Jim; They are indeed. The refractory more often. I’d venture two to several times a year, up to a couple years, but an on-going process, with so many ladles in play. They were sometimes made on-site,

Hello friends, I have one of these cars: https://www.ebay.com/itm/HO-Brass-Precision-Scale-10-000-Gallon-Union-Tank-Car-Frameless-15456-Korea/333831012602?hash=item4db9e100fa:g:DE0AAOSw3ZFf3rca Years

Andy, all; Carmers were changed out when they broke or wore out (they did not have a real bearing). Given the beating they got in service, it has always surprised me when I see them in late photos. El

Right on, Fenton! I had forgotten that article. Elden Gatwood

Good day all, Does anyone make a HO scale retainer valve casting for one that was in common usage for our (steam era) period? I found a bulk pack on Shapeways and I wonder if they are correct and appr

I guess for 2020 we need to think outside the box of Hershey’s. Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock Subject: CHOCOLATE TRAIN  THIS IS WILD. LOOK AT EACH PICTURE AND REMEMBER IT IS ALL CHOCOLATE. A tr

Dam you do good work, Jack! Elden Gatwood

Hi List Members, Nice undated image of Shell tank car SCCX 673... http://www.gn-npjointarchive.org/JATGNPhotoHR/JATGLoco_1107HR.jpg Metadata can be found at the link below... http://www.gn-npjointarch

GATX Tank Cars (1960) A photo from the Cornell University Library: https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:20988495 Photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Good top detail on the first two cars. Bob

Photo: PFE 23220 (R-30-12) A photo from Trains Magazine: https://ctr.trains.com/photo-of-the-day/2020/08/modern-reefer-of-the-1920s Description: "Pacific Fruit Express was co-owned by Union Pacific an

A pair of Accurail 36-foot boxcars are upgraded to follow Lackawanna prototypes in the latest DesignBuildOp blog post. http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/2020/12/21/lackawanna-boxcars-part-1/ Eric Han

Group; To add to Jim: There was a group of these cars I remember well, serving the powdered dolomite trade to USSteel’s mills in the Monongahela River Valley. They were received by the Union RR of Pit

Bob and all; Nice find! Equally interesting to me is the RDG diagonal plate or boiler head loader just behind. What is that large white load on a car to left? Elden Gatwood

Hi, An illustration of auto loading inboxcars, 1932... http://www.gn-npjointarchive.org/Lists/NP_Gene_Hawk_Photos/DispForm.aspx?ID=906&ContentTypeId=0x010061EADD8B4BA1AF47AF58B3D8F0376B85 Enjoy! Claus

IIRC (debatable) the owner of OMI was T Wenzel. T was for Tony or Tom, I can’t remember which, though I think Tony. Does anyone have contact information for him? Schuyler

Jerry Hamsmith returns to the Resin Car Works blog with part two of the NYC 50-foot gondola build. Brake system detail are the focus in his latest blog post. http://blog.resincarworks.com/nyc-50-foot-

There was a hobby shop in New York state that was referenced on this list that specialized in narrow gauge and had a good supply of Floquil. Anyone recall this? Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsu

I bought this car on eBay because it looked like something I could kitbash into a usable car in the era covered by the list. All metal European prototype. Someone already removed the buffers and added

Photo: Reading Drop End Gondola A photo from the Cornell University Library: https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:20434265 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit to get a good look at the ca

I have four questions about the B&O class N-34 wagon top covered hoppers: #1 - When the 200 cars in class N-34 were new in 1940, did they all have wood roofwalks? #2 - What was the difference in const