Popped up in my YouTube recommendations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0870_WIk30 Jeff White Alma IL

Folks, I was watching a TV program that included an old newsreel segment of a box car being loaded into the hold of a cargo ship. The program, History Channel's new series about the Bermuda Triangle,

North Bank Line imports HO brass items, kind of taking over for retired W&R. Using Boo-Rim almost exclusively, Ed Austin's NBL has brought out some very high quality and accurate imports. Just 2 days

As an aficionado of small, obscure railroads, I am looking for an HO scale 'steel rebuilt USRA' boxcar decorated for the Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railway in the orange, yellow and black paint scheme a

The latest Resin Car Works blog post features updates on mini-kit instructions, plus a replacement tank for a former Sunshine Models UTLX tank car kit. http://blog.resincarworks.com/kit-instructions-a

Does anyone know of an on-line collection of Ralston Steel Car Co. photos for the mid 30’s? Thanks Rupert Gamlen Auckland NZ

Pickle Car HJHX 78 Photo courtesy of Art Peterson on the Groups.io PRR group. He comments: “Here’s a Heinz car still in service in 1952; car was built in 1925.” Location not stated. Bob Chaparro Hemet

The model Railroading hobby has lost another good friend after an extended illness. This news came to me Saturday from the WAG Yahoo Group. Steve produced the first of the WAG F7 models prior to selli

A question on well flats & depressed center flats with "double" brake systems Examples: https://www.bmrrhs.org/flat_5000_series/ https://www.bmrrhs.org/flat_5100_series/ So depressed center and well f

I've seen his name spelled her and around the 'Net four different ways: Wigman Wigmann Wegman Wegmann So, which is it? Thanks. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Several RPM events are in the months ahead. Hindsight 20/20, Prototype Rails at The Beach, RPM-East and more. My latest blog post encourages early plan making. http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/2022/

I have two RCW SHPX 10k insulated tank car kits. I intend to keep one in plain black SHPX colors, but I'm wondering if the tank itself can be used for other prototypes. Overland made a very similar ta

I am happy to report that IRM found two tubes of drawings that contained the General Arrangement and other drawings (side construction, end construction, underframe construction, brake arrangements.)

Vinegar Cars Photo courtesy of Brian Rochon on the Groups.io PRR group. He comments: The attached image shows the American Cider & Vinegar Company in 1931 along the Northern Central Railway in the Woo

Over the next few weeks I’ll be listing several HO freight cars on eBay. Just too many cars on the layout for a obscure Missouri branchline. Search for ‘cduckworth’ as the seller if interested. -- Cha

They are seen moving in a freight in 1949, complete with their Allied Full Cushion trucks: https://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Emil-Albrecht-Photos/1949-Oct-Farmington-West-Ogden/i-4vZvpSv/A Gary

A good number of roof and underbody views. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtY4oiqa7K0 Bill Darnaby

I recently bought a P2K Mather 40' boxcar. Car Number MWR 1272. Weigh Date is Mather at Chicago Ridge 9-48. My 1950 Westerfied OER shows the car but the 1959 Westerfield OER shows all steel 40' boxcar

Hello, I am looking for the instruction sheet and supporting pictures that sunshine put out for their ATSF GA-8 gondola kit #50.1, the kit I bought doesn't have any of that. Thanks! Elliot

Group, I have a kit without instructions and prototype data sheet for Westerfield #4352 36' Fowler Erie boxcar. Once I have the instructions, I will have a little better idea of what decals that I nee