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Bucyrus: One Piece at a Time

This article is a history of the factory and railroad operations at the Bucyrus-Erie Company in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Includes many photos and a track plan of the facilities.

Cloverland Dairy Milk Cars 101 and 102

This article describes these two cars that ran on the Illinois Central. It includes prototype photos and scale drawings.

Got Milk Cars?

Parts list and constructor photos accompany this article on how to scratchbuild three of these cars.

Kitbashing a DL&W Mik Car

In this article the author describes how he built one of these cars starting with an Athearn 50-foot express reefer.

Milk Run!

This history of the transportation of milk using the railroads. Includes several prototype photos.

Milk Trains, Milk Cars and Creameries

A brief look at the former railroad milk industry and related equipment with tips on how to model milk cars and a creamery. Includes prototype photos of all three subjects.

The DL & W's 42-foot Milk Cars

The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RR had a fleet of its own milk cars often seen in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Includes many prototype photos and scale drawings.