In the 1912 CBD, p.358-9 there are plans for a Frisco Refrigerator Line reefer. I presume this was also part of this consortium. Larry King

Just wanted to say, the 1909 CBD has complete drawings of this car. Also note that the original plate ends with vertical posts have been replaced with corrugated Murphy ends. Very typical of NYC in th

I wonder if it might have sometimes been that, faced with a large high value shipment like this power plant machinery that the RR might overhaul and paint cars just for that shipment,rather than just

These cars were a very significant part of the steam era NYC fleet-about 10500 cars built 1911-16(mostly in 1916) IRM has complete drawings. Larry King

Re the B&M cars- the 1916 CBD figure.425 on,pg.384 shows the Western Stl Car underframe for these cars. I'm not sure if this is exactly the same as the "B&M" underframe. Note these cars had 8x12 brake

Here's something I came across in the 1908 Railroad Gazette (online at archive.org) It is the steel reinforcement used by Armour Car Line to strengthen their wood reefers ca.1907. (note "Armour RSU 2"

Guess I should have read the link before running my mouth... Larry King

Something I've always wondered about... Is it called Armour Yellow because it was the color Armour painted their reefers, back before there was a PFE? Larry King

Dear group In 1917 the B&O ordered a batch of steel underframe freight reefers. Plans were published in the "Railway Age" trade magazine. The article stated that the underframe was supplied by Ralston

Yes, it was rebuilt by Ryan- #257799 was in a Ryan ad in the 1922 CBD, along with a really neat rebuild of a King patent hopper car, also for NYC. The Lsection trucks I agree were probably original. L

There's a big difference between cars used in high speed mail and express service and cars which spend most of their time sitting on a siding near a construction site, and when they ARE moved,are move

Dear Mr Chaparro I do not see how you get the Archives Canada pictures. I get a screen showing the photo's catalog data but not the actual picture. This has been true of all the ones I have tried to o

I clicked on the link provided but do see a photo,only the archive listing What am I doing wrong? Larry King

Are you going to do more of these? L.King

Dear group Attached please find the picture I referred to in my previous post- A Pere Marquette all wood single sheathed auto/box car, perhaps a converted stock car? Larry King

This is an unusual car- an all wood single sheathed boxcar. Could it be a wood stock car converted to meet a shortage of box cars? I recall seeing a similar Pere Marquette car in the Steamtown DL&W ph

On the NYC, "S" denoted two things: It meant a "System" car that was "at home" on any NYC line, and it also (usually) meant a car having the highest allowable amount for repairs; thus usually the newe

I think that is an SP Harriman design flat car. As to the switch, I have heard of No.3 switches being used in the old days-like the DL&W circular freight house and yard on the waterfront in New Jersey

I think it might be an old SP O-50-4 fuel oil car from about 1905,those were large (12,000 gal) and both the small dome and the "fore and aft" elbow safety valves would fit. I also think it is a radia

Dear group A while back I was able to buy the Herald King decal set for the Pennzoil 3 compartment tank car described in a Model Railroader article of some years ago. This article had no prototype pic