I could never pronounce Stan's name correctly, let alone remember his spelling. As I wrote my post I did an on-line search and came up with Sherman's lament. -Andy Carlson Ojai CA On Saturday, October

Stan *Rydarowicz*. https://www.kinnickfuneralhome.com/notices/Stanley-Rydarowicz/guest-book “I think I know what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in

Hello Everyone- New resin ends for a long planned kitbash. Stan drew my appreciation in his way of finding projects which could be facilitated by making some resin parts. with the interest generated f

I have upgraded two Pacific Fruit Express (PFE), Refrigerator Cars 47269 and 47312, PFE Class R-40-23. If you are interested in the upgrade of these reefers including changes, addition of parts not in

Photo: Inflammable Placard (1926) A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3349104 This photo can be enlarg

I'd like to build a couple models in O to use behind the OSL 4-6-0 I'm accumulating brass for. If the boards are not CS 3.25" [sheet available from Evergreen] then the O scale indexer I'm building usi

Hello Everyone, RP Cyc #35, about the 1937 AAR boxcars is a real monster, at 384 pages. Much reading in this issue. There were 750 copies printed this summer and now only about 100 or so remain. They

When did New Haven first start painting boxcars in the bright orange and orange and black paint schemes? I attached an image of the Red Caboose HO model as an example. They also do one with an orange

Hi, I'm looking to add a Sunshine SLSF Howe Truss SS boxcar (kits 39.1 or 39.2) and a Sunshine C&O 40000-series gon (kits 67.2-67.5) to my collection. If anyone has either of these two kits that they

List, I would like to purchase one of Mr Hamsmith’s Burlington FM-11 flat car kits but I’m in the People’s Republic of Canada and he only ships to US addresses. SO, if anyone has one unbuilt kit that

Photo: CN Depressed Center Flatcar 699962 (1937) A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3525642 This phot

I’ve been kicking around an idea with Hubert Mask on having a decal set made with the most common weight locations by railroad. I have a comprehensive list of Mopac locations but would need help with

Photo: CN Gondola 131272 (1927) A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3349577 This photo can be enlarged

Photo: C&O Double Door Boxcar 9699 (Undated) A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3603422 This photo ca

Photo: PRR Gondola 277287 With Chevrolet Crates (1943) A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3196393 Thi

Photo: Grand Trunk Livestock Car 350087 (1909) A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3228049 This photo

Every year the San Jacinto Model Railroad Club has November Open Houses – but Covid…. So we are virtual this year. You can view some of our Houston layouts at http://sanjacmodeltrains.org/Fall-Layout-

I’ve shared my latest freight car kit detailing adventure in a blog post. Eventually, these models will be completed. http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/2020/10/30/pay-attention/ Eric Hansmann Murfree

Photo: Central Vermont Automobile Boxcar 41099 (1929) A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3520056 This

Photo: B&S Gondola With Christmas Tree Load (1916) A photo from the National Archives of Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=3382120 This ph