Rensselaer Model Railroad Society 1983, Troy NY
Athearn 50’ plug-door box car
Page 12 of the Feb. 1983 issue of MR magazine
Model Railroad Society at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Athearn 50’ plug-door box car
Page 12 of the Feb. 1983 issue of MR magazine
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Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club 1987, Portland OR
Athearn 40’ steel reefer
Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club official site
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Highland Park Society of Model Railroad Engineers 1998, San Gabriel CA (Los Angeles)
Accurail ACF 3-Bay Covered Hopper
Highland Park Society of Model Railroad Engineers - Wikipedia
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NMRA PSR Convention 1984, Phoenix AZ
MDC/Roundhouse 40’ AAR boxcar
Page 15 of the Nov. 1984 issue of MR magazine
Thunderbird Model Railroad Club, Phoenix AZ
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NMRA Netherlands Contact Group 1984
MDC/Roundhouse 40’ AAR boxcar
Contactgroep NMRA Nederland official site
Who scribbled “Herby”? It’s not a decal, only on the L-side.
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Danbury Railway Museum 1999, Danbury CT
Athearn Wide-Vision caboose
Danbury Railway Museum official website
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Valley Railroad Company 1996, Essex CT
Athearn 40’ slide-door boxcar
Essex Steam Train & Riverboat – All tracks lead to new adventures!
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Orange Empire Railway Museum 1983, Perris CA
Athearn 40’ slide-door boxcar
The announcement for the distribution of the model was on page 12 of the May 1983 issue of MR magazine. The kit price is $6 or built up for $8 including postage.
Southern California Railway Museum - Bringing Railway History to Life
Southern California Railway Museum - Wikipedia
Google Map
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Colorado Railroad Museum 1979, Golden CO
Train-Miniature wood-sheathed boxcar
The distribution of this model was announced on page 15 of the November 1979 issue of MR magazine.
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Museum of Science & Industry 1984, Chicago IL
Con-Cor/Athearn 50’ slide-door box car
It was the 50th anniversary of the Pioneer Zephyr.
Home - Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, official site
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He’s “Alfie” in the Netherlands I guess 
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It’s scary to think about the history of this model. After being manufactured at MDC, it must have first crossed the Atlantic to the Netherlands. Then it crossed the Atlantic again to a fan in the United States, and then crossed the Pacific to get to me in Japan.
The “Alfie” who added “Herby” may have been American. The “Herby” may have been a dry transfer.
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Illinois Railway Museum 1997, Union IL
Accurail 40’ AAR steel boxcar
Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois - A Museum in Motion official website
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Your collection is amazing!
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Agree with Penny – this whole thread has been amazing. I also got a chance to glance at your encyclopedia. The Google translator worked well, so I could read it. I didn’t have the time to look very much, so I need to check back. Great work!
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