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Narrow gauge assistance please 2 messages
OFF TOPIC, But I could use a bit of advice on narrow gauge yard design in HOn3. If you can assist, please reply privately. Thanks schuyler (dot) Larrabee (at) verizon.net
OFF TOPIC, But I could use a bit of advice on narrow gauge yard design in HOn3. If you can assist, please reply privately. Thanks schuyler (dot) Larrabee (at) verizon.net
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By Schuyler Larrabee
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[Non-DoD Source] [RealSTMFC] Photos: P&LE Gondola 46065 2 messages
Great find, Bob! What do you think they were documenting? Is that lift mechanism broken? Everything you’d need to model that car! Elden Gatwood
Great find, Bob! What do you think they were documenting? Is that lift mechanism broken? Everything you’d need to model that car! Elden Gatwood
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By Gatwood, Elden J SAD
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LV six-axle trussrod flats with loads at Bethlehem Steel
Hi List Members, An undated photo of some LV six-axle trussrod flats with loads at Bethlehem Steel... https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/bethlehem_then_now_20140619_1388442417.jpg More info a
Hi List Members, An undated photo of some LV six-axle trussrod flats with loads at Bethlehem Steel... https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/bethlehem_then_now_20140619_1388442417.jpg More info a
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By Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
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ORER help, please 3 messages
From 1927 - 1952 inclusive, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway listings in the ORER contained only a "Recapitulation of Car Equipment" rather than full number series and dimensions. I have a copy of an
From 1927 - 1952 inclusive, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway listings in the ORER contained only a "Recapitulation of Car Equipment" rather than full number series and dimensions. I have a copy of an
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By greg kennelly
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Photos: P&LE Gondola 46065
Photos: P&LE Gondola 46065 Photos from the National Parks Service Collection: https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/ebaae708-07b0-4130-97a6-e05f379dff70 https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/0aad690b-
Photos: P&LE Gondola 46065 Photos from the National Parks Service Collection: https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/ebaae708-07b0-4130-97a6-e05f379dff70 https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/0aad690b-
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By Bob Chaparro
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Possibly hacked website? 4 messages
While browsing through some old discussion threads on this forum, I tried to click on links to www DOT steamfreightcars DOT com SLASH prototype [etc]. I've deliberately expanded that to make it more d
While browsing through some old discussion threads on this forum, I tried to click on links to www DOT steamfreightcars DOT com SLASH prototype [etc]. I've deliberately expanded that to make it more d
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By irv_thomae
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[Non-DoD Source] Re: [RealSTMFC] Discarded sign...
Group; Those signs were attached to any impressive load from Bethlehem Steel’s Fabricated Steel Division. I cannot find the photos I have, but that exact sign was tacked onto Beth Steel’s fabricated g
Group; Those signs were attached to any impressive load from Bethlehem Steel’s Fabricated Steel Division. I cannot find the photos I have, but that exact sign was tacked onto Beth Steel’s fabricated g
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By Gatwood, Elden J SAD
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Photos: NYC Boxcar 256241 (1926) 5 messages
Photos: NYC Boxcar 256241 (1926) Photos from the National Parks Service Collection: https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/d6640030-2761-4839-8b1e-5a182cfbd0fb https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/7a4
Photos: NYC Boxcar 256241 (1926) Photos from the National Parks Service Collection: https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/d6640030-2761-4839-8b1e-5a182cfbd0fb https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/7a4
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By Bob Chaparro
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Photo: ATSF Boxcar 148312 (Bx-32)
Photo: ATSF Boxcar 148312 (Bx-32) A photo from the Cornell University Library: https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:20864661 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. ATSF 148312 is a Class Bx
Photo: ATSF Boxcar 148312 (Bx-32) A photo from the Cornell University Library: https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:20864661 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. ATSF 148312 is a Class Bx
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By Bob Chaparro
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BLI tank car trucks, was Workbench Wednesday!
