Baby Blue Comet Boxcar

Doc: how does it look mixed in with an all-passenger car train??

 

I have the PS3 Baby Blue Comet passenger set so I'm curious.

 

thanks - walt

Walt,
It looks good. I have it running between the tender and the baggage car.
I think that the real Blue Comet sometimes ran boxcars to generate more revenue. I'm sure that some of the experts can comment.
I also have quite a few 2800 freight cars and a B&O starter set steamer that I can run it with. Doesn't matter to me if it is prototypical because as we all know, they are are all toys.

Thanks Doc.

 

Actually I don't care at all if it was 'prototypical'.  I was/am more interested in whether it looked dumb or not mixing it with a passenger train.

 

When I still owned all of my 'O' non-tinplate stuff, I had 2 passenger trains and I think anything other than a passenger car would have looked badly out of place.  But one was the Aerotrain and it was a unique all passenger train and no cars matched to the passenger cars.

 

- walt

I don't think it would look bad at all. I'm thinking about one for my passenger set. If it were a different color or road name it might not look great. Blue comet blue would blend in nicely.

I have to believe the experts!!!!!

 

thanks - walt

Doc,

   Nice pick up, you will love the color more and more every time you run it with your set, makes the train look real cool!

PCRR/Dave

I have two of the Standard Gauge Jersey Central #214 "Route of the Blue Comet" Railway Express Agency boxcars (MTH 11-30147) that I plan to run with my Blue Comet passenger set as head-end "express reefer" cars!  For some reason, I haven't seen that done too often in the Standard Gauge world.  Most guys just run the passenger set behind the 400E steamer.

 

David

David,

 

I'm also looking for a 500 Series Standard Gauge Boxcar to run with my little 384 and 300 series passenger cars. MTH made one in 2006 (10-2173).

I found one from a forum member but he wanted to sell it with the starter set and I couldn't justify buying a set that I already had, just to get one car.

Hopefully LCT will re-release the boxcar to go with the starter set which was also recently re-released.

Doc,

   I would not hold my breath waiting on that car.

PCRR/Dave

PCRR/Dave,

I disagree. It is my prediction that it will be released. Remember, you read it here!

Doc,

   Good luck to ya buddy!

PCRR/Dave