Tony Wagner asked: "Hey guys, or girls, anyone have photos of D&H 36' box cars? Post war is preferred but any showing the various end upgrades will do nicely. Looking to do a mild upgrade of a pair of

Clark Propst wrote: "But, I don’t want to be one of those that uses “There’s only an ‘inferior’ model available so therefore I can’t model whatever?”. There’s also the late Stan Rydarowicz’s rule of d

Don Burn wrote: "If that is an AAR 70-ton triple hopper which is my guess, then AT&SF, B&O, CP, L&A, MP, NKP, NYC, P&LE, SAL, SP are some of the roads with that hopper." It is not - note that the car

Clark Propst wrote: "Not sure the road on the door and a half box Boston & Albany maybe?" I agree with the assessment that this is a Chesapeake & Ohio rebuild. Boston and Albany did have 1-1/2 door au

Rob Kirkham asked: "Just wondering if anyone ever did a clinic on finishing WWII era rolling stock based on the Delano photos in the Library of Congress? I'd love to know what conclusions the presente

Bob Chaparro wrote: "Photo: N&W Livestock Car 29000 (Undated) A photo from the Virginia Tech University Libraries: https://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/full/NS2777.jpeg Schuyler Larr

Stan *Rydarowicz*. https://www.kinnickfuneralhome.com/notices/Stanley-Rydarowicz/guest-book “I think I know what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in

Charlie Duckworth wrote: "I’ve been kicking around an idea with Hubert Mask on having a decal set made with the most common weight locations by railroad. I have a comprehensive list of Mopac locations

Ken Adams asked:"Are there any articles dealing with the upgrading to DD steel sided 40 foot cars and how to model them?" The 2019 Cocoa Beach Shake 'N Take project detailed the Intermountain 40 ft au

Bob Chaparro asked: "Identity Of This Car? (Undated) A photo from the Detroit Public Library: https://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A256620 Click and hold to

Elden Gatwood asked: "How were these racks used? If for poultry, how unloaded? https://digital.hagley.org/PRR_12653 Car is equipped with temporary racks for tomatoes for Campbell. See The Keystone Vol

Bob Chaparro wrote: "Photo: B&M Boxcar 70096 (1933) Photo from the Los Angeles Public Library: https://tessa.lapl.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/turnabout/id/2635/rec/30 Use the slider to enlarge the p

Gary Laakso asked:"Which plastic model making company offered the CMStP&P flatcar in HO scale? It likely was in the 1960s." https://cdm17228.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/imc/id/12440/rec/1 Ke

Bob Chaparro asked: "Photo: Wabash Boxcar 62232 (Undated) Photo from the State Historical Society Of Missouri: https://cdm17228.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/imc/id/41041/rec/9 Scroll on the p

Garth Groff wrote: "Mark Feddersen wrote an article in the July 1988 MAINLINE MODELER with the title "Tank Car Pleasure: Twin Dome Kit Modification". Feddersen describes converting a Tichy tank into a

Steve Kay wrote: "I picked up one of these kits back in the days when you could go to a train show. After a bit of study, I decided to use it to model a worn UP flat (http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/up/

Doug Harding asked: "Ben the CMSTP is on the list with a boxcar. Why would the conductor use a difference reference mark for the same railroad?" See my previous post: "My thought is P&P could be short

Steve Sandifer wrote: "1923. I have used the Westerfield 1925 ORER to try to find ID but likely candidates like P&PU don't have car numbers that match." My thought is P&P could be shorthand for Chicag

Bob Chaparro asked: "Lever Brake Handles Were lever brake handles ever banned or outlawed, or did they just fall out of favor?" No. The railroads can still get 1:1 lever-type handbrakes today. https:/

Fenton Wells asked: "I wish Tahoe made Taylor trucks. Does anybody?" Eastern Car Works did in styrene; Bethlehem Car Works did both coil spring (#1217) and leaf spring (#1218) versions in white metal.