After posting images of a resin car I’d built recently I received a private email saying that the sender had bought the same car at a swap meet and it was missing the instructions and PDS. He asked if

Photo of Frisco USRA box car SL-SF 128890 CT built by Pacific Car & Foundry. Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection. Richard Wilkens

Grab Iron On SFRD 7918 Photo from Karl Sollmann on the Facebook Freight Car Photos group. Looks to me like this is the way the grab iron was attached rather than damaged. This is a great relief to fol

https://elgincarshops.blogspot.com/2022/07/new-items-from-yarmouth-model-works.html -- Pierre Oliver www.elgincarshops.com www.yarmouthmodelworks.com

Instead of creating a web page, I’ve gone the spreadsheet route and saved it as an easily-opened PDF. See attached. Prices exclude postage (domestic or international). Contact me OFF LIST to transact

I always caution servers at a restaurant "When you have older customers don't give them too many options. You will be here till tomorrow.". And now "Here I Am!". After numerous posts on the Amarillo R

For layouts Instead of using dimensional lumber Use plywood To help avoid warping. -- Ted Larson Trainweb.org/MHRR --- GN in 1965 --- NASG.org

Here’s some recent steam era builds. That you may have missed if not on the resin builders .io The Cotton Belt car still needs a little weathering -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

Good morning folks, I am in search of a Sunshine Kit # 77.1 or 77.2 Great Northern Single Sheathed Box car kit If anyone should have one they are willing to part with.. please contact me off list at:

The two models arrived and are visual delights, though unlike the InterMountain CB&Q version of these covered hoppers, the roof is not black. The wonderful article by Ed Hawkins about these cars in th

Photo: Milwaukee Road Boxcar 713369 (1939) Photo from the Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/resource/fsa.8a05299/ Scroll to enlarge photo. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

There was an Illinois Central aluminum box car on E-bay last week. Not so interested in the car, but it did get me to thinking... Great Northern had one (only) aluminum box car. Ebay had a NP aluminum

Alaska Railroad Hart convertible ballast gondola ARR 1443 built by Pacific Car & Foundry in May 1930. Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection. Richard Wilkens

The CN and CP accounted for about 10K of these cars. The 3'6" IH car was about 4500 for one of the Canadian cars and the 4'0"IH car accounted for 500 cars. The reverse ratio was correct for the other

Hello - - The recent discussion about resin kit stashes prompts me to enquire, I am wondering where I might obtain an unbuilt “Flat Kit” version of Westerfield’s (present number) 3800 series USRA Doub

Northern Pacific Automobile Box Car NP 8029, built by Pacific Car & Foundry October 1929. Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection. Rich Wilkens

I'm modeling WP's Quincy Junction and the Quincy RR. One car that was visible on many Quincy RR pictures was this CB&Q XA-7/8, which was done by Sunshine a long time ago: #22.6 CB&Q XA-7/8 40' os brac

If you have knowledge of InterMountain (IM) Santa Fe stock car kits 42999 or 42998, I would appreciate sharing information. The former with K brake system and latter AB brake system. The kits are unus

I have three undec cars in brown. It looks like they would make NYC cars with a change from grab irons to ladders. What other cars are these close to? Nice models, the undecs come with two kinds of br

I’ve come across an ACF builder’s photo from March 1926 of an NYC boxcar numbered S-96012. What is the significance of the letter S? Mike Palmieri – Aubrey, Texas