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

I'm in need of a HO scale 40' diagonal panel roof for a boxcar project. At one time, Red Caboose offered these as an aftermarket part (#8700-04), but InterMountain's website no longer lists it. Any su

I was culling through my stash of Reefer kits and came across 2 Red Caboose kits (now Intermountain) in the following paint and car number. Checked the NPRHS site ( http://www.nprha.org/NP%20Refrigera

Does anyone have any SP&S double sheathed boxcar photos? Preferably from after 1940? I am doing a Westerfield kit build.

Photo: Gun Barrel On Flat Cars Photo taken at the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Yard, Los Angeles: https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mtcPFD6LBeI/TZUQcJ50CPI/AAAAAAAAN8s/Vj20tEdXvTw/s1600/1917-03-24_FortMa

If there are any NMRA members here, can you please inquire with the "powers that be" why some Reporting Marks have disappeared from the "Bob Charles Collection' on their site—SRR and SP for example? T

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

Revenue Divisions Between Railroads This is part of a discussion on the CB&Q Group about car routing. What caught my eye was the mention about revenue divisions between railroads being confidential. S

Hello, I have some Rapido Northern Pacific boxcars for sale. This is the double sheathed fish belly boxcar that came out a year ago and disappeared from dealers shelves. The cars I am offering are new