Hello- I have a composite kit made and sold by Stan Rydarowicz. The kit uses an Intermountain kit of a 40' steel ice bunker reefer with swinging doors. The Intermountain white kit box is labeled "RESI

Photo: End-Loading Poultry Car It's the first photo in this group from a John Wubbel post in O-Scale Trains Magazine: http://oscalemag.com/wordpress/ost-forums/ost-2-rail-forums-group2/prototype-model

I just finished assembling a Sunshine O-59A gondola. Next up is the paint shop. Thank you Ed a Hawkins for the article in RPC volume 23 on the Bethlehem gondolas. The instructions only had a single sm

Clover Leaf Company Poultry Caretaker’s Car Courtesy of the Nickel Plate Road Historical & Technical Society, here is a link to a drawing, photos and narrative about a circa 1920 Clover Leaf Company p

I have an Accurail kit #4498. It a single sheathed car and has 7/8 ends and a steel corrugated door. I've asked before what I can model with it and only was given a vague possibility for CN. I found a

I just received an email announcement from Kadee that they are shutting down for the duration of the epidemic as they are considered non-essential by the state of Oregon. This may mean I will have to

Reading Company 1954 Freight Shippers' Guide Courtesy of the Reading Modeler: http://readingmodeler.info/index.php/articles/1954-freight-shippers-guide Description: "The Reading Company published its

Fellow Railroad Researchers- Thank you for all the responses to my plea....but so far nobody has come up with any strategy that I haven't tried, retried, and attacked with every permutation of search

NP 202299 circa 1926, retired 2/4/1928 under NP AFE 5088-28. "Honey welcome to your new Home" or Kitbash -Hudson

Several modelers shared their hobby progress over a couple of days last week on a few discussion lists. As recent RPM events have been canceled or postponed, these posts were pulled onto the latest bl

Group, I am looking for Prototype Data Sheets for: Sunshine #39.1 and 39.4 SLSF 40' Howe Truss boxcars Sunshine #17.9 SP de Mexico B 50-14 Express boxcar Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Chuck Co

In build of Yarmouth Model Works Resin kit of Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, series 11350 to 11599, automobile boxcar rebuilt in 1936, one photo in the instructions has the car with the slogan “ The

Gang; I knew I had pulled this somewhere. John Vachon photo; June 1941; either the same PRR FM container flat or one similar. Another angle showing great mix of reefers, and some box cars to right on

Photo: Loading Grain With A Portable Elevator A photo from the Westman Journal website: https://images.glaciermedia.ca/polopoly_fs/1.23665211.1552680593!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/

Photo: Early Santa Fe Boxcars At Eskridge Depot A circa 1900 photo courtesy of the Wabaunsee County Historical Society & Museum: https://wabaunseecomuseumdotorg.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/d04.jpg Cap

Fellow Railroad Researchers- Please excuse the off-topic post but I need help on research: I am hoping that somebody on one of the lists I participate in is a more accomplished web researcher or perha

N&W split side h2a I have found conflicting dates on the actual build dates of these cars. Yoder has 52/53 but I think that was the rebuild date... Can anyone please pass me the correct dates? Thanks,

We are excited to share that Frank Hodina has found a new location for RPM Chicagoland! The event will be held on Friday evening, October 30 and during the day on Saturday, October 31 at the Northern

I am looking at Delaware, Lackawanna & Western auto double door rebuilt steel box, series 11300 to 11599, rebuilt 1935 to 1937 The Yarmouth Model Works kit #115 comes with K brakes. Upon looking at th

Hi, Folks.... Just can't resist one more note on SSW 17164 with the unusual ends. Being locked down in Chicagoland makes time to trace out interesting one-offs. This car was one of 120 built by AC&F,