Waybills — Entidade

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Modeling Monarch Mining

Since the earliest days of my layout I have envisioned handling ore shipments. (Probably a side effect of my professional life as a metallurgist.) There isn’t space on my layout for the mines themselv

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The AAR Mechanical Designations

Designations of freight cars to describe their suitability for different cargoes have a long history. The American Railway Association (ARA), predecessor of the Association of American Railroads (AAR)

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My state highway facility

Among the many industries in my layout town of Ballard is a facility of the California Division of Highways, predecessor of today’s CalTrans. I chose this regional facility in part to be able to recei

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modeling the SP: June 2026

As happens nearly every June, the all-day Bay Area RPM meet was just held again, this year in El Cerrito. The logo for the meeting remains the same, and I was delighted when the announcement appeared.

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Waybills, Part 131: model bill production

A recent inquiry made me realize that my ongoing method of producing waybills has never really been presented in its current form, though one could infer it from earlier published articles as well as

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modeling the SP: May 2026

This is the concluding post in my description of modifying the appearance of an otherwise stock Red Caboose kit for a reconditioned PFE reefer, Class R-30-9. I began with the prototype background of t

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That O&W hopper

Awhile back, in the spring of 2024, I reported on an operating session, and buried in the report was commentary about a hopper load of coal sitting at Shumala on my layout, in a car from the New York,

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Waybills, Part 130: My waybill process

At the recent ProRail operating event, there were as usual many fascinating discussions among attendees, not only during sessions, but also in the hotel at breakfast, or even in the bar in the evening