@MELGAR posted:Paul,
Sorry for the delay in reply. I didn't see your question until 01/29/23. It was difficult to find a reference online but here's what I did find.
It was an experimental blue boxcar scheme applied to cars 92102 and 220539 in September 1958. Reporting marks and data were Gothic style. A photo of the car taken in Mott Haven Yard appears on page 85 of the book “New York Central Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment” [Volume 1], by David R. Sweetland and Robert J. Yanosey – Morning Sun Books 1994. I also saw a black & white photo of 220539 online and that car seems to have been painted a light color.
I have this K-Line model for many years and your question never occurred to me. So, now we both know.
MELGAR
Thanks for the history, Mel. Looks like the NYC was doing all sorts of experimentation around that time. One of my favorite NYC rarities is the Jade Green E8’s - NYC called it Century Green - which were in service in 1960 - 61 (and which Lionel is doing this year!!!). While they ended up going with a more pedestrian dark gray, the green was kept for freight equipment. One of the E8A’s is currently in the collection of the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey.
