@Fatman - I just realized that I had not commented on your beautiful Kraus Fandor set from around 1937. It's interesting as the Forchheimer brothers came to the US in 1924 hoping to make up for lost sales due to the embargo on German products caused by WW I . Their US company was called Dorfan (Fandor in reverse). They went out of business in the US in 1936. So the Fandor name continued in Germany and they made your beautiful train.
@Arne - What can I say your craftsmanship is superb. The 00 cars are beautiful and are a perfect match to the 0 scale ones you made before. Beautiful Work!
My offering today that I did post on "Rolling Stock Monday" is this Ives #65 Livestock Transport Car. This type of car was made by Ives between 1910 and 1925 in a bewildering number of variations. My Ives book devotes over 2 pages of pictures just to capture those changes. This specific car with its open slatted sides, yellow orange lithography, and 8 wheels was made between 1918 and 1925. It is marked the New York Central and Harlem River RR as can be seen on the end view. The diagonal braces on the side say: "Live Stock" to the left of the door and "Transportation" to the right side.
Best Wishes everyone
Don
