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

All, My next kit to finally complete is Sunshine's 64.8 NKP 10'6" Rebuild with the opening end door. In checking the PDS photos, I only see cars painted a solid Freight car color, sides and ends. The

Both photos nicely show the “stop blocks” applied to the windows. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of "Andy Laurent via groups.io" <andy.laurent@...> Reply-To

From Railway Age 1947 – The CB&Q has offered to purchase 1,290 wartime troop sleepers from the War Assets Administration at a price of $1,200 for each car, Ralph Budd, Burlington president announced o

On the left side of the DT&I doble door car, what is the symbol on the left? https://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Emil-Albrecht-Photos/1949-Mar-Ogden/i-Vj946Sg/A Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

Group is there a published roster of 5/5 ended 50’ 10’ IH both single door and double door boxes with and with out end doors that can be modeled with the Proto 2000/Walthers boxes? The reason I’m aski

We are pleased to announce the 2023 Shake-n-Take project to be presented at the Prototype Rails meet in Cocoa Beach this coming January. The next project will be… (drum roll please) The Santa-Fe class

Hi List Members, Image of LS&MS 'Red Line' double sheathed boxcar at the Union Manufacturing Company facility in New Britain Connecticut (undated) at the link below https://www.unionmfgco.com/story-of

I built and upgraded a Bowser Chicago Great Western (CGW) covered hopper kit. I built the Bowser covered hopper car in CGW class LO, numbered 70057. The Bowser covered hopper kit including lettering i

3Hello Does anyone have one or two sets of PSC #32110 they would sell? It is the cast brass tank car railing stanchions. Thanks! Elliot

Has any one got a photo of one of these cars with the yellow lettering in the late 40s early 50s please. Many thanks Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