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Signode introduced its first single-use paper grain door in 1948. Prior to that innovation, wooden boards were used. The remnants of paper grain doors could often be seen as empty cars returned home, as on this Gulf, Mobile & Ohio car. The cars had to be cleaned out before reloading. Photo by Bill Raia collection […]
DC Metro has selected Hitachi Rail to build its next generation of railcars, ending a two-year search for a manufacturer. The Washington Post reports Metro officials sent Hitachi a notice of intent to award the contract — for 256 cars, with options that could boost the total order to 800 — on Sept. 30. If all options […]
Large scale locomotives Eggliner motive power. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Denver & Rio Grande Western; fire rescue with flashing roof light; and police with flashing roof light. Self-propelled model with light-emitting-diode headlights and marker lights, two-axle motor block design, and metal wheels. $239. Bachmann Trains, 215-533-1600, bachmanntrains.com Clean Machine Green. General Electric 25-ton diesel […]
NORFOLK, Va. — The aging North American boxcar fleet will remain large enough to handle demand in the coming decade even though boxcars are being retired at a faster rate than new cars are being built, a Norfolk Southern official told a shipper conference on Monday. Shippers and railcar leasing companies have expressed concern over […]
Just after the turn of the 20th century, large terminal elevators began to appear. Grain gathered in these mammoth concrete structures (the one here holds 3.6 million bushels) at Amarillo, Texas, in 1943, is forwarded by rail to mills and to port elevators for export. Note the three boxcars for scale. Photo by Jack Delano, […]
Camp Director David Popp is making a mad scramble to complete projects on the final day of MRVP Summer Camp 2020! For this morning session, he first shares the processes he used to mask/paint his RPO. And then it’s quickly back to assembling the tower structure. Hold on to your hat! […]
Camp Director David Popp is making a mad scramble to complete projects on the final day of MRVP Summer Camp 2020! For this morning session, he first shares the processes he used to mask/paint his RPO. And then it’s quickly back to assembling the tower structure. Hold on to your hat! […]
It’s the final session of Summer Camp 2020 and Camp Director David Popp is paddling fast to finish his projects with a flourish! See how interior details, coupled with exterior decals and weathering, give the RPO car an authentic appearance. Then, it’s over to the tower, where you’ll see how the rooftop assembly fits onto […]
It’s the final session of Summer Camp 2020 and Camp Director David Popp is paddling fast to finish his projects with a flourish! See how interior details, coupled with exterior decals and weathering, give the RPO car an authentic appearance. Then, it’s over to the tower, where you’ll see how the rooftop assembly fits onto […]
Resupplies have arrived! Plenty of parts and pieces to help Director David Popp get things primed for making lots of progress on this next to last day of camp. There’s plenty of work to be done, but not before first enjoying a good ol’ fashioned locomotive fun-run! […]
Resupplies have arrived! Plenty of parts and pieces to help Director David Popp get things primed for making lots of progress on this next to last day of camp. There’s plenty of work to be done, but not before first enjoying a good ol’ fashioned locomotive fun-run! […]
A care package has arrived at camp, so David has plenty to keep him busy in this session! With parts now in-hand, our Camp Director leads us through the steps for installing a capacitor pack in his HO scale Rapido RS-11 diesel locomotive. […]
