Re: (erielack) Thanks for the posts on the XF boxcars, the 57' mechanical ree...

[The Jordans <jjordan_@_blast.net>]

To All-

Howard Haines sent us some of the pictures of his models of the 57' 
mechanical reefer and the XF (Food Loading Only) box car 