Ask Warren Buffet. He LEASES boxcars for BNSF!
cabinet Bob posted:Play trains..what time do they start ?
Cool Menard's collection, but I have suggest cheating since your thread topic just says boxcars! 
That wall is a good start though! And the wood shelves are really nice, I'm guessing having something to do with your screen name.
-Dave
david1 posted:Earthquakes are very very rare in this part of the country Tiffany. Unlike California which will slip into Pacific Ocean one day.
Hello David 1.............
Well I been here in California for almost 60 years and never happen yet but I sure can swim can you ? 
Tiffany
My health insurance has a special "wife discovers new train car" rider.
I love collecting box cars. They must be A. of a basic boxcar brown background, B. 40 feet in scale length, and C. Each of a different road name.
play trains posted:Bob, I think you and I should start going to the meetings!! Lol
yes..The name of the new group would be called .. MOTT.. Men Operating Toy Trains...I'm sure the wife will like this... LOL
How many cattle cars can a man have?
RoyBoy posted:How many cattle cars can a man have?
"Holy Cow" That's a lot of beef !! LOL..
I have only a guestimate at 40 Boxcars And I'm fully aware that is not enough.
Still working on a Modular Layout for the BIG trains.
William 1 posted:Buy a real boxcar and park it in your backyard. Use it for storage. When you roll a door back and boxes start falling on the ground, it may be time to scale back. Just a suggestion. Have fun, BK
Now that's an idea I can get behind.
In my case, it isn't so much box cars (I do have quite a few of those too), but it's covered hoppers of various types. I have so many I'm losing count.
play trains posted:Bob, I think you and I should start going to the meetings!! Lol
Doesn't TCA stand for Train Collectors Anonymous? 
Gilly@N&W posted:When off the top of your head, you cannot respond "I have X Boxcars", I would say that is too many, When it comes to O gauge, I have too much. I couldn't pull an exact # for cabooses right now.
I guess by that standard, I'm in trouble. I lost count a long time ago. I'm to the point where I don't think it will all fit on the layout, and the layout is huge.
As for the wife, sometimes she eggs me on to buy more. She never gets mad, but she usually gets even.
The trouble is that you need at least one engine to pull every box car.
NH Joe
Bob, after reading all these comments I think we may have to use Yankee Stadium for the meetings! ! LOL
Putnam Division posted:Not enough!
Peter
I'm with Peter, not enough box cars but if you look at my shelves and yard we are flooded with grain hoppers and coal cars. Nothing like a long run og coal gondolas being pulled by some orange pumpkins.
cabinet Bob posted:When I brought my last box in, my wife said how many more do you need? So... I said how many pairs of shoes do you need? You can send cards to my hospital room number 323.
Or flowers to your local funeral home! ENJOY!
cabinet Bob posted:Play trains..what time do they start ?
Wow, Bob!! Do you have a full set of Menards' offerings? Love it!
AGHRMatt posted:William 1 posted:Buy a real boxcar and park it in your backyard. Use it for storage. When you roll a door back and boxes start falling on the ground, it may be time to scale back. Just a suggestion. Have fun, BK
Now that's an idea I can get behind.
In my case, it isn't so much box cars (I do have quite a few of those too), but it's covered hoppers of various types. I have so many I'm losing count.
and there's the problem! Nobody needs to keep count!
Where's Pops..... I miss Pops..... 
He'd know what to say here!
I'm still waiting..has anyone found the 5 Menards prototypes in my picture ? Just maybe ,a prize will be coming your way....
cabinet Bob posted:I'm still waiting..has anyone found the 5 Menards prototypes in my picture ? Just maybe ,a prize will be coming your way....
Top row, in the center, the weathered ones. Nick T
I say the 5 on the left side of the picture, 2nd row down.
Go back to my 3rd. post. a real good hint for the prototypes...
TShearer posted:Ambulance, Flat with Truss load, B&N with yellow tractor, flats with MOW pickups ?
sorry,, way off..
mike g. posted:I say the 5 on the left side of the picture, 2nd row down.
very close.
cabinet Bob posted:I'm still waiting..has anyone found the 5 Menards prototypes in my picture ? Just maybe ,a prize will be coming your way....
