I came across in my stash a half dozen pair of these. They look better in person, but I can't figure out what they might represent. 5 springs and some big-ass journals, 6"x11", so maybe in the 70 ton

Friends, The transformers we've been talking about were pretty massive, even for 1937. I've attached some photos of much smaller transformers that were used at the Pacific Gas & Electric powerhouse in

Photo: SP Transformer Train (1937) A photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/30874/rec/432 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Description:

Helper Service: Trane Diesel Generator Inside Mechanical Reefer Does anyone have a photo of a Trane diesel generator inside a Santa Fe mechanical reefer? I need a photo as reference for a project. Tha

I found this Whitcomb Locomotives ad in the April-July 1935 issue of BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVES magazine. The South Georgia Ry. boxcar really caught my attention. I don’t recall ever seeing a photo of a frei

I know we are not all meeting in Cocoa Beach this month. So in that spirit I am trying to rehome some kits that align with the timeline of the list. I moved to 1/48 four years ago and these will never

Hi List Members, We sometime see images of large loads on flat cars that are accompanied by signs describing the item and letting the world know who the manufacturer was. Ever wonder what happens to t

Gentlemen, I have copies of Bill's Wood FGE Reefers and Steel FGE Reefers PowerPoint presentations. I believe they date back to around 2014. I'd be happy to share them with the group unless there is a

Photo: SP Gondola 53923 (1924) A photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/24427/rec/1317 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Description: Gen

Photo: Reading Depressed Center Flat Car 99048 With Gun Barrel A photo from the WarshipPorn [sic] Website: https://www.reddit.com/r/WarshipPorn/comments/kyy5is/1500x_1070_battleship_gun_in_bethlehem/

Bachmann HO Scale Boiler Does anyone know the prototype for the Bachmann boiler? Does it approximate any known boiler type? Ted Culotta discussed this boiler on his Prototype Railroad Topics blog and

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My good friend Bob is an old curmudgeon that doesn’t partake of any social media including i o lists. So, he was not aware aware of that fact that this kit is at the pinnacle of tough builds. He, I an

Dan Upon closer examination I think you are correct - Re-writing: These are two nearly-identical transformers on TWO different SP 70-ton(ish) SP Flat cars: Photo on 4-8-1937 on SP 43595 F-50-12 ... wi

New subject, but since a lot of transactions for steam era freight cars are made on ebay, probably by all of us, this might be important: Ebay announced today that they are going to change the pay pro

Photo: Michigan Central Flat Car 33552 Under Stress An undated photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/347/rec/575 This photo can be enlarged qu

I just received a Trix IC 40 ft double door boxcar. I turned it over to look at the coupler boxes and discovered there are srpings in the underframe. I've never seen this before. They don't seem to ha

Photo: SP Gondola 45680 A 1937 photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/30876/rec/8 Stencil reads "Bulk Wine Grape Loading Only". Very strange gr

Tangent Scale Models announces the availability today of our latest run of Bethlehem 52’6” 70-Ton Gondolas in HO scale. Produced from 1937 until 1957, Bethlehem Steel Company released over 6,000 of th

Photo: Pacific Electric Boxcars 2082, 2015 & 2111 An undated photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p15150coll2/id/18795/ This photo can be enlarged quite a b