B&O's LCL service was named "Time-Saver Service" in 1950. Also beginning in 1950, a stenciled circle T was applied near the boxcar road number to denote fitness for LCL service: mechanically sound for

After languishing on the workbench since February, four SFRD rebuilds emerged from the paint shop today, thus furloughing the work crews and closing the Iowa City Car Shops. If or when they will ever

C&NW Boxcar 81226 In Mexico- Hidago State (1922) Photo courtesy of University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/5477/rec/1877 Click on th

New late 1956/early 1957. https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/11545/rec/143 Dave Nelson

Once in a while a file would show up in the MPRR archives in the basement of the General Offices and the guys working there would save it for me. This file contained an LCL study that was conducted fr

Milwaukee Road Boxcars 17435 & 30270 (Undated) Photo courtesy of University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/9252/rec/1585 Click on the

I recently pulled my 1926 era freight car fleet out of moving boxes and onto the layout. My latest blog post features some of the excitement. http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/2023/05/25/unboxing/ Er

I am building an AMB laser kit FEC caboose. I asked a former FEC employee which end platform had the hand brake lever (these cabs had a lever until early 60s when Ajax brake wheels installed). His rep

Chicago Freight Yard Photo courtesy of University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/10374/rec/456 Click on the arrows and scroll to enlar

Photo: ARLX 10045 Armour Meat Reefer A photo from the Georgia State University Library Digital Collections: https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/ajc/id/11674/rec/305 Use link

Railroad Distance Map Of The United States, Mexico & Canada Map courtesy of University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/6525/rec/1423 Click

FGEX 7063 Double-Deck Refrigerator Car Photo courtesy of University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/8054/rec/1404 Click on the arrows a

This was ‘the kit from hell’ and spent much of its time sitting on the shelf of doom. The underframe was undersized and I had to splice 6” in the middle to get the cross members to line up with the Z

I recently scanned a James Burke photo from March 18,1951, El Dorado, KS, which showed a Pennsy gondola 741886 with Carmer cut levers delivering coal to the coaling tower. I did not expect to see them

Union Pacific Freight Rate Map (1952) Map courtesy of University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/33217/rec/122 Click on the arrows and scro

GATX Tank Car 75091 & NATX Tank Car 25017 (Dow) Photo courtesy of University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/9415/rec/305 Circa 1958 or

ITC Boxcar 6728 Photo courtesy of University Of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsnorth/id/11492/rec/1371 Click on the arrows and scroll to enlarge t

Since Canada is a large producer of Mustard seeds I was wondering how they where shipped in the 40's and 50's. Did they need temperature protection so the seeds shipped in a reefer or bags and barrels

Hello- I have 24 pairs of KATO #31601 A3 Ride Conrol 50-ton plain journal trucks. Released by ASF around 1944 and quickly jumped to over 50% market share for more than a decade. HO freight car trucks.

Hello- I have 30 pairs of Proto 2000 (LifeLike) # 21254 National B-1 HO freight car trucks. These all have ribbed back wheelsts and are in mint new original packaging. Please noe; these trucks have be