CN 110 Pull Levers, & WWS Western Dump Cars A lot has happened since the last study ā I retired! Somewhat surprisingly, Iām finding less time to review studies than when I was working. Iām spending more time on MR and RR investigations but canāt seem to find the time to review them and summarize …
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Category:Rolling stock
Railroad rolling stock and loads
Kevin’s Komments 11/19/2024
Billboard Reefers Weāve covered this topic a couple times, however, Pinterest has decided that I like billboard reefers and hence has sent a slew of pics!Ā Quick review:Ā Billboard reefers were essentially banned in 1937.Ā (Check out this link from Model Railroader for a great explanation of what and why:Ā https://www.trains.com/mrr/beginners/ask-trains/billboard-reefer-cars-outlawed/ )Ā A few of …
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Kevin’s Komments 05/09/2022
The club picked up some hoppers (from Accurail, thanks to George) with the Cincinnati Northern markings along with the NYC logo. Which brings us back to looking at prototype carsā¦ The hoppers George picked up match hoppers built the first half of the 20th century. From what I saw, they replicate the prototype hopper and …
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Kevin’s Komments 11/08/2021
Itās been about 2 weeks since my past collection of pics ā busy with Halloween. I decided it was time to do another collection of freight cars (in action) ā preferably vintage era. I came across this classic C&O boxcar, but I canāt tell for sure whether itās real or a model! The shadows and …
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Kevin’s Komments 10/02/2021
I decided to look at yards this week. These first few photos are similar in era (ā40s or early ā50s) and similar in the general rolling stock ālookā, but because they are taken from different cities, the make-up of the trains has a flavor of the traffic in that area. Then the later photos tend …
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Kevin’s Komments 08/27/2021
Soā¦Who knows model railroading history? Who was the first manufacturer of electrically powered model trains? My normal research into historic railroad pics will take a little turn today ā Letās look at some historic model railroading! I found a little treasure right here in Cincinnati. A company named Carlisle & Finch, located on West Mitchell …
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Kevin’s Komments 07/08/2021
What happened to the billboard reefers? …by 1937, essentially all billboard reefers were gone
Kevin’s Komments 06/30/2021
The Caboose I previously said that we may have to investigate caboose trucks ā Well here it is!
Kevin’s Komments 03/22/2021
This site caught my attention because it seems to focus on the railroad logos on boxcars
Kevin’s Komments 03/18/2021
With our modeling era at the club being the ā50s, these older boxcars represent the schemes of interest for us.
Kevin’s Komments 03/02/2021
Last week, a question was asked about āfrontā versus ābackā end of cabooses
Rolling Stock Inspection
All newly acquired rolling stock undergoes a thorough inspection before it is placed in service on theĀ Cincinnati Northern Model Railroad.Ā
Kevin’s Komments 01/14/2021
There are no unusual loads ā just loads required by your customers.