Let's see Beer Rolling Stock Cars

A TCA Desert Division classic:

And for the 50th Anniversary of Desert Division, this more modern offering.  The beer can came from a house renovation.  A contractor found this in the open cells of concrete block on a remodel of a 1947 home.  Just goes to show, not much has changed in the last 75 years. 

There are still a few of these left for sale in two numbers, 101971 for the year DD was founded and 102021 for the 50th anniversary.

LOTS 2012 Convention Car

West End Brewery off loading some full barrels of the Famous Utica Club!

Dude!

I am returning to this hobby (for the past year) after a 30+ year hiatus and the beer refers from ALL the o gauge manufacturers are making me thirsty! I love the look and detail and variety I'm seeing out there. I'm jealous. I've got dozens of "Lionel 9800's" rolling stock, but nothing like those

Sigh... Maybe someday I'll have a wood-sided-reefer train...

@woodsyT posted:

Dude!

I am returning to this hobby (for the past year) after a 30+ year hiatus and the beer refers from ALL the o gauge manufacturers are making me thirsty! I love the look and detail and variety I'm seeing out there. I'm jealous. I've got dozens of "Lionel 9800's" rolling stock, but nothing like those

Sigh... Maybe someday I'll have a wood-sided-reefer train...

Some nice looking cars out there check ebay at time you can find a Lionel for a good price. Mark

I live in Pittsburgh and have neighbors that worked at Pgh brewery.  MTH years ago came out with a BUNCH of cars showing different brews that pittsburgh brewery made.  I bought every car that MTH made!

My prize was a cream colored train (engine and 6 cars) that could only be bought at the brewery (at first).

Here are the cream colored things:

@walt rapp

Walt:

That is an impressive collection. Is Iron City beer still brewed?

Here are a few.

Two that l made.

@Former Member posted:

Two that l made.

Nice looking cars DOC where did you get the decals? Had a member make me a (gift)tanker from Utica Club bottle labels did a great job. Thanks Mark

@Randy Harrison posted:

@walt rapp

Walt:

That is an impressive collection. Is Iron City beer still brewed?

Absolutely.  IC Lite is now their big seller.  They brew specialty beers too.

Here's some other cars that I had before I sold off my collection:

They are all MTH Railking.  BTW: I still have many more PGH Brewery ones to show here soon.

walt

THREE beer cars threads going on right now.  Too bad since I don't like posting the same images multiple places

walt

@Don Winslow posted:

Anybody remember the Hamm's Beer commercials with the bear? Seems to me my Dad would drink this brand.

Many years ago, Firesign Theater did a spoof of the Hamm's "it's in the water" commercials.  Of course, someone has immortalized it on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qclO9PuNNXQ

@walt rapp posted:

THREE beer cars threads going on right now.  Too bad since I don't like posting the same images multiple places

walt

Walt I guess the newest one renewed interest in the older ones.  When I first saw the title of the newest one I thought it was the one Arnold had started.  I forgot all about this thread until someone posted the link in the newest version.

Plenty O beer here.

As part of my collection, the Lionel MPC phase consists of the beer cars offered in the 70s. And as you will see below them are the candy cars from the same era.

it had to be a Milwaukee Road SD18 to head up the beer cars.

A few more PGH brewery ones from my now sold collection

- walt

@walt rapp posted:

A few more PGH brewery ones from my now sold collection

- walt

Nice looking cars Walt Mark

@walt rapp posted:

A few more PGH brewery ones from my now sold collection

- walt

I like these a lot Walt .

BRich, I too have collected the MPC beer reefers and the factory weathered group of reefers which included a green Budweiser reefer.

Couple of Lionel special issue beer cars.

Who makes the Sommerzeit car?

I’m looking for the Rolling Rock Switcher. I understand that it was mostly sold to employees. I do have a number of the rolling rock cars but so far the switcher has eluded me.

@Delaware Dave posted:

Who makes the Sommerzeit car?

That was a Lionel car, as mentioned in the post.

I see where it was a custom club car that was sold out. Know anyone that has an extra?

Coach Joe,

Yes, when I started, I wanted to just get the modern reefer versions. I do believe the green Bud car was a wood side car. Lionel also did a few Standard O reefers, but they were big when put alongside the other reefers.

@breezinup those are really nice.  Colors pop and very interesting graphics.

@trumpettrain posted:

I enjoy the story that consistently shows in your terrific photo scenes!

On a good day, my photos are simply snapshots. Well done...... And as a trumpet/baritone play myself, Top Notch Creativity. Thanks for all the shares,

here's a few more PGH brewery cars made by MTH from my now sold collection

walt

This MTH made car was a fund raiser.  Had to have it. 

@Delaware Dave posted:

Who makes the Sommerzeit car?

A special run for the Milwaukee Lionel RR Club, their 75th Anniversary car. Lionel part number 2201070.

Ramon

Here are my Hamm's Beer boxcars, MTH & 3 Weavers.

@Dave Ripp. posted:

Here are my Hamm's Beer boxcars, MTH & 3 Weavers.

Nice looking cars Dave, Mark

Bottoms up!!!!!!!  2 more from my now sold PGH Brewery collection

walt

@walt rapp posted:

Bottoms up!!!!!!!  2 more from my now sold PGH Brewery collection

walt

Walt,although just across the state line, Remember theTV ads.  Takes me back to better time, thanks.

Ron

@Dave Ripp. posted:

Here are my Hamm's Beer boxcars, MTH & 3 Weavers.

Who produced the 3 Weaver cars? Are they home made or a custom run? Nice cars.

Ramon

These four Beer reefers comprise my entire beer rolling stock.  Up front as it should be is the  pride of the OGR forum the famous NATTY BOH reefer, followed by the Western Division’s APACHE reefer and then the BALLANTINE and MILLER HIGH LIFE reefers.  The first three were manufactured by ATLAS while the last was made by MTH.

These aren't from PGH brewery like all of the others that I've shown, but they certainly fit this topic!

From my now sold collection:

walt

@Garcia posted:

Who produced the 3 Weaver cars? Are they homemade or a custom run? Nice cars.

Ramon

Someone on eBay made them per my request. So far I've failed to find his information.

@walt rapp posted:

These aren't from PGH brewery like all of the others that I've shown, but they certainly fit this topic!

From my now sold collection:

walt

@walt rapp

Walt:

While I was a student at the Philadelphia Musical Academy in the mid 1970's, our "school cafeteria", aka McGlinchy's Bar, sold Rolling Rock 12-ounce drafts for $.25 cents each. It was a real nice beer at a price that I could afford on a self-supporting adult student's budget.