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

Bachmann HO Scale Boiler Does anyone know the prototype for the Bachmann boiler? Does it approximate any known boiler type? Ted Culotta discussed this boiler on his Prototype Railroad Topics blog and

https://www.ebay.com/itm/114635657087?ul_noapp=true https://www.ebay.com/itm/114635664366?ul_noapp=true https://www.ebay.com/itm/114635668761?ul_noapp=true Clark Propst

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

My good friend Bob is an old curmudgeon that doesn’t partake of any social media including i o lists. So, he was not aware aware of that fact that this kit is at the pinnacle of tough builds. He, I an

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

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

Dan Upon closer examination I think you are correct - Re-writing: These are two nearly-identical transformers on TWO different SP 70-ton(ish) SP Flat cars: Photo on 4-8-1937 on SP 43595 F-50-12 ... wi

New subject, but since a lot of transactions for steam era freight cars are made on ebay, probably by all of us, this might be important: Ebay announced today that they are going to change the pay pro

Photo: Michigan Central Flat Car 33552 Under Stress An undated photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/347/rec/575 This photo can be enlarged qu

I just received a Trix IC 40 ft double door boxcar. I turned it over to look at the coupler boxes and discovered there are srpings in the underframe. I've never seen this before. They don't seem to ha

Photo: SP Gondola 45680 A 1937 photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/30876/rec/8 Stencil reads "Bulk Wine Grape Loading Only". Very strange gr

Tangent Scale Models announces the availability today of our latest run of Bethlehem 52’6” 70-Ton Gondolas in HO scale. Produced from 1937 until 1957, Bethlehem Steel Company released over 6,000 of th

Photo: Pacific Electric Boxcars 2082, 2015 & 2111 An undated photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p15150coll2/id/18795/ This photo can be enlarged quite a b

Photo: B&O Gondola (1910) A photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/12651/rec/45 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. I can't quite make out

Hi guys, Does anyone have a Resin Car Works MILW composite gon that they'd be willing to part with? I ordered one but must have been just a bit too late. My email is nyc3001@.... Thanks, Phil Lee

Photo: SP Gondola 45811 & Companion A 1937 photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/30802/rec/857 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Related

Hi When did the Southern Railway change their flat car colour from black to red ? Many thanks Paul Doggett England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

An Illinois Central AAR modified design 40-foot steel-sheathed boxcar with square corner posts is the latest HO scale kit from Resin Car Works. Details are in the latest blog post. http://blog.resinca

Photo: SP Flat Car 43595 With Transformer Load An 1937 photo from the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/30745/rec/693 This photo can be enlarged quite a