Ice harvesting & ice houses were also common on western lines before mechanical ice-making became common, especially with all the fruits & vegetables being shipped east from California. The Santa Fe h

Nobody has yet mentioned the Chief Wawatam. Unfortunately, I understand that she was scrapped 10 years ago. Tom

I had the great good fortune to sail on the City Of Milwaukee across Lake Michigan late in her carrier when she was the Ann Arbor spare boat - filled with freight cars & a few large trucks with my lit

Larry - You might have to steal some lettering from early (1880's-1890's) standard-gauge sets. Clover House (dry transfers) & the new k4_pacific decal line on ebay come to mind. Unfortunately, I don't

Thanks, Charlie, I had really wondered about those very odd-looking commuter cars with their tiny windows, but hesitated to ask since they are off-topic. Tom

Tony, Do you know the names of those 7 major express companies (+ the little ones as well) that existed pre-WW1? Any idea what territories each served? Tom

Hi Steve, From my experience Railway Express had their own offices & storage buildings in even smaller towns (but not really tiny places), always shipped on passenger trains, usually in railroad-owned

I did ship a box containing a heavy roundhouse light from Rock Ford, Colorado, to Rosslyn, Virginia, by LCL (ATSF & PRR) some time in the mid/late 1960's. It took at least a month to get there, and I