An Athearn “Blue Box” tank car, Part 2
In the preceding post, I showed my collecting together of the main parts for one of Athea…
• July 29, 2024
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Reworking an Athearn “Blue Box” tank car
I have written numerous times in this blog about the uses I have found for Athearn’s old …
• July 20, 2024
The Timken promotional freight car(s)
Sometime in the mid-1940s, the Timken Roller Bearing Company purchased one or more freigh…
• June 20, 2024
Three-compartment tank cars
I recently had an interesting question sent to me by email. The essence of the question w…
• March 31, 2024
A new vinegar tank car
Vinegar tank cars, made from wood, were unusual, but not rare, cars in prototype service.…
• March 01, 2024
Modeling an SP Class O-50-9 tank car, Conclusion
This series of posts is about modeling the last class of tank cars that Southern Pacific …
• February 04, 2024
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