Modeling The 1970s
The purpose of this group group is to showcase American railroading in the 1970s. This includes... View more
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KCS 70 F7A poses at Shreveport Louisiana for photographer Dennis Smolinski 05/25/1977.
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GATX 82865 TPI 1979 MILW Ottumwa IA ©1979, 2026 N. L. Pitsch nlp03014 AEROPRES AEROSOL HYDROCARBON PROPELLENTS
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Rock Island’s bicentennial E8 652 debutes on the 20th Century Railroad Club’s Railfair ’76 special from Chicago to Bureau, shown here departing Chicago. May 16th, 1976.
Photo Credit to John Dziobko.
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MEC 6409, a 40′-6″ IL 3934 cuft boxcar from MEC series 6385-6434; from MEC series 8000-8249 built by Pullman-Standard, Lot 5999A, May-51. Rebuilt in 5/73. Photo at Burnham Junction, Maine on 9/2/83 by Steve Vincent.
Even though this is the 80s, the car wouldn’t have looked much different a decade earlier.
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SGBX 1248, a 49′-6″ IL 4427 cuft 3-bay covered hopper from SBGX series 1201-1251; from TLDX series 2530-2704 built by Pullman-Standard, Lot 8885, Feb-Apr 1964. To SBGX in 1973 and mostly painted yellow; SBGX 1236 was painted pale green. To IAIS series 65000-65032 in 1992. Photo at Colton, CA on 12/12/76 by Steve Vincent.
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What you can model in the 1970’s could be surprising. PC 60104 a New York Central USRA clone boxcar in company service of some kind at Galion, Ohio on March 21, 1977.
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NKP 86218, a 50′-6″ IL 4980 cuft boxcar from NKP series 86200-86349 built by Greenville Steel Car, Office Order 650, Jan-55. To NW series 286200-286349, class B-57. Photo at Roseville, CA on 11/9/75 by Steve Vincent.
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NOPB 3268, a 50′-6″ IL 5144 cuft boxcar from NOPB series 3100-3299 built by Pullman-Standard, Lot 9973, May-Jun 1978. Photo at Oceanside, CA on 8/17/78 by Steve Vincent.
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SP 400411, a 29′-3″ IL 1958 cuft 2-bay covered hopper from SP series 400225-400424; from SP series 90602-90801 built by American Car & Foundry, Lot 3363, Jul-Oct 1949. SP class H-70-6. Re #’ed to SP 40225-series in 1956. Photo at Mojave, CA on 8/17/76 by Steve Vincent.
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Toledo & Ohio Central Boxcar 5180
A post by Will Davis on the Facebook Wellsville, Addison & Galeton + Coudersport & Port Allegany RR’s group.
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TOC 5180 also at WRJ Vt 4/15/1972.
Former Wellsville, Addison & Galeton boxcar that still has the “Sole Leather Line” slogan.
Mike Schleig commented on the Groups.io Real Steam Era… Read more
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