Yes Dennis, It is true that some can plants made certain cans, and other plants made other types of cans. The plants made what types of cans were needed in large volumes for the industries in their ar

Yes, American Can and Continental Can BOTH had large can plants in Seattle, as I mentioned earlier. American Can was on the Seattle downtown waterfront. Continental Can was near the Duwamish River tha

For sure those cans are not going to Alaska. Seattle had an American Can plant and a Continental Can plant that did all the empty can business to Alaska. My dad worked for the Continental Can plant. D

Yes, sad news. He was very inspiring. Here is a memorial at trains.com https://www.trains.com/mrr/news-reviews/news/in-memoriam-allen-mcclelland/ Doug Paasch

My bad. Now I see the lumps you are talking about. Don't know what they are. Sorry. Doug Paasch

I think you're looking at street lights or floodlights beyond the string of tankers. Look closer. There's a string of poles out yonder. Doug Paasch

Magazine also = a place where goods or supplies are stored: Warehouse. Obviously, they can't steal a warehouse but could steal FROM a warehouse. Doug Paasch

Scott, i think the cabover truck is not? Looks to me like a regular truck with a van parked beyond it facing the camera. Is that what you were looking at? Or did I miss seeing the truck you are referr

Richard, thanks for all the PC&F freight car pics. Keep 'em coming! The PC&F cars I have in my HO collection always remind me about my two uncles who built some of those cars when I was a kid. One unc

The photo is dated 1939, so I would agree with Bob that it's just been rebuilt. Doug Paasch

In addition to using stock cars for fruit, they were also pressed into service during the grain rush. Of course for that they were steam cleaned and lined with cardboard, tarps, possibly plywood or wh

Thanks all. And thanks for the tip, Tony. Doug Paasch

Hi. My layout I am currently working on is planned to have the Union Oil tank farm and asphalt operation on it, that used to be in Edmonds, WA; as well as the Union Oil tank farm in Seattle. The GN se

Yes, Pledge Revive It floor gloss is the current stuff. 27 oz. for $6.18 at our local Walmart. Doug Paasch

That's a really cool gondola! But what does the big ''H'' with the circle around it designate? Doug Paasch

Tony, I'd sure like a copy too please. I'll be running Flying A tank cars from the Associated Oil dock in Seattle on my currently under construction layout. Doug Paasch

This is a cross-posting I just placed on the GN list, but here is what I have on GN caboose colors: I dug out my copy of “Rocky and Old Bill – A History of Great Northern Paint and Lettering Schemes”

This is pure guesswork but I heard somewhere long ago that all members of a club are considered "owners" of the club and can be held personally liable for any actions against the club, such as injury

I’m coming late to the party here, but just another tidbit. At one time they did actually stack the cans loose in rows inside the box cars. I don’t know when that practice may have ended but the photo

Thanks for pointing this scan out, Bob. I noticed that the physical book they scanned was through the courtesy of funding by James J. Hill as mentioned on the first flyleaf. Good old Jim Hill still ed