>I think the extension was a box to put an extra knuckle. Perhaps, but it seems a little narrow and way too deep to hold a knuckle. It would be very awkward trying to lift one out. I think it holds AT

I thought WrightTrak did a Southern Railway modernized 40-footer, but I don't think I ever saw one in the flesh. What series did it represent? A Berwick perhaps? Is this one of the masters the Associa

And both are Pyle-National products, as are all three MU plugs. How do I know this. The name is cast into all of them! The one white, one red oscillating signal light (as they were often refered to in

As far as I know the long cooling pipes mounted alongside the radiator fans were aftercooler pipes between the air compressor and the main reservoir. Sounds like the finned pipes on the E6s and E7s ha

My buddy Boras Rosser got his a couple days ago and while he wishes there was more coverage of the secondary lines, especially here in Georgia, he's happy with it. I'm hoping Santa leaves one under th

Thanks for the insights, Jim. Scott Chatfield

Anybody know the story behind this shot? I didn't know the Silversides ever went off-line. That appears to be a switcher's tender it's coupled to. Hmmmm...... https://www.ebay.com/itm/DUPLICATE-SLIDE-

James, How did you build the 529983? Scott Chatfield

You beat me to it, James. I assume you used Eel River beer car sides? (That's what I used.) What did you use for the roof and ends? Scott Chatfield

[In case anyone was wondering if Ike is nuts, here's your evidence....] Ike wrote: >BUT, there is a problem. All other piping on Es and Fs is just piping, the E-6s have 4x4" cooling fins. I can cut do

Aren't these the same cars Mask Island offered a kit for? I have one partly built. Forget what roadblock I hit.... Scott Chatfield O Fenton Wells <srrfan1401@gmail.com> wrote: Thanks Ike, I appreciate

Wish I could join y'all this weekend but we have a bunch of friends coming from out of town for an operations weekend. I get play asshole dispatcher (I know, redundant...) Scott Chatfield

It appears that most of the large railroads published a "Directory of Industries" circa 1940, and they often included a lot of info about the cities served as well. An absolute gold mine of info. My u

At some point Sears moved its business over to its trucking subsidiary, Terminal Freight. Remember the baby blue trailers? We handled quite a few trailers for them into Atlanta, although I don't recal

A friend asked me today if the Southern's roof hatch boxcars (AAR class LC) were used for anything other than kaolin. When I worked there they were mostly used for kaolin shipments to Mexico, and I th