Photos: Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Coke Car 7160 Two 1907 photos from the University of Pittsburgh Digital Archives: https://digital.library.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3A8223.485.RR/viewer https://dig

Photo: C&NW Boxcar 94436 A 1908 photo from the University of Pittsburgh Digital Archives: https://digital.library.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3A8223.749.RR/viewer Scroll on the photo to enlarge it.

Photo: Atlantic Coast Line Ventilated Boxcar 30882 A 1912 photo from the University of Pittsburgh Digital Archives: https://digital.library.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3A715.122554.CP/viewer Scroll

Photo: Atlantic Coast Line Ventilated Boxcar 29115 A 1909 photo from the University of Pittsburgh Digital Archives: https://digital.library.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3A715.091277.CP Scroll on the

Photo: GATX 31112 Two 1956 photos from the University of Pittsburgh Digital Archives: https://digital.library.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3A200907.1956.09801/viewer https://digital.library.pitt.edu

In case any of you need a ketchup or pickle fix on your layout, and are itching to run a vat or vinegar car or two, information can be scarce on the ground regarding just where these industries were l

While looking for something else entirely I stumbled upon this PDF. Enjoy. http://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/RRorgs/AAR/AAR%20Names%20and%20Nicknames%20of%20Freight%20Trains%202-1952.pdf Br

Thanks Todd- Yes, that is the name I (now) remember. It isn't as nicely done as the later P2K 52' gondola, but still a well received car from me back then. A P2K gondola would have finer posts and mak

These WP cars were re-fitted twice. Early in the 1970s also. I had a difficult time finding pictures of the interior when I made my 1st kitbash WP 20' Coil Gondola and I had to guess the rivet pattern

Photo: H.C. Frick Company Hopper HCFX 1056 A 1919 photo from the University of Pittsburgh Digital Archives: https://digital.library.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3A8223.2674.RR/viewer Scroll on the p

Photo: Central of Georgia Ventilated Boxcar 55134 A 1938 photo from the University of Pittsburgh Digital Archives: https://digital.library.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3A715.3837178.CP/viewer Scroll

Even with its very low mounted bottom door track the Yougstown door still is a 5/6/5-Short. Along with the ends, the color scheme makes for an interesting, well-travelled Eastern box car. -Andy Carlso

Mel; Maybe there is and I am just not seeing it. There HAS to be something joining those two. Elden Gatwood

Inspired by Ted Culotta's Light Room Clinic and Michael Gross's post about the capabilities of Photo Shop Elements, I did a little experimenting this morning and written a blog post about it. Through

Here are the two completed 1927 cars. They are IM models (RTR) which I was fortunate enough to get from fellow modelers as they are very hard to find. I stripped and repainted(and rebuilt as I did suc

Nice job, Fenton! Elden Gatwood

http://elgincarshops.blogspot.com/2020/07/and-were-shipping-kits.html -- Pierre Oliver www.elgincarshops.com www.yarmouthmodelworks.com

Photo: PRR Hopper Car 705934 A 1959 photo from the University of Pittsburgh Digital Archives: https://digital.library.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3A200907.1959.10132/viewer Scroll on the photo to e

Photos: ASF Truck A 1919 photo from the University of Pittsburgh Digital Archives: https://digital.library.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3A8223.2832.RR/viewer https://digital.library.pitt.edu/islando

Bob, all; I have not been able to find much on those P&LE flats, as it is out of my era, but P&LE had some very interesting specialty cars in their fleet, being in Pittsburgh and being asked to ship s