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ed new haven line posted:

I own 3 different road names of the 18" models of that I purchased from my friend and dealer Tom's Trains of Ardsley, NY when they first were released. . . . . .  I wonder if any of the 3 cars still exist.

Yes.  All three ex-Santa Fe open-platform, stainless steel, office cars are still in use, in BNSF's large business car fleet.

They are the Atchison and Topeka -- one built with 4-wheel trucks in 1949 and the other in 1950 -- and the Santa Fe, built with 6-wheel trucks in 1957.  ATSF also bought a lightweight, smooth side, streamlined, office car from U S Steel, and renamed it John S Reed.  It did not have a stainless steel exterior and was painted by ATSF in the "shadow stripe" scheme, imitation stainless steel (metallic light grey) with black shadow stripes to resemble fluted stainless steel.  The Reed has rear windows, but no open platform, and is also in use by BNSF.  It is still painted imitation stainless steel, but no longer has the shadow stripes.

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