I thought it unusual that the lettering is in stencil. Sent from my tricorder

The car is outstanding, but I especially noticed the realism of the surrounding grass. How did you do that? Sent from my tricorder

Getting back to the thread: once these cars got to SF, what next? Along the SF Belt to the Presidio, and on via road? On via barge (seems unlikely, given a numbers of practicalities)? Sent from my tri

Note the WP herald on the second car. Sent from my tricorder

I KNOW I’ve seen Diamond-T trucks very far afield. It’s been too long to remember exactly where, but likely the Boston area in the early 1980s. Sent from my tricorder

If concrete, then there’d be gray all over the sides. Sent from my tricorder

And maybe Pocatello is a dry environment ? Sent from my tricorder

Could this have possibly mattered? After an hour over jointed rail on branch line track all would have worked itself out. Sent from my tricorder

Keep clicking on the arrows and you’ll see a trove of high/wide loads. Each is interesting in its own right. Sent from my tricorder

There’s at least two CP gobs, so not just a one-off. Sent from my tricorder

But there’s the woman on the right, next to a Packard (maybe). There’s a story right there. Sent from my tricorder

Correction: Battle Mountain was on the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific in those years. UP was hundreds of miles away. Sent from my tricorder

Very unusual doors, with the added section to the right. Don’t recall seeing that elsewhere. Sent from my tricorder

I’m going to say these are poles, not logs. Logs get sawn into lumber, but poles are poles, probably for further treatment. Sent from my tricorder

It seems odd to see that UP express box in that string of cars. Weren’t they reserved for express service? David Soderblom Baltimore MD USA david.soderblom@...

A very tough load to model. You want the brand new look of the boats, but with the tarps just son. Sent from my tricorder

A very modelable load. Note especially the manufacturer markings. Sent from my tricorder

Dennis: Your comment on self-guarding frogs got my attention. Did they require slower speeds than “conventional “? I had thought they were just a simple substitute that needed fewer components. Sent f

Current methods are different from the 1950s. Different chemicals and supporting technology. Sent from my tricorder

Dennis: How do you cut the piano wire without ruining perfectly good pliers. And do you angle the end to make a “bit” out of it? Sent from my tricorder