. I remember when I was a kid riding on it and going down to the deck where you could see the huge side rods s working. Here’s the Wikipedia page that gi

1935 reweigh date. My 1954 IC freight car diagrams show that car number on a very similar car build by AC&F in 1938 and it doesn't indicate any renumbering so that car was either out of service or ren

Here is a link to a story on the Albatross/Admiral. It's not a dredger it's the Albatross. The pilot house is identical to the photos of the Albatross. The sign between the stacks says Vicksburg Route

Are you referring to the steamboat or the dome shaped things? The steamboat is the IC car ferry Albatross. There is good phot coverage of it in Richard P Bessete's boof on the IC Rods Down and Dropped

Alex, I can send you some photos of IC wood cabooses off list if you need any. Jeff White Alma, IL