I jinxed myself... Just after I sent the message below, I started reaming the trucks for the 2nd car and SNAP - the truck sideframe snapped in half! %$#@# So, in spite of Brian's comments about what a
I jinxed myself... Just after I sent the message below, I started reaming the trucks for the 2nd car and SNAP - the truck sideframe snapped in half! %$#@# So, in spite of Brian's comments about what a
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By Bruce Smith
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Photo: UP/OSL Livestock Car 37197 (1943) 8 messages
Photo: UP/OSL Livestock Car 37197 (1943 Jack Delano photo from the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/fsa.8d11997/ Taken in 1943 at Calumet City, Illinois. Class S-40-4 livesto
Photo: UP/OSL Livestock Car 37197 (1943 Jack Delano photo from the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/fsa.8d11997/ Taken in 1943 at Calumet City, Illinois. Class S-40-4 livesto
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By Bob Chaparro
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Photo: DL&W Hopper 73453 2 messages
Photo: DL&W Hopper 73453 A photo from the National Parks Service Collection: https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/f94d5e4f-ea66-4748-80cb-002b148ef673 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. This photo wi
Photo: DL&W Hopper 73453 A photo from the National Parks Service Collection: https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/f94d5e4f-ea66-4748-80cb-002b148ef673 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. This photo wi
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By Bob Chaparro
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Shawmut boxcar details
Perry Squier has finished prepping ten Shawmut boxcars for the paint shop. He shares details and techniques in the latest DesignBuildOp blog post. http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/2021/01/11/shawmut
Perry Squier has finished prepping ten Shawmut boxcars for the paint shop. He shares details and techniques in the latest DesignBuildOp blog post. http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/2021/01/11/shawmut
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By Eric Hansmann
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Bull Boards, was Photo: UP/OSL Livestock Car 37197 (1943) 2 messages
Douglas Harding wrote: “Many double deck stockcars had single doors on each side. These cars would have a “bull board” which was a 2x6 that was placed in brackets creating a barrier in the door openin
Douglas Harding wrote: “Many double deck stockcars had single doors on each side. These cars would have a “bull board” which was a 2x6 that was placed in brackets creating a barrier in the door openin
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By Guy Wilber
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StLB&M flat car 7 messages
Folks, In the movie "Troop Train", StLB&M flat car 8376 is featured as part of a pre- or early WWII movement of troops with their equipment. A quick check of the 1943 ORER show that there are 50 cars
Folks, In the movie "Troop Train", StLB&M flat car 8376 is featured as part of a pre- or early WWII movement of troops with their equipment. A quick check of the 1943 ORER show that there are 50 cars
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By Bruce Smith
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Photo: ATSF Boxcar 49760 Fe-31
Photo: ATSF Boxcar 49760 Fe-31 A photo from the Denver Public Library for a car right at the tail end of this group's era: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/55061/re
Photo: ATSF Boxcar 49760 Fe-31 A photo from the Denver Public Library for a car right at the tail end of this group's era: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/55061/re
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By Bob Chaparro
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Any GA drawings around showing the side number panels for FT-F7’s? 4 messages
I’m trying to find a drawing of the side number panels that the MP, KO&G, ATSF, DRGW used on their FT thru F-7 diesels. Web search has lots of GA drawings but none I’ve found have the illuminated pane
I’m trying to find a drawing of the side number panels that the MP, KO&G, ATSF, DRGW used on their FT thru F-7 diesels. Web search has lots of GA drawings but none I’ve found have the illuminated pane
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By Charlie Duckworth
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Corrugated Fiberboard is Approved for Railway Transportation
Corrugated Fiberboard is Approved for Railway Transportation An article from the Fruit Growers Supply Company blog. Fruit Growers Supply is a Sunkist Company. It would take until the mid-1950s for cor
Corrugated Fiberboard is Approved for Railway Transportation An article from the Fruit Growers Supply Company blog. Fruit Growers Supply is a Sunkist Company. It would take until the mid-1950s for cor
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By Bob Chaparro
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[Hindsight2020] Tomorrow's zoom 2 messages
Dear Ted, So sorry for the continued complaints from the terminally disgruntled. I think I can speak for most Hindsight 20/20 members in saying that what you and the other moderators and clinicians ar
Dear Ted, So sorry for the continued complaints from the terminally disgruntled. I think I can speak for most Hindsight 20/20 members in saying that what you and the other moderators and clinicians ar
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By Michael Gross
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Tomorrow's zoom 9 messages
Does someone have the agenda for the day? I don’t have the zoom info, must have missed the announcement. Schuyler
Does someone have the agenda for the day? I don’t have the zoom info, must have missed the announcement. Schuyler
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By Schuyler Larrabee
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