Thursday, November 21, 2019

Kadee Early PS-1 40' Box Car

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Earlier this year, Kadee released an early version of the Pullman-Standard PS-1 40' box car. As seen in the photos, they tooled an ent...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Transition Era Texas Oil (Texaco) Tank Cars - Part One

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In 1935 the sizeable Texaco tank car fleet, just under 6,000 cars strong, was sold to General American and leased back to Texaco. The rep...
Monday, November 18, 2019

The Anatomy of a Tank Car - General American

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The following pamphlet is something that I have in my collection of various materials. As noted from the cover letter, it was sent to Fran...
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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Wordy Wednesday - Omaha, Nebraska May, 1948

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Click on the images to see a larger view. This photo is interesting to me for a number of reasons. The unusual PFE painting arrangement...
Monday, November 11, 2019

Benchwork!

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I decided to post a couple photos that will serve as ground zero for my extremely modest apartment layout. I have benchwork in place! Yes...
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Thursday, November 7, 2019

McKeesport Connecting Railroad 1000-series 50-foot Gondolas

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ACF Industries, Hawkins/Wider/Long Collection The McKeesport Connecting Railroad was part of the U.S. Steel family of railroads and its ...
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Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Wordy Wednesday - PFE R-30-12 & -13 Grab Irons

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PFE 21919 with with five straight grab irons above the side sill at right edge of the car side, built Feb. 1923 straight grab irons at rig...