Photo: Three Poultry Cars (1935) Photo from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214437180 Scroll to enlarge the photo. Partial view of poultry car O’Neil. The car number is not dist

Experimental Roller Bearing Arch Bar Truck Pre-Depression Era Railroad Modelers Photo courtesy of Richard Burg on the Facebook Pre-Depression Era Railroad Modelers group. Description: “An experimental

The NYC leased 335 drop-side LCL container cars from LCL Corp from 1930-1949. In 1949, the Central purchased 59 of them outright and welded the side doors shut. This interesting group of cars seems to

Folks, For those interested in modeling the ACL, SAL, SCL and affiliated railroads, the ACL & SAL Historical Society has recently released a new issue of the acclaimed Seaboard-Coast Line Modeler. The

Hi List Members, "500 lb. demolition bombs in railroad car. Note chucking and number of tiers of bombs. 216 bombs to the car. Official photograph U.S. Army Signal Corps, Hampton Roads Port of Embarkat

Hi Folks, I have posted several Sunshine and Westerfield kits and Sunshine minikits and some decals that belonged to the late Virgil Young. They are complete. A few are partially assembled or have bee

Working on a Seaboard AF-4; donor basis was a Kadee 1948 boxcar. Added 7 panel 7’ doors, redid the door tracks, Archer rivets and 15” door sill. Someone mind looking up the 1948 car series for me? Nex

Photo: Gondolas With Structures For Hoover Dam (Circa 1930-1935) Photo from the University of Nevada/Las Vegas: https://special.library.unlv.edu/ark:/62930/d1779v Photo can be enlarged. First gondola

I recently acquired most of the 1940 issues of the Illinois Central employee magazine. In the February issue there was an article on the movement of 4 large boilers for the Chatham Park rental project

Hi List Members, Gons with steel loads in 1932. I suspect these are UP gons, possibly in the series UP 99500-99999 48ft6in IL, can anyone verify (or refute) that this is the case? https://catalog.arch

Claus Schlund wrote: "GM&N USRA composite gon https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7018185 No. It's similar, but the giveaway that this is NOT a USRA gon is the Dreadnaught end. Ben Hom

(Some of you O scalers received an earlier email re: this offering. If you replied to that, you can ignore this email.) I am revisiting producing the Seaboard B-7 “Turtleback” roof boxcar in **O SCALE

Ray Breyer, in talking about a series of stocks cars, says: > ...Swift, which sold their car line to Quaker City in 1930, and then to > GATX which bought Quaker City in 1934. In his book, Epstein give

Hi List Members, Pennsylvania Lines class GP or GPa hopper_1917-1918 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/26430742 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Micromark used to sell a set of #41 - 60 drills. It is no longer in their catalog. Can't seem to find at Drill Bit City. Any thoughts? Thanks: Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartpho

Hi List Members, PM gon (possibly 17300) being loaded with pulpwood 1942 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2129364 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List members, GM&N USRA composite gon https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7018185 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, L&N 49335 ss auto box at team tracks probably on L&N in 1935 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214437176 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Transfer Yard (1910) Photo courtesy of Eric Hansmann’s Notes on Designing, Building, and Operating Model Railroads blog. Caption: DL&W Freight Transfer Yard, Scranton, PA, September 5, 1910. Photo B06

I have been asked to explain my process to airbrush freight cars and other models. I have done my best to provide an answer in my new blog post, “Airbrushing Water-Base Paint and Tools”. I address cho