Hi Folks, At some point in the past, Mike said that it was okay to mention steam locomotives here on STMFC. However, I think the current thread has gone on long enough. Let’s wind it down, or those in

TICKETS!! GET YOUR TICKETS!!! The 2022 DFW Red River RPM is pleased to announce that our online tickets sales, display table reservations, and lunch ordering is now live! You can purchase your ticket(

I’ve posted a short summary of the Indy Junction convo and RPM meet on the Resin Car Works blog. A link to my photo gallery of the event is included. Enjoy! http://blog.resincarworks.com/2022-indy-jun

Photo: Soo Line Boxcar 40388 (Undated) A photo from the Gateway To Oklahoma History website. Description: “Photo of the exterior of the New State Ice storage house built in 1902 at 33 NW 2nd St. in Ok

Update…I’d ordered a set of long HO queen posts off Shapeways and they arrived a few days ago. I removed them from their base and sanded the bottoms at a slight angle for gluing on the channels. The t

The local museum where I volunteer owns 2 ex-Clinchfield 56xx-series boxcars. One of them, 5625, was part of a local doll house retailer in Biltmore (behind the current McDonalds) and was cut on to be

Stiff Shackle This photo is from the Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society. Caption: “West Claremont, NH, Bruce installs a “stiff shackle” between the locomotive and the freight car in order to n

Hello Gentlemen, I'm looking for specific Intermountain box car kit: Intermountain Box Car, #41899 10'6" w/8-Rung Ladders and 4/4 Improved Dreadnaught End Box In particular, I'm in need of the 4-4 ID

Does anyone know of photos of the Indianapolis RPM meet posted anywhere? Darrall Swift Modeling the BN/MILW in North Central Montana, Great Falls to Shelby, Circa:August-September 1979

Hi Tom: I don't have any information on the Bx38 but have some experience with the Bx-37. I have two of the Bx-37 cars. One is anIntermountain car that features the small herald. The second is a Sunsh

Hi all, I am building a couple Sunshine Bx-39’s. I don’t want a Hide Service car. I need them as built. Would I be correct in assuming that 4 ft heralds were on the “as built” car instead of the 2 ft

Has anyone found an equivalent in Vallejo colors to the old Poly Scale Light Freight Car Red? Thanks Pete

I saw an ad that just came out for Bowser "H34" covered hopper cars. First, I noticed that PRR was not one of the road names offered, which makes sense since the PRR H34s (300) and the later H34a/b/cs

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I meant to include this file with the original post. It extends the data beyond my modeling period of 1953. Nelson Moyer

Silk Trains An article from the Minnesota Historical Society: http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/54/v54i01p016-031.pdf Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

I was at House of Trains yesterday and picked up an Intermountain CB&Q kit for $10. Dave’s been buying collections and his prices are very reasonable. Lots of CB&T boxcars were there as well This is t

I’ve pick up a set of decals for light weights, scale and repack locations from Smokebox Graphics recently and want to add them to already finished models. One method I’ve tried is to put down diluted

Photo: Second Brooke Avenue Yard (Circa 1950s) Photo and information from the U.S. Military Railroad blog: https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vq23lqNxtAc/WOZN5nGNHEI/AAAAAAAAKRU/SZh2AiQzCYIBz8RFmaANIh5SvHLSs3

Modeling Hatch Cover Rests An illustrated article from John Golden's Railroad Prototype Modeler blog: https://railroadprototypemodeler.wordpress.com/2020/05/11/no-147-models-by-tom-christianson/ Model