modeling the SP

 I receive from time to time, questions about details of how Southern Pacific steam locomotives were painted and lettered. I always begin my...

 My continuing column in Model Railroad Hobbyist or MRH, part of a series entitled “Getting Real.” is intended to provide information and e...

 In the previous two parts of this series, parts 88 and 89, I described what a “temporary waybill” was, for use of a conductor needing to mo...

 In this latest installment in our continuing series, I needed to confront yet another freight car needing revision or correction. In the on...

 I introduced the topic of “temporary waybills,” as they were sometimes called, in the previous post in this series. I explained that these ...

That’s right, I’ve made a change to the track on my layout. But wait, you say, surely all track was laid long ago? That’s almost true. But a...

I offered a definition, and a broad description, a couple of years ago, of what a “Freight Car Guy” is, and how I came to receive that monik...