Towing staples? ...often fastened to the bolster or side sill? Ref: Just below the PSC photo at http://blog.resincarworks.com/nyc-50-foot-drop-bottom-gondola -------------------- Richard Brennan - San

...an early-style SP Hog Fuel car might be a more likely candidate up in that part of Oregon. The first letter of the road name peeking out under the shadow on the end appears to be rounded; I can't c

That's a Carson City NV address on the flyer... pre-2004! How time flies when you're having fun! ------------------- Richard Brennan - San Leandro CA --------------------

Dan Upon closer examination I think you are correct - Re-writing: These are two nearly-identical transformers on TWO different SP 70-ton(ish) SP Flat cars: Photo on 4-8-1937 on SP 43595 F-50-12 ... wi

Sure it can... A quick shop change to 70-ton trucks...because an important shipper has a LARGE load: Voila! SP Freight Cars Vol 3, p 220 lists F-70-1 as a single car: SP 49679... p221 'The "missing' 4

...as you can plainly see: -------------------- Richard Brennan - San Leandro CA --------------------

Possibly a Pintsch gas tank car? It sure isn't Helium!!! -------------------- Richard Brennan - San Leandro CA --------------------

Ah yes... the 'ERIE High-side Gon'... the drop-bottom as-built was done (as Ben mentioned) in plastic for HO... and in -brass- by Joma for TT-scale! Attached are two lettering variations... Richard --

The tank car at the iron City Brewery -probably- has a 3-digit number... perhaps 302 or 312; There is an AC&F builders' photo of IRCo 309... (date unreadable), an apparently identical car for the Indi

Here is the Starrett Catalog page... with all their pin vise sizes and model numbers. One document online shows the 166A design dates from at least 1938... No wonder we find them in our fathers' / gra

Is that a shop-built tool for taking the 'bulge' from freight damage out of the stamped steel ends? I didn't even think that was possible! -------------------- Richard Brennan - San Leandro CA -------

Agree 100%: The most useful, albeit probably not the most important 'find' in my Mother's estate: was the 19in by 19in Martin-Yale Premiere paper cutter with the green cross-hatched 3/4in wood base an

Doug MacLeod is now up in Roseville CA; Many of his products are on Jerry Kitts' FMW site: http://www.foothillmodelworks.com/MLWestern.html I think an eMail he uses on some Groups.io lists is: <dmacle

Tim has captured the issue: - You can make a decal set that is exactly correct for ONE car... - You can make a set that is relatively correct for a number of cars... - You can put together a herald an

There is -nothing- in this photo that is NOT eminently modelable! http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-04-07-20/X5292.jpg - the no end-platform contractor business car (converted tracti

Charlie I've only had a list of 90 for the last few years: -------------------- Richard Brennan - San Leandro CA -------------------- 1 Locomotives 1922 2 Switching & Freight Locomotives 1930 3 Box St

Protocraft has them in 1:48... <https://www.protocraft.com/category.cfm?ItemID=965&Categoryid=20>https://www.protocraft.com/category.cfm?ItemID=965&Categoryid=20 ...but they seem to be doing some sets

...but it was done in brass in TT-scale!!! A 'Joma' import from Japan. Drawings from the '31 CBCyc were reprinted in Train Shed Cyclopedia 46... and an article by Jim Cassidy on upgrading the Mantua H

Super-clean photo of a classic Lackawanna center-cupola wood caboose... DL&W 842... NPS Steamtown collection, circa-1931 The grabiron mounting details would be a trick to model... and note the substan

Ref: http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-08-25-19/X7535.jpg From the Erie Lakawanna list, PM 91493 - double-door steel box car on the left... What type of end is this? Thin-thin-Fat...