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Russian Tanks!! Russian Tanks!!
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Russian Tanks!! Russian Tanks!! No, I’m not Putin you on. These are photos from the Ann Arbor District Library taken in 1946 and 1947. The tank car bodies were acquired from supplies intended for the
Russian Tanks!! Russian Tanks!! No, I’m not Putin you on. These are photos from the Ann Arbor District Library taken in 1946 and 1947. The tank car bodies were acquired from supplies intended for the
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Bob Chaparro
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Photo: TP&W Livestock Car 1518 (1955)
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Photo: TP&W Livestock Car 1518 (1955) From the Industrial Scenery blog: http://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/2015/12/freight-car-stock-car.html Click on the photo to enlarge it. A Monty Powell photo
Photo: TP&W Livestock Car 1518 (1955) From the Industrial Scenery blog: http://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/2015/12/freight-car-stock-car.html Click on the photo to enlarge it. A Monty Powell photo
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Bob Chaparro
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Northern Pacific Boxcar Upgrades 1925
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Northern Pacific Boxcar Upgrades 1925 -Hudson
Northern Pacific Boxcar Upgrades 1925 -Hudson
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Hudson Leighton
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Toe scuff weathering
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Hello all, Recently there has been talk of toe scuff detail weathering for boxcars. Just curious if anyone could share a picture of this. Thanks, Rob
Hello all, Recently there has been talk of toe scuff detail weathering for boxcars. Just curious if anyone could share a picture of this. Thanks, Rob
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Robert G P
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Loading Trucks From Boxcars (1952)
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Loading Trucks From Boxcars (1952) Photo from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/234117171 On the link scroll to enlarge the photo. Probably a team track. Caption: Trucks Loading f
Loading Trucks From Boxcars (1952) Photo from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/234117171 On the link scroll to enlarge the photo. Probably a team track. Caption: Trucks Loading f
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Bob Chaparro
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Strasburg Train Show October 15th
Hello Friends. October 15th is tomorrow and the Scale 2 rail train show is at the Strasburg fire company. For directions Doors open to the Public at 9:00 AM With deal entry for table set up at 7:30 AM
Hello Friends. October 15th is tomorrow and the Scale 2 rail train show is at the Strasburg fire company. For directions Doors open to the Public at 9:00 AM With deal entry for table set up at 7:30 AM
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Rich Yoder
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Foot Marks - Re: RTR Intermountain War Emergency Nickel Plate boxcar
Hi, Let's not forget than as the years pass - there is a lot less need/occurence of anyone going up on the top of the cars. Back in the days when the brakemen went on top to help control the trains it
Hi, Let's not forget than as the years pass - there is a lot less need/occurence of anyone going up on the top of the cars. Back in the days when the brakemen went on top to help control the trains it
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Jim Betz
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Rapido single sheathed box cars
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Have these cars hit the stores yet? The Rapido website says they are in stores but I have not received the ones I pre-ordered.
Have these cars hit the stores yet? The Rapido website says they are in stores but I have not received the ones I pre-ordered.
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Steve SANDIFER
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RTR Intermountain War Emergency Nickel Plate boxcar
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Here’s IM war emergency boxcar RTR. I went over the steel parts of the carbody with a wash of Vallejo grey black and then a Qtip dipped in 91% alcohol. Went over the factory lettering with a sharp bla
Here’s IM war emergency boxcar RTR. I went over the steel parts of the carbody with a wash of Vallejo grey black and then a Qtip dipped in 91% alcohol. Went over the factory lettering with a sharp bla
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Charlie Duckworth
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Photo: ATSF Livestock Car 58405
Photo: ATSF Livestock Car 58405 Builder photo courtesy of Ray Breyer on the Facebook Pre-Depression Era Railroad Modelers group. This is a Class Sk-L double-deck livestock car built by AC&F in 1910. T
Photo: ATSF Livestock Car 58405 Builder photo courtesy of Ray Breyer on the Facebook Pre-Depression Era Railroad Modelers group. This is a Class Sk-L double-deck livestock car built by AC&F in 1910. T
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Bob Chaparro
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Closing Signature Press
