To assist in the tracking the development of a specific freight car fleet, would anyone be able to provide a scanned copy of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway entry from the April 1947 ORER, please? I

Folks, Virtual PRR Day May 15, 2021 The PRR T&HS is planning a virtual PRR Day on May 15, 2021, through zoom. Thanks to Auburn University, we will be able to host presentations on the history of the P

Tony, Are you saying that that is a “Stock” PFE Express Reefer? I have to take your word as I wouldn’t know one if it walked up and bit me. Paul Catapano Winchester, VA.

What has happened to Detail Associates? I have had freight car, passenger car, and diesel parts on back order with Walther's for an awful long time. Has Detail Associates closed and I missed the memo?

While scanning multiple WWI era files in the SRHA archives, I’ve learned about an aspect of the United States Railroad Administration (USRA) I was not aware of. In addition to the typical railroad off

Photo: PFE 95325 (R-30-9/R-40-9) A photo from the University of Texas-Arlington Archives: https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/img/20089211 Click on the photo twice to fully enlarge it. Photo taken

Here’s the “cheat sheet” for what you need on your X29B or X29D: 6 X29B 27513 27554 27663 27901 28123 28460 28647 28730 29412 29646 30001 30012 30036 30613 30689 30753 30814 30949 30998 Sunshine Vol 2

You are welcome, Mike! Elden Gatwood

I am going to be painting the attached caboose model for a friend. I have three questions: Can anyone identify this model? Original date of manufacture? Importer? Maker? The box shown with the caboose

On further inspection I have uncovered a sticker that says it’s a United model. But I am still curious about the vintage. Schuyler

Hi List Members, We get a nice view of N&W coal hauling cars, including a N&W gon loaded with coal, in the image linked below. Sadly, the gon reporting marks are just a little too indistinct to make o

Hi List Members, Image of UP 81682 gon Denver CO 1910s?1920? https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/kTkAAOSwxGFgAcFn/s-l1600.jpg More info at the link below... https://www.ebay.com/itm/133638638726 Enjoy! Cla

Hi List Members, Image of an IC 40ft ds boxcar and a CB&Q composite gon at Franklin Cnty Coal Co Illinois 1939 https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/DF0AAOSwvoxgCdec/s-l1600.jpg More details can be found at

Hi List Members, A nice trio of composite gons in 1949 at a Commonwealth Edison Chicago area coal fired power plant. I am not an expert, but they look like other IC composite gons I have seen. I like

Hi List Members, The lettering on this tank car is a bit hard to make out, but the word TARMAC in stylized fashion is discernable. I will note that cars belongs to The Barrett Company with reporting m

Hi List Members, Image of CN 3903 36ft ss box Portland ME 1924 https://www.mainememory.net/artifact/71971/zoom I'm wondering about the vehicle - STANDARD OIL CO OF NY - in Portland ME? That is a long

Hi List Members, MEC 35420 40ft ss box in wreck 1937 Hallowell ME https://www.mainememory.net/artifact/31159/zoom https://www.mainememory.net/artifact/31160/zoom Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, CRP 61197 twin hopper Portland ME Randall and McAllister Coal Co undated I believe that CRP (Central Railroad of Pennsylvania) did not exist as a corporate entity until the 1930s, and

Schuyler, Read it again 😉 Dave clearly indicates that he knows that New England are is composed of six states (CT, RI, VT, NH, MA, ME) and that the baby standards from other states (Indiana, NJ/PA/De)

Mel, HUH? "Aluminum foil"??? Are you talking about the metal roof? If so, it is neither aluminum, nor foil. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL