Santa Fe 2723 With A Three SFRD Reefers
Santa Fe 2723 With A Three SFRD Reefers A post by Victor B. D'Agostino Description: Southern California. Mid-1960s. My Notes: This certainly would make an acceptable train on a smaller layout. Bob
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Bob Chaparro
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Modeling Palm Trees
Modeling Palm Trees Along with orange and lemon trees, palm trees frequently were seen in the citrus growing areas. Here is a post by Charles E. "Chuck" Kinzer on the Groups.io ESPEE group. Some Model
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Bob Chaparro
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Reefer Heaters
Reefer Heaters Courtesy of Guy Wilber on the Groups.io Real Steam Era Freight Car Discussion group. He comments: Attached are select pages which cover the use of heaters from the "1920 ARA Code of
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Bob Chaparro
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Erie Railroad Perishable Service
Erie Railroad Perishable Service For many years PFE and Santa Fe recommended to shippers routing perishables for New York and New England over the Erie Railroad due to their speed and well-earned low
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Bob Chaparro
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PFE Colton Ice Plant
PFE Colton Ice Plant A post by Ronald G. Martin on the Facebook Sheila Steele's Inland Empire Calif. History/Culture group. My Notes: Undated photo. Original plant purchased from Armour Meat Packing
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Bob Chaparro
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Aliso Crate Label
From Carpinteria Mutual Citrus Association in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, California. Printed by Western Lithograph Company, Los Angeles. Circa 1930s. An overprint of a stock label. Bruce
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Bob Chaparro
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Ex-PFE R-40-26 Reefer
Ex-PFE R-40-26 Reefer A post by Rob Sarberenyi on the Facebook Freight Car Enthusiast group. He comments: SBC 3053, a former PFE R-40-26 ice reefer from PFE series 8001-10000 built by SP Equipment
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Bob Chaparro
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Overland Crate Label
Overland Crate Label A post by Eric Oliphant. He comments: OVERLAND brand ¡®green label¡¯ for short boxes. National Orange Company, California. Western Litho CO. Los Angeles. CAL. 1109 (printed
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Bob Chaparro
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Model: PFE 3477 (R-40-25)
Model: PFE 3477 (R-40-25) A post by Lance Mindheim on the Facebook The Rustbucket Forum Weathering Group He comments: I've had this project in mind ever since Terence Boardman posted his exquisite
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Bob Chaparro
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Source: Tank House Model
Source: Tank House Model A post by Conowingo Models on Facebook: The Farm-Type Water Tank in HO scale by Conowingo Models. Originally produced by Sugar Pine Models, we reworked the design for ease of
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Bob Chaparro
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Reefer Notes
*Reefer Notes* A post from the Rensselaer Model Railroad Society courtesy of Doug Harding Refrigerator cars ("reefers") were used to carry lading, mostly food, that needed to be kept below the outside
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Bob Chaparro
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Re: Honor Role ¨C Donations 2025
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Bob Chaparro
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W.B. Wall Packing House
W.B. Wall Packing House A post by David Eck. Description: W.B. Wall Packing House - Tustin - 1892 One of the earliest and largest orange packing houses in Orange County was owned by Dr. W.B. Wall.
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Bob Chaparro
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Honor Role ¨C Donations 2025
Honor Role ¨C Donations 2025 Many thanks to those who have contributed to the Hemet Heritage Foundation/Hemet Depot Museum. So far, these folks have made contributions: Lou Adler Peter Aue Bob Becker
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Bob Chaparro
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Re: The Venta Spur
There's more on the Venta Spur here: https://coastdaylight.com/ljames1/scph_orange_irvine.html Jim Lancaster
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Jim Lancaster
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The Venta Spur
The Venta Spur An illustrated post from the Abandoned Rails website: https://tinyurl.com/5esxx2v6 Comments on the Facebook Shadows of Old Saddleback group: Venta Spur ¨C A 1914 Santa Fe Railroad spur
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Bob Chaparro
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Lemon Pickers
Lemon Pickers A post by David Eck Description: Lemon Pickers - Orange, California - 1903 Harvesting lemons is different from harvesting oranges. For one thing, lemon trees were blooming and fruiting
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Bob Chaparro
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Re: Model: Weathered PFE 5538
I think it looks too yellow it needs Tony Thompson to have a look Paul Doggett > > >
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Paul Doggett
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Re: Model: Weathered PFE 5538
Nicely done thanks for sharing fenton [email protected]> wrote: -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...
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O Fenton Wells
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Model: Weathered PFE 5538
Model: Weathered PFE 5538 A post by Rob Arsenault on the Facebook Weather My Trains group. He comments: O scale brass 40' steel sided ice reefer from Precision Scale Co. My Notes: I¡¯m not sure if
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Bob Chaparro
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