Prototype Railroad Topics

  This photo shows one of the 40' cars with a raised roof. Big Four Graphics In 1928, the Milwaukee Road received 300 single sheathed au...

Many years ago (longer than I can believe) I built the model shown above* and patted myself on the back for having made an SP class B-50-25 ...

  While the Western Maryland Baldwin-built I-2 Decapod and its train are no doubt the subject of this image, the color of the New Haven 1937...

  May 29, 1937, Kingston, Rhode Island, Bob's Photo A preliminary note: this post covers only Dalman One-level trucks without Barber L...

  Will Whittaker photo It's normal to look around at the turn of the calendar and assess what one did and/or what one set out to do. Las...

  It has been a seeming eternity since I last posted. For those interested in the why of that, please scroll to the bottom of this post. I r...

  SP 69439 was an A-50-11 photographed in San Diego by Col. Chet McCoid. Note that the placard boards on the right door and the end had been...