Cars Era Freight Steam

Monday, May 05, 2008 - 16 Posts by 14 People

Here's some weathered freight cars I did in the last couple of days. The Nevada Copper Belt car workmanship. very nicely done. PeterThanks everyone! Here's a couple more shots of the cars I'll post it here too.Very nice, Miles! I like these older cars, especially the composite

Thursday, September 28, 2006 - 20 Posts by 11 People

And I would like to create an old time layout. I prefer steam only and have chosen my era to be around steam based locos which would range in the late 1800's to early 1900's era. My problem now , but then I figured out how to read the date codes on the cars, they were for the late 20's...just out of my era...

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 12 Posts by 7 People

cars. So my first question is WHY? Outside of my 'familiar' sources that are now no longer carrying if I wanted to. Granted this is out of the steam era completely (I believe the last steam engines were... be modeled with minor detail changing.I have some steam locomotives, as for the old time cars

Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 20 Posts

I originally suggested to him. The current US set features all sorts of freight cars, which however only turn up as early as 1955-65 for the most part. The same applies to the passenger cars which begin Older US freight / passenger cars version 2.1 UPDATE Release, version 2.1 Older US freight

Friday, January 11, 2008 - 14 Posts by 6 People

Be appropriate for running on a 1930s era layout. It is an all-wood kit built gondola with lead alloy fittings the age distribution of freight cars running in 1947. What it shows you is that cars built before 1... Its a 1890's-1900's era car. It has pre-1910 safety appliances (grabirons) and probably doesn't

Tuesday, August 24, 2004 - 10 Posts by 8 People

On my forthcoming new layout, which is steam/early diesel era, I expect to have a number of 40ft of this period. http://users.multipro.com/westerfield/ Westerfield only does steam era cars (although... the Box Cars during that time were those already built in the 30' and 40' range. There are some 50

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 8 Posts by 1 People

With an entrepreneurial streak – tried their hands at motor freight…as did some of the bootleggers. In that era... carhaulers, the over the road truck drivers who delivered new cars from the auto plants salaries, Cadillac sedans or Lincoln Town Cars (with the gas paid for by the union) union credit

Monday, August 20, 2007 - 9 Posts by 5 People

I've found this interesting link in another forum about steam-era billboard reefers. Lot's on them. N scale has an fast growing amount of Turn of the Century locos and freight cars more old fashioned Cars. :-)Juerg, John, I understand that there are some rumbblings about getting

Wednesday, February 04, 2009 - 6 Posts by 4 People

Photos.com and see picks of your freight cars and the dated of the photos as well!DCS, why you ask, having... don't age much in that 30 year span like train cars do.Ok here we go DCSnr(me)loves Southern Pacific How late would say 40 single door 50 single/double door Boxcars have been visible in the early 80,s. I am trying to work ...

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 - 12 Posts by 10 People

In Britain? I associate the last days of steam with freight or secondary main line passenger, and my Arising from a question elsewhere, I was wondering what was the last steam worked branch line trains Cardiff Bay? Princes Risborough - Aylesbury? Have the bubble cars now gone from those