Boxcar Sunday, Let's see your boxcars.

A last minute contribution.

W. Allen McClelland, an icon in the model railroading world, passed away a couple days ago. He was always a inspiration to many modelers.

I had a set of decals for his fictional railroad, the Virginian and Ohio. It seemed fitting to paint a car in his honor. Here it is..

Tom

@Krieglok posted:

A last minute contribution.

W. Allen McClelland, an icon in the model railroading world, passed away a couple days ago. He was always a inspiration to many modelers.

I had a set of decals for his fictional railroad, the Virginian and Ohio. It seemed fitting to paint a car in his honor. Here it is..

Tom

Tom, that's a beautiful gesture and the same goes for the boxcar.

Tom - a great boxcar and a wonderful tribute to a great model railroader.

Don

We had pierogies and smoked pork chops for dinner the other night so I thought this would be a good Boxcar Sunday car. (And they were good!)

Bob

@bobfett - Great car ! who made it?  Love them Pierogies!

Don

Wow, yes, Box Car Sundays roll around like #Randy Harrison and his beautiful box car,  Miller Time, and a tribute to the Friendship Train by @CAPPilott, Ron, such a beautiful train and brief history of this great train with many railroads participating, NYC, L&N, PR, SP, Food For Friends, that’s what we need today, helping others, and the Pennsylvania Centipedes, wow, and  @Krieglok, making a car for a true ambassador of this wonderful hobby, Allen McClelland a true pioneer of this hobby, I have videos of his model railroading work, he was amazing, and by the way, I’m envious of Tom’s ability to paint box cars, wow, @Don McErlean, and yes, your box car is another one  of a kind treat, we may need to call you Rocket Man, just kidding, it’s a unique car. @SitkaSitka, you have a beautiful set of box cars today and a beautiful layout. So, my cars are not rare, no story to tell, just having fun in the hobby. Happy Railroading Everyone

@Don McErlean posted:

@bobfett - Great car ! who made it?  Love them Pierogies!

Don

Hi Don,

It's a Frank's Roundhouse car. He (Frank Rash) did 5 Mrs. T's cars. They were decorated for and sold by Ellie's Lokie Shop in Mahanoy City, PA.

And I love them too (sauted in butter and onions)!

Here are the other 4.

Bob

@bobfett posted:

Hi Don,

It's a Frank's Roundhouse car. He (Frank Rash) did 5 Mrs. T's cars. They were decorated for and sold by Ellie's Lokie Shop in Mahanoy City, PA.

And I love them too (sauted in butter and onions)!

Here are the other 4.

Bob

Nice colorful cars and Mrs.'s Ts are pierogies are delicious.

@Dave Ripp. posted:

Here are mine for this week. The Hamms Beer boxcars by MTH and 3 by Weaver. There is also a Burlington in front of the Hamms it's also a Weaver model.

I remember the great Hamm's "bar art" as a kid. Rotating scene lamps, wall hangings, pool table lamps, etc. featuring beautiful scenery and the "From the Land of Sky Blue Waters" slogan seen on your boxcar. Oddly enough, I've never tried Hamm's, but I've always wanted one of those rotating lamps...

Here is a video from my archives.  It shows mostly boxcars.

Dave,  I love those Hamm's cars, my beer of choice. I always keep a few on hand in the basement fridge.

Hey -- here goes nothing! My addition (I hope) to boxcar Sunday

@Mud Dog Max posted:

Hey -- here goes nothing! My addition (I hope) to boxcar Sunday

Nice boxcar and nice layout backdrop. Looks like you might be at Cherryville Bend. Or Lehigh Gap.

Another set of Spruce Falls yields and companion…

This company has a rich and varied history from muskeg country in Ontario CN, and was once owned by the New York Times and Kimberly-Clark!  Too much to write here but if your interested, Google Spruce Falls Paper and you’ll be able to see and read.

Both cars are Atlas “O” repaints, with Scalecoat II over Rustoleum primer.

