I don't have a very good batting average with decals right now...I started decaling the RCW ATSF 50' DD rebuilt box car mini-kit. Did the map side just fine, looked at the model photos on the website

Jerry Hamsmith shares progress on a group building the same resin kit in the latest Resin Car Works blog post. This is a great introduction to resin kit building with more to come! http://blog.resinca

Good evening group, I was wondering if anyone knew how tires were loaded into a boxcar. I know it’s beyond this groups time frame but especially in the late ‘60’s. Were they just “thrown” into the car

The DX car has been changed to a radial course tank by adding wraps of .005 styrene. Info I had on the other one showed a car with those reporting marks carrying PHP (Packing House Products Lard, tall

These days, we a blessed with some fabulous gondola HO models. Most of them seem to be end door versions. Tangent, Proto2K, Walthers, Westerfield. B&O guy talking. Some prototype investigation suggest

I received the MoP "Naperville freebee mini-kit" from a friend handling another friends estate last Dec. Finally got around to gluing the pieces on a body then I noticed one on eBay with a bid of over

Hi List Members, LE&W 6773 ds boxcar at Plymouth Coal Breaker PA 1901 https://www.loc.gov/resource/det.4a07311/ Enjoy! Claus Schlund

I’m modelling a USRA single sheathed car c 1946 - unfortunately, without the benefit of a correctly dated reference photo. For the moment, i’m leaning toward the look of an extremely war-worn pre-WWII

If box cars were/are loaded anything like 53' trailers, no. No stacks, no pallets. Flat layer of tires on the floor the rest are stuffed on a 45° to interlock with the next layer up. ________________

One Sunshine and one Speedwitch $60 each includes shipping. cepropst@q.com

Friends, This question may get replies to “buy the book” but I will ask it anyway. I model 1950 and have purchased several Rapido X-3 models with K brakes and “30s era” stenciling. They should be appr

Hello everyone, I picked up (2) F&C kits recently. Both Southern cars, one being a Seley hopper and the second one of the 'SU' 36' boxcars. Both are pretty notable cars for my era. The Seley hopper I

Hi List Members, NW 53375 composite hopper in 1918 https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3b41715/ Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, MONTOUR twin hopper with "Coal goes to War" slogan... https://www.loc.gov/item/2017840883/ https://www.loc.gov/item/2017840891/ Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, RDG twin hopper Potomac Yards https://www.loc.gov/resource/thc.5a47554/ Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, LN 40ft steel gon Jenkins KY 1935 https://www.loc.gov/resource/fsa.8a16940/ Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, CB&Q 36ft trussrod boxcars "Coal chutes, Wymore, Nebr" circa 1910... https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3b44999/ Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Ted, it may depend on the time period? My 1941 report on the B&O's control of the Alton includes a map showing all of the lines and yards in the Chicago area. On the north side of the Union Stockyards

Apparently, there are two Cornel Reds. One is referred to by AF-415, the other is C6537A (Dupont) which is New Cornell Red. There is very little information on this and wondered if anyone had the equa

Sorry if this is a repeat. (Different send address from me failed?) The Southern, and I expect other roads, did not change the road numbers when revenue freight cars were permanently assigned to non-r