From the Steamtown site today. http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-12-10-19/X4586.jpg along with SFRD reefer 6719 http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-12-10-19/X4544.jpg

I a weak moment I picked up an Accurail box car at the mall show yesterday. It's box number is 4498 It's described as a 'Data Only - DK'. I thought it might work for the CL mini-kit, only noticing the

Hi guys The Accurail conversion is ready for painting and decals for WP I have left the original roof as Tony Thompson reckons some got steel roofs at some stage. The kit bashing is not perfect as I r

Years ago when Al Westerfield was beginning the process of selling his business he let his customers know it might be a good idea to place an order just in case. I ordered several kits just in case. C

Hello everyone, I've just completed a batch of Utah Coal Route GS gondola kits in HO scale, and listed them on Ebay. There are two options for grab irons: solid "cast" type, and wire grab drill points

When did the Bangor and Aroostook start applying the three color State of Maine scheme to their 1932 ARA boxcars? Thanks Gene Deimling -- Gene Deimling El Dorado Hills, CA

Brian, I have a very useful technique for plugging holes on styrene bodies. 1st step is to place a stretched piece of scotch tape over the hole's opening. 2nd is to use Ace Hardware 2-ton epoxy and fi

We've discussed the Single Sheath boxcars over on the WP Modelers FB site a couple of times. Bill Kennedy has decals that cover the 26000 series with the proper medallion. Here is an image of the cars

Stencil: Heavy Repairs This is Illinois Central refrigerator car 93347. This car was built in 1916. A stencil above the sill and to the left of the door reads, "Heavy Repairs McComb 9-28-25": http://l

I’m working on an Intermountain box car and I need to plug some of the holes in the body to re-detail it. I have found I don’t have an appropriate diameter styrene rod. What I have is too small. Since

Photo: Buffalo. Rochester & Pittsburgh Ry Box Car In the lower right hand corner of this 1909 boxcar is a stencil that reads "M. C. B. Pocket Coupler". Is "M.C.B" Master Car Builders and what is a poc

Questions For The Group: Ladders & Grab Irons Was there a point in time at which full-length ladders became mandatory for rolling stock in interchange service, thereby replacing individual grab irons

I have a RI 264000 series single-sheathed double door box (Rocket Express) almost ready to paint. I'm looking for the lettering style from the mid-late 50s, either as a general service car or as a hid

Photo: Alaska RR Flat Car 12812 With Load Photo from the Sherman Stebbins Collection: https://www.alaskarails.org/historical2/Stebbins/Flatbed-cargo.jpg Caption: "Fish-belly flat ARR 12812 most likely

Of much greater interest to me is this IC 50 foot box car has a 6 foot door! :-) Tim O' -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

A possible source for some freight car loads http://steelmillmodelerssupply.com/ Tim O' -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*

Photo: CCC&St.L Boxcar S59397 Circa 1925 photo from the Erie Lackawanna Railfan website: http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-12-05-19/X4117.jpg This car was built in 1923. Hopefully, w

Photo: Trainload of Maytag Washers This is link to a 1935 publicity photo from the collection of the University of Utah: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tj0x2j Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

I know there are some dealers here and wondering if any of you have FOR SALE the Penn Salt tank car done by Broadway Limited #6123. This IS NOT the Blue & Yellow version. You can email me offline at f

http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-12-07-19/X4299.jpg Brian Rochon