It seems to me that Utah Pacific once made these in brass, but not cored. - Tom

Here is a link to the photo as posted over on the Early Rail site: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/331880/394918.jpg The one at the dealer is the same although somewhat cropped. Tom

Some of the guys over on the Early Rail site identified it as being at the Trafford Park works in Manchester, England in 1916. I'll go tell the Ford dealer that they messed up their caption! Tom

Our local Ford dealer has a photo on their wall of the Highland Park, Michigan assembly plant taken in 1913 showing Model-T's being loaded into freight cars that look very European. They are short all

Why do they feel they have to put those very annoying time stamps on these things! - Tom

Notice that the lettering is completely invisible - no doubt obliterated by dirt & grime - Tom

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