Kevin: “Show me a freight car that IS NOT a grain service covered hopper car.”
How about a string of NYC “Pacemaker” box cars.
More freight cars please.
Ash service? No, not quite. I opened the kit box of this War emergency gondola from Life-Like and found out there was a pad-printing defect.
LL_hopper by Edmund, on Flickr
My story is — the car shop replaced several side-sheets and didn’t bother with stenciling the W A B on the side. When I get around to weathering I’ll be sure to make those panels look “new”.
Show me a freight car in Maintenance-of-Way service.
Here’s an Athearn 40’ flatcar that’s been converted into a boom tender for this Tichy wreck crane…
…and an Athearn 50’ flatcar in the same capacity for a Bachmann wreck crane…
Wayne
Please show me some more freight and/or passenger cars in MoW service.
A former Railway Post Office car now relegated to tool storage on the PRR:
PRR_BM70M_MoW4 by Edmund, on Flickr
Please show me another car related to moving mail, express or LCL shipments.
Here’s your Pennsy car after the EG&E pulled a Penn Central by modifying the porthole windows and re-painting it into their own colours…
Wayne
Show us some more head-end express equipment please.
An Express Refrigerator car is being switched out and set over to the REA building:
Show me another fifty to sixty foot car.
Thought that I might as well throw in this one, since it’s at least a different number…
This one’s based on a photo of its prototype, and is about 60’ in length…
It started life as an Athearn 72’ steel coach.
Wayne
How about some more 60’-and-over cars, please.
Looks like I’m talkin’ to myself, but here’s one that fits the bill, a Rivarossi coach modified into a pretty-decent representation of one of the CNR’s “Mountain Observation Cars”…
…another ex-Rivarossi coach was the donour for this CNR “Express Horse Car”…
Wayne
Show me something (rolling stock, locomotives, etc.) based a prototype railroad whose name begins with an “M”, please.
I was trying to allow some time for others to reply. All I heard were crickets.
A Monon hopper car brings up the rear:
PRR_cabin-NDa_s by Edmund, on Flickr
Show me a car or locomotive lettered with a name beginning in the letter D.
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DOWN SOUTH AND BACK railway boxcar number 47382 will fit that request.
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Show me another forty foot boxcar please.
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-Kevin
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Here’s my scratchbuilt 1932 ARA 40’ boxcar…
Wayne
Please show me a non-revenue car…company service, MoW, etc.
Wayne: “Please show me a non-revenue car…company service, MoW, etc.”
Pennsylvania N-5 Caboose.
How about a Vista-dome car. Any road.
Here’s the Capitol Limited with “The Only Vista-Dome in the East”.
IMG_5970_fix by Edmund, on Flickr
More dome cars, please.
Burlington had many dome cars.
More dome cars, please.
The Wabash ran a dome train daily between Chicago and St. Louis.
More dome cars please!
Rick Jesionowski
Super idea for a Super Dome!
Super-Dome-tight by Edmund, on Flickr
Show me a weathered, wooden structure.
An abandoned tower on my layout as an B&M GP-7 in a Bicentennial paint scheme passes by
Show me another diesel with a special paint scheme
The General Electric More Power To America locomotives:
IMG_5491_fix by Edmund, on Flickr
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More special paint jobs on steam, electric or diesel locomotive, please.
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Here is an N scale STRATTON AND GILLETTE E unit all decked out for the bicentennial celebrations.
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Show me something else red, white, and blue.
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-Kevin
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A pair of Amtrak “Meatballs” or toasters, your preference. Some were built by EMD [8D]
AEM_911-901_2k by Edmund, on Flickr
More red-white & blue, please.