A fun experiment would be to put the wheelset in a drill chuck and get it rotating, and then drop a tiny drop of thin paint exactly in the center - just to see if it replicates this look. :-) -- Tim O

Photo: Boiler On NYC Flatcar A circa 1920 Shorpy photo from the National Photo Company Collection: https://www.shorpy.com/node/23403 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

I'm having trouble finding a pin vise that holds smaller (#80 and the higher 70's) drill bit securely. I've tried & thrown out a few, and always go back to my ancient General swivel-headed one (simila

Nice job, Steve. Jim Hunter

Photo: PRR Boxcar 52592 A 1933 photo from the Hoboken Historical Museum: https://hoboken.pastperfectonline.com/photo/DCC778E9-2C39-486E-9A83-983218062208 Click on the photo to enlarge it. Good view of

Here is the Starrett Catalog page... with all their pin vise sizes and model numbers. One document online shows the 166A design dates from at least 1938... No wonder we find them in our fathers' / gra

My dealer just informed me that the Kadee C&O PS-1 boxcar painted for as delivered For Progress scheme in 1952 has been released. This has been a moving target in the Kadee production schedule but goo

Photo: PRR Boxcar 73083 A 1914 photo from the Historic Pittsburgh website: https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3A201203.1914.5184/viewer Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. PRR 73083 i

Photo: Erie Boxcar 108946 A 1914 photo from the Historic Pittsburgh website: https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3A715.144274.CP/viewer Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. E&PRR gondol

Photo: CP Boxcar 102630 A 1914 photo from the Historic Pittsburgh website: https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3A715.144275.CP/viewer Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro H

Document: Transportation Of Explosives Documents archived by the PRR Railfan website: Transportation of Explosives - 1914 http://prr.railfan.net/documents/pdf/GeneralNotices/GeneralNotice-61-E_Regulat

Claus; There sure do! I have noticed similarities between some of these cars, particularly trucks. Thanks for sharing! Elden Gatwood

While looking through the reporting mark summary and freight train consists of the NYC Toledo-Lake division available on Terry Link's canadasouthern website, it appeared that tank cars carrying the re

Photo: Milwaukee Road Boxcar With Electric Water Heaters Load A circa 1930s photo from the Musser Public Library: http://www.umvphotoarchive.org/digital/collection/scdpl/id/520/rec/143 Scroll on the p

Photo: NYC Boxcar 109272 A 1911 photo from the Musser Public Library: http://www.umvphotoarchive.org/digital/collection/muspl/id/1404/rec/47 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Good 3/4 view showing th

Photo: DL&W Boxcar 51974 With Friendship Train Load A circa 1947 photo from the Hoboken Historical Museum: https://hoboken.pastperfectonline.com/photo/4F3DFDE0-FD87-45AA-9699-144892125070 Click on the

Photos: 235,000 Pound Casting, Very Short Flat Cars Three 1908 photos from the University of Pittsburgh Digital Archives: https://digital.library.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3A8223.524.RR/viewer ht

I've just finished the weathering and other concluding touches on one of the Resin Car Works acid tank cars, and have shown it, along with some background, in a blog post. If you're interested, here i

Just finished this vent boxcar. It was released by the C of G HS and produced by Jim King. Excellent kit and fun to build. Here in Pinehurst the Southern Piedmont Rwy shops have built 2 vent boxcars.

Ah HA! Eric was listening! Sometimes my messages go out with the sound of crickets chirping. Elden Gatwood