Charlotte (pronounce Shar-LOT, not SHAR-let) was served by the New York Central. While not a direct connection to the shops in East Rochester, given that the steel mill has been shut down for some 20

Hi List Members, A partial view of a WFEX reefer, possibly 63856, in the 1920s on SAL. This must have been quite early in the formation of WFE, no? https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/jL8AAOSwoNpeoiHG/s-l1

Hi List members, C&IM fans are gonna like this. All images 1948-1959. C&IM 6149 twin offset side hopper https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/9~4AAOSwzOleXodq/s-l1600.jpg C&IM 8198 40ft ss boxcar https://i.e

Hi List Members, ERIE 8012 flat car with Bausenbach shock-mounted containers in 1950 https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/gHcAAOxy63FSwNed/s-l1600.jpg More info below... https://www.ebay.com/itm/33312390226

Hi List Members, High load - "NEED SPECIAL HANDLING?" NKP advertizing Not clear whose depressed center flat that is. https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/bmQAAOSwbZJZpjmH/s-l1600.jpg More info below... http

Here is the last installment of "Daily Interchange Report of Cars" from the NJI&I to the Wabash at Pine in 1953. The following list is dated 07May53. All cars originated at South Bend. I am showing In

Is MV Products still in business? The web site doesn’t look active. I searched the web for red and green marker lights and found one pack of red and no green in 0.052 in. diameter. Walthers and anothe

Friends, While scanning my prints I came upon this interesting photo of a GN boxcar. I found the faded original in a file when I was assigned to the Coast Guard District 11 headquarters in Long Beach.

Photo: SP Boxcars (1930) A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/PC20110405_861 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Not a great quality photo but you can read the car numbe

Photo: Sampling A Tank Car Load A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/1972341_2765 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

I have taken the Hutchins roof off of an Accurail 4300-series boxcar (3 diagonals on each side of the door: http://www.accurail.com/accurail/ART/4300/4320.JPG ) for a project. I sacrificed the ends, t

Photo: Reefers At A Blast Furnace (Circa 1925) A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/1986268_0245 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Anyone have an educated guess as to

Photo: Reading Hopper 74778 (1930) A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/80318_086 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: PRR Gondola 377243 G31E (1956) A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/PRR_21110 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Coiled steel covers. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

I am in the process of building an Accurail freight car kit that required grab iron fasteners/rivets to be applied to newly installed wire grab irons after molded ladders and grab irons and fasteners

Does anyone make SFRD Ice Hatch Latches? For whatever reason I am missing most needed to complete some Sunshine SFRD Rebuilt reefers. Thanks, Tom

Photo: Moving Boxcars With Horses (1913) A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/PRR_ME01795 Click on the photo to enlarge it. I wonder if the horses had union cards? Bob

Hi List Members, Some might enjoy this view of Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR Boxcar #9047, a 50ft auto box, dated 1950 https://www.jumpingfrog.com/images/photo55/foto0571.jpg Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Photo: Interstate Gondola 10144 (1930) A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/1993233_G2_S2_010_07_017 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: Lehigh Valley Hopper 17431 A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/AVD_2020213_4606 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. The chalk markings appear extra large. Bob Ch