He had completed the patterns for a DRGW DS 50” boxcar that was supposed to be offered as a kit. He did a presentation of how he crafted the patterns. Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock From: main@Re

Here is what I have... The cars were built by Haskell & Barker in 1921 on the eve of being taken over by Pullman, so may be similar. Dennis Storzek

Here is a great remastered video along the Southern Pacific. Great shot of a Standard Oil dealer and more industries along the road towards the end. These AI remastered videos are amazing! https://you

I have recently purchased a couple of Car Builders Cyclopedias (1946 & 1953). I was wondering how often did these come out? On Ebay, there seems to be plenty of 1943, 49-51, 1953 & 1957. Are there any

Anyone have a photo that shows the detail of boxcar end-wall Lumber Doors? I'm creating a 3D master of a single-sheathed boxcar and am struggling with how the door latched in the closed position, name

I found the attached item in the June 1952 issue of RAILROAD magazine. Does anyone have information on or photos of those tank cars? What “extract” did they haul from Tennessee to New York? Any inform

Hi all, Is there any correlation between the repack and reweigh dates? My way of thinking says not but that doesn’t mean anything! Thanks for the input. Tom

I am looking for a ride from the Orlando Airport to Cocoa Beach on Thursday January 5. I arrive at 3:50PM on Southwest flight 9876 (Got my fingers crossed on that one). If anyone expects to be departi

Hi Folks, I hope you’re getting excited for PR’23 (January 5-7, 2023 in Cocoa Beach, Florida). I know I am! At the moment, they are predicting 75 degrees in Cocoa Beach on Thursday, January 5th. I als

Hello everyone, I was using my free time to enjoy some archive films, to my astonishment I saw in a NYC clip a very strange looking covered hopper type car. Unfortunately the footage only shows the fi

I recently picked up a Sunshine Models SP B50-15 that was labeled #38.28. When I got home and took a thorough look at the kit is turns out that it was actually kit #38.4 (no end door and freight decal

I can across this photo of one of the St Louis yards: Who put the logo on top of their tank cars? Jeff White Alma IL

Apologies for sending this out. Gary Laakso

Loading Chili – Austin, Texas (1948) Photo from the Portal To Texas History Website. Description: Photograph of two men loading boxes on to rail cars at Walker's Austex Chili located at 500-502 West 3

Here is the only diagram I have ever seen for the AA wood cabooses: I suppose if you zoom in and look closely you can probably get what you need. The diagram is from the 1920's and is labeled "Standar

Maybe a better candidate would be a single dome GATC tank car and adding a copy of the small dome from a Tangent 3 dome car. Isn't this what RTV and polyurethane were invented for? This way the domes

Good day and merry Christmas everyone, Would anyone have or know where I could find a dimensional drawing of one of Ann Arbor's three window, wood, offset cupola cabooses in the 28XX number series. I'

This version has the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDj17dbAgN8 Ken Montero

I have a photo of just the roof and B-end of a 50-ft Union Pacific steel boxcar in eastern Oregon around 1943. It has a flat end (not dreadnaught) and Murphy-style roof. It is coupled behind the locom

Some people call these "turtleback" roofs. On 12/23/2022 1:12 AM, Larry Fink wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts