Freight Car Photos (model and prototype)

[jbvb]

The 'panel side' version of Tichy's HO scale USRA 55-ton twin hopper:

[jbvb]

I ran across this old B&M box car on a rainy day:

[Raymo]

Here's a couple of shots of a B&M XM-1 outside braced boxcar. Second shot shows the detail of the "B" End.

[LongHornCaddy]

[LongHornCaddy]

[jbvb]

Longhorn, the sand car is clearly home-built, but whose stock car is that?  Looks like HO scale.

[LongHornCaddy]

The sand car is part of the HOn3 SierraWest Logging train,


The cattle cars are both HO Westerfield kits.



Thank you for asking 

[ACL1504]

ACL Ditcher, Sanford, Fl.

[jbvb]

An Athearn HO ARA 70 ton quad hopper I redetailed and painted for the B&M:

[ACL1504]

Old baggage/mail car after the merger with L&N. Carries an ACL number of 1651.

[tct855]

Thought I'd add a few model pics. Thanx Thom...
 

 

[ACL1504]

[ACL1504]

[Zephyrus52246]

Tom, did that hopper car haul something unusual, or was it a "one off" trial design.  It's kinda peculiar. 


Jeff

[ACL1504]

Tom, did that hopper car haul something unusual, or was it a "one off" trial design.  It's kinda peculiar. 


Jeff

Jeff,

The picture was taken somewhere near Richmond, VA. In South Central Florida the ACL used to haul thousands (CSX still does) of hoppers carrying phosphate from the mines. This car probably  did some time hauling phosphate hence the white stains.

Interesting video below on the Bone Valley.

Tom

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