Seeling Contact Earlier on the year there was a photo on this list of a WP flat car with a load of Birchfield boilers. A gentleman on the list alerted me to models of these boilers from a company call

The IMWX/Red Caboose '37 AAR kits came with both Superior and Youngstown doors. You do not need to look too closely to see that these YSDs do not match very well. Apparently the CNC machine's cutting

Photo: Chicago Great Western Boxcar 92127 (1946) A photo from the Denver Public Library: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/77031/rec/262 Click on the double-headed a

Photo: Loading Peanuts (Undated) A photo from the Norfolk Southern Corporation: https://tinyurl.com/y8vbxxbr Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Greetings, I have been trying to clear off my workbench by finishing various freight car projects by the end of the year. I just finished two boxcars. CNW 107734 is a riveted side PS-1 boxcar. It was

Photo: D&RGW Gondola 70298 (1949) A photo from the Denver Public Library: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/81310/rec/333 Click on the double-headed arrow and then s

The recent discussions of Frisco USRA gondolas plus my own efforts in gathering information don the Sunshine rebuilt frisco gondola prompted me to bring out and photograph one of the first series of F

Photo: Lumber Transfer Between Standard Gauge & Narrow Gauge Cars (1949) A photo from the Denver Public Library: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/81331/rec/93 Click

Good evening, does anyone have images or car numbers ? I believe both roads had a few. thanks, brad andonian

Photo: Chicago, Rock Island & Texas Boxcar 150108/PRR Boxcar 95491 (Undated) A photo from the Denver Public Library: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/34173/rec/432

Large close up of loaded gondola, Chicago, late 40’s. https://portal-ccc.s3.amazonaws.com/media/images/newberry/83/x05xj2r.jpg Dave Nelson

looks like someone had a pencil sharpener

Photo: CB&Q Flat Car 91665 With Locomotive Load (1941) A photo from the Denver Public Library: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/76860/rec/23 Click on the double-hea

A question on the stoci yards east of Chicago was asked during Steve's presentation. Boston had their's On Brighton New York City had theirs' in Manhatten. https://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/tag/c

A new YouTube video has just been released and this one is on a Proto48 weed burner that I built some years ago. Not actually a freight car but you might find some interesting tips, etc. It is at: htt

Merry Christmas to those who surely would welcome this announcement. Seems like lots of Pennsy fans at Rapido. https://rapidotrains.com/products/ho-scale/freight-cars/ho-scale-gla-hopper Colin Meikle

At least we know why the helium car is for sale. J. Stephen Sandifer

I've shared techniques and tools to remove details in part two of the Lackawanna boxcar upgrade story. It's the latest post on my DesignBuildOp blog. http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/2020/12/28/lack

The Annual Report for GN in 1939 shows carloads by these groups: Anthracite 1.055 Bituminous 39,248 Lignite 12,730 and Coke 4,561 For a little perspective, GN move 1,150 carloads of eggs, 1,301 of sal

Photo: Swift & Company Shed A photo from the Denver Public Library: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll21/id/3846/rec/102 Click on the double-headed arrow and then scroll t