NJ HiRailers H.C. Bohack Beer Special run Atlas 40 ft Reefer

Ordered my pair early this morning after I received an email from the HiRailers... growing up in Brooklyn in the early 60’s, I went shopping many times with my parents to the Bohack on Nostrand Ave. and Avenue L. And my first Lionel Train set came from a toy store called Thrift Town across the street!!! Really looking forward to receiving the cars.

Great looking cars. Just placed my order.................Paul 2

They look fantastic and I just placed an order.

Ordered!!!

@Apples55 posted:

Ordered my pair early this morning after I received an email from the HiRailers... growing up in Brooklyn in the early 60’s, I went shopping many times with my parents to the Bohack on Nostrand Ave. and Avenue L. And my first Lionel Train set came from a toy store called Thrift Town across the street!!! Really looking forward to receiving the cars.

Thanks!   If anyone else wants to receive the announcement emails you can register on our website home page (www.njhirailers.com.)  You'll receive a confirm email.  Just click on the confirm link and that's it!

Count me in. Placing an order now.

Bob

I’m in for two !

Alex

Don't ever remember a Bohack or that beer on S.I. But hey, still a cool item!

Looks like another busy year!

@SIRT posted:

Don't ever remember a Bohack or that beer on S.I. But hey, still a cool item!

Looks like another busy year!

There was one Bohack on Staten Island   It became a Dans Supreme on Forest Avenue  Later an Acme  It a Met food now  Bard Ave.

I Remember a Bohack Supermarket in the St. George Staten Island Ferry Terminal

This is the fastest selling car we have done so far  If you were on the fence about ordering you might want to pull the trigger   We are about 3/4 sold on these cars 

http://www.njhirailers.com/njhr-store

We got the pre Production samples of the cars today   They look great  Once we approve them they will go into production

I would like to order one of these cars but the website is off centered and i could not access the order form. Reach  me at: milt@paiger.org

@triplex posted:

I would like to order one of these cars but the website is off centered and i could not access the order form. Reach  me at: milt@paiger.org

Just sent an email with an order form

Turbine,

Kevin Martin here from the NJHR's. I am the person that will follow up with you if you have not received the email from Ben with the order form.

You can email me at the NJHirailers@yahoo.com or Kbmkam@aol.com. I will work to get your order placed.

Regards,

Kevin

Special Projects - Club Cars & Merchandise

Another amazing job, Ben. Really nice graphics... so many memories (of the store, too young for the beer ). Can’t wait to get my pair!!!

If anybody is having trouble with the order buttons on the website you can use the attached order form

Having a problem ordering.  Nothing on my computer seems to hookup to a order form.  Left several phone msgs,  but no return calls.  What is my next step???

Thanks

That is a great looking car. But I wish it was one of the MTH 36 ft. wood-sided reefers to go along with all my others. Do understand why you guys switched to Atlas given the MTH situation when these were made.  

Like this one.

TheBeeMan,

I returned your call this morning and I emailed you from the NJHiRailers@yahoo.com address with an order form with instructions. Apparently the website has some issues.

Kevin

I like the bright red roof car a lot.

@johnstrains posted:

That is a great looking car. But I wish it was one of the MTH 36 ft. wood-sided reefers to go along with all my others. Do understand why you guys switched to Atlas given the MTH situation when these were made.  

MTh wasnt taking any orders when we sent this one in or it would be a 36 foot reefer   We didnt like the Atlas 36 foot reefer because of the ancient undercarriage detail so we went with the 40 footer  The Atlas 40 foot woodside reefer is a work of art

@Randy_B posted:

I like the bright red roof car a lot.

That was the color Bohack used on all its signs

Hi Ben,

Ordered my Bohack car set. As the saying goes, “The check’s in the mail.”

Bohack holds a special place in my memory for a couple of reasons. First, of course, is shopping with my mother at our local Bohack’s in Valley Stream, which was only a short distance from where I grew up. It was just south of Sunrise Highway on Rockaway Avenue, the village’s “Main Street.”

But a more vivid memory is of their headquarters and enormous facility in Queens, on Metropolitan Avenue, near its intersection with Flushing Avenue. In fact, the intersection of Metropolitan and Flushing avenues was called “Bohack Square.” (Today, there’s an office building just east of there called Bohack Square.) My dad owned a small auto repair shop on Flushing Avenue, a half-block west of Metropolitan Avenue, the back of which was directly across the street from Bohack’s corporate headquarters building, see attached photo from an internet site on NYC history. (Dad’s building, which he leased, is still there; today it’s a body shop.) The Bohack headquarters building only recently—less than ten years ago—was torn down. But long after Bohack ceased operations the building’s facade still had “H.C. Bohack Co.” above the front doors, see the second photo. Bohack had a huge facility there, which received freight cars—mostly boxcars and reefers—full of meat and grocery items daily. When I was a kid in the early-/mid-’60s, when I’d go to work with my dad on Saturdays and during summer breaks from school, I used to love watching the trains cross Metropolitan Avenue and head into the Bohack property. There was even a Bohack restaurant near the same intersection. The third photo is from a Google image dated November 2020 of a chimney on Flushing Avenue, just off of Metropolitan that clearly still shows the Bohack name on it, more than 40 years after Bohack’s demise.

I look forward to getting my cars. They'll always bring back memories of my childhood.

Stay well.

Chris

Team,

As many of you know, The NJ Hi-Railers website has been experiencing significant issues over the last few days. We are working on resolving the issues with our service provider and do not currently have a date when those issues will be resolved.

Our apologies to those that have been trying to order the Bohack Reefers.

