Hi Eric and List Members, Thanks Eric for the interesting links. How would the carbon black product have been shipped prior to the use of dedicated carbon black hoppers? Bags or barrels in boxcars? Ot

Continuing to consolidate, rationalize, and I decided to backdate slightly (Not as far as Ray Breyer wants me too) so I have some freight cars for sale. List is mostly plastic with some resin. contact

An update on Resin Car Works order processing has been posted on our blog. Don’t miss the upcoming kit teasers. http://blog.resincarworks.com/rcw-vacation/ Eric Hansmann RCW web guy

Carbon black (subtypes are acetylene black, channel black, furnace black, lamp black andthermal black) is a material produced by the incomplete combustion of heavy petroleum products such as FCC tar,

I got my latest MR yesterday and enjoyed the article by Clark. Well done. I wish they had included a lot more photos!

Came across this image from the October 1944 issue of the Commercial Car Journal on the HathiTrust website. Brian Rochon Silver Spring, MD

2 Pullman standard doors in HO and one prototype photo. Kadee door from about 10 years ago Prototype PS-1 door Kurtz Kraft door (early 60s) -Andy Carlson Ojai CA On Friday, February 5, 2021, 10:57:11

There was an excellent color photo posted yesterday of an in-service MKT yellow auto car. I am hoping that someone might have a similar photo of a Santa Fe Bx-3 Ice refer ( gray car), Thanks for any h

A tool purchased to help improve our freight car modeling works well; however, someone makes an improvement to it to make it work even better or easier to use. The UMM-USA bender used to bend photo et

Thank you to those who have been nice enough to give previously offered kits new homes. Last four are here below. Buyer pays shipping. Sunshine Models Kit #66-3 ATSF Rebuilt 48-6 flat with bulkheads $

Group, I have built two Rail Shop PRR H30 covered hoppers and in my opinion they are nicer than the brass models. If you can find a Rail Shop Carbon Black hopper car kit, that is the way to go. I have

Photos: The Doors Not Jim Morrison and his group, but Pullman Standard doors from the Pullman Library: https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/P-S-Doors/ Unfortunately, there are no captions for the photos ot

Pacific Electric Agricultural Traffic - 1937 An old post on the PE group from Allen Copeland. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA ++++ PE Hauls Several months ago, while working in the OERM Library with John Smatl

Hello Everyone, Was searching the book boxes and found one copy of R P Cyc 31/32 all about lightweight house cars. Now is the time to grab this missing copy. I only have one left. I believe #35 is als

Painting Stainless Steel Wire - Suggestions? I have some flat stainless steel wire I need to paint black. This wire will be used to simulate banding straps used to secure loads. Any suggestions as to

Really nice photo, Clark, and even nicer modeling! Love the box car, and that beautiful AS-616. Elden Gatwood

Hello friends, please have a look to these ebay auctions of differently lettered but otherwise identical cars: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Overland-OMI-3274-4-ACF-Carbon-Black-hopper-Micronex-Columbian-C

Hi guys, I was comparing my model of the OMI 8k 3-compartment insulated wine tank car (3271) to the OMI GATX 10k insulated car (3229). The tanks look like they're the same diameter and length even tho

I need some help finding the appropriate decals for a car I’m doing for a friend. I am not a D&RGW modeler. I would appreciate assistance in finding the best decals for the job. Thanks Schuyler Larrab

Bill- The time in the bar was explaining how to convert a Tahoe Model Works Dalmann 2-level with lateral motion device into an Andrews variation. Razor saw cuts, styrene strips, some NBW castings, som