Western railroads had a preference for gondolas than hoppers which were more common in the east. Was it due to mineral traffic or just gondolas being more universal than hoppers?

Ed Small chance of that happening. The NP cars were different -- The BREX (Q) and WFEX (GN) cars were built in several batches (Q got 3 batches totally 100 cars , GN got five batches totalling 300 car

Hello everyone, Curious what I can learn of bulk shipments composed of multiple boxcars going from the same origin-destination points and typically staying together the whole time. Reefer/tank/hopper

PFE Mechanical Reefer Model Project (Please respond to the e-mail address below.) As some of you know, a little over two years ago I approached Rapido Trains with a proposal to produce a R-T-R HO scal

LOL -- anyone notice in Dennis's model photo the use of the rooftop exhaust stack is now attached to the side sill ? These old kits contain some very nice metal castings, such as a Royal F brake regul

Growing up in Missouri I always considered the Mississippi River as the east-west separation line, with one or two states to the west side of it the midwest.. Gateway Arch? How come there is no mideas

The Seaboard Air Line put its first rebuilt SS 40 foot box car with 20 foot door openings into service in February of 1956. The doors were arranged allowing openings from the end to the center of the

National Scale Car has scored a hit with their recent mini kit releases. The Grest Northern 12 panel.car is listed as "Out Of Stock" and I can't find a listing for the Santa Fe Fe-22. Does anyone know

As an aficionado of small, obscure railroads, I am looking for an HO scale 'steel rebuilt USRA' boxcar decorated for the Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railway in the orange, yellow and black paint scheme a

F/S: 20+ pairs of HO scale freight car trucks for sale, some new in original packages, some gently used, brands include Central Valley, Kadee, Atlas, Kato, Accurail, Hallmark, Walthers. Labelle, Old P

Keeping with GN's policy for 10'0" IH cars, look as it has an 8-rung ladder and 5/6/5 tall doors (normally used for 10'6" IH cars)! Red Caboose '37 AAR with Desplaines viking roof. What is a good sour

Certainly not a big deal but I was looking at my Tangent Warren tankcar and noticed the prototype images the railing is dark (black?) and the model has it as white. Guess I’ll get the black paint out…

Get it while its hot! Or at least before someone realizes that it needs to be copyright protected and not downloadable. https://books.google.com/books?id=8H8PAAAAIAAJ&dq=%22RAILWAY%20EQUIPMENT%20REGIS

I posted this question a while back without any success so I'm giving it another shot. I am working on completing a Santa Fe Ga-53 50 foot mill gondola. There was a great set of drawings in a 1957 Mod

Photo: Reading Depressed Center Flat Car 99048 With Gun Barrel A photo from the WarshipPorn [sic] Website: https://www.reddit.com/r/WarshipPorn/comments/kyy5is/1500x_1070_battleship_gun_in_bethlehem/

Hey all, I need some help. I am building some HO scale Proto 2000 50 ton war emergency coal hoppers that I will decal for the Illinois Terminal. These are the steel hoppers with wood sides in the 4000

All- As promised, here is a letter from the American Railway Association dated September 12, 1923 making assignment of the reporting marks for use of the John H. Grace Company. The business of the com

For the gentleman asking about this roof I believe that Des Plains Hobbies once offered this as a replacement roof. It was also used in some of their kits. There are probably some out there. Bill Pard

Time to get your 2023 calendars. The photo shows a new entry for the Illinois Central RR. Also have calendars for SP, NYC, UP, B&O, Prr, CSX, NS, Those remarkable trains, Great Trains, Horad Fogg and

Popped up in my YouTube recommendations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0870_WIk30 Jeff White Alma IL