Guys; We talked about these cars earlier. NYC, PRR and RDG all had their versions for Lukens traffic; PRR attached. Some of the tank heads from Lukens were VERY large, pushing the clearance diagram to

Jerry Hamsmith and his Gondola Group have wrapped up their Resin Car Works NYC 50-foot steel gondola model build with painting, decaling, and weathering. It’s a ray of sunshine to enjoy on the RCW blo

Hi List Members, Some might enjoy this view of a National Vinegar Works tank car taken in 1920 Maltimore MD. https://digital.hagley.org/PRR_05081 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

STMFC members, For a mini-project I’m working on, will appreciate your help with supplying the ORER quantity for 3 specific dates that pertain to a continuously-increasing series of 36’ Wilson Car Lin

Perishable Protective Tariff No. 11 (1940) For those of you with a lot of reading time on your hands, here is a link to the National Perishable Freight Committee's Perishable Protective Tariff No. 11:

What railroads used these rebuilt hoppers?

Photo: Burlington FTs With Freight Train (Circa Late 1940s) A photo from the University of Texas Libraries: https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/sites/library.uta.edu.digitalgallery/files/20090000-2

Quick question on these cars, built by Mt. Vernon 1951 -- Was the brake reservoir mounted longitudinal or transverse? It's not clearly obvious from the photos I have here. I suspect longitudinal, beca

Photo: NATX Three Compartment Tank Car 7069 A photo from the University of Texas Libraries: https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/sites/library.uta.edu.digitalgallery/files/20090000-20099999/20092635

I have completed the build of Northern Pacific (NP) steel Refrigerator car 91253 produced by InterMountain Railway Company exclusively for the Armarillo Railroad Museum. If you are interested in the b

I am looking for one of these cars made about 10 years ago by MDC. Road name is not important. What IS important is I need the single steel door version. If you have one you can part with contact me o

Guys; I can’t find the correspondence on whose, but they are definitely some kind of rectangular grid. Link: https://digital.hagley.org/PRR_20391?solr_nav%5Bid%5D=799059ea7b852ea09a75&solr_nav%5Bpage%

I have a couple of recent blog posts of some interesting freight cars photos on the New Haven. There will be more over the next few weeks. Transformer Cars: https://blog.newbritainstation.com/2021/01/

Folks; Dan, the Man, had the definitive answer! See below. PRR liked Universal brake gear. Elden Gatwood From: Dan Smith <espeefan@...> Sent: Friday, February 12, 2021 1:58 PM To: Gatwood; Gatwood, El

That's a Carson City NV address on the flyer... pre-2004! How time flies when you're having fun! ------------------- Richard Brennan - San Leandro CA --------------------

RPCyc 35 which is the tell all about ’37 boxcars motivated me to sort though my stash of IMWX and RC kits. I found two of the offerings by Des Plaines Hobbies purchased years ago which are mostly corr

According to the PFE book by Tony Thompson (page 83), in 1929 100 PFE R-30-5 and -6 cars were changed to steel cast trucks. Then in 1933-35, 41 of them were sold to California Dispatch Line (CDLX 277-

Can anyone shed light on a Branchline car I picked up? It's labeled as a project of the Illinois Central Historical Society, but the society's web page doesn't seem to have a company store currently.

What kind of running board did the PRR use on their X47 boxcars? Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

The signup for the next Hindsight Virtual RPM is now active. Please go to speedwitchmedia.com to register for the event. Ryan Mendell