I am uploading a order form. It has all the details required to place an order. Please complete the order form and send your check made out to the NJ Hi-Railers. The prefered payment is a check which will act as your confirmation of your order. I will take PayPal while the site is inoperable if requested.

Any questions please send an email to me at kbmkam@aol.com, please cc NJHirailers@yahoo.com.

Thank you in advance for your continued support and we apologize for any inconvenience this causes.

Please mail your order to

Kevin Martin

NJ Hi-Railers

605 Alacci Way

River Vale NJ, 07675

@Chris R posted:

Hi Ben,

Ordered my Bohack car set. As the saying goes, “The check’s in the mail.”

Bohack holds a special place in my memory for a couple of reasons. First, of course, is shopping with my mother at our local Bohack’s in Valley Stream, which was only a short distance from where I grew up. It was just south of Sunrise Highway on Rockaway Avenue, the village’s “Main Street.”

But a more vivid memory is of their headquarters and enormous facility in Queens, on Metropolitan Avenue, near its intersection with Flushing Avenue. In fact, the intersection of Metropolitan and Flushing avenues was called “Bohack Square.” (Today, there’s an office building just east of there called Bohack Square.) My dad owned a small auto repair shop on Flushing Avenue, a half-block west of Metropolitan Avenue, the back of which was directly across the street from Bohack’s corporate headquarters building, see attached photo from an internet site on NYC history. (Dad’s building, which he leased, is still there; today it’s a body shop.) The Bohack headquarters building only recently—less than ten years ago—was torn down. But long after Bohack ceased operations the building’s facade still had “H.C. Bohack Co.” above the front doors, see the second photo. Bohack had a huge facility there, which received freight cars—mostly boxcars and reefers—full of meat and grocery items daily. When I was a kid in the early-/mid-’60s, when I’d go to work with my dad on Saturdays and during summer breaks from school, I used to love watching the trains cross Metropolitan Avenue and head into the Bohack property. There was even a Bohack restaurant near the same intersection. The third photo is from a Google image dated November 2020 of a chimney on Flushing Avenue, just off of Metropolitan that clearly still shows the Bohack name on it, more than 40 years after Bohack’s demise.

I look forward to getting my cars. They'll always bring back memories of my childhood.

Stay well.

Chris

In its heyday  BTW there is a Facebook group in regard to Bohack   It is frequented by H.C juniors daughter

I have a lot of older bill board reefers most by Atlas some of the old K-Line that I have collected over the years. They look great in a colorful long train. But your design here is certainly one to order, that is a great looking colorful design.

By the way The Canadian Toy Train Association is also running an unique Moosehead Beer car custom run.  https://www.canadiantoytrains.org/

@kj356 posted:

I have a lot of older bill board reefers most by Atlas some of the old K-Line that I have collected over the years. They look great in a colorful long train. But your design here is certainly one to order, that is a great looking colorful design.

By the way The Canadian Toy Train Association is also running an unique Moosehead Beer car custom run.  https://www.canadiantoytrains.

Moosehead.   One of my favorites.  Do you have artwork yet.  When can we order

Just heads up, we have been receiving orders via mail, Thank you all. Your check will be your receipt and confirmation of your order. Any questions or concerns, please let us know by emailing me at kbmkam@aol.com, please cc NJHirailers@yahoo.com.

Thanks,

Kevin

Heyyy    Look what was just delivered   The production cars look awesome    There are still some available if anybody is interested

Sweet!!! Looking forward to my pair 🍺 🍺

All,

As Ben pointed out the Bohack cars have arrived. I gave Ben a few so he could post pictures on the forum and by the comments above they are being well received. Thank you all for your support.

I am getting quite a few emails as to when I plan to ship them to those that have purchased. Due to a packaging error, I need to repackage everyone unit that has arrived. New packaging was expected today, however that has not happened. Therefore, the new plan is to repackage and ship next week once the new packaging is delivered to me.

To reduce the turn time I have prepared the shipping labels and assembled a packaging team of NJHR club members to assist me so once we get boxes we will repackage and send out ASAP.

My sincere apologies but there is not much that can be done at the moment.

Kevin

Nothing to apologize for, Kevin. Better they arrive safe rather than sooner

Hi Kevin and Ben,

Thanks for the update. They look great! Looking forward to getting my two-pack. Hopefully, they won't come while we're in York. After we get home would be great. Another train item to look forward to.

Chris

Bought one, should have bought two. And, I'm not 100% sure WHICH I one bought. I'll have to wait to see which one I didn't get and hope there's still one available.

@Gilly@N&W posted:

Bought one, should have bought two. And, I'm not 100% sure WHICH I one bought. I'll have to wait to see which one I didn't get and hope there's still one available.

Tom

You ordered the Brown roof

My very first solo shopping outing with my son, was to a Bohack Supermarket, a block away from where we lived, in the Borough of Churches (Brooklyn, NY). His head was on a swivel. Watching his eyes pop was the highlight of this normally boring shopping expedition. Almost pulled the trigger on both of these, but held back. Don’t need to add beer cars to my list of “must haves”. Good memories, though.

Great news!!!

@Apples55 posted:

Ordered my pair early this morning after I received an email from the HiRailers... growing up in Brooklyn in the early 60’s, I went shopping many times with my parents to the Bohack on Nostrand Ave. and Avenue L. And my first Lionel Train set came from a toy store called Thrift Town across the street!!! Really looking forward to receiving the cars.

Holy cow, Paul, I didn’t read any of the posts before today! That was the Bohack to which I brought my son! We probably were contemporaries in time and geography! I went to OLHC grammar school!