Progress on my freelance switching layout has been progressing nicely and it has come time to get my engines together. I had 2 Kato undecorated RS2's in storage that have been waiting for years to see some action. For months I wrestled with different paint ideas never really finding what I want. My first choice was to go all black for simplicity but I thought that was boring. I like green but I see a lot of other railroads with green. I ended up painting this:

To All: A bit unconventional is today's offering of a South African Railways Boxcar. I decorated this car in honor of my friend Arauna Palm, a USA transplant from South Africa, now living in Sweden. Herald art work and photo by Elvin Howland. Yours, Elvin Howland/E. St. Louis Rail Group Layout.