Hi Folks, Allen forgot one of the fundamental STMFC rules about selling – inquiries are to be handled OFF LIST. Please do NOT reply to RealSTMFC with your inquiries (double-check the “To:” line in you

Hi Folks, The Goodyear tire plant in Topeka, KS (and other tire factories) needed to receive raw materials. For some, the method of transport is obvious to me (bales of rubber arrived in box cars; car

This document, though dated 1970, appears to contain information from an earlier era, given the sizes of tank cars referenced (4K, 6K, and 8K gallon). The tank car stuff starts on page 3. https://www.

Hmm. I think a similarly-worded response would be “yes, it does.” But I’ll refrain from the all caps. Regards, -Jeff

Forwarded from the RockIslandLines list. It looks like a few pages are missing – hopefully they’re present at the Hathitrust website. Regards, -Jeff

No, you may not ask us a favor. Obviously Bob’s account has been hacked; I saw the same msg from him on the PassengerCarList. Bob’s account is being Moderated, so we shouldn’t see any more messages li

Hi Eric, My collection of photos of SHPX LO’s is very limited. The ones that I have that are legible are all photos of new cars that have not been reweighed. Sorry, -Jeff

Jim, This is exactly what I needed. Thanks for taking the trouble to scan it for me! Regards, -Jeff

Hi Folks, I have recently become interested in SHPX (Shipper’s Car Line) covered hoppers (LO’s) and in particular, the ones leased to Westvaco / FMC. I am very fortunate that the January, 1992 Railmod

Hi Folks, Gentle reminder – this is the (real) Steam-Era Freight Cars list. It’s a place where we talk about Steam-Era Freight Cars (thank you, Captain Obvious!). Recently we’ve strayed into some spec

Hi Folks, While some locomotives did haul Steam-Era Freight Cars, this is not a list dedicated to them. This list is about Steam-Era Freight Cars. So if you have additional comments or ideas about the

Hi Folks, This thread has now strayed away from the Steam-Era Freight Car that Jared is selling, and into topics about a particular club, and the treatment of particular members of that club. As a res

Very nice models! I also like the lighting in the photos – were they taken outdoors? Regards, -Jeff

Rumor is that it’s makeup – same stuff that is used in cosmetics. What that stuff is, is an off-topic exercise for the reader 😊 Regards, -Jeff

Thanks, Brian and Schuyler, for the info on the ACY! -Jeff

Attached are two train orders regarding wide loads on steam-era freight cars. I have a bunch of similar orders from future decades (60’s – 80’s). This territory was double-tracked with center sidings.

Re: Yellow freight cars – clearly Don meant boxcars; otherwise I’d submit UP’s stock cars, which were yellow. Did the AC&Y have yellow box cars? I have a Bev-Bel-decorated Athearn box car that I got w

Schuyler, You’ll have to re-send your message to Todd off-list because he’s been banned from RealSTMFC for his blasphemy (not decalling the inside of his box cars)!! Regards, -Jeff P.S. Just kidding!!

Hi Folks, RealSTMFC got an email from “Richard Ramik” asking “if anyone has done business at [spam website]???” It’s SPAM, please don’t click on the link. The real Richard Ramik has been a member of R

Bill, Thanks for bringing this to my attention. RealSTMFC is currently using 2.2GB of Photos space, out of an allotment of 1.0GB (yep, we’re using twice as much space as allowed). I believe it is for