Is this the car: http://old.atsfrr.org/Reviews/HO/Foreign/GACXExpReef/Index.htm J. Stephen Sandifer

I enjoy switching my steam era freight cars, and I have had the opportunity to test one of the new ATSF mikados with Paragon 4 that BLI is about to release. The Paragon 4 pays special attention to Rul

Like this, preserved in Ashdown, Ark. J. Stephen Sandifer

These are contemporary photos, but most color ones are newer than this group. J. Stephen Sandifer

Going through 2 Conductor’s Records books (1300 cars each) from the ATSF, Mid Kansas 1923: 5 PRR Box cars 11 PRR gondolas 1930: 9 PRR Box cars 1 PRR Autobox 2 PRR 65’ steel drop end gondolas. So that

SPAM J. Stephen Sandifer

Clark I am returning this with ATSF notes. I added the class of the cars and based on my Santa Fe Live List made some changes in the descriptions. The Santa Fe did a lot of car rebuilding as WWII woun

In 1936 the Santa Fe rebuilt 13 cars from RR-11 series into dry ice cars. 6000-6002 were modified with three compartments and three small side doors. These were modified again in 1949 to look like a t

Sorry – it looked much better on my screen than here. J. Stephen Sandifer

What’s in that reefer? The following is from a conductor’s record on the Santa Fe between Dodge City and Newton Kansas, 1923 Train Order ID Car# Type Car Detail Contents Final Destination Ex 1861 8-28

Note also the unrestrained pole loads. J. Stephen Sandifer

Our club here in Houston is helping sponsor a model railroad club at a local middle school. The kids are building modules and learning how to do things. We include them on our layout tour and support

I got my latest MR yesterday and enjoyed the article by Clark. Well done. I wish they had included a lot more photos!

BWF – 4001 Barbed Wire Fencing Kit – HO Scale 4-Strand Spacing – Dimensional Modeling Concepts (dmcrrproducts.com) J. Stephen Sandifer

Most of the books I have are from Kansas. Interesting J. Stephen Sandifer

Conductors on the ATSF usually use “A” for ATSF and “RD” for SFRD. J. Stephen Sandifer

On Google Earth go to Comanche, TX. On the north side of the track you will notice 5 round bins. Those are relatively modern and you will see a lot of covered hoppers around them. Must be harvest time

http://www.texasdailyphoto.com/2011/06/woldert-peanut-mill.html http://photogrammar.yale.edu/search/results.php?start=0&year_start=1935&month_start=0&year_stop=1945&month_stop=12&van=CPeanuts A peanut

With a little color correction. Tanks Tom. J. Stephen Sandifer

Corn cobs were used as animal feed. J. Stephen Sandifer