Does anyone have photos of the CNJ or CRP hopper cars in the 61000-61999 or 62000-62999 series that they will share? I model 1949 and in my 1-1-50 ORER between the two series and the two roads there w

Friends, I had the good fortune of reviewing some CBCs this morning ranging from 1937 to 1946. I remembered part of this thread, especially about how boxcar rebuilds could be modeled with different si

Anyone know what XAR is the description for? Clark Propst Mason City Iowa

All group members, I am thinning the herd and figured some of you might be interested in what I have. I have attached an Excel file of what I have for sale. These are first come first serve. If you wo

I am a bit befuddled by this and am hoping that someone in this group might has information on this group of cars. In 1949 the Chesapeake and Ohio received a group of 500 covered hoppers from Ralston

I was thinking of modeling one of the CMO cars in the 20000-22414 series and thought I had a photo for the lettering. But my photo is for one of the rebuilt cars. Does anyone have a photo to show lett

I am researching Hocking Valley/Chesapeake & Ohio box cars to create a 3d printed model. The cars were built in 1924-25 with wood sides but were converted to steel sides in the early 40's. The ends ar

Good morning all, I'm calling on some of you freight car experts that might could help point towards a fairly close model of this series of cars. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Jaso

These series of cars, CNW 65000-67418, appear to be 1937 AAR design, 3716 cu ft, 80000 capy. The number of cars were decreasing in late 1950s ORER. Were they sold, or converted to something else? Not

I was going through the cars I inherited from my friend deciding what to keep and what to sell and I can across a PFE mechanical reefer that looks like part of the refrigeration unit was protruding th

Fragile – Handle With Care This is a 1957 wreck photo from the Council Bluffs Public Library: https://www.councilbluffslibrary.org/archive/files/original/e9b445c24648e38d536b12ee1d8081e9.jpg Descripti

Alex Schneider wrote: “Did the MCB or later the AAR mandate how much brake effort a car should have, presumably based on loaded weight?” As recommended by the AAR’s Brake and Brake Equipment Committee

Many moon s ago had a stack of these publications. Unfortunately lost them all. Been looking at a few that I interested in purchasing. Big question, " How useful are they. Considering in some the scop

Guys, Here's the thing (from where I stand) ... Our priorities - primarily prototypical accuracy - are ... let's face it ... out there on the outer fringe of the modeling community. The mfgrs are, for

I'm returning to the Amherst Ry Soc train show in W Springfield next weekend. Is Bob's Photos still setting up in the hotel across the street from the fairgrounds? Sorry for the cross-posting.

I'm thinking of pre-ordering a couple of these. Unfortunately Atlas hasn't told us what paint scheme is appropriate for the 1950s. I think these two might be correct. Does anyone know for sure? Jeff W

Some time ago, I found this model at a swap meet. It was so nicely built, I bought it. Ever since, I have wondered if it was a kit, or scratch built. Does anyone recognize it? Thanks, Jay Styron Fallb

It's often said by those of us in the industry, and only partially facetiously, that the way to make a small fortune in model railroading... is to start with a large one. Bill Gould simply went on to

House car distribution on the Santa Fe 1929-43 House car distribution on the Santa Fe 1929-43 About ten years ago, I discovered a document at the California State Railroad Museum Library that was appa

Resin Car Works has produced a kit for a Missouri Pacific 1942-built steel box car. More details are in the latest blog post. http://blog.resincarworks.com/missouri-pacific-aar-box-car-kit/ Eric Hansm