Kevin: A number of HO kits have been available for various 40 ft. gons from Westerfield, F&G and Sunshine Models. But it would be nice for someone like Rapido to do some of these cars RTR. They have d

I have some of the Sunshine 40 ft. cars. It seems that with many of these cars, you could just swap the decals for a different road and be accurate. Was the AAR 40 ft. gondola a common model for vario

How do I get in touch with Tony? The email address had been truncated here. Victor Baird

Didn't Walthers do some NYC USRA Gons? Are they usable in some form for later modeling? Victor Baird

Were there any 40 ft. (40-42 ft.) standard design gons other than USRA that could be mass produced in plastic for multiple roads in HO? (Of course, I'm referring to the steam or transition era.) It se

Thanks Matt. But I was able to get some from another source. Thanks anyway. Victor Baird

Like i said, I don't have access to an ORER for the appropriate time period or a Wabash freight car book unless someone can point me to a source online. Also, AFIK, Branchline, Kadee and C&BT cars are

Folks: Like I said, I don't have access to an appropriate OER Guide, unless you can point me to one on the Net. Victor Baird

I model the Wabash in the early to mid 1950s and have come to realize that I don't have enough Wabash box cars. It would seem I need more 40 ft. steel cars that are accurate. I have a few rebuilds fro

Many of the Single Sheath Rapido Cars are available from reputable dealers on eBay. Note that some have K Brakes and some have newer AB Brakes. That may affect your era. When Rapido first put our desc

Thanks for sharing, but I would prefer to see more steam era 40 ft. gons rather the mill and 50 ft. gons. I believe the 40 ft. cars were more common in the steam/transition era weren't they? Victor A.

I know this has been covered in the past (I looked), but in the more recent time period has anyone come with a accurate car either RTR or as a kit, other than brass? Victor A. Baird http://www.erstwhi

What kind of car was used? I am referring to bulk sand from a pit that ships out sand and gravel. Perhaps this sand would not be that specialized. Wouldn't it need to be protected from the weather? On

..with the era and kind of modeler here I thought some of you might want to know: At the very moment I have some HO Exact Scale Upper Quadrant Semaphore Signal Kits for sale: 3 home interlocking signa

If have 4 train order signals and 4 two-headed home signals for sale on ebay. These are long out of production and make exquisite operational models. http://www.ebay.com/itm/171836375241?ssPageName=ST

Do I recall correctly that the Illinois Central ran banana traffic to Indianapolis (an entire train?) ? Also, if routed to the Midwest from the South, what kind of icing treatment and what refrigerato

Thanks Dennis. I note that on the Fort Wayne, Jackson & Saginaw and its successor the Fort Wayne & Jackson Railroad (the subject of my new book out this year) that platform cars and flat cars were eve

Why did some railroads number their cars (or some of them) in odd or even numbers only? What was the logic behind that? Victor A. Baird http://www.erstwhilepublications.com

Hello fellow STMFC Members: I just posted a 7 minute video on my website made from 8mm home movies form the 50s taken on the Wabash Fourth District. Folks that have purchased my Railroading on the Wab

Per Blaine at ExactRail: "The new model is the GSC 42'-0 Flat Car or in Union Pacific circles, the F-50-15! In 1951, the GSC 42'-0 Flat Car was received by the Union Pacific as kits from General Steel