modeling the SP

I mentioned town signs, awhile back, in a more general post about fascia signage (it’s at this link: http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2013/...

In the previous post on this topic (see: http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2016/02/pfes-40-foot-express-reefers.html ), I provided backgrou...

Once upon a time, I had little boxes along the fascia of my layout, with pockets where waybills were placed when cars were set out, and from...

This question is one that has come to me from time to time, from people who know that I have both hosted such sessions, and participated in ...

Modelers are familiar with the conventional express refrigerator of the steam and transition eras, a 50-foot, wood-sheathed car having long-...

In previous blog posts, I have occasionally touched on the point that all railroads have at least some seasonal traffic, anything from iron ...

In a prior post, I showed several recently completed freight cars, none of them noteworthy for any special construction or detailing aspects...