Hi List Members, Trussrod flat car KCS 021625 with bouy load as published in the TEXACO STAR Feb 1918 issue - see attached Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Photo: Railroad Yards - Minneapolis, Minnesota (1939) Photo from the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017718495/resource/ Good assortment of period freight cars. Bob Chaparro He

Photo: Oil Loading Rack A photo from the Gateway To Oklahoma History website: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1593835/m1/1/?q=Loading Photo editing software should improve the lighting

Thanks for the comments Jack. I should have looked these up in the ORER before writing. . . . Years ago, i knew so little about some of these railroads. For example, i used to think M&StL stood for Mo

Anyone have pictures of wood grain doors in storage? Thanks. Jared Harper

Hi, Here is what I remember - growing up in a small town in Washington State. Gas and Diesel came to town in both tank cars (more) and trucks and was delivered to an oil dealer. From the oil dealers i

Photo: Tank Cars At Refinery (1949) A photo from the Gateway To Oklahoma History website: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1551992/m1/1/?q=Loading Description: “Photograph of the railroa

Folks, Here is a model of SWJX 7, a Supplee Milk tank car. The model is based on the 40' Roundhouse (Now Athearn) milk car. The hand brake was replaced with the proper hand brake and additional detail

Hi there - Guy Wilber pointed out a group of photos at the Library of Congress i hadn’t spent time with previously, and among them was this. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017809692/ A very high d

Fox Valley Models To Sell Their Tooling To Scale Trains Information courtesy of Stephen Mattana on the Facebook Model Railroading group. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA ++++

How To Ice Refrigerator Cars (1928) A “how to” article courtesy of Gerry Meyle, Sr. Gerry notes: “Icing of Refrigerator Cars and How to Do It. Reading railroad Magazine, June 1928.” Bob Chaparro Moder

I'm decaling a tank car and will be airbrushing it with a clear flat coating to kill the gloss. I've used Model Master clear flat acrylic, but it results in a slight milky look, especially over dark c

Hi Folks, On June 3, 2022, I paid the $220.00 annual renewal to Groups.io for RealSTMFC. Our group is a “Premium” group (as defined by Groups.io), which means that we have plenty of storage, so our em

Baggage Car As An Airplane Parts Carrier This is a photo of a baggage car converted into an airplane parts carrier and rolling promotional billboard. It was employed in 1911 by Armour & Company to sup

Photo: C&NW Boxcar With Banner (1920) Photo from University of Utah Marriott Library: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/details?id=539155 Photo can be enlarged. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: Tonopah & Tidewater Boxcar 130 (1940) Photos from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas https://special.library.unlv.edu/ark:/62930/d1jm23m03 Photo can be enlarged. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

I have another question for the Santa Fe Gods. Santa Fe converted some Bx-6 boxcars to ice service. The cars were repainted gray at that time. Were the trucks and underb I by also painted gray? Thanks

Photos: Boxcar Being Lowered At Hoover Dam (Circa 1931-1935) Photos from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas https://special.library.unlv.edu/ark:/62930/d1bz10 https://special.library.unlv.edu/ark:/62

An old model from Frank Hodina’s vault is featured on the latest Resin Car Works blog post. http://blog.resincarworks.com/pfe-plywood-sheathed-reefer/ Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

I have three questions about U.S. Army tank car USAX 11225. I have an image taken in 1958, and next to LT WT 40900 is FIN 8 49. Where was FIN? Lettered on the right side of the tank is EMERGENCY USGA