Milk cars

Don't have an answer to your question, but good to see you back after all these years.

I’ve been on here a long time and remember the name. Welcome back. To answer your question. I don’t know of a list. But you haven’t missed much in 15 years in the way of cars. There was a lull for a few years before they were offered again.  Then it took about 4 or more years to produce as there was problems with tooling and the supplier. When they finally made it to market. The trucks were not of the same quality as the previous runs and were plagued with coupling and de railing issues. There were also a few custom runs done by METCA and others and one car that was only available in a B&M set.

I’m a milk train junkie. While it’s nice to have a colorful train with many different cars. Milk trains were very regional as far as their consists. I model the Rutland. The one milk train was their big revenue maker. All the cars were going to New York City in it’s heyday. Pretty much all were either Sheffield Farms or Borden’s.

Kalmbach offered a Excellent book a few years back on Milk Trains. Covering all aspects of how it was done throughout the country.

Chuck, Dave

I see that the three of us joined the forum in 2001. Time flies as they say.

Welcome back, Lon. Good to see you posting again.

All of my Lionel milk cars are pre 2010……..I’ve avoided the new ones.

I have stuck to Lionel cars of my signature roads…..the New York Central and the New Haven. I have 4 Lionel A&P cars in boxes that I run rarely.

I have some smaller 36’ cars for the New York Ontario & Western (Atlas and MTH)…….and, I have a few odd ball cars from here and there.

Here are a few examples that I think will give an overview:

Peter

You’ll also note the flats with milk containers. These were by K-Line and when I see them, I gobble them up.

Peter

Thanks Peter

Nice videos. I have 17 of that era. Wife says thats enough. Some were still in the box. I'll have to get them all hitched up in one solid train. Spent the afternoon running wire and hooking up two Ross switches that were installed 15 plus years ago. Next up I have a second TIU to get hooked up that I never did before. Having to relearn a few things that I sorta of forgotten over the years. Getting older I guess.

Here are a few.

Shot this one to look like a period film in B&W.