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

Photo: New York Central & Hudson River Tank Car W-6050 (Undated) A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=4

Hi guys Living in the U.K. I do have a problem with certain boxcar colours as I cannot get paint from the States, can anyone recommend a Tamiya colour that would be suitable for PRR circa late forties

Hi Does anyone know if the ATSF hauled sugar beets in California in the early 1950s if so whereabouts. Many thanks Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Article: 40-Foot Mather Stock Cars From Proto 2000 HO Scale Kits Courtesy of Train Life, here is a link to an article from the February 1997 issue of Railmodel Journal on single-deck livestock cars by

Photo: NYC&HR Gondola 81888 A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3277265 This photo can be enlarged qui

Photo: Missouri Pacific Gondola 23724 (Undated) A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3933073 This photo

Photo: CP Gondola 132138 A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3285536 This photo can be enlarged quite

While it is not the same as a N&W hopper climbing the Wasatch , here is a B-5 class on the UP, behind a 2-8-0 https://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Emil-Albrecht-Photos/1946-WP-and-UP-Salt-Lake-City

Photo: Imperial Oil Tank Car 7044 (1937) A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3603416 This photo can be

Photo: CN Boxcar 511477 (1931) A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3520060 This photo can be enlarged

Photo: Borden's Milk Tank Car 522 (Undated) A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3607472 This photo can