Photos of Detroit & Mackinac reefers are here!

Looking great.  Can't wait to get mine!

Thanks,

Dan

Notice the made in Detroit, Mich stenciling on #2002?

These look awesome!  I can't wait to see them in person

John, You and the NMRRC have done it again.  Great Job!

Nice. Glad I decided to order one. 

Are these Weaver/Crown cars? Do they have die cast trucks?

I love the turtle graphics.

Yes, they were from "Buffalo Creek Graphics/Crown Model Decorators" and produced by Weaver.  Yes, they have die-cast trucks.

John, there was a lot of RR car manufacturing in Detroit.  99% seems to be lost to history.

Dan

The turtle refers to Mackinac Island, which was said to mean the great turtle - foundation of the world....Although I suppose that some disrespectful people said it referred to the speed of the D&M's trains.  

BTW, Mackinac is pronounced MackiNAW, the C on the end is silent.

Specifically, the word "mackinac" is derived from the Ojibwa Indian word michilimackinac meaning "island of the great turtle." Pretty neat to have the turtles on the cars. I wonder when they stopped using that.

I've read that the only American railroad to have an animal in its logo was the Great Northern. Kind of hard to believe, but true. Of course, Canadian Pacific had the beaver. 

I first visited the island in 1957 on a family trip, and about 15 years ago did the trip with my own family, so the name sparks some personal memories for me. The bridge was still under construction back in '57, so we'd taken a ferry across the straits.

These cars are selling quickly.  This is a limited run of 100 total (50 each road number) and they will be gone soon.

We expect to ship these shortly after York so order now!!!

These won't last.  They came out really nice !