Hello- Found in the corner..... I have a new, old stock (it is in the older red and white printed box), Intermountain 19037 AAR box car kit, undecorated, IMRC # 40799 with 4/5 early Drednaught end. I

The Central Valley NP Stock Car roof is too wide as a relict of a decision which Jack Parker made in the preliminary design of the stock car. He felt that if made wider, it would allow the cars to mak

Photo is an 8 X 10 B&W photo of Diamond Alkali Co. chlorine car that carries one ton cylinders. Asking $5.00 which includes postage by media mail.I accept check or money order. If interested contact m

Gents, purchased this OMI 1930-built GATC 10,000 Gal double dome tank car recently. However, I have no info about these cars at all regarding time span and paint schemes. I model/collect 1950 (the yea

Very interesting science of making something truly "black" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/11/science/black-fashion-physics-animals.html -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*

I'm working on a six pack of HO scale Tichy 50 ton, 40 foot flat cars and have decided to letter them for six different roads. I model the UP in the 1950-1953 time frame so I'm thinking of using UP, S

So this site still does not allow files to be uploaded? I have an excel spreadsheet on the SP&S USRA DS box cars but I can't upload. Thanks, Rich Wilkens

A 1906 Railway Gazette article I read says Swift & Co. bought the California Fruit Transportation Company, which had gotten into financial trouble after tangling with a big fruit shipper in California

For anyone who might be interested, there's a new commercial video that has just been posted of my layout (link below) and maybe also to my blog post about it. The blog post is here: https://modelingt

I am looking for help in potentially modeling this Nalco weed sprayer train that was running on the C&EI in 1959 as photographed by J. Parker Lamb. I am looking for ideas on a good HO scale starting b

Which reminds me, I recall someone found a source for square brake wheel shaft material. Search of the archives has lots of results, but none specifically relevant. Anyone know of a practical source?

On Nov 13, 2019, at 9:14 AM, Eric Hansmann <eric@...> wrote: Bill, Check this link for the June 1993 RMJ. Some of the magazines on the original Trainlife site can be accessed. http://original.trainlif

Boxcar With Roof Hatches I've seen a few photos of boxcars with roof hatches for loading such commodities as aluminum dross, cement, various clays, lime and spent grain. All of the photos I've seen ar

I mentioned once years ago, to my friend Terry Wegmann, that I was looking to get 2 of my most favorite kits of all time--the Bill Gould 4-course tank cars. I told him that I was only going to purchas

Seeking information on The ERDX fleet of Reefer.Any help will be appreciated.Armand Premo

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