Bob,
I couldn't zoom in quite enough, but here's my thoughts:
I see 3 Shell tanker trailers on flat cars, but they only made 1. They made it with a black Santa Fe flat car. One of yours is a red flat car (which I previously posted a picture of). Can't quite tell what the other dark flat car is under the 3rd Shell tanker trailer.
I see 2 Quaker State Tank Cars (to left of Shell trucks), but they only made 1.
I see 2 C&NW Box Cars (to right of Shell trucks), one bright yellow one a softer yellow.
I see 2 flatcars with army tanks (to left of Quaker Tank cars).
I see 2 Menards Box Cars (below red Frisco Box Car).
Fun game.
Stu
Ok second guess, The Green BN and the car to the right on the top row, and the first 3 cars right to left on the second row down.
NOT LionelLLC posted:cabinet Bob posted:I'm still waiting..has anyone found the 5 Menards prototypes in my picture ? Just maybe ,a prize will be coming your way....
Bob,
I couldn't zoom in quite enough, but here's my thoughts:
I see 3 Shell tanker trailers on flat cars, but they only made 1. They made it with a black Santa Fe flat car. One of yours is a red flat car (which I previously posted a picture of). Can't quite tell what the other dark flat car is under the 3rd Shell tanker trailer.
I see 2 Quaker State Tank Cars (to left of Shell trucks), but they only made 1.
I see 2 C&NW Box Cars (to right of Shell trucks), one bright yellow one a softer yellow.
I see 2 flatcars with army tanks (to left of Quaker Tank cars).
I see 2 Menards Box Cars (below red Frisco Box Car).
Fun game Stu
you are VERY close.. see my third post for a good hint..
cabinet Bob posted:Can you find the 5 prototype cars ? Hint. They are on top of each other
Flat car with Army Tank.
Quaker State Tank Car
Shell Tanker Truck (one black flat car and one red flat car)
Kemps Tanker Trailer on one flat car and Shell Tanker Trailer on the other flat car.
C&NW Box Cars.
Final answer.
Stu
NOT LionelLLC posted:cabinet Bob posted:Can you find the 5 prototype cars ? Hint. They are on top of each other
Flat car with Army Tank.
Quaker State Tank Car
Shell Tanker Truck (one black flat car and one red flat car)
Kemps Tanker Trailer on one flat car and Shell Tanker Trailer on the other flat car.
C&NW Box Cars.
Final answer.
Stu
winner !!!! Send me your e-mail address and a prize will be sent your way !!
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Fun game Bob, Congrats Stu!
Stu's prize is to attend them meetings.... Can you enlarge that portion of the photo, for those of us whose eyesight went bye bye at age 40
TShearer posted:Stu's prize is to attend them meetings.... Can you enlarge that portion of the photo, for those of us whose eyesight went bye bye at age 40
here you go
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The prize is a cabinet, and will be awarded at the next meeting! LOL Really enjoy this thread! Thanks Bob!
How many boxcars can a man have? ...At least a dozen more than he has now.
Logan
Thanks to all who played this silly little game. It started out as a stupid little thread and grew from there. Congrats to NOT LIONELLLC for the correct answer . A Menards Army Flatcar, with a load, will be heading his way today.. Bob
Too much of a good thing is JUST ENOUGH. Goes for boxcars, I have to say I'm partial to 6464's. Have a lot of originals, and a bunch of the later Lionel repros that I'm running the wheels off.
Jim Waterman
Never met you, (my loss ), but you're a good man Bob! So what if you have this little addiction! LOL
play trains posted:Never met you, (my loss ), but you're a good man Bob! So what if you have this little addiction! LOL
Same here, hope to meet up with you someday.. I'm also a collector of every LCCA product that has come out ,dating back 46 years now.. 
oh Lord.. is there help for me ?
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This thread could become eternal flame, I just spotted empty shelf space !!
Just a rough count of MTH high cube 50 ft. box cars, 72 and of their all door box cars, 34. I do have a few standard 50 ft box cars but not any where close to what I have of the high cubes.
Larry
