Wow Robert, that is quite a display of box cars...I think I can id them all except the tiny little 4 wheel job in the center of the second row and the blue WARR #192 in the center of the last row. If you think of it would you post the manufacturer of those some time? Thanks.
Well my contribution today is part of something I am trying to add to my collection, the very first MPC boxcars. Even though they are nearly 50 years gone, you can still find them inexpensively and usually in the box. Not that I expect they will really ever be all that valuable but I like the historical aspect of showing a famous name in transition. They are by the way a fairly good product and run well on my small layout (they are short, 6464 length).
So here is the Lionel (MPC) 9214 Northern Pacific boxcar issued 1971-1972. Pictured with my "new" KLINE Santa Fe switcher. I say new because I "discovered" it, still sealed in the box, among my storage units...likely bought quite awhile ago, put away and forgotten. The box car really has first class printing and decoration, automatic couplers on both ends, and the new "fast track" wheels which lower rolling friction. I don't normally try to give anyone advice, but if you run a small layout like mine, 0-27 switches etc, these very early MPC cars can be a real good value. They are not yet expensive (this one was $10 NIB) , are well decorated and run well.
Have a Happy Labor Day Holiday everyone, none for me the University has cancelled the holiday to shorten the semester.
Don
