PW Lionel Milk car heading to the farm
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The caboose kit in WPs post made me think about this boxcar kit that my Dad made about 70 years ago. Since his BD is this week I thought it would be a fitting memory.
The car is wooden, the graphics are on card paper.
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Boston and Maine for Bobs Dad
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@Sitka posted:Boston and Maine for Bobs Dad
Thanks Mark!
Nice Bob! I remember those kits.
I wouldn't be in the hobby if it weren't for my Dad. The interest in trains goes back 4 generations...
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@Don Winslow posted:
Thanks Don!
You stirred another memory, in the 80s my son had given me an LGB starter set with the #2 loco. After a few years of running it in the garden, I picked up a US style engine. I was going to phase out the #2. One day Dad stopped over when the trains were running, and he told me that he remembered his Grandfather running an engine like that in Germany. Nuf said The #2 is still running; and now it’s at my son’s on Christmas. So there’s 5 generations, albeit not all modeling.
I failed to mention that my Dad built my first layout. He also built one for himself when he was 85.
Well I admit it fellows, Im confused a little. Don't know if I am responding to PRR + other cabooses or SOM Products box cars. SOoooo here are pictures of both!
Best Wishes Don
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OOPS ... I forgot in my above response, I could be responding to B&M rolling stock, so I am adding my Marx deluxe B&M boxcar to my list. Best Wishes Don
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@Don McErlean posted:
Don,
I followed WPs caboose post with a B&M caboose; but my narrative focused on the SOM boxcar that my Dad built. Mark and Don both responded with SOM. So you were good with the SOM car. This post boxcar follows box car.
Box car State of Maine by Marx
@Greg J. Turinetti - Hey Greg, good to hear from you. What a great CV set you posted. I had forgotten about the little 6" SOM car but it looks good on your post!
Another SOM car. Notice the different wording.
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Back to Bobs SOM This was my dad's HO Lionel SOM with a PW 6464 SOM
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Well I don't have any horses, but I do have some livestock cars including a very large cow!
The cars are Hornby, from the 1950's although the one labeled "LMS" is from 1948 or earlier (pre-nationalization). The cow is mostly from my strange imagination!
Best wishes
Don