My latest builds. Weathering yet to come. Rock Island is Westerfield, CB&Q and Frisco are Sunshine. Ihave a T&P, Milwaukee, and Rocket Express RI I want to build before the NMRA national.

Looking to model 40' mechanical reefers. FGEX 290, I have a photo with the mechanicals at the left end. Anybody have a photo or link to photo of this series (260-299) of the other side, mechanicals at

I've moved my era from 1935 back to 1928 - I've an Oct 1928 ORER. Just before the Depression which gives me more small engines & more wood pass & frt cars - rivets are a pain... I'm modeling the Grass

Dear Colleagues, I am helping a fellow model railroader with major health problems substantially shrink his collection. Included in this sale are: -- craftsman kits (resin, wood, metal) and selected p

Freight Yard Along The Detroit River Photo courtesy of University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/10953/rec/2345 Click on the arrows an

Just added this F&C car to the layout. Most of the work was removing the flash between the boards. I made a sanding stick by gluing a piece of 400 wet/dry sandpaper to a piece of HO 1”x 10” to clean u

Some modellers here might be interested in the outdoor model rr flea mkt being hosted at John Spring's in Beeton, Ontario this Saturday. Please see the attachment for details. Richard

I am in the process of boxing up for shipment most of my collection of model freight cars and locomotives and I have some questions about the best way to do this. Needless to say they should be well s

Hello Friends, I'm writing to tell you that the Naperville/Chicagoland RPM meet is back on this year. Dates are Friday, 27 October and Saturday, 28 October, 2023. The location will be the beautiful No

This is way off topic but please bare with me. This is the only list that I participate in. Are the guard rails on Bridgestone tresses spiked on every tie and do they use tie plates? It probably varie

This past Sunday, while driving south from St. Johnsbury Vermont on US route 5, I was quite surprised to come across a group of steam era freight cars (and cabooses and a few locomotives) in Barnet, V

Erie Boxcar 111191 A photo I cropped from an original posted by Eric Hansmann on the Erie RR. Modelers & Prototype Fans group. Caption for original photo: “Erie 111191 is caught along the W&LE on a si

Can anyone identify the type and model manufacturer of this truck? The raised lettering on the left is ACF21562 and PATENTED over the center. I went through Richard Hendrickson's Model Truck Listing a

https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/9n_boxcar.jpg This is a Wabash car fitted for loading Ford tractors in two layers in the late 1930s. Wabash's entry in the January

Photo: SFRD Reefers At San Bernardino A photo by company photographer Don Erb, courtesy of the Kansas Historical Society. Circa 1950-1955. Reefers and more back in the day. Notice the two reefers in t

HT&C (Southern Pacific) Boxcar 36923 Photo courtesy of University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/5657/rec/2727 Click on the arrows and

I have repaired and upgraded Chicago And Northwestern (CNW) USRA double sheathed box car 141260 made by Accurail. An upgrade of car body and underbody was done. The car number was changed with dry tra

Do any of the Societies who published it offer a printed version of "The Wood Sheathed Cars of the FGEX/WFEX/BREX Freight Refrigerator Fleet"? Was this done in a spiral bound format? I would be very i

Railroad Barges On East River in Manhattan (Undated) Photo courtesy of University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/11939/rec/1600 Click

Assorted Freight Cars (1947) Photo courtesy of University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/12330/rec/1622 Click on the arrows and scroll