I have completed the build of a Sunshine Models Southern Pacific (SP) single-sheathed rebuilt boxcar 32620 with “Pratt” truss design and Hutchins roof. If you are interested in the build of this resin

As long as we're talking about trucks, I am looking for a pair of HO scale 100-ton Andrews trucks, solid bearing, for a steam-era tank car I am working on. Specifically I am working on a model of OZCX

STMFC, A couple notes about the excellent Rapido HO NP boxcars in the 100000-13999 series. The January issue of Railroad Model Craftsman has a nine page, 20 photo article by Chris Frissell that descri

Photo: SP Yard An undated photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/21896/rec/638 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. This photo shows a great

Guys; I agree it is tough to tell. The attached is one of the HD “Crown” Andrews-type used on the PRR, and the 70-ton and 100-ton are almost indistinguishable. The Bowser Crown would be a very usable

Guys; Lukens was a big manufacturer of tank heads, and RRs serving them often had dedicated cars to serve that diagonal loading requirement. RDG also had diagonal loader gons. Even though PRR had no d

Was looking at a partial page of a station record. Showed a carload of cement out of Des Moines Ia. (two cement plants there) was shocked at the initials. Here they are plus the number. Curious as to

Hi List Members, Tank car CCNX 1 in 1955 at Lukens Steel. Note the unusual position of the poling pockets, and the unusual dome. https://digital.hagley.org/72360_0717 https://digital.hagley.org/72360_

Photo: NYC Flat Car S-498123 With Condenser Parts (1924) A photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/25045/rec/868 This photo can be enlarged quit

Photo: MDT Reefer 5798(?) A circa 1940 photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/3170/rec/77 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. The reefer is

I came across in my stash a half dozen pair of these. They look better in person, but I can't figure out what they might represent. 5 springs and some big-ass journals, 6"x11", so maybe in the 70 ton

Hi List Members, Cool image of gondola NYC 715035 with load in 1960 at Lukens Steel. Note the gon has some kind of internal (possibly semi-permanent?) structure to help brace the load https://digital.

Friends, The transformers we've been talking about were pretty massive, even for 1937. I've attached some photos of much smaller transformers that were used at the Pacific Gas & Electric powerhouse in

Photo: SP Transformer Train (1937) A photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/30874/rec/432 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Description:

Helper Service: Trane Diesel Generator Inside Mechanical Reefer Does anyone have a photo of a Trane diesel generator inside a Santa Fe mechanical reefer? I need a photo as reference for a project. Tha

I found this Whitcomb Locomotives ad in the April-July 1935 issue of BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVES magazine. The South Georgia Ry. boxcar really caught my attention. I don’t recall ever seeing a photo of a frei

I know we are not all meeting in Cocoa Beach this month. So in that spirit I am trying to rehome some kits that align with the timeline of the list. I moved to 1/48 four years ago and these will never

Hi List Members, We sometime see images of large loads on flat cars that are accompanied by signs describing the item and letting the world know who the manufacturer was. Ever wonder what happens to t

Gentlemen, I have copies of Bill's Wood FGE Reefers and Steel FGE Reefers PowerPoint presentations. I believe they date back to around 2014. I'd be happy to share them with the group unless there is a

Photo: SP Gondola 53923 (1924) A photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/24427/rec/1317 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Description: Gen