Numerous freight and passenger cars in this vintage shot: 1890s NYC Railroad PRR Busy Freight Yard on River Glass Photo Camera Negative BB | eBay $26.00 1890s NYC Railroad PRR Busy Freight Yard on Riv

I've been upgrading a few HO scale Bowser GLa hoppers and installing the earlier KD brake system components. A few installation ideas are outlined in my latest DesignBuildOp blog post. http://designbu

I thought the group would be interested in this neat kitbash opportunity, photographed by friend Chip Sherman after clearing snow last week on UP's Yoder Subdivision in Nebraska. According to Chip, th

I have an extensive 1914 California Railroad Commission Physical Evaluation of the Yosemite Valley Railroad. I’m assuming that the State did it since the YVRR was not an interstate railroad. But it wa

Equipment Registers On Disk – Source? I’m looking for a source for 1930s and 1940 equipment registers on CDs. Any suggestions? Thanks. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Does anyone know what the Ellsworth Coal Line was ? In the 1920s, 30s, and 40s the CPR owned a large number of 40-ft steel drop-bottom coal gondolas that were stenciled ELLSWORTH COAL LINE in addition

Hello Everyone, I need some expert advice on the car behind the tender of this engine. First the photo is from the Milwaukee Road calendar for the month of March this year. The photo is at Dubuque, Io

Tichy has decals in gray and red car versions. Which color was for what time frame please? thanks, brad andonian

This morning I did a Zoom presentation for a NMRA group out in Michigan and Indiana. Besides HS2020 I know there're smaller groups having regular Zoom meetings. It's a good way for local groups to bri

Hi List Members, This undated image has a SOUTH BUFFALO offset side twin hopper and a D&H twin hopper in the background. We could wish for a bit more resolution tho! https://www.ebay.com/itm/393193880

I have twice encountered “latency” (didn’t know that’s what it’s called) and both times is was pretty local, and traced to that speaker having a truly terrible internet connection. Schuyler

Does anybody know if any body makes a data set for plug door reefers showing the door operating procedures etc. I'm trying to do a few NX plug door reefers and want to decal them Help Thanks in advanc

Dennis I seem to recall that Accurail makes a beautiful version of the ZU-DP roof, if one is willing to do the work to remove it. :-) Tim O'Connor -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

There you go! Thanks, Ben! These were the Lot that had the OH diagonal panel roof, so NOT the HO models offered previously, IIRC. Elden Gatwood

Friends, While rambling through my photos this morning I came upon a couple of Virginian survivors from our era of interest that were still running (on borrowed time) in the 1980s. Hopper 1112 is from

Group, Circus City has printed a decal set for the CB&Q 30 cuyd Austin-Western air dump cars. They punted on the lettering in the yellow panel. A close-up was circulated which was not detailed enough

Here is another installment of "Daily Interchange Report of Cars" from the NJI&I to the Wabash at Pine in 1953. The following list is dated 06May53. It is cars which were left between 11P and midnight

Elden Gatwood wrote: "Anyone got their P&LE register handy? I think it may be a forty-foot box car, like this guy:" Correct. P&LE 22330, from P&LE 22000-22999, 1000 cars, Lot 819-B, built 1952 at Desp

Anyone got their P&LE register handy? I think it may be a forty-foot box car, like this guy: There were plenty of locations around Pittsburgh where machinery was manufactured. The big stuff wouldn’t f

For sale; from my late brothers collection and a few of mine, are these diesel locomotives. Most are from the STMFC era. All are priced to sell, with shipping charges extra based either on USPS or UPS