Folks, A Facebook poster pointed out that B&O boxcar #82965, just to the right of center and just beyond the two tank cars in this John Vachon, June 1941 photo of Milwaukee's yards https://cdn.loc.gov

We have received many thoughts and suggestions as to the time period to be discussed on the STMFC. While I don't want or like the idea of being dictatorial, I'm going to stay with the originally set t

In the distant past, I tried Kadee’s 2-56 Delrin screws to mount couplers. Many of the heads snapped off in normal use and I quit using them. Slot or Phillips head - same results The 2-56 screws Kadee

Photo: VGN Gondola 18125 With Coal Load A circa 1950 photo from West Virginia University: https://wvhistoryonview.org/image/001827.jpg I believe this is a "battleship" gondola, yes? Bob Chaparro Hemet

Photo: PRR Automobile Boxcar 62812 A 1938 photo from West Virginia University: https://wvhistoryonview.org/image/032351.jpg Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: Norfolk & Western Boxcar 65216 An undated photo from West Virginia University: https://wvhistoryonview.org/image/025587.jpg Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photos: MPLX Tank Car 966 - Mexican Petroleum Corporation Undated photos from West Virginia University: https://wvhistoryonview.org/image/020652.jpg https://wvhistoryonview.org/image/020653.jpg Bob Ch

Just read a mail news from Bachmann (I've buy some spare parts in the past..and this entitled me to receive this, sorry :) He stated that a NEW car body was released : https://shop.bachmanntrains.com/

Photo: Flood Damaged PFE Reefers A 1933 photo from the UCLA Library: https://dl.library.ucla.edu/islandora/object/edu.ucla.library.specialCollections.losAngelesDailyNews%3A1054 This photo can be enlar

About matches: When Giant Sequoias were being logged ca. 1900 their enormous trunks were used for matches. David Soderblom Baltimore MD USA drs@...

Can anyone point me to a photo of DT&I boxcar series #14300-14549? Postwar AA R with R-3-4 ends. I have a decent archives of periodicals and have Googled them -- t hese guys are definitely camera shy.

Group; I have searched in vain for my copy of the MM issue in which Bob Hundman outlined the NKP all-steel 50-foot double door box cars, in two series, one of which had Viking roofs. Does anyone on th

The Akron, Canton and Youngstown railroad owned 67 gons in the series 1400-1466 These were 40' cars rated for 40 tons. I'm trying to determine when they first appeared on the AC&Y but have no ORERs. C

When I lived in Central Michigan, the Detroit & Mackinac was our neighborhood railroad, a short line serving the northeast coast of Michigan from Bay City to Mackinaw City, where it connected with a s

While I was still driving intermodal containers I made numerous trips to Graceland Fruit in Frankfort Michigan. Loads were cans of "dried sliced cranberries" being shipped to China (trucked to Elwood

Photo: West Virginia Shortline Railroad Gondola 1057 A 1901 photo from West Virginia University: https://wvhistoryonview.org/image/025632.jpg Built by American Car & Foundry Company, Huntington, W. Va

Photo: Steam Generators In Gondola Cars An 1891 photo from West Virginia University: https://wvhistoryonview.org/image/038827.jpg Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: Dry Fork Railroad Boxcar 508 A circa 1890-1910 photo from West Virginia University: https://wvhistoryonview.org/image/036598.jpg Just for all you Dry Fork modelers! A little background: https:/

Photo: Seaboard Automobile Boxcar 9006 A 1938 photo from West Virginia University: https://wvhistoryonview.org/image/032350.jpg Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Hi all, I need help identifying the type and ownership of the car in this background of this image. The markings are not clear, but I thought that the logo on the side of the ca might reveal its owner