@Don McErlean posted:

@Dave Ripp.- those are really neat Ham's beer boxcars, I must admit I had not seen them before.  @CAPPilot- Great display of boxcars from the FT.  Thanks for the story, I admit that was a piece of history I had forgotten.  Great story

Well my contribution today is unique to me, its a boxcar by Williams (may be my only one) but when I saw the logo I just had to have it.  Its from the Toledo, Peoria, & Western (TP&W ).  This line, some 287 miles long has gone through various mergers, owners, bankruptcies, acquisitions etc since its founding in the 1800's.  Finally most recently owned by ATSF it was sold off to its current owner and now functions quite well as a short line of just over 480 miles and makes a profit.  So here is the TP&W box car from Williams.

I will admit, as an ex NASA guy, I just had to have the "rocket" box car!

Oh one more...when someone said Box Car Sunday, I thought they said Box Cat Sunday, so I got this one for fun.

Best wishes for a great week everyone.  Stay healthy and happy.

Don

In my house we say "If I fits...I sits..."

@trumpettrain posted:

Here is a video from my archives.  It shows mostly boxcars.

Patrick, great video and scene...love the "Budd" cars!  I recall seeing the original Budd cars at the Union Station in Providence with Grandfather in the late '50's early 60's.

Weaver Norfolk & Western

Just a couple repaints for this week…both Weaver cars.

Tom

@Capetrainman posted:

Patrick, great video and scene...love the "Budd" cars!  I recall seeing the original Budd cars at the Union Station in Providence with Grandfather in the late '50's early 60's.

Thanks Paul!   Yes I love Budd cars too!  I used to see them on the B&O Washington Branch between Baltimore and Washington DC in daily commuter service.  After B&O became part of CSX the cars were used on the same line as part of MARC ( Maryland Rail Commuter ) service up til sometime in the 1990's or perhaps the late 80s.   I got to ride on a set of those cars with my father when they were under B&O ownership way back in the late 1950s.  Sometimes the B&O used Budd cars during weekends on their racetrack specials which took horse racing fans to/from  the track .  

I loved the Budd cars when Lionel first brought them out in the 1950s!  Because I saw them on the B&O regularly I could strongly relate to them.  I always wanted a set of them back them, however, they would not take the sharp curves of my 027 layout.   About 15 years ago I acquired my first set of Lionel MPC Budd cars. I still have them.  The only draw back is there is no horn.

I would imagine that the Budd cars you saw in Providence belonged to the Boston and Maine?  The B&M has the largest fleet of these cars.  

Well boxcar fans, I have something from the bygone age for you today.  In the days of the advancing Great Depression, 1932 was its "peak" (depth?), most manufacturers of toy trains were offering low price point lines to try to rescue declining sales.  Luckily for Lionel, they had realized the need for low priced sets in the late 20's and started on a design / tooling for such a set.  Starting in 1931 they brought out their first (for Lionel) clockwork sets of a very low priced line.  These continued right up until the late 30's (1936-1937) .  Taking advantage of the Ives expertise in lithography and their clockwork locomotives, after acquiring Ives ,  Lionel offered a line of small clockwork lithographed freight and passenger trains.  Called the "Winner" lines at first then "Lionel-Ives" and finally consolidated into what became known as the 0-27 line. For many years, these little trains provided the potential for young people to enjoy model railroading despite the deep gloom of the depression.

In honor of Box Car Sunday, here is the Lionel 1514 Baby Ruth boxcar from the early "0-27" lines of 1936-37.  To illustrate what I mean by a small size, this boxcar is but 5 3/4" long compared to a 9 1/2" 6464 series boxcar.

By the way, Paul & Patrick - I agree, I love the Budd cars as well.  I have an MPC powered one and an original Lionel unpowered one that I pair up as the MPC car matches the original almost exactly.  Dave - neat N&W boxcar, good looking Weaver.  Tom great work as usual, love the RI "route of the rockets" one great work

Best wishes everyone.  Hope you have a great week

Don

Pennsy, Erie and NY Central boxcars hauled by Williams Penn Central F3s:

Arnold

My take from 1st Frost. All boxcars, so 2 birds with 1 stone as it were. I made 2 trips to RGS trains, I loved them so much, I bought 7. Plus a couple of Lehigh Valleys, a Jersey Central Caboose, and of course an old beat up Rio Grande.

