Ho folks, I’m hoping that Marty McGuirk of some other CV modeler can steer me in the right direction for an appropriate model paint color for Central Vermont boxcars in the immediate postwar period, p

Loading Grain In A Refrigerator Car (1918) A photo from the Utah State Historical Society: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t445nf This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. I was well aware

Hi Folks, The dimensional data in the attached image doesn’t make sense to me. I tried to puzzle it out using the ORER, but no luck. Obviously I have a wrong assumption somewhere. Here’s my thinking a

Hi Folks, We’ve had some great new people join RealSTMFC recently. And unfortunately, I neglected to send them a copy of the RealSTMFC rules. So here they are, for all of us (new members and old) to r

Great shot of paper grain doors in use 1947. Pantagraph collection of IDA. High res can be downloaded in upper right corner of page. http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/p16614coll63/id/5685/

At the south edge of Las Vegas at Arden, the Arden Plaster Company mined and processed architectural plaster products from c.1907 to 1929. The majority of their production was shipped to southern Cali

Hi Guys I have just finished a kit bash of a 17000 series Wabash automobile car, the original kit was a Funaro and Camerlengo car with wood side doors and Murphy ends. I used Rocket Express Youngstown

John Golden shares his salt weathering techniques and results in the latest Resin Car Works blog post. http://blog.resincarworks.com/salt-weathering/ Eric Hansmann RCW web guy

Photo: PRR Depressed Center Flatcar 470011 (1949) A photo from the University of Utah Library: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rn40vm This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Description:

Photo: Loading Salt Into A Boxcar (1921) A photo from the Utah State Historical Society: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zp4jhz This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Looks like boring,

Photo: UP Gondola 63960 In Discharge Mode (1922) A photo from the University of Utah Library: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65t5v5t This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Good detail o

Fellow Modelers: My name is Jacob Damron and I model the Rock Island and its passenger trains in the early 1960's. One of my next projects to expand my BX fleet is the Sunshine Models RI 20060-20069 1

I know this has been covered in the past (I looked), but in the more recent time period has anyone come with a accurate car either RTR or as a kit, other than brass? Victor A. Baird http://www.erstwhi

All, Several years ago I bought, at Cocoa Beach, a 5th Avenue Car Shops, Accurail kit for a National Car Company reefer. Now that it’s properly aged I thought I’d get to it and assemble it, adding app

Yes, I can also confirm this is Carnegie Steel Co. 534 at the Homestead Works outside Pittsburgh on the Monongahela River, in the steel loading yard with lots of rebar in the foreground. Attached: mor

Group; Some classes of PRR gons had chains on the end sills to act as a safety feature in case the cars uncoupled. The chains were as-built features of classes GR and GRA, and were removed in twenties

When delivered these s stock/coke cars (58000 series) did not have end ladders. As the cars lasted into the 1950's were end ladders ever added? Thanks for any help. Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, S

I have upgraded a Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) 70 Ton, 2 bay, covered hopper, C&O 1013, Class LO. The upgrade of C&O 1013 covered hopper includes changes and addition of parts including wire grabs and ladd

Photos: John Cobb's Race Car In A Box On A Flat Car (1938) Photos from the University of Utah Library: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69k4zt1 https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/

Here is a link to a lot of info and photos about the process: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/331880/399443.html?1383834795 The autos were partially disassembled to fit more into each box car. Ch