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Resin Car Works has released a new mini-kit for AT&SF Fe 22/23 rebuilds. The mini-kit parts can be used to upgrade a Life/Like-Wathers Proto2000 50-foot steel-sheathed automobile box car model. The la

I’m glad Ted Schnepf wrote in, because these shipper guides are an excellent resource. I have written about them numerous times in my blog. You can easily find any of the write-ups by using “shipper g

Always enjoy meeting freight car freaks in person, so if any of you are attending Trainfest this coming weekend in Milwaukee, send me an email off line and we can swap mobile numbers. This will be my

Looking for information on the 11500 Series Lackawanna Automobile cars built 1933. I have found one photo from the late 30's with cars being loaded for shipment. Looks like 350 cars were built with Au

https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/13030/kt2r29p4xx/ -- Ted Larson trainweb.org/mhrr/ -------- NASG.org -------- https://www.nasg.org/Clubs/RegionsMinnesota.php GN in 1965

One of these videos popped up in my YouTube recommendations last night. A lot of good photos along the railroads. Not all are freight cars, some passenger cars in the montages and also some photos of

For those attending, or planning to attend, the January 2023 Prototype Rails at Cocoa Beach please be aware that there will again be one of our annual Shake-n-Take projects presented. There will be a

Fenton Wells posted some photos of modified Athearn gons with some very nice scrap loads. It got me to wondering about where to fill in some gaps in my knowledge. I model post WWII (Summer '46). The r

https://multimedia.post-gazette.com/ThenNow/20120620_ProduceTerminal/before.jpg This should interest some. -- Ted Larson trainweb.org/mhrr/ -------- NASG.org -------- https://www.nasg.org/Clubs/Region

I picked up these etched brake steps from Plano. There are three different steps. Can anyone identify the manufacturers of these steps? Thanks for any help. Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung G

Today when looking up Route Card Board in 1946 and 1957 Car Builders’ Cyclopedia It refers one to Placard Board. When looking at Placard Boards you find (A.A.R. Recommended Practice) Manual, C-42. Doe

Hi group, I am looking for the instructions and prototype data sheet for Sunshine Kit #46.17, Swift steel 40' reefer car, 1949 red and white decals. If you can help me, please contact me off list. I a

Hello Steam Era Modeler: We are pleased to announce that Westerfield Models is having a Multi-day NATIONAL MODEL RAILROAD MONTH SALE . The Multi-Day National Model Railroad Month Sale will be in effec

Photo: NYC Cincinnati Freight Yard (1954) A J. J. Young Jr. photo courtesy of Pete Zimmerman on the Facebook New York Central Railroad Fangroup group. Pete comments: “NYC locomotive pulling freight th

Photo: Boston & Albany Boxcar 39708 (Undated) A cropped version of a photo posted by Philip Hom on the Facebook New York Central Railroad Fangroup group. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

An excellent view of the bottom of a PFE car in direct sunlight can be seen at 20:40. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBpr05y4KeE

UP Automobile Boxcar 151056 (1940) Photo from the Ann Arbor District Library https://aadl.org/sites/default/files/photos/N186_0021_007.jpeg Click on the photo to enlarge it. Caption: Crowds Look Down

Also GATX 56640, a PTC-built car with an enormous dome (looks to be as wide as the main tank shell), and GATX 61546, an insulated AC&F Type 27. On the two trucks in front of GATX 30636, the three visi

I am seeking a counter sink drill for 2-56 + holes. Most of the ones that I come across are in sets and do not specify size. Thanks for any help. Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smart