Over a decade ago, I purchased three cars from the now-defunct E&B Valley, with Carstens livery.
I built one for a friend and another for myself.
The third is still in kit form.
I first built it and then decided to detail it, adding a basic interior using available materials.
The partitions and floor were made from flat transparent packaging, the seats from balsa wood, and the figures from Preiser.
For the vestibule, I used a computer-printed image of non-slip sheeting obtained online.
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Springfield Model Railroad Club 2010, Springfield IL
Branchline Trains Yardmaster series 1937 AAR 40’ boxcar
Page 16 of the Sept. 2010 issue of MR magazine
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South Shore Model Railway Club 2013, Hingham MA (Part of the Geater Boston region)
Accurail 5600 Series Exterior Post Welded Side Steel Boxcar
Page 15 of the Dec. 2013 issue of MR magazine
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Pasadena Model Railroad Club 1990, Los Angeles CA
Athearn 40’ steel reefer
Page 8 of the Mar. 1990 issue of MR magazine
Pasadena Model Railroad Museum (pmrrm.org)
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I know it’s been mentioned several times, but I’ll repeat it – I never realized there were so many of these special model runs. It’s very interesting to see each one.
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West Valley Railroad Historical Society 2015, Surprise AZ (Phoenix metropolitan area)
Accurail 40’ wood reefer, Ready-to-Run
What does “GP&W” stand for?
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Closest I come is “Great Plains & Western”, but it’s excruciating to try to find anything with LLMs “helpfully” correcting your queries to be about things involving Green Bay or the Great Plains. Likewise searching on any logical permutation of the ‘organization’ name now produces nothing meaningful in the first few pages – they all jump immediately on ‘Genealogical’ whether or not you restrict the search. Bah humbug!
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Thank you for thinking about “GP&W”.
When I got hold of this model in 2019 and researched it, I discovered that the area west of Phoenix was called “West Valley,” which I believe was the origin of the society’s name. I think I also discovered its location in Surprise, Arizona at that time. Looking through magazines, I found that the society seemed to frequently hold swap meets in Glendale. Now they are a mysterious group.
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Purdue Railroad Club 1975, West Lafayette IN
MDC/Roundhouse 40’ AAR boxcar
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Denver HO Model Railroad Club 1977, Denver (Golden) CO
Con-Cor/Athearn 40’ steel refrigerator car
I painted the hatchs, brake wheel and underfloor light blue.
Page 4 of the Jan. 1977 issue of MR magazine
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Naptown & White River Model Railroad Club 1976, Indianapolis IN
Athearn 50’ double-door auto boxcar
Page 11 of the Jan. 1976 issue of MR magazine
Naptown and White River Model Railroad
The club has now announced 60th anniversary cars. Unfortunately, they will not be shipped overseas.
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Someone asked about an HO I Love NY car:
Click on the Pardon and picture should open.
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And of course there is the Athearn Solid Clod reefer:
Hey Dick, good to hear from you. Where you been?!
Regards,
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Stephenson Society of Model Trainmen 1986, Freeport IL
CM Shops/Athearn 40’ slide-door boxcar
The distribution of this model was announced on page 9 of the March 1986 issue of MR magazine, with a price of $7.25 including shipping. Also, on page 45 of the December 2003 issue, a 42nd anniversary model was announced.
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Cape & Islands Model Railroad Association
Centerline Hobbies c. 1990, Hyannis MA (Cape Cod)
???/Athearn 40’ slide-door boxcar
Centerline Hobbies official site
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San Diego Model Railroad Museum 1982, San Diego CA
Train-Miniature of Illinois, 1937 40’ AAR Steel Box Car
This is a “1 of 28 -partial letter” version. The following image of the full letter version is taken from an online auction.
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