MTH 20-98230 "Tobacco Valley Lumber Company" Center Beam car
This model is an "opera window" style centerbeam flatcar. The lettering is for the Tobacco Valley Lumber Company. The model is approximately 20 inches in length.
Looking for prototype photos for this Tobacco Valley Lumber Company car.
Prototype Information: Tobacco Valley is in North East Montana near Eureka. The GN built a line into the area of vast timberlands. Tobacco Valley Lumber doesn't own the cars but leases them.
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Pro_hobby-
I found a lot of prototype photographs on RRPicturearchives.net; here is the direct link to the WCRC centerbeam flat pictures.
Hope this helps!
-John
I've been wanting to get this car for a while and just picked one up.
Nice looking car. The "opera window" style [IMO] has more character than the regular car. MTH sometimes plays fast and loose with their decorations, but they nailed this one.
I was able to take numerous photos of them on print film back in the 1990's, when the Tobacco Valley Lumber Co. Center Beam Flat Cars were moving over the Grand Trunk Western.
Andrew
I was able to take numerous photos of them on print film back in the 1990's, when the Tobacco Valley Lumber Co. Center Beam Flat Cars were moving over the Grand Trunk Western.
Andrew
How many other TVLC cars had this same blue paint scheme? What were the other road numbers?
Note: the MTH car has road number 2106.
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