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Many of you already know about this, but I decided I should write something more about it, so have done a blog post with some background and commentary. If you’re interested, a link is below. https://
Many of you already know about this, but I decided I should write something more about it, so have done a blog post with some background and commentary. If you’re interested, a link is below. https://
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Tony Thompson
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Wanted: sunshine acl watermelon and cb&q 1&1/2 door boxcars
Fellas, seeking unbuilt sunshine kits 35.1 acl ventilated boxcar 22.7 cb&q 40’. 1.5 door boxcar please reply off list! brad Andonian
Fellas, seeking unbuilt sunshine kits 35.1 acl ventilated boxcar 22.7 cb&q 40’. 1.5 door boxcar please reply off list! brad Andonian
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Brad Andonian
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Chip Hoppers, Loads
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Folks, One of my projects is based on a photo of an ex- C&O steel hopper converted to a wood chip car with wood extensions. The extensions have cross-ties in three locations, across the top. Has anyon
Folks, One of my projects is based on a photo of an ex- C&O steel hopper converted to a wood chip car with wood extensions. The extensions have cross-ties in three locations, across the top. Has anyon
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Scott H. Haycock
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For Sale - Micro Engineering code 83 flex track
Off List Replies Only Please For sale 23 bundles (6 pcs each) of Micro Engineering code 83 non-weathered flex track. Never used still perfectly straight. $700 plus shiiping from 18951 Reply to mark at
Off List Replies Only Please For sale 23 bundles (6 pcs each) of Micro Engineering code 83 non-weathered flex track. Never used still perfectly straight. $700 plus shiiping from 18951 Reply to mark at
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Mark Stamm
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Speaking of Car Builder Cycs
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I have a 2 (two) CD-ROM set of the 1940 (#17) and 1957 (#20) Car Builder Cyclopedias in PDF format. They are huge files (combined over 600 MB) of medium resolution quality and are not OCR (i.e. not te
I have a 2 (two) CD-ROM set of the 1940 (#17) and 1957 (#20) Car Builder Cyclopedias in PDF format. They are huge files (combined over 600 MB) of medium resolution quality and are not OCR (i.e. not te
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Tim O'Connor
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71-year old VINTAGE InterMountain HO Great Northern covered hopper on eBay
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I happened across this listing on eBay…It’s VINTAGE! Geez! Steve Johnson https://www.ebay.com/itm/195417254392?hash=item2d7fc6a9f8:g:yjEAAOSwZp5jTCPd VINTAGE (1958) Intermountain HO Scale Great Northe
I happened across this listing on eBay…It’s VINTAGE! Geez! Steve Johnson https://www.ebay.com/itm/195417254392?hash=item2d7fc6a9f8:g:yjEAAOSwZp5jTCPd VINTAGE (1958) Intermountain HO Scale Great Northe
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Steven D Johnson
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Private carline service territories (was Tangent...)
> Near to where I model are Shell, British American and Imperial Oil > properties... A somewhat related, recent data discovery (for me at least,) was the fact that many, if not most, of the states app
> Near to where I model are Shell, British American and Imperial Oil > properties... A somewhat related, recent data discovery (for me at least,) was the fact that many, if not most, of the states app
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Earl Tuson
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Westerfield ORER's for sale
For $10 each including postage in USA. If interested contact me DIRECTLY timboconnor@... I have the 1-1940, 7-1950, 1-1955, 1-1959, 1-1965 ORER scans from Westerfield. These are on CD-ROM with JPEG or
For $10 each including postage in USA. If interested contact me DIRECTLY timboconnor@... I have the 1-1940, 7-1950, 1-1955, 1-1959, 1-1965 ORER scans from Westerfield. These are on CD-ROM with JPEG or
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Tim O'Connor
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Photo: SP Livestock Car SP 71061 (1940)
Photo: SP Livestock Car SP 71061 (1940) A cropped Russell Lee photo from the Library of Congress. Taken at Willcox, Arizona in 1940. This is a Class S-40-10 livestock car. Bob Chaparro Moderator Railw
Photo: SP Livestock Car SP 71061 (1940) A cropped Russell Lee photo from the Library of Congress. Taken at Willcox, Arizona in 1940. This is a Class S-40-10 livestock car. Bob Chaparro Moderator Railw
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Bob Chaparro
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Photo: Half-Filled Boxcar (1935)
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Photo: Half-Filled Boxcar (1935) Photo from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214437178 On the link scroll to enlarge the photo. Appears to be LCL but no indication of whether loa
Photo: Half-Filled Boxcar (1935) Photo from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214437178 On the link scroll to enlarge the photo. Appears to be LCL but no indication of whether loa
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Bob Chaparro
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