Claus, This photo is from the Library of Congress Detroit Publishing Co. collection, and there are many more. Look here: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=solvay&co=det Tom

If you download the image & enlarge it a lot, you'll see the colored starch grains mentioned in the linked descriptions of the Autochrome process. I was doubtful at first, but I think that this proves

Great model, Bob - well worth the work & frustration. I do wonder, however, whether the strapping alone would be sufficient to prevent sideways movement of the load? (The Devil made me say it!!) Tom

Very interesting old side-dump car in the background. Anyone have any information on that? Tom E.

That board seems to have marks indicating that it once supported a trolley pole that has since been removed. The bell also hints that the car was designed to lead. So, was it a former motor since de-m

There was a great wooden above-ground penstock outside of Marshfield VT providing water for a small hydro-electric plant in the valley from a pond up on the hill some distance away. It was quite large

There are a number of outfits that sell archival supplies specially developed to not harm what's stored in them. They might be worth checking out, but their stuff isn't cheap. Here are just a couple o

Caswell stock cars, I believe https://id18538.securedata.net/westerfieldmodels.com/merchantmanager/index.php?cPath=130_436 And a thoroughly entertaining film as always with Buster Keaton. Thanks - Tom

That's what I get for assuming stuff. Should let the NG experts do the talking! Tom

I believe those are Murphy roofs. The 3000-series Rio Grande boxcars were extensively rebuilt about this time in the 1920's. This roughly coincided with the addition of the larger Mikados & other impr

A piece of 18" armor plate that big must have been SOME heavy! Wonder what the capacity of the car was? Tom

I messed with it a bit & came up with this. Tom

Interesting mix of narrow & standard gauge cars. I particularly like the boxcar with its door hanging by one corner! Tom E.

My experience with the Rocky Ford factory confirms what Richard & Doug have said. Beets in - granulated sugar out - no juice either came or went. In later years, they built a concrete silo & shipped g

IMHO facebook is still as evil as ever! Their sole purpose is harvesting your personal information to sell at a profit to whoever wants it with no known social responsibility. If you're OK with that,

Hey Doug, I'm very interested in that beet dump photo you posted, want to know more, and, of course, would like a better rendition. I'm from Rocky Ford & have family connections with the factory there

I was wondering about that unloading question, too. Could they have been rotary-dumped? Tom E.

Vera, It looks like Patrick Cudahy is the Cudahy of the Wisconsin meet packing company, so you've answered my question. Your photo clearly shows that they also had reefers. Thanks - Tom

So now I'm confused. There was Cudahy Packing Company of Omaha which also made & sold Old Dutch Cleanser. There was also Cudahy Brothers which was also a packing company in Cudahy Wis. south of Milwau

It looks like these 60' B&M flatcars date back to at least 1901 (but probably not 1897) according to the on-line ORER/OREG's, however they are mixed in with a number of shorter "special flat cars,' so