Boxcar Sunday, Let's see your boxcars.

Randy Harrison posted:

I suppose it says something about a company that has been around for a long time...

My Westinghouse Schnabel car consist by MTH including a box car.  The Schnabel and WV caboose were prototypical but can't find any evidence that the box car existed,

And this is a shot of my Southern "wave" box car  by MTH prototypical one of a kind made by Pullman.

This is the actual refurbished one of a kind box car at the NCTM.

Ron

Even in California, some of us like the Central...

Here’s a Couple New TTX Boxcars sitting in our yard 

OK - its sort of late on Sunday here it Central Texas and its been a long, rainy, difficult day (did my taxes!).  So I am going to take a little leeway with the term "Box Car" and leave you (hopefully) with a little smile at my stretching of the term.

Yup!  Its a "Box" Car alright, a Hornby Furniture Van from 1954. 

Hope you are all not too offended, meant in fun !

Enjoy the rest of the Weekend, off we go to work on Monday

Don McErlean

Glad you have a good sense of humor, especially after doing your taxes.

I owe, I owe and have no $$$ to go... to the Feds.

The CBS railroad purchased a old Rock Island siding track to pull up the rail for a new siding.  At the far end of the siding past a washed out small bridge was 3 almost new Rock Island 60ft box cars.  The cars had been on the siding when the Rock shut down and the bridge washed out and the cost was to high to go get the cars.  The CBS RR crews back filled the washed out bridge and pulled the cars across the fill with a truck and cable.

The CBS RR has sold the box cars and here is a picture of 2 of them in CBS's yard.

Justhavnfun:  re your poem—“ain’t that the truth” . Glad you saw the humor in my box car photo 

Bill T posted:

Bill you read my thoughts, thanks for starting off today EASTER. SUNDAY.

Here's a boxcar parked off the tracks, doing secord duty. lol.

If off kelter this morning account's for the angle.

Have a special Easter Sunday everyone, play it safe.

…(broader angle of a previously shared boxcar...)FrankM

Before and after: S Scale conversion of the Lionel "Scout" style boxcar.

Rusty

Earlier I posted some photos of my X-29 boxcars that were part of the Friendship Train.  Like most of the boxcars on the friendship Train, they just had signs attached to the side of the car (I attached another photo today).  However, some cars were a lot fancier.  Here are some from the NYC, SP, and CB&Q.

Boxcars for today.

This one's in need of repairs!

From Lionel in the 1990s

For my grand daughter Ashley

Well Happy Birthday to Ashly , Sidehack.  Hope she has a wonderful day.

Here are my add's to Boxcar Sunday.

First, my Wall of Plug Door Boxcars (plus 1 hopper,1 sheriff and outlaw and 1 zoo car). Lots of "specials" and single store advertisements even Sears!.  These were fun to collect and normally not very expensive, esp compared with 6464's.  Anyway just for funl

Since I like posting the unusual or at least the uncommon, here is a Unique Lines Boxcar from the late 50's. This came in a set with an Engine, Tender, Gondola and Caboose.  All fully lithographed and the engine was clockwork.

Happy Easter and Box Car Sunday

Don McErlean

Good Evening everyone, hoping you’ve all had a good Easter Sunday, and Happy Easter. Box cars are fun.  Happy Railroading 

A few of my more interesting ones.  Mostly All-Nation with a few TCA Desert Division Club cars thrown in.

                       Nice selection Larry, enjoying the storms today?

                                                        PECOS RIVER!

Great weathering effects SIRT, your artistic ability to weather your rolling stock is amazing, as is your layout. Your talent is so evident in the pictures above. Simply awesome. Yes, there were some storms here in Clarksville.  Happy Railroading 

Better late than never for this sunday... One of my favorite cars....

Apparently it was a real brewery in the 1950s but not much information available.

Everybody's favorite railroad...

Dennis-that collection is amazing. I can't even began to identify some of the items.

Do I see some old Athearn kits?

Don Winslow posted:

Dennis-that collection is amazing. I can't even began to identify some of the items.

Do I see some old Athearn kits?

Thanks Don,  Yes, tons of Athearn in there, MP, WP, ATSF, Aluminum PFE, GN, and RI boxcars, An oddball Athearn wood side GN boxcar as well.  There is a lot of Westbrook and Scalecraft with a few All Nation and even a Lobaugh PFE reefer tossed in.  I regret in stuffing them all in the shot it is difficult to see what is actually there lol. Here’s a couple of shots with some of the Athearn uncovered.

Just got some Menards ca r a, a little bigger than my KLine,  but it'll be fine. 

Recently completed kit cars.

Pete

Rusty

Wait, what!.....In 13 pages of the thread, how can there be no RF&P? (Or did I miss it?)

hokie71: Thanks for posting the RF&P boxcar.  I used to work in what was called "Crystal City" in the suburbs of Washington D.C. right next to National (now Reagan) airport and the huge RF&P yard that ran along the main street between the main business area and the airport.  When we had free time, we often drove to a local overpass to watch the action.  Its all gone now, land taken over by more apartments and office buildings although the Virginia Rail Express commuter service still uses some trackage into Arlington.  By the way, where did you get that great boxcar?  Make it/buy it?  My nostalgia gene is looking for one and I have never seen one.

Here is my entry for today. 

The Leonardtown and Savannah (L&S) is always short of motive power and because of war production board restrictions (and lack of $$) can't yet get enough diesels to handle its work. So...today old 999 is going to take a string of box cars up to the interchange yard in Macon.  Tough trip as the coastal "mountains" of Georgia stand in the way so it will be a slow slog.  Luckily for management, on duty today is Old Joe - a 50 year man - and he has been running these steam engines for a very long time, so he knows how to set up old 999 for peak performance.  Big Harry, his fireman of many years and also very senior, knows how to build 999's fire and keep it  hot for peak performance.  It won't be fast but he will get the consist through without helpers (and on Sunday that's important to Mgmt because helpers mean lots of overtime pay!)

Here is 999 ready to pull out of the Depot near the Savannah port and head for Macon.  Old Joe and Big Harry have finished their lunch and have 999 ready to go.  They are hoping to make Macon in time to tie up for Sunday dinner.

A litter closer look at today's consist.  Marx # 467110 B&O (red) from 1960 , Marx # 3280 S.F.R.D Santa Fe (orange) from 1962, Marx # 467110 B&O (blue) from 1964,  Marx # 176893 NYC (green) from late 50's, and a Marx 18326 Penn Central (twisted worms) caboose (tuscan) from 1973.

Happy Box Car Sunday everyone.  The State of Texas just announced that public schools will remain closed for the rest of the school year!  OH JOY!!   Glad I get to go back to work Monday!

Don McErlean