The CB&Q used gondola wedge push plows in the early years, but in 1948, they scrapped the gondolas, salvaged the wedge blades, and mounted them on FM-11 and FM-11A flat cars. I'd like to model one of

Nelson wrote: "To simplify my question, which roads painted trucks boxcar red? I’m modeling 1953, so that limits the range to wood DS and SS boxcars, 1932, 1937, and PS-1 boxcars, and misc. hoppers, g

I forgot to post here that my file can be accessed via my Blog link below. Once there, scroll down several posts to locate. Cheers, Ted Ted Culotta Speedwitch Media P.O. Box 392, Guilford, CT 06437 sp

Seatrain Diagrams Below are two Seatrain diagrams from the collection of Ralph Heiss which show how boxcars were loaded and secured in a ship. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

I hate preordering because we’re buying pigs in pokes, in the most recent case, multi-colored pigs in pokes. I pre-ordered twelve steel and wood PFE reefers. The first six have arrived over the past t

Hi List Members, Not the best image in the world, certainly lacking in focus, but this looks to be a SWITFT reefer in billboard lettering... https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/49067206302/i

Hi List Members, In the image linked below, we get a view of tank car UTLX 45622 while on the Western Maryland https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/12229150916/sizes/o/ Some extra image data

On one of my Milwaukee Road lists, the attached photo was shared. He was interested in the load, any ideas? Thanks! Take care Brian R. Termunde Midvale, UT

Gents, The Barriger Library posted this image of two ERIE FD cars with large loads: https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/49066491078/ ERIE 7211 is the car in the distance, car in foreground h

I thought that I might share a little information on the design of the underframe for the wood reefers. You will find an extract of the general arrangement drawing showing the underframe and two pictu

The Airhose bracket on the SSW is rubber Hi-Techs and the DL&W is plastic Kadee with those crappy flimsy hoses replaced with black wire. As for the deck, that is a strong point of the Tichys. Attached

How I should have finished my R40-24 I will remove the periods 🙄🙄🙄 Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Charlie; It may have indeed been photographed for one of those reasons. In most of my research into period photos of flats and gons, many are photos taken for damage claim purposes, especially with "h

Hi all, I'm in need of a few Tichy decals sets. I hesitate becaus in the near past the printing was very thick and would hide fine details like rivets. Just wonder if the production changed and they a

The pages with the kit construction, pp 2-7, did not make the kit instructions pdf. Gary Laakso

We have an update on the Resin Car Works Santa Fe Whalebelly boxcar kits. Kit instructions have been posted, too. The update is the latest Resin Car Works blog post. http://blog.resincarworks.com/sant

Hi chaps I have just finished my last 😢😢😢PFE sunshine reefer a plywood sided car Paul Doggett. England

Photo: DL&W Boxcar 12448 Good roof and end views of this car: http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-11-15-19/X8017.jpg http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-11-15-19/X8016.

Photo: Tank Car With Full Hand Railings A 1955 photo from Riley Triggs' Port of New York blog: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CZsX-F4jSe0/VQeUHnm9mJI/AAAAAAAAESQ/iUKe53LG-zQ/s1600/Roster%2Bat%2BGeneral%2BF

Morbid curiosity compels me to ask - has anyone produced a model of a Pries corrugated radial roof? (used on house cars of the teens - possibly only H&B? (it was a Michigan City concern, actually Will