ACL had Pullman Standard build them some boxcars with roof hatches in the 1960s to haul kailin. These steel cars had the bracing on the outside, were painted white or light grey and had red lettering.

In terms of ships at sea, they exhibit stresses caused by wave action. Two of these are longitudinal stresses; sagging and hogging which caused by a ship heading though waves and troughs. Sagging is w

The image was provided by Lockheed Martin which is a merger of Lockheed and Martin aircraft companies so it could be any of their planes, not Boeing planes. Agree wtih previous comment about wing cuto

Can anyone identify the structure with two or maybe three levels of track loading? I presume the top level is for trucks. Davo in Orlando

One thing I did notice, is that on the far side of the freight house, the switches have self guarding frogs; no guard rails on them; at least on those closest to the station. The one on the near side

Yes, that one definitely fits in my memory as opposed to the Reading elevator in my earlier post that was right on the water. Good job in finding that photo as I could not locate it. Your picture is o

That building the photo was taken from may have been a grain elevator. In May 1999 I flew up to Philly for a class in Trevose which is NE of Philly. Heading north on I-95 before getting to the Walt Wh

Sometimes in site posts, links are provided to library sites that contain photos that I would like to save to my computer. It now seems that when I try to do a "save as" the photo is saved as an HTML

Try Scenic Express. They have cast resin O-Scale bridge girders in 26-1/2 inch length and 1/4 in thick. They are made for under the deck but look to me like they could be used for sides. Twenty bucks

Any idea how long the paint scheme was in the field? Davo in Orlando 2-rai O-scale

Attempted to send Dave an email based on his given address, but it was rejected saying he had no Yahoo account. Davo in Orlando 3c. Re: Cocoa Beach 2010 - Dave Ramos Posted by: "Roger Hinman" rhinman@

Eh, what's that you say sonny boy? Mike et al, so sorry I could not attend this year; it sounds like there were some great clinics. Would love to see pictures of Mike Rose's elevator complex and I've

Tim, Late to the game here, but Bob Anson has built some in 2-rail O-scale. He lives up in Jax. Maybe someone on this list knows how to contact him. I can't find his email address. Davo in Orlando

Where can I get the ORER data for the ACL in 1957? I cannot find one of those things. David in Orlando

A few months back, someone debunked the Harlem Transfer Company RR. I just ran across this site that provides detailed maps and Army Corps of Engineers info about it. Really cool stuff; even provides

Man, that is so cool! The N&W track making a curved road crossing on the Cleveland Ave bridge above the yard. Neat! David in Orlando

OK, guys, I think you're right. I didn't zoom in enough and pay attention. Man, y'all caught me! Back in the hole in embarrassment. David in Orlando

Not to beat a dead horse, but I don't believe the guy is holding on to a "big handle to throw the switch", but is resting his hand on a control box for the double-slip. He would need two levers (one f

I suppose you guys know there is a relatively new book out there about the old NS. The ACL/SAL Historical Society has it on their site and is around 50 bucks. David in Orlando

Per the caption in the book, it is indeed, the Harlem River and the bridge to the immediate rear is the Second Ave Elevated RR Bridge. On page 52 is a map of NYC and you can see the CNJ yard on the le