modeling the SP

 In addition to the challenge in modeling the cars themselves that were used for the “Overnight” service, in their distinctive black paint s...

 The subject of this post is a little changed from the previous post, in which I identified what the old “Blue Box” Athearn 40-foot box car ...

 I recently received a fascinating suggestion: why not discuss the terribly familiar Athearn “Blue Box” box cars, of both 40-foot and 50-foo...

 There is a fairly long and complicated history behind Southern Pacific’s “Overnight” service, and I won’t really go into it in this post. F...

 From time to time, I have related in these posts various sequences of events surrounding a few freight cars. Sometimes they even rise to th...

Most layouts include some kind of engine terminal, where such servicing as refueling, adding sand, and minor repairs could take place. Somet...

 In Part 2,  I showed a few of the Richard Steinheimer photos I particularly like, and tried to explain what I thought makes them distinctiv...