A few details and decals can upgrade an Accurail 36-foot boxcar kit. It's the latest post on my DesignBuildOp blog. http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/2019/11/08/easy-boxcar-update/ Eric Hansmann Murf

I have finished an upgrade of a Minneapolis & Northland Railroad Company boxcar. An Accurail boxcar built for the Central Of Minnesota to complete our exchange of freight cars. Photos of other exchang

I my on-going research into the Swift & Co. freight car fleet, I have found this photo: http://www.steamerafreightcars.com/gallery/reefer/srlx12824main.html I am in a quandary about its paint scheme.

Here is another file I found concerning billing, and copies of waybills. Presented not to make fun of accountants. However I have to wonder how much time and labor was expended here. And of the though

Doug, I’m not surprised at all about the PRR. There is a lot of data, real data (as opposed to anecdotes), that supports a high amount of reefer traffic on the PRR. The PRR was the third highest conve

Hi List Members, A nice image of NH 94593, a 36ft double sheathed boxcar. The image is dated in 1914 https://rrmuseumpa.andornot.com/media/Images/LehValleyNegs/LehValley-0001-0999/LehValleyNeg-0547-ca

Thanks to all for the suggestions on how to proceed as well as the photos. I think I have a much better handle on where to go and what to do. Thanks again.

While at the Chicagoland 2019 RPM gathering and after presentations were complete, I was walking past a room and noted Steve Hile, Doug Harding, Roger Hinman, and a smattering of others gathered in a

The Erie and C&O at least if not also the NKP and any oother road the Vans controlled did use square brake rods. Even Atlas caught this and took it into account with there 1932 ARA cars. Cordially, Do

To add; I think we also take for gospel the belief that another's opinion is more than that; it is gospel. Ehhhh, not so much. I was told many, many things as gospel, on PRR freight cars, while I was

For about a year now i have been installing the Dirt Collector to the AB Valve. The Dirt Collector is included in the Tichy "AB" Brake Set and on the Styrene Sprue of the discontinued Grandt Line/Deta

Any reason why this most recent post and others in the past from me have not been moderator approved?

Just curious as to why a post I made recently with an attached photo of an ERDX car was not posted? Bud Rindfleisch

fred huss wrote: Not all their sets are the same, even the ones they got from Jerry Glow. I don't know if they are changing over their production, or if production is just uneven. But DO NOT discard t

Hi List Members, We get a look at PRR 91641, an X29 class boxcar with center bar lettering in 1926 A detailed view is available at the link below... http://vital.queenslibrary.org/vital/access/service

OK,Ok Here's another one Seeking Information on SLRX.'s cars .A frequent visitor on the Rutland .This Bud's for you,Armand Premo

Virtually all flat cars that had a drop brake wheel had a square staff. Now if we could just find the hardware for this mechanism. Bill Pardie Bill P:ardie_,_._,_

Photo: PRR Boxcar 35920 Good detail of the patches above the sill: http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-11-09-19/X7986.jpg Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Hi List Members, In the image linked below, we get a nice view of the LIRR/PRR yard at Sunnyside, NY. I could wish for it to be a bit sharper in terms of focus, but still an nice view. While web site

Hi List Members, In the image linked below, we get a look at the Chicago and Alton boxcar C&A 38810 in 1926. A detailed view is available at the link below... http://vital.queenslibrary.org/vital/acce