History on use of Head End Express Reefers on the MKT

gibson manOGR Forum Member

So I am looking for insight into how the MKT used the head end express reefer...did they run these on the Texas Special or any other name passenger train? If so, were they the green wood sides and only run with heavyweights, or did they have red and silver painted streamline stuff to run with the red cars?

Also, if I were going to set up a Texas Special consist, would it have a GREEN head end boxcar, a GREEN reefer, and Red passenger cars? OR, if the head end stuff was green, would it need to be green heavyweight pullmans to be correct?

I know it doesn't really matter on a toy layout...but just wondering what would be correct for the fun of modeling it...

11/5/165:33 PM

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Dominic MazochOGR Forum Member

I did see a pic of the BLUEBONNET coming into Houston with a R50 refer from the PRR. Now, that would fit the TS! And the TS did run run through cars from the B&O in its colors. The TS did not stay in its first form for very long.

11/5/169:49 PM

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Dominic MazochOGR Forum Member

It seems the BLUEBONNET did have more of the head end cars while that train was still running.

11/5/169:51 PM

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gibson manOGR Forum Member

Thanks guys. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of options to model the Katy...mostly diesel stuff and TS.

Sure would be fun if someone would model a scale Katy Mike and a Katy-ish Pacific.

Too small of a road, I guess.

I look to be picking up a lionchief mikado when they start shipping...but...it's not scale...

11/7/169:26 PM

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BobbyDOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Maybe one of these Atlas O MKT express boxcars? . IIRC there was a book with a picture of the yellow one in the consist. Pennsy express reefer clearly plausible. Maybe an express box car from New York City with newspapers?