My pleasure. I have a few more I posted previously. lol
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So noted.
Rich
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Nassau Model Railroad Club 1979, Williston Park NY
Athearn 40’ slide-door boxcar
Page 12 of the Apr. 1980 issue of MR magazine
Page 108-109 of the Dec. 1979 issue of MR magazine
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Miniature Railroad Club of York 1993, York PA
Athearn 50’ single slide-door boxcar
I painted the handbrake wheel yellow and the doors red.
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At last, one I have.
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Please show us the photos.
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I rescind this comment… somewhat. While I still have no interest accumulating these kinds of cars, I will admit I have found this thread enjoyable and informative. I had no idea that there were so many of these commemorative & fantasy cars out there. I can now see why some would be interested in collecting them.
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Give me time to dig it out; it’s packed away.
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New York Society of Model Engineers 1976
Athearn 40’ slide-door boxcar
What does New York, Hoboken, Carlstadt mean, written on the right?
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The Society was established in Manhattan, then moved to Lackawanna Terminal in Hoboken, NJ, then to Carlstadt, NJ in the 1950s.
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Thank you, @Woke_Hoagland.
So the club is still active. Wow, it was founded in 1926, so next year will be its 100th anniversary!
New York Society of Model Engineers 1986, Carlstadt NJ
Athearn 50’ smooth-side w/plug-door boxcar
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Would these count as ‘real-life’ commemorative cars? I wonder if any manufacturer has offered them, or at least decals?
Kansas Feeds the World by Joe McMillan, on Flickr
Herbie by Joe McMillan, on Flickr
I’ll have a couple of my own model contributions after I get some photos tonight. A friend dropped off a box of ‘goodies’ he picked up at a flea market!
Cheers, Ed
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Woodie’s Train Shop, El Paso TX
MDC/Roundhouse 50’ slide-door boxcar
The list ads in MR magazine ran from the Aug. 1973 issue to the July 2004 issue. The shop owner’s name is Herbert “Woodie” Bussell. The layout is named Hazelwood R.R. after him and his wife, “Hazel.” The couple ran the shop for over 30 years, and the husband passed away in 2011 (see the Exterior Painting Volunteer website).
The video shows a shop layout that appears to be a recording of a television program, and uses HO scale and 3-rail O gauge.
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Bachmann and LGB definitely produced HERBIE cars and I think K-Line might have as well.
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A search reveals:
ATSF 4196 boxcar model was manufactured in N-scale from Micro-Trains Line and is available at several model shops now. The prototype appears to have been repainted in this scheme in July 1963.
The Herbie safety slogan car is described in detail on TrainWeb.com. There is one painted by MoPac in 1979 and one painted by UP in 1983. Model products are available from some brands, but I have only seen the MoPac car.
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I wonder if anyone made a model of EAST-1?
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Harmar Station Historical Model Railroad Museum, Marietta OH
Athearn 40’ slide-door boxcar
The museum advertised in MR magazine from the Nov. 1996 issue to the Apr. 1997 issue, touting its exhibits of O, G, and standard gauge models. According to one announcement, the museum closed in Jan. 2002, and the collection was moved to the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad in Bryson City, North Carolina.
The following video is from Nov. 2001, and Part 1-5 were uploaded.
Across the former site, as seen on Google Maps, there are old railcars on display.
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Great Smoky Mountains Railway, Bryson City NC
Athearn 40’ slide-door boxcar
The “railway” was established in 1988 when a private individual purchased 53 miles of the Murphy branch of the Norfolk Southern Railway. And in 1999, American Heritage Railways acquired the line and renamed it the “Railroad.”
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Sattler’s Hobby Shop 1984, Westmont NJ
Robin’s Rails/Athearn 40’ sliding-door box car
Page 10 of the Nov. 1972 issue of MR magazine & Google Map
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