Still musing about Clark’s train photo, mostly thinking about the last two cars. The last car would appear to be something like the 1937 AAR boxcar, a bit taller than the car ahead of it with a corrug

Guys; Thanks for sharing! I did some research on Hercules back when, and could not grasp how many product lines they were into. That’d be a huge research project in itself. They had plants all over th

Seth; Have you looked into the Tangent ratchet hand brake models? Elden Gatwood

WANTED: Sunshine 22.6 CB&Q XA-7/-8 1.5 door OB box car. If you have one in your stash you know you will never build, please consider selling it to me. I'm modeling WP's Quincy Junction and Quincy RR,

Hi List Members, I like this color image showing a partial view of a HERCULES POWDER tank car. Too bad we cannot see the road number... http://www.godfatherrails.com/photos/pv.asp?pid=2304 Enjoy! Clau

I am trying to identify all the cars in the National Car Company which were owned by the CB&Q / BRE. So far I have MNX 1700-2364, starting in 1949, with 2444-2464 being changed to LLNX in 1967. LLNX w

Hey guys, or girls, anyone have photos of D&H 36' box cars? Post war is preferred but any showing the various end upgrades will do nicely. Looking to do a mild upgrade of a pair of Accurail cars and w

Photo: C.P. Flat Car 30257 With Two Waterous Fire Pumpers (Undated) A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumbe

Photo: Grand Trunk Flat Car 60303 Steam Road Roller & Fire Pumper (Undated) A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol

Couple of additional observations: - the panel lap joint feels a little heavy and - the panel joint needs rivets. (They were on there, but must have been lost during editing.) Rob

Just wondering if anyone ever did a clinic on finishing WWII era rolling stock based on the Delano photos in the Library of Congress? I'd love to know what conclusions the presenter reached. I see in

Seem to be having a strange reaction between my decals, decal setting solution, and the future on the side of the tichy rebuilt boxcar. I painted it a few weeks ago, and then clearcoated it with futur

Friends, Quite a few railroads did keep Allied Full-Cushion Trucks running for a loooooong time in on-line service. The attached photo of a BAR caboose (in preservation at Tilton, New Hampshire. by th

Thought I'd share a model I completed this morning. Or thought I had completed - I see a couple of touch ups needed. This is an Accurail 4300 kit, cut down to better represent the 8'6" IH. Uses decals

Last month I made the offer posted below. I reduced the price based on the car sides having a slight inward curvature. A skilled modeler could heat up the sides and straighten out the sides. I have mo

I’ve been kicking around an idea with Hubert Mask on having a decal set made with the most common weight locations by railroad. I have a comprehensive list of Mopac locations but would need help with

Group, in modeling a gon with drop ends. The builders component sheet says that some cars had Klasing 5L-700 and the remaining cars had Universal 1995 hand brakes. Photos of of both of them show a rat

Many cars serving the auto industry were in pool service. Are there listings or other information on what lines to and from where, when? Fred Swanson

Gents, Attached is a photo that Paul McCray posted in a Facebook group that I follow. It shows an 8,000 gallon tank car owned by the Interstate Tank Car Corporation on the Washington & Old Dominion RR

Photo: Photo: Missouri Pacific Gondola 23724 A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3933067 This photo ca