Years ago I built one of the 10 early 40' PS-1 that were built with cushion underframe. It's on my rip track now because the roofwalk has come loose, which is not my focus for this inquiry. I think th

Thank you, Fenton! Todd Sullivan

Is the Atlas 4-hinge reefer close to the Swift 4-hinge prototypes? I've compared the Atlas reefer (a CRLX prototype) to photos at the below link, and the bodies seem pretty close to me beyond differen

Got reasonable offers on the last cars I posted, so I’ll offer three more... https://www.ebay.com/itm/114612774682?ul_noapp=true https://www.ebay.com/itm/114612780340?ul_noapp=true https://www.ebay.co

I assume many of this group are on the OpSig group that discussed Live Stock Operations today. The question concerned the 50’ Mather stock cars. Mather cars were generally leased cars. Beginning in 19

Bowser produced an H.C. Frick GLC hopper car. Did Frick indeed have hoppers and if so what happened to them. Larry Smith

Yet model flat cars continue to have raised bolt heads on decks . . . Tony Thompson tony@...

Photos: UP Company Service Boxcar 912040 (Former Express Boxcar 9149) A photo from the Denver Public Library: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/83945/rec/290 Click o

Photo: Texaco Tank Car TCX 723 (1936) A photo from the Denver Public Library: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/67558/rec/79 Click on the double-headed arrow and the

Photo: Installing A New Deck On A Flat Car (Undated) A photo from the Norfolk Southern Corporation: https://tinyurl.com/y23gckno Click on the photo to enlarge it. Looks like the planks with cutouts fo

I love going to Cocoa Beach, attending Prototype Rails, and seeing many of you. There’s such great fellowship and encouragement and inspiration to model more and model better. There’s a couple of men

Brian; It covers both. Elden Gatwood

Photo: Speas Company Vinegar Tank Car A photo from the Denver Public Library: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/67531/rec/70 Click on the double-headed arrow and the

Does anyone have the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie gondola book? I have a chance to purchase it but I want to know if it covers steam era and transition era equipment as well as modern. I am concerned It m

Bill, Interesting. Hogs to Tobin's in Rochester... I thought great hots. A guy down the street worked at Tobin's. He said he would never ever eat a hotdog again... Hmm. Gordon Spalty

Photo: N&W Gondola 101078 (1950) A photo from the Denver Public Library: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/67494/rec/163 Click on the double-headed arrow and then sc

Photo: N&W Boxcar 47302 (1949) A photo from the Norfolk Southern Corporation: https://tinyurl.com/y6h64v4x Click on the photo to enlarge it. Description: "...a Norfolk & Western train made a stop at t

Tim & Group; I just love that pic for so many reasons. The “SPOUT” lettering is probably for the crew welding the ladle together. The ones face down further down are teeming ladles for the back end of

From the TacomaPublic Library. 1948 Photo. Caption: Two flatcars with boilers, Birchfield Boiler. Giant boilerswait on flatcars for shipment to Southern California.The largest will be installed in the

Does anyone have a good starting point for a 1950s Missouri Pacific box car color using Vallejo paint? Brian J. Carlson