Advertising Posters On Freight Cars I’ve noticed photos of freight cars sometimes show small advertising posters, presumably attached by the shipper. The photos appear to be pre-World War One. Were su

I built and upgraded Northwoods Models, Soo Parts Minneapolis & St. Louis (M&STL) general service gondola one piece body resin 3D printed kit 22080 I numbered 30357. One unique feature is the inset on

Great Northern safety film. Besides GN equipment there’s Southern SU boxcar, NOT&M SS boxcar and more. https://youtu.be/BqpayZ2JqlU -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

Good Morning Gents. We have a lot of customers, but as a goodwill gesture, I wanted to give you first dibs on the new inventory that came in this week. Happy Building! Kevin https://www.narrowgaugemod

Would anyone know what year the Western Railway of Alabama acquired USRA Steel Rebuilt Boxcar Series 17700? What year were they painted Oxide Red? Did the Silver cars come later as a re-paint or were

Photo: NYC Automobile Boxcar 261475 Photo courtesy of Al Schwoerer on the Facebook San Francisco Bay Area Vintage Photos and Stories Part Two group. Al comments: “The Embarcadero, San Francisco Oct. 1

Probably been posted here before but I had not seen it yet. There is some great freight car footage including some 8 hatch reefers and some great locomotive footage. Interesting they filmed that in th

While reading the history of the Petroleum Administration for War, I had questions about some of the feed stocks and catalysts used in the 100 Octane program as there were four refineries in the area

Greetings, I just finished GN 3592. This is an old McKean kit. The roof was replaced with a shortened Branchline 50’ overhanging diagonal panel roof and the side sills were modified to match the 3500

I've attached an image of a Missouri Pacific AC&F 50' auto car with superior doors. I'm hoping to use a Proto 2000 50' auto box car as a base to model this style car. Some differences from the MoPac c

I need trucks for an ATSF Fe-15 auto box. Richard Hendrickson's book on the cars specifies "AAR standard design cast steel w/integrally cast journal boxes". Looking at his article on freight car truck

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