All, I am currenting working on a couple MP Boxcar Kits, one is SS Models 120000 series 36' Wood and a SS Mini Kit a MP 1942 Steel Boxcar. My Question is this: Sunshine calls for the 36' Wood Boxcar t

Does anyone have prototype photos of SUNX tank cars circa 1950 or earlier that they would be willing to share? I have searched online and the only ones I could find were models offered by manufacturer

Photo: Santa Fe Tank Car 100800 A photo from the Kansas Historical Society: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/51172/page/1 ICC Class 103. Santa Fe Class Tk-L. Built in 1930. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

CNW fans -- Not sure how I ended up with these trucks, but if you're interested they are available for sale for $15 including postage. Reply to me directly and not to the mailing list! Thank you Tim -

Photo: Shell Tank Cars Photo I cropped courtesy of Martin Hansen on the Facebook Southern Pacific Railroad group. Photographer not stated. Taken in 1946 at Martinez, California. What color would you s

Hello Group, looking to buy the following: Speedwitch K119 NP 52’ Flat Car Please contact me off list Thanks Rich Christie rhcdmc@...

Photo: HLSX 1 Triple-Deck Livestock Car Photo appears to be a builder’s photo from 1928. Designed by North American Car Company and built by the Standard Steel Car Company. This car had facilities for

Hello Steam Era Modeler: We are pleased to announce that Westerfield Models is having a Multi-day NATIONAL MODEL RAILROAD MONTH SALE . The Multi-Day National Model Railroad Month Sale will be in effec

Charlie Duckworth was busy cranking out models this past summer. Several of his projects are featured in the latest Resin Car Works blog post. Fleet building summer blog.resincarworks.com Eric Hansman

As I continue to look for information, I am thankful that older Railway Ages and other books are found now on-line. Here is one, more of a railfans coffee table book, however still good enough with a

I model the C&O towns of Prince, Quinnimont and the Piney Creek Subdivision (branchline) between Prince and Raleigh WV. This area is predominantly known for it's coal mining, but there were a large nu

I recently completed the Westerfield Models HO scale resin kit for this classic prototype. As with many of our models, there’s a story within a story. It’s the latest feature on my DesignBuildOp blog.

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Resin Car Works has released a new mini-kit for AT&SF Fe 22/23 rebuilds. The mini-kit parts can be used to upgrade a Life/Like-Wathers Proto2000 50-foot steel-sheathed automobile box car model. The la

I’m glad Ted Schnepf wrote in, because these shipper guides are an excellent resource. I have written about them numerous times in my blog. You can easily find any of the write-ups by using “shipper g

Always enjoy meeting freight car freaks in person, so if any of you are attending Trainfest this coming weekend in Milwaukee, send me an email off line and we can swap mobile numbers. This will be my

Looking for information on the 11500 Series Lackawanna Automobile cars built 1933. I have found one photo from the late 30's with cars being loaded for shipment. Looks like 350 cars were built with Au

https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/13030/kt2r29p4xx/ -- Ted Larson trainweb.org/mhrr/ -------- NASG.org -------- https://www.nasg.org/Clubs/RegionsMinnesota.php GN in 1965

One of these videos popped up in my YouTube recommendations last night. A lot of good photos along the railroads. Not all are freight cars, some passenger cars in the montages and also some photos of

For those attending, or planning to attend, the January 2023 Prototype Rails at Cocoa Beach please be aware that there will again be one of our annual Shake-n-Take projects presented. There will be a