I have two RCW SHPX 10k insulated tank car kits. I intend to keep one in plain black SHPX colors, but I'm wondering if the tank itself can be used for other prototypes. Overland made a very similar ta

A question on well flats & depressed center flats with "double" brake systems Examples: https://www.bmrrhs.org/flat_5000_series/ https://www.bmrrhs.org/flat_5100_series/ So depressed center and well f

I just finished reviewing the archives for posts and photos or GATX 1638, and I have more questions than answers about the lettering. The only photo I have is the one in the instructions, which is a s

Pickle Car HJHX 78 Photo courtesy of Art Peterson on the Groups.io PRR group. He comments: “Here’s a Heinz car still in service in 1952; car was built in 1925.” Location not stated. Bob Chaparro Hemet

Folks, I was watching a TV program that included an old newsreel segment of a box car being loaded into the hold of a cargo ship. The program, History Channel's new series about the Bermuda Triangle,

I am happy to report that IRM found two tubes of drawings that contained the General Arrangement and other drawings (side construction, end construction, underframe construction, brake arrangements.)

I've seen his name spelled her and around the 'Net four different ways: Wigman Wigmann Wegman Wegmann So, which is it? Thanks. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

North Bank Line imports HO brass items, kind of taking over for retired W&R. Using Boo-Rim almost exclusively, Ed Austin's NBL has brought out some very high quality and accurate imports. Just 2 days

Vinegar Cars Photo courtesy of Brian Rochon on the Groups.io PRR group. He comments: The attached image shows the American Cider & Vinegar Company in 1931 along the Northern Central Railway in the Woo

Over the next few weeks I’ll be listing several HO freight cars on eBay. Just too many cars on the layout for a obscure Missouri branchline. Search for ‘cduckworth’ as the seller if interested. -- Cha

They are seen moving in a freight in 1949, complete with their Allied Full Cushion trucks: https://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Emil-Albrecht-Photos/1949-Oct-Farmington-West-Ogden/i-4vZvpSv/A Gary

A good number of roof and underbody views. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtY4oiqa7K0 Bill Darnaby

I recently bought a P2K Mather 40' boxcar. Car Number MWR 1272. Weigh Date is Mather at Chicago Ridge 9-48. My 1950 Westerfied OER shows the car but the 1959 Westerfield OER shows all steel 40' boxcar

Hello, I am looking for the instruction sheet and supporting pictures that sunshine put out for their ATSF GA-8 gondola kit #50.1, the kit I bought doesn't have any of that. Thanks! Elliot

Hey all, I need some help. I am building some HO scale Proto 2000 50 ton war emergency coal hoppers that I will decal for the Illinois Terminal. These are the steel hoppers with wood sides in the 4000

Group, I have a kit without instructions and prototype data sheet for Westerfield #4352 36' Fowler Erie boxcar. Once I have the instructions, I will have a little better idea of what decals that I nee

All, My next kit to finally complete is Sunshine's 64.8 NKP 10'6" Rebuild with the opening end door. In checking the PDS photos, I only see cars painted a solid Freight car color, sides and ends. The

Both photos nicely show the “stop blocks” applied to the windows. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of "Andy Laurent via groups.io" <andy.laurent@...> Reply-To

From Railway Age 1947 – The CB&Q has offered to purchase 1,290 wartime troop sleepers from the War Assets Administration at a price of $1,200 for each car, Ralph Budd, Burlington president announced o

On the left side of the DT&I doble door car, what is the symbol on the left? https://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Emil-Albrecht-Photos/1949-Mar-Ogden/i-Vj946Sg/A Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock