Would anyone know what year and how many Rock Island 46' series 94000 Flatcars were converted to Bulkhead cars? Also looking for a Photo of a 94000 series car as a Flatcar and not a Bulkhead car. Any

It is with great sadness that I must tell you that Mike Brock, founder of the Steam-Era Freight Cars list, has passed away. I just found out this morning that he passed away on Monday, January 2, 2022

Gents, Broadway Limited has announced a new round of 6,000 gallon ACF tank cars in HO. There are some new schemes and some reruns. This time they are selling them as 2-packs, often with two different

There are some interesting nuances here that deserve consideration… While I agree overall that if one focuses on the oddballs, that is problematic. However… on average, oddballs are quite common. What

One piece at a time: http://research.nprha.org/BRHS2/BRHS_467_1_2714.jpg http://research.nprha.org/BRHS2/BRHS_467_1_2729.jpg http://research.nprha.org/BRHS2/BRHS_467_1_2726.jpg -Hudson

They look rather alike. I know they are rebuilds of rather different vehicles - WAB's from USRA-like DS clones vs L&N's from ARA 1924 boxcars, but what are the major differences? Lots of surface simil

Ken, The easy way to get one of these kits without the worn dies issue is to buy the Gould version. Here are some new unopened kits currently on ebay. Prices from $33 to $45:- https://www.ebay.com/itm

I have been scanning some negatives from James Burke. This photo was taken in El Dorado, Kansas, March 18, 1951. Two things that jumped off the page at me is the New York Central stock car (Westerfiel

Above is a brake plate on a Santa Above is a shot of a brake diagram plate on a Santa Fe war emergency gondola. Th car is a the Paris “Railway Museum, I did not know this existed until I got the photo

In case anyone wants to see a real NYC trust plate from 1957, here is one a friend gave me a few years ago. It measures 5-1/2” x 12-1/2” and just to reinforce the idea that everything in the railroad

Dick Harley already commented on the original MTH offering: “While MTH markets this car as a "40' Steel Sided Reefer Car" and letters it as a class R-40-23 car, it is really a pretty good model of a p

An often overlooked detail on our freight cars.are Trust Plates. These show up on freight cars more often than one might think. The only time that I had taken a car to a RPM meet was years ago. It was

Stuart, Catching up on emails. Did you get the information you were looking for? I have one of these kits and would be happy to photograph and send along the info. Take care, Dennis Korn

The picture was taken in 1946 near Salt Lake City on the Grand: https://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Emil-Albrecht-Photos/1946-Salt-Lake- City/i-rLWqvxz/A An interesting train makeup with 3 of the

Tim's list included: 40' flatcar Rutland (by sheer coincidence!) The Rutland 2700-2799 ACF 1910 40' flat can easily be modeled by using the Athearn Blue Box 40' flat. The modeling process described by

Trust Plates ... I model the GN in the decade after WW-II. So I can use trust plates for my GN and other - cars. I would prefer that they be simple decals on a rectangle of styrene glued to the upper

Alex Schneider asked: "Why were multi tank cars used to transport wine? Wasn't it all going to the same bottling plant?" See Tony Thompson's blog for an information sheet by Richard Hendrickson, plus

Can I ask generally what the significance of the P&LE / PMcK&Y USRA single-sheathed rebuild was ? It seems a very popular car, but I am struggling to see it as much of a game changer. I note there's a

Friends, I am curious if anyone has developed a technique for simulating the wire “twisted” and used to secure the wood verticals for gondola pipe loads across the tops of the load in HO scale (see ph

I brought a number of surplus cars with me to Cocoa Beach. If you would like one of the kits, they are $20, while the Rapido single sheathed USRA cars are at my cost of $45. These are only available i