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Beth,

on the Strasburg version will the CV be on the door or will it be blank as the car is today?

Following up on Greg's point. Personally, if the CV is on the door I think I will pass but if it is blank how it is today that would be an instant preorder.

In addition to better matching the one currently on display at Strasburg, the 40000 Central Vermont series boxcars only wore the interwoven CV logo for a few years at most. The cars were delivered in the mid-1920s and the interwoven CV logo was adopted in 1963, at which point 40025 was nearing the end of its revenue service. As far as I can find there is no photographic proof that any of them ever had that logo. When Strasburg did their restoration of 40025, it returned it to its pre-1963 paint scheme and more traditional paint scheme.

Here is a nice article from the Central Vermont modeler.

Possible plan is to do 1 car number with the CV on the door, and the 40025 without the CV on the door.

I've actually seen more prototype pics of cars with the CV on the door.  But if lots of ppl want it without, I'll do the 40025 without.

beth

I’m in for a reorder if the CV is off the door on 40025.

@Beth Marshall-The Public Delivery Track posted:

Possible plan is to do 1 car number with the CV on the door, and the 40025 without the CV on the door.

I've actually seen more prototype pics of cars with the CV on the door.  But if lots of ppl want it without, I'll do the 40025 without.

beth

Awesome thank you! I would gladly help promote it on my various social media channels to help get as many orders as possible.

The Central Vermont 42000 and 43000 series of boxcars had the CV logo on the doors and there are countless photos of them online. They actually match the MTH tooling better but not as accurate to the 40000 series that 40025 is a part of.

If I had to chose I’d pick the Strasburg version. But if you do both I’d take one of each

I much prefer without the CV on the door.

If you were to make the car without the CV on the door ill pre order without even hesitating. i think you'll sell more this way

I'll preorder one with no logo on the door, visually looks so much better.

I would also pre-order without the CV logo on the door.

You definately get an order from me if the logo is NOT on the door. I prefer it the way it is today. PLEASE no logo!!!!!!!!!

I would take one in a heartbeat without the CV on the door

PLEASE BETH NO LOGO!!!

What was on the door in 1940?  I will be interested in those long missing black GATX tankers.

The solution would be to produce 2 distinct pairs of the Central Vermont single-sheathed wood box car

Two of the CV 40000 series  box cars in the Steam Era scheme,

Two of the CV 42000  series box cars in the 1960's-1970's Diesel era CV scheme.

Andrew

@colorado hirailer posted:

What was on the door in 1940?  I will be interested in those long missing black GATX tankers.

No logo. Central Vermont did not adopt the logo until 1961 and was not applied to freight cars until 1963.

@Beth Marshall-The Public Delivery Track posted:

Possible plan is to do 1 car number with the CV on the door, and the 40025 without the CV on the door.

I've actually seen more prototype pics of cars with the CV on the door.  But if lots of ppl want it without, I'll do the 40025 without.

beth

Beth - can you confirm what the plan is moving forward?

Looks like the majority of us are looking for 40025 WITHOUT the logo on the door.

@Prr7688 posted:

Beth - can you confirm what the plan is moving forward?

Looks like the majority of us are looking for 40025 WITHOUT the logo on the door.

Beth answered this question in another post:

"The MTH Premier Central Vermont Single sheathed box cars will be done 1 road number (40025) without the "CV" on the door, the other road number will have the "CV" on the door.  If u are pre-ordering, just put in remarks which scheme u want, if u have a preference."

@Beth Marshall-The Public Delivery Track

One last question - do you have an ETA on when these would be in? (late 2021, earlier 2022)?

I understand that even dates and shipping times are tentative if you even have them.