SOU 525766 Boxcar, 50', one of thousands on the road just like this one. Photo from the mid-1970s, but I can't remember where. In my career with...
A clever way to walk the line with technology, featuring a new fangled computer in the photo (it's behind the gal if you hadn't noticed :)), while...
Rule books are indeed pretty neat. There's so much to know, I don't know how trainmen remember it all. One of the dumbest things I did was to...
Wow, nice work on some nice kits BNSF FAN. I don't know much about GHQ and will have to delve deeper.
I don't see much worth there, but I agree with Boxcab that someone would find happiness owning it. It looks like it was stored in a very damp...
Neat stuff Doug. (y) You have a good eye for interesting details.
Saw word on a social media page that the former SOU passenger depot at Kannapolis, NC has been demolished, though there's nothing in the news...
I think some of these suffered from cracked axle gears. Proceed with caution. o_O [IMG]
I suspect that it's too large, but who knows. Looking forward to reading your findings. :cautious:
Yep, a bit rich there for sure. 'The Freight Yard' produced small lots of painted N Scale equipment back in the day. Here's a photo of the...
Another boxcar shot taken at Barrington, IL in about 1975, RI 34520. 60 FT, one of an order for 100, built 9/73 by Pullman Standard. [ATTACH]
One of my brothers owns a '86 F-150 that's still his daily driver. He's a designer, carpenter and stone mason, so the truck has worked as hard as...
Neat that you found them. :) I have the Texaco [Atlas 3112] car, bought for me by my Dad for $4.00 at Orange Blossom Hobbies in Miami when I was...
:ROFLMAO: Funny that you write that, as I told one of the potential buyers of my truck that I want to add a provision to the Bill-Of-Sale that...
Those Atlas N Scale "Pregnant Whale" tank cars have become quite the valued collector's item, often selling for north of $50 to $60 at shows and...
I think I want to shrink myself down and move there. Looks like a great place to live. :) Thanks for posting these Country Joe. Great stuff always.
I agree TigerDude. I refigured my costs this afternoon after seeing my insurance Agent. My '06 pickup cost is $625/Year in insurance and...
Double Door boxcar PC 267440 at Barrington, IL about 1975. Stenciling shows a builder's date of 4/56; the stencil font looks NYC. [ATTACH]
Plug Door CO 483522 at Barrington, IL about 1975. [ATTACH]
As seen at Techny, IL on 08/30/1978, boxcar MILW 32289. [ATTACH]