I looked up #8327 in various on-line OREG/ORER's and found: This series was not there in 1891 In series 8267-~8999 listed as "Palace" with no indication that they were double-deck in 1893-1894-1895 In

I don't think any of you have posted these interesting salt tank cars from 1926 http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16797coll21/id/94/rec/87 Tom E.

Oooh! - look at those Milwaukee Road (CMStP&P) double-deck stock cars with roof hatches no less. Explanation of the roof hatches? Anything put through them couldn't get down to the lower deck. Tom

I'm having trouble finding a pin vise that holds smaller (#80 and the higher 70's) drill bit securely. I've tried & thrown out a few, and always go back to my ancient General swivel-headed one (simila

And a properly attired engineer Bib overalls, long gauntlet gloves, Kromer Blizzard Cap, and a black bow tie! Tom

Ray, There are other photos. The LofC has a few: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=ensley&co=det http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=birmingham%20mine&co=det And I have some builders photos of a

If I recall correctly, there were special super-fast "silk trains" at one time. Now I'm curious to know more. Tom E.

Funny they tried to blank out the railroad names - not too successfully! Search this collection for lots more good stuff - try "railroad cars." Tom E.

I've had exactly your problem, Don. Throw it out & get a new bottle. Tom E.

I've been seeing that problem here for a while as well. I've also noticed that the "emailed photos" section of "photos" (where attached photos normally land) never has more than a few photos in it. It

The plans for this car are also in the 1895 & 1898 Car Builders Dictionary along with a photo of an apparently identical LS&MS car. These were reproduced in Newton Gregg's Train Shed Cyclopedia #55 (f

The drawing in ARRFC isn't quite as detailed, but at least it's all there. (The end & x-section drawings are the same, so I won't repeat them.) Tom

I forgot to mention that the Pennsy had some similar cars in that period that also show up in LofC photos. You'll want to download the highest resolution scan of the first photo here to see detail. (I

Yes Mel, John White's American Railroad Freight Car has an excellent detailed plan of this car on pp354-355. It's reproduced from Engineering News of April 19, 1890 (so a bit outside the time frame of

As usual, you should be able to get a higher resolution scan of this photo from the Library of Congress site. I've not tried with this one, but the information needed to find it should be in the Shorp

An oyster car would have a roof, which this one doesn't. There were coal hoppers built to a similar design, although the ones I've seen were much smaller. These had the dump doors tucked way up under

I've used the various Zap varieties for years. The caps never stick, but I sometimes have to ream out the spout - no big deal. Tom E.

Some great stuff here, but everything is all mushed together in this collection. Does anyone know if there is a way to search or limit by type, railroad, year or anything? Tom E.

I used to pack a Sandvik Brush Axe for clearing photo lines. They can cut up to ~1" diameter & are (were) used by land surveyors. I used it only occasionally, so it now resides in my coat closet. Tom

Beautiful work, Jack Thanks for the photos Tom