Freight Yard Along The Detroit River Photo courtesy of University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/10953/rec/2345 Click on the arrows an

Erie Boxcar 111191 A photo I cropped from an original posted by Eric Hansmann on the Erie RR. Modelers & Prototype Fans group. Caption for original photo: “Erie 111191 is caught along the W&LE on a si

I am in the process of boxing up for shipment most of my collection of model freight cars and locomotives and I have some questions about the best way to do this. Needless to say they should be well s

Can anyone identify the type and model manufacturer of this truck? The raised lettering on the left is ACF21562 and PATENTED over the center. I went through Richard Hendrickson's Model Truck Listing a

https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/9n_boxcar.jpg This is a Wabash car fitted for loading Ford tractors in two layers in the late 1930s. Wabash's entry in the January

Photo: SFRD Reefers At San Bernardino A photo by company photographer Don Erb, courtesy of the Kansas Historical Society. Circa 1950-1955. Reefers and more back in the day. Notice the two reefers in t

HT&C (Southern Pacific) Boxcar 36923 Photo courtesy of University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/5657/rec/2727 Click on the arrows and

I have repaired and upgraded Chicago And Northwestern (CNW) USRA double sheathed box car 141260 made by Accurail. An upgrade of car body and underbody was done. The car number was changed with dry tra

Do any of the Societies who published it offer a printed version of "The Wood Sheathed Cars of the FGEX/WFEX/BREX Freight Refrigerator Fleet"? Was this done in a spiral bound format? I would be very i

Railroad Barges On East River in Manhattan (Undated) Photo courtesy of University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/11939/rec/1600 Click

Assorted Freight Cars (1947) Photo courtesy of University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/12330/rec/1622 Click on the arrows and scroll

Many of us have attended a railroad prototype modeler meet (RPM) but many modelers have not. Dave Owens penned a great description that we can now share with folks who want to know more. It’s the late

Northern Central Railway Freight Yard In Marysville, PA (1920) Photo courtesy of University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/9260/rec/16

End View: C&NW Gondola 91633 Photo courtesy of University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/13674/rec/2517 Click on the arrows and scroll

Group, In taking a closer look at the decals, in addition to the questions that I previously asked, see below, I have two more. Did UP give the PS-0 a class designation? The decals gave me a choice of

I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, since I should know, but who makes/made HO scale models of the Soo sawtooth boxcar? Richard Townsend Lincoln City, Oregon

I’ve pulled out the one piece body F&C PRR K8 stock car to build next; figured on having it bring in a load of bricks to Eldon for the team track. I did a search on previous discussions on this kit an

According to the ICC commodity data, on the B&M approx 25% of tonnage (10-15% of carloads) were coal (summing anthracite & bituminous coal loads) from 1917 thru the end of WWII. After that, a gradual

Group, I am building a PS-0 UP boxcar and have a couple of lettering questions I model 1955. The decals supplied in the kit for the right side of the car are "Road of the Streamliners" large yellow he

It's been a few years since I built freight cars and posted to this group, but the layout is to the point where I can begin modeling again. I have never used anything but a pin vise to drill and tap h