Happy "BOXED CAR" Sunday everybody!!

@Mud Dog Max posted:

Happy "BOXED CAR" Sunday everybody!!

LOL Max, Boxcar not boxed van.

ok, ok boxed CAR Sunday, sorry....

Getting later to make “Boxcar Sunday” but here we are with only one photo for the week.  
The UP boxcar was originally an SP boxcAr made by Pecos River.  The paint is Rustoleum primer, Glosscoated for decal application, then Dullcoted.  

The two reefers in the background are strictly Atlas stock, spotted at a cold storage facility.  

Thanks for looking!

Don

@Mud Dog Max posted:

ok, ok boxed CAR Sunday, sorry....

Better and still funny,

@Dave Ripp. posted:

Weaver Norfolk & Western

Nice to see those Hamm's cars in action, Dave! The N&W car is nice, too; Weaver really did a nice job with their rolling stock. And US made, too. Too bad we lost them in 2015. I wish I could afford one of their PRR Torpedo's. I've got one in HO from BLI.

Pretend cars from a real "Fallen Flag".

@Don Sierakowski 111617 posted:

Getting later to make “Boxcar Sunday” but here we are with only one photo for the week.  
The UP boxcar was originally an SP boxcAr made by Pecos River.  The paint is Rustoleum primer, Glosscoated for decal application, then Dullcoted.  

The two reefers in the background are strictly Atlas stock, spotted at a cold storage facility.  

Thanks for looking!

Don

Don, nice to see this area close up. I saw it from the opposite end in another thread. 

@Rob Leese posted:

Pretend cars from a real "Fallen Flag".

Robert, are those 50 footers or 60?

Thanks

@Krieglok posted:

Just a couple repaints for this week…both Weaver cars.

Tom

At the rapid  rate and quality you get these boxcars redone , I'd think you are giving the manufactures a run for their money .   

Really good looking finished product Tom .

@Jerry Williams posted:

Dave,  I love those Hamm's cars, my beer of choice. I always keep a few on hand in the basement fridge.

A  BIG THUMBS UP  Jerry.

After my first wife passed on I always kept the vegetable crisper and fruit drawers in the fridge stocked up  , ....kept my carbon footprint low with fewer trips to the distributors. 

@Dave Ripp. posted:

Robert, are those 50 footers or 60?

Thanks

These were Atlas 50’ undecorated models.

Okay, I posted this one in in another thread, but it's boxcar Sunday, so here it is again. LoL

@Dallas Joseph posted:

At the rapid  rate and quality you get these boxcars redone , I'd think you are giving the manufactures a run for their money . 

Really good looking finished product Tom .

Thank you, Dallas!

The process of stripping, painting and decaling is actually a bit addictive, lol. I have had a few duds that went back to the stripping tanks but each one is a learning experience!

Tom

Here are some 19th century cars made by MTH. I have been working on adding more scale brake stems, platforms and brake wheels. I also have been adding turnbuckles to the truss rods…

Some factory painted cars with the details added…

And a preview for next week…

Tom

For this week 3 new ones on this train, MSL made by MTH, Penn Central by Atlas & CB&Q Way of the Zepher by Weaver.

@Krieglok posted:

Here are some 19th century cars made by MTH. I have been working on adding more scale brake stems, platforms and brake wheels. I also have been adding turnbuckles to the truss rods…

Some factory painted cars with the details added…

And a preview for next week…

Tom

Very nice Tom. 2 Weeks in a row with a nice Rock Island, I love them both.

N & W was under represented in my boxcar fleet so I was pleased to find this MTH Premier version at the Sioux Falls train show yesterday.  And at a very good price - for it’s like new condition.