Boxcar Sunday, Let's see your boxcars.

Last week I posted a pic of an MTH Rail King Toronto Hamilton and Buffalo boxcar. Here is a model I painted and dry transfer decaled a while back:

Here are a couple RK 50 Ft Modern Boxcars also painted and lettered w/dry transfers.

Christmas Box Cars anyone!

PCRR/Dave

A picture taken several years ago back in the early eighties. From the MPC days, Mickey Mouse Hi Cube box cars and the original (13) states box cars.

I painted and decal'd these years before  Weaver came out with their very nice model...

they are really nice looking Mark !!

Mark Diff posted:

I painted and decal'd these years before  Weaver came out with their very nice model...

Great work!

     At a guess, there was a siding that led to the street level from the level of the rails with the train on it visible - and the box car was switched down it without it being attached properly to the other cars or the engine.

   nmp's...

Since we have had some interesting discussions on the forum concerning Lionel's new American Freedom Train set, I thought for Boxcar Sunday I'd show a picture of the AFT's "The Boxcar", car #33.

(apologize for the small photo-looking for a better picture)

I doubt Lionel would add this car to the set, although Lionel's model of #100 "Entrance Car" looks a whole lot more like this car than the real #100.

Anyway, MTH's fake AFT set came with two baggage cars, one with the initial release and one with the later release.  These MTH cars match the colors of the Lionel set (which matched the colors of the K-Line set), and are a good stand-in for #33 (and #20, the other storage car).

Now all I have to do is figure out how to change the number from 200 to 33 on that white background without it looking terrible.  Then I'll have "The Boxcar" for my AFT.

"Are you my mommy and daddy?"

Rusty

briansilvermustang posted:

     At a guess, there was a siding that led to the street level from the level of the rails with the train on it visible - and the box car was switched down it without it being attached properly to the other cars or the engine.

 

LOL  "Boxcar named DESIRE"

This video shows a string of colorful boxcars pulled by an MTH Proto 2 Pennsy Turbine. In the background of the video is an Irish folk tune called The Miinstrel Boy:

I would love to know what you think of the music in the background of this video.

Steamer posted:

Do you know what year PRR went to that style of reporting marks? 

Pittsburgh & West Virginia on the siding. 

Boxcars.

nkp4me posted:

Steamer posted:

Do you know what year PRR went to that style of reporting marks? 

 

I don't know if this info would apply to all rolling stock?

http://pennsyrr.com/index.php/...r-painting-lettering

One of my favorite Weaver box cars.

Rusty Traque posted:

Like the matching Green trucks!!

Well this is more than boxcars, its a special taking supplies to San Antonio for the Final Four games coming up.

Team and staff leave later. Kansas City SOUTHERN is preparing a Memphis BELLE Special for their trip. Stay tuned for pictures.

Goid lick to all 4 finalist this weekend.

Jushavnfun posted:

Well this is more than boxcars, its a special taking supplies to San Antonio for the Final Four games coming up.

Team and staff leave later. Kansas City SOUTHERN is preparing a Memphis BELLE Special for their trip. Stay tuned for pictures.

Goid lick to all 4 finalist this weekend.

It ain't goin' nowhere with two cars derailed...

Rusty

No need to worry sent in the Pros,  Lionel to the rescue

This one caught my eye at a recent train meet.  It is one of the K Line WP 'Feather' cars and since I have so many I thought why not.  The seller even persuaded me to take the K Line WP purple feather car in a package deal!

Rolland

Today is Lionel Lines train day

                 just a little bit farther to go, keep pushing...

                                                                  #1506 

MTH UP Spirit MIA boxcar

    Bill

Prewar PRR double door automobile box car from the semi scale B6 switcher set I bought yesterday.  Need 3 replacement doors, anybody have spares from a junker?    

SIRT posted:

                                                                  #1506 

 

Great photos......and modeling!

SIRT, Your boxcars - not just like  real, but real.

Wow.

FrankM

briansilvermustang posted:

                 just a little bit farther to go, keep pushing...

Back in the late 70's I was a millwright, worked 3rd shift for BFF (Berwick Forge and Fabricating) they made railroad cars.  One night I had to go to the east paint shed to do some work. There was a string of 2 box cars a space (approx. 65') and another string of 3-4 boxcrars. I thought "hmmm, I wonder if I can push one of them cars by myself" ???  I uncoupled the end car, braced my back to the other boxcar and started pushing the end car. I got it rolling and kept pushing til it hit the other cars coupler. I figured if I tell anyone, they'd say it probably was on a slight down grade. Soooooo....... I got on the other end of the car and pushed it back the other way til the coupler hit the car it was originally coupled to. Back then I was about 28 yrs old, and let me tell you, after that exercise, I was exhausted for a few days. Now adays, I get exhausting just thinking about it. ;-)

A little splash of 1970's color from our neighbors to the north on this gloomy great lakes Sunday:

Rusty

                    a gloomy wet cold wet day here in Ohio also...

I took Delivery of these from the Nassau Blowout!

With our new train room in shambles,  gutting out the basement to rebuild to my specs I have been going through my inventory.  One of my 1st O scale cars is this Lionel auto frame car. Lots of detail,  looking forward to running it again.  Nick T.

When the elephant misses the circus train he travels Steerage Class.

Cars are supposed to be free of dunnage and swept prior to being released as empty.

John

Left alone:

Boxcars.