Modeling “billboard” refrigerator cars
Modelers are generally familiar with the dramatic, even extravagant, paint schemes create…
• June 05, 2024
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A really old Silver Streak kit
At the Pacific Coast Region (NMRA) convention last weekend, I picked up a really old Silv…
• April 30, 2024
REA express reefers, Part 2
In the first post on this topic, I briefly summarized the history of the Railway Express …
• March 13, 2024
Express reefers from REA
The Railway Express Agency, or REA, was an outgrowth of a number of prior express compani…
• March 07, 2024
The steel express cars of PFE
A previous post on this blog showed both prototype photos, and model examples, of the woo…
• February 22, 2024
PFE express refrigerators
I recently received an interesting comment from a long-time reader of this blog. The comm…
• January 29, 2024
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