Photo: N&W Livestock Car 27603 A photo from the Virginia Tech Universities Library: https://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/image_viewer.php?q=ns2776 Car possibly built in 1914. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Comments On C&BT Boxcars From Jim Sacco in Pittsburgh: "I was one of the people who thought it was a good idea for Dick S. to add molded-in details to his boxcars. I know a lot of folks were upset, bu

Hello Everyone, Here is a book that covers a freight yard and the freight cars it moved, in very good detail. Book #2 covers the 20th century of Potomac Yard, a very critical yard between northern and

Greetings, I've been on a tear lately trying to find HO scale matches for freight cars seen in photos of the railroad I model; the Georgetown Branch of the B&O, from 1945-55. As such, I'm pulling info

X23 Hi Eric, Are you still interested in writing up your X23 for The Keystone Modeler? If so, I want to encourage you, because I am always looking for models like yours for our online mag. Even though

STMFC members, Per request by Patrick C. Wider, now available for purchase is a DVD containing U.S. railway patents including numerous patents applicable to steam era freight cars. Following is summar

Photo: PRR Gondola 870647 A photo from the Nevada Northern Railway website: https://nnry.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/workspace/handleMediaPlayer?lunaMediaId=NNRY~3~3~182~1169 Built in 1917. Descripti

Photo: MNX Meat Reefer 1800 (National Car Company) A photo from the Pullman Library: https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroads-L-M/i-KNv2ZQr/A Click on the photo to enlarge it. Built 1951. Meat Rails.

As I weathered a few models recently, I began reviewing modeling projects from the last year. I ended up more productive than expected. My latest blog post offers quick summaries on several plastic an

In 1940, The Virginian Railway bought ten 40’ flat cars from the CB&Q. I believe they were built by ACF in 1907. I know it is not a lot to go on but might there be any CB&Q types that would be able to

Partial top-down view of bunkerless refrigerator SLRX 3217 in DeKalb, IL 8-14-47. https://www.lakestatesarchive.org/FR-Ritzman-Collection/CNW-Diesel-Locomotives/i-s6zhK5W/A Andy L. Madison, WI

Photo: Crerar Clinch & Co. Gondola 636 A photo from the Pullman Library: https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-C/i-NXXt4Zj/A Click on the photo to enlarge it. Car built in 1903. A 1923-14 shippers

Does anyone know of a source for a drawing of an Ingoldsby 60-ton ore car? Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Photo: CNO&TP Automobile Boxcar A photo from the Pullman Library: https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-C/i-CbDFtbh/A Click on the photo to enlarge it. Built by AC&F in 1913. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: ATSF 10338 (Fe-24) A photo from the Pullman Library: https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-As/i-Q9H9QZQ/A Click on the photo to enlarge it. The date of this photo is November 1946 or later.

Part four of the NYC gondola build has posted on the Resin Car Works blog. Jerry Hamsmith and his Gondola Group tackle grab irons and hand brake hardware. http://blog.resincarworks.com/nyc-50-foot-dro

Photo: Milwaukee Road "Peek-A-Boo" Gondola 12 A photo from the Pullman Library: https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroads-L-M/i-rXKtd6P/A Click on the photo to enlarge it. There was a previous discuss

Gentlemen, Attached below are links to Bill Welch’s wood and steel FGE reefer presentations, circa 2009: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FTQR3LaJ9F4o2jtkM_zBcyEcL2bLJDGj/view?usp=sharing And https://

Hi, Looking for some help identifying the manufacturer of this model. The model has wood sides and ends, has white metal bolsters, and has brass pieces that act as roof cross braces (not sure what to

So I finally got around to building some S-40-6 1955 Live Stock Car from UHPS. While building the cars I discovered that an adult Scale cow would not be able to stand in the lower deck of the car. The