Good Day, I recently acquired my first ORER (January 1953) and set out to put the PRR section into a spreadsheet. I found that 31 boxcars (X31A and X37A & B) had a note that they were equipped with "R

Photo: Carbon Black Car? A 1955 photo from the Oklahoma Historical Society: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc193102/?q=train Click on the photo to enlarge it and use the Zoom button to e

Hi List Members, Image of a string of SAL stock cars, SAL 7904 closest to camera, in 1940 https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/53112 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Photo: Bailed Cotton On Flat Cars An undated photo from the Oklahoma Historical Society: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1622358/ Click on the photo to enlarge it and use the Zoom butto

On Facebook a couple weeks ago someone posted pictures of BRASS models with slightly yellowed decals they wanted to correct. As an experiment the person placed the model in direct sunlight and left it

Hi List Members, An image of ACL ventilated boxcars is linked below... again, too bad the resolution is a little lacking. https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/28323 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Does anybody on the list know the breakdown of handbrake type on these cars? The photos available to me show some Ajax but I see others that I cannot make out. Thanks, Bill Darnaby

Hi List Members, Various scenes showing multiple freight cars in Florida, mostly the Tampa area... https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/41837 https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/41958 https:/

Hi List Members, Loading boxcars in Florida circa 1950 https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/146982 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, Image of SAL 28812 - a ventilated box - in 1951 https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/53150 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, A pretty early Union Tank Line car (lettered UTL) in Florida https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/259562 Wish we had a clearer view of the tank car! Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, Nice view of L&N 86920 (looks to me to be a USRA design twin hopper) and L&N 85058 (a twin hopper of different design) in 1942. https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/147515 Enjoy!

Hi List Members, Image of L&N 25972 composite gon in Jacksonville FL https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/167686 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Photo: V-1 Weapon On MP Flat Car 8171 A 1945 photo from the Oklahoma Historical Society: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc262590/?q=train Click on the photo to enlarge it and use the Zoo

Bob; Important point. I have looked at so many wreck photos in archives, I completely understand many RRs decisions to elevate and get away from that interface. Those photos we recently shared of peop

Hi, I'm building a TH&B 36' boxcar and these cars have a particular kind of brake gear I haven't seen before. K brakes were being used on the underframe and this strange brakewheel brace on the B end.

Folks, With respect to "extreme tank car modeling", I am looking for photos of steam era oil or gasoline tank cars that have wrecked, burnt, and possibly ruptured, for a modeling idea. Regards, Bruce

Hi List Members, SAL composite gon https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/53079 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Question - Fees For Refrigerator Cars I was told that railroads did not pay per diem for having a private company's refrigerator car (PFE, SFRD, FGEX) on their tracks. Instead, the railroad paid the c

Hi List Members, ACL ventilated boxcar in the yellow paint scheme https://www.floridamemory.com/find?query=railroad&page=150&layout=2 Enjoy! Claus Schlund