Can anyone confirm that this tis indeed a USRA gondola? Also on the brake step there are two rivets.I have seen this nnumerous brake steps. Does this indicate a wood brake step with a metal frame? Tha

Every so often I get the itch to pick up a kit for seed. Instead of stripping for repainting and decaling I decided to build as is. The two box cars were built at a ‘normal’ speed, they were on my des

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The CGW modified 2 of their center cupola cabooses (NE 5s – NE does not mean NorthEastern) by removing the cupolas and adding regular locomotive all-weather windows as side bays, they also blocked in

Doug/all, Yes, there were can plants distributed all over the U.S. They took in steel (or other) and put out cans and the lids to go on them. There was one in Seattle (Continental Can) and another in

F/S HO scale freight trucks, contact Hugh T Guillaume at mguill1224 at aol dot com: 2 pr Athearn sprung 6-wheel Buckeye trucks $24 postpaid to US address 2 4-wheel bobber frames with wheels, probably

Hey everyone, At shows I have been seeing a lot of brown trucks on second hand cars. I personally do not care for the look and prefer black painted trucks. But thats just me. My question is, did any r

F/S: two HO scale IMWX 1937 AAR boxcar kits, $24 each postpaid to US address, contact Hugh T Guillaume at mguill1224 at aol dot com HOBDL012 Delaware Lackawanna & Western 49012 HOBNY306 New York Centr

Dousing The Hogs Phot from Classic Trains. Caption: Keeping hogs wet in summer heat was vital in keeping them healthy during transit in stock cars. This manual twin-handle pump soaks both decks of hog

I have a few Un Decorated Intermountain 1958 Cu Ft Two Bay (Open Sided) Covered Hopper Kits that I wanted to finish. I found a few decal options on the K4 Decal website for these cars, including PM, W

Hi Gents, I'm building an O scale Intermountain Type 27 tank car and am in need of an AB brake gear diagram or some good pictures of AB brake gear installations. Does anybody have anything you can sha

Victor, Accurail makes a nice plastic model of the AAR 40ft gondola, and somewhere is a description of which RRs owned those cars. You might check the Accurail website or search in this list in the Gr

I'm adding detail to a Scotia Scale Models 36' wood truss-rod boxcar kit. I'm having trouble identifying some hardware and its uses on the #3070 sprue in the below photo. I've looked at hardware in Ca

According to Sunshine's PDS, the NHIX 900-999 series frozen food reefers were principally routed between Washington state and the Bronx Terminal Market in NYC. Does this suggest that they would often

I have some brass O scale rail. Al Smith Sonora CA On Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 02:30:55 PM PST, Edward <edb8381@...> wrote: I am looking for some old steel Code 172 rail from O scale's dark past

Were there any 40 ft. (40-42 ft.) standard design gons other than USRA that could be mass produced in plastic for multiple roads in HO? (Of course, I'm referring to the steam or transition era.) It se

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I’ve noticed that some C&NW wood (cupola type) waycars featured a number board type appendage along the letterboard, right above one of the side windows on both sides. What was the purpose of this dev

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