Photos: URTX 5393 & 5374 - Oscar Mayer Two 1943 photos from the Wisconsin Historical Society: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM13654 https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM13

Photo: Oscar Mayer Loading Dock An undated photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM135187 A lot of action back then. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: Assorted Boxcars (NYC, MC, PRR & Wabash) A 1921 photo from the Duke University Archives: https://repository.duke.edu/dc/outdooradvertising/XXX0660 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparr

There used to be a guy in England who produced decent cotton bales unfortunately he passed away in middle age . Paul Doggett England. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bill Welch shares a few gondola upgrade tips in the latest Resin Car Works blog post. http://blog.resincarworks.com/gondola-details/ Eric Hansmann RCW web guy

Hi List Members, Many months back, perhaps a year back, we were discussing cotton bales. A nice image of one can be seen at the link below... https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM48792 Con

My typo error, I meant 15397! Sorry! CLaus Schlund

Hi Bob and List Members, Upon inspection of the end reporting marks, I think this car number is actually 13397, not 15337 Thanks for the great images Bob! Claus Schlund

Photo: Rock Island Boxcar With A Load Of Radios A 1930 photo from the Musser Public Library: http://www.umvphotoarchive.org/digital/collection/muspl/id/1332/rec/273 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it.

Photo: Livestock Cars With Roof Hatches A 1910 photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM24356 The photo shows a string of livestock cars with roof

Nice car, Bob! Elden Gatwood

Photo: Norfolk Southern & Seaboard Gondolas A 1926 photo from the Duke University Archives: https://repository.duke.edu/dc/dukeconstruction/19260401EC0083 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chapar

Photo: Southern Gondolas 119079, 316116 & 119156 1929 and 1930 photos from the Duke University Archives: https://repository.duke.edu/dc/dukeconstruction/19300503WC0344 https://repository.duke.edu/dc/d

Photos: Norfolk Southern Boxcar 20178 Two 1926 photos from the Duke University Archives: https://repository.duke.edu/dc/dukeconstruction/19260615EC0123 https://repository.duke.edu/dc/dukeconstruction/

Photo: NC&St.L Boxcar 15337 A 1926 photo from the Duke University Archives: https://repository.duke.edu/dc/dukeconstruction/19260301EC0066 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: D&H Gondola 37595 A 1926 photo from the Duke University Archives: https://repository.duke.edu/dc/dukeconstruction/19260601EC0118 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: Clinchfield Boxcar 8153 A 1930 photo from the Duke University Archives: https://repository.duke.edu/dc/dukeconstruction/19300503WC0346 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: NYC Boxcar 227130 & Buster Keaton A still photo from the movie "Go West" courtesy of the SilentLocations website: https://silentlocations.com/2020/07/04/buster-keaton-ghosts-of-go-west/#jp-caro

Evidently, there is a new volume of Railway Prototype Cyclopedia coming this fall. I'm surprised I didn't see this mentioned here. Maybe I missed it? Paul Krueger Seattle, WA ========== Volume 35 is a

Claus; We were holding a side discussion on this, and absolutely believe trucks were taken as war booty for use in the U.S. post-WW1. Cheap way of obtaining HD trucks! Elden Gatwood