Photo: SP Boxcars (1930) A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/PC20110405_861 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Not a great quality photo but you can read the car numbe

I have taken the Hutchins roof off of an Accurail 4300-series boxcar (3 diagonals on each side of the door: http://www.accurail.com/accurail/ART/4300/4320.JPG ) for a project. I sacrificed the ends, t

Photo: PRR Gondola 377243 G31E (1956) A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/PRR_21110 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Coiled steel covers. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: Moving Boxcars With Horses (1913) A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/PRR_ME01795 Click on the photo to enlarge it. I wonder if the horses had union cards? Bob

Photo: Lehigh Valley Hopper 17431 A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/AVD_2020213_4606 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. The chalk markings appear extra large. Bob Ch

Photos: CCNX Tank Car #1 (1955) Photos from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/72360_0717 https://digital.hagley.org/72360_0716 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Stencil: Nickel

Photos: PRR Covered Hopper 258269 H34D (1958) Photos from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/PRR_21788 https://digital.hagley.org/PRR_21789 https://digital.hagley.org/PRR_21790 ht

Photo: Boxcar For Automobile Roofs A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/1999228_0021 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: Alcoa Aluminum Bodied Hoppers (1947) A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/PC20101230_006 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photos: FTCX Tanks Car 1103 (1919) Photos from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/PRR_ME04839 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Fleischman Transportation Company A listing from t

I’ve been upgrading an Accurail 36’ Fowler boxcar to match my resin models; new steel roof, wire grab irons and using a Westerfield decal set. Doing a search on Erie boxcar paint on the group I came a

https://myp48.wordpress.com/2021/04/16/modeling-lee-turner-on-rock-island-b-2-boxcars/ I just posted a short story on a car from Lee Turner’s personal collection. Please take a look. Gene

I just finished looking at a bunch of YouTube "experts" talking about airbrush basics, since I just bought my first Paasche TGX-Vision airbrush (should be delivered today). What I realized is that abo

Photo: PRR Gondola 353016 With Containers (1931) A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/PRR_09323 Click on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: Loading Auto Stampings Into PRR Gondola A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/1999228_0033 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

I've been working on several hopper upgrades recently. Details, photos, and techniques are shared in the latest DesignBuildOp blog post. http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/2021/04/16/coal-hopper-detai

Hi List Members, Nice builders photo of C&O 133348, an ofset side twim hopper, NEW 3-37 https://www.jumpingfrog.com/images/photo1401/gra3197.jpg Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Photo: Lackawanna Boxcar 20260 A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/1986268_0235 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: New Haven Boxcar 64365 (1943) A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/PRR_14297 Click on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: PRR Boxcar 23635 X29D (1955) A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/PRR_20852 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA