Photo: U.S. Navy Flat Car 320 With Gun Barrel Photo from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/52557645 Scroll to enlarge the photo. Taken at U.S. Navy Yard, Norfolk, VA, 1918. Bob Ch

Hi List Members, PPKX Poultry cars in 1935 at left, named O'NEAL, VAN NESS, and ??? https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214437180 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Desperately seeking Pacific Fruit Express decal help. I was ready to decal 2 reefers and discovered my stash of Champ PFE decals missing. I think it was their special set, SHS-190. It has the UP shiel

Note that this is the OTHER "PRR". (Panama Canal RR) Ray Breyer Elgin, IL

Photo: Loading Shell Cases Into Boxcar (1918) Photo from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/45522230 On the link scroll to enlarge the photo. Probably just the wooden cases for the

I was watching a video on youTube and saw a steam era Milwaukee Road Boxcar than appeared to be one of the famous 1930's ribbed cars. But it wasn't ribbed. There were no tabs either. Anyone familiar w

Class One Models is producing HO Southern Heavy Duty Depressed Center Flat Cars which are lettered in the later block style with the lube bar codes. These were in the 50000 to 50001 series. Only the f

This is some of the best movie views of freight car filming that I have seen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhK-5Gdnlwk Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

Northern Pacific Boxcar Water car 1925. -Hudson

Photo: Tank Destroyer On IHB Flat Car 8097 (1943) Photo from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/138926070 On the link scroll to enlarge the photo. Route tag indicates this car trav

Photo: Loading Tank Cars (Circa 1919) Photo from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/31488856 Scroll to enlarge the photo. Good details. Notice some of the cars lack running boards.

Photo: Tank Car (Circa 1917-1918) Photo from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/31488688 Scroll to enlarge the photo. Notice placard placement. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: Many Sinclair Tank Cars (Circa 1917-1918) Photo from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/31488886 Scroll to enlarge the photo. A “thank you” to Claus Schlund for alerting me

Hi All, I came across a photo of an L&N 50' Single Sheath boxcar, series 9800-9899, on page 64 of Kline's and Culotta's The Postwar Freight Car Fleet. I was wondering if anyone had any further informa

I have not seen a posting from Garth Groff for some time. He always bought a lot to the table. I pray all is well. Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

I am a Vallejo dealer, I don't have an extensive stock, maybe 30 colors. I have tried to add any colors mentioned on this list as they seem to be what folks are using. I am happy to order any colors t

Looking for photos of Armour stock cars - I have the "The Postwar Freight Car Fleet" book which has a photo of the double deck car. There were two series - a double deck series and a single deck serie

Photo: Santa Fe Gondolas 172969 & 173808 (1940) A Russell Lee photo from the Library of Congress. Use this link to access the TIFF version and enlarge it to see quite a bit of detail. https://www.loc.

I had a kidney stone blasted yesterday and since they put me under general anesthesia no driving for 24 hours. I’d painted the black areas on the Seaboard AF-4 and wanted the paint to completely dry b

I like to support the ARM’s fund raising and bought one of their FW&D IM covered hoppers. Given the previous discussions on this list that the roof and lower portion of the hopper were painted black I