One big issue is degradation of digital media. Writeable CD-R's are one of the worst storage mediums out there and so many people/organizations use(d) them as long-term storage (myself included), whic

Thanks, everyone! I appreciate the insight. I am hoping a decent image of this livery surfaces so I can attempt to draw the artwork for some decals. I now have a starting point at least. Now, to find

Greetings, I am attempting to ID a tank car partially visible in a photo from 12/31/1959 shot at Georgetown Junction on the B&O. I model the Georgetown Branch in a slightly earlier era but am very int

I believe they are still in business but mostly paints and a few accessories now https://www.missionmodelsus.com/ (unless this is a different company than the one you mentioned.) Here's a review of th

I think I figured out the location of this photo. (a side hobby of mine.) Comparing the caption with some aerial photos from 1940, I believe it's here: https://www.historicaerials.com/location/39.9231

Fantastic. I spoke to them at Springfield last year and they said they had no firm plans to reintroduce the kit. It wasn't something they were sure they would bring back, or something along those line

Thanks, Ken. I posted a reply just a moment ago about how wonky and inconsistent the numbering can be on these kits. There was no standard marking system for the boxes over the years. Your "300" kit w

Jay, Thanks for the input. Yeah, the C&BT Shops numbering is inconsistent and results in some strange correlations. I took a survey of many C&BT cars for sale on eBay and found that some boxes had a g

Greetings, I've been on a tear lately trying to find HO scale matches for freight cars seen in photos of the railroad I model; the Georgetown Branch of the B&O, from 1945-55. As such, I'm pulling info

Chuck, You bring up a point that I am very interested in: Carbon used for filtration in water plants. I model the B&O's Georgetown Branch ca 1945-55, and include the Dalecarlia Water Treatment Plant w

Just a minor side note, the RDG 100053 boxcar is of interest to me, only by coincidence. I model and research the Georgetown Branch of the B&O, with my layout set ca 1945-55. In one of the rare steam

Two views of WBX 100 Alchem Limited weed spray car. Burlington, ON c.1950's Jim Parker. Another outside braced boxcar design. http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/photos/private/one.htm

RHBX 303 9/14/1965, Schiller Park, IL - Marty Bernard collection https://www.flickr.com/photos/129679309@N05/21095460245 Anyone care to elaborate on the origin of this interesting car?

A Sept 1950 Maine Central magazine article on weed spraying, including a photo and details about operations: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53a3b0e7e4b0356e962ad8f4/t/5ca3df84104c7b8a2ac415d3/

I've been somewhat casually fascinated with weed spraying equipment for the last several years, as I have a couple photos showing part of a weed spraying train on the railroad I model (B&O Georgetown

Thank you, Garth. While I can't identify the location, someone with a good eye for B&O perhaps can. A clue - there is a telltale and a tunnel portal visible in the distance. Note the curvature of the

The links appear for me as broken. When I click, it downloads a .TIF to my machine. That may be the issue; the Groups.io page trying to handle a .TIF instead of .JPG. Maybe convert them and re-attach?

Also note, strangely, the automobile is hitched to the car via a rope. Someone was having some fun.

I built one from plywood, metal air duct and a Dayton squirrel cage blower (https://www.grainger.com/product/DAYTON-OEM-Blower-4C444) Details on the build are here on my site: http://sluggyjunx.com/wo

The Temple Library web viewer has a neat function allowing you to rotate the photo by 90 degrees - handy to view this upside-down car! I don't see markings for ballast - perhaps you are seeing the "BA