Another Dallas Gilbertson image of PFE 901, 902 and 903 at Santa Maria, CA in May 1953. Tom Dill Collection, Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive. The PNRA is fortunate to have photo descriptions writte

Unloading Building Supplies (1936) Photo from the Ann Arbor District Library https://aadl.org/sites/default/files/photos/N016_0659_002.jpeg Click on photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Rule out using Intermountain 5/5 EDEs, as they are about 0.025"+ too narrow for use on Branchline box cars. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA On Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 10:03:54 AM PDT, Tim O'Connor <timboco

Tony did you replace the ends ? If so whose ends did you use ? And whose doors ? SP rarely if ever used the Branchline panel patterns on 50 foot cars. The best fodder for those cars is the old Front R

I've posted a gallery of images taken at the 2022 Mid-Atlantic RPM. I had a great time renewing friendships, meeting new modelers, enjoying presentations, and drooling over the display models. https:/

A friend asked me: "A basic question as I have never understood tank car operations. Would a refinery or producing oil field use tanks cars from only one fleet, such as all UTLX cars or all GATX cars.

I know this is off topic, but I have heard numerous complaints about BLI decoders. Here is your chance to complete their survey about future versions and making model available a sound decoder. http:/

Pacific Electric Oil Train Photo courtesy of Jay Roberts on the Facebook Pacific Electric Railway group. Craig Rasmussen commented: “These are empty cars returning to the refinery in El Segundo for re

Cosden & Company Tank Car COSX 947 Photo courtesy of Raymond Breyer on the Facebook Pre-Depression Era Railroad Modelers group. Taken at AC&F Shops, Milton, PA, on 10/21/1925. A two-compartment tank c

Would anyone know what other Railroads or Freight cars that used Buckeye Cushion Ride Trucks other than the PRR 2D-F24 (X37b, X38a) and N&W (B-5)? Thanks, Eric Thur

That HO car ferry is insane! Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <ResinFreightCarBuilders@groups.io> on behalf of Eric Hansmann <eric@...> Reply-To: <ResinFreightCarBuilders@groups.io> Date: Saturday, October

Last Saturday National Scale Car announced their newest mini-kits, Great Northern and SP&S 12 panel 40' boxcars. As mini-kits, the buyer must provide an InterMountain plastic box car kit and maybe oth

Photo: T&P Livestock Car 22431 (1958) Photo from the Al Chione Collection Taken at Fort Worth, TX. Bob Chaparro Moderator Railway Bull Shippers Group https://groups.io/g/RailwayBullShippersGroup

B&O Gondola 252689 With Climax Locomotive Load (1956) Photo from the Ann Arbor District Library https://aadl.org/sites/default/files/photos/N017_1232_001.jpg Click on photo to enlarge it. Caption: MUS

Would anyone know what the correct year "Route of the Phoebe Snow" appeared on Lackawanna Freight Cars? I am building Sunshine Kit # 37.11 and the PDF sheet states 1942. I have searched online, and it

Hi Tim--The truck under the left end of PFE 92157 is puzzling. As best as I could see when enlarging this photo, the trucks are identical except the curving transition in the sideframes into the thick

Please contact off list I have about 50 HO freight car kits for sale. Many are PRR or Eastern roads, about half are resin, mostly F&C, and many X29 undec kits from RC and later IM. Please email me at

Group, As a “budding” prototype modeler that is accumulating knowledge on freight car appliances and components to improve fidelity in my model builds, I always appreciate the discussions around these

An interesting film. https://youtu.be/Dtm7SQfNppM Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

I have several (37) Sunshine kits from an Estate Sale. I am offering them as is to anyone in the continental US wishing to purchase them. Some (8) date from Martin’s time in Salinas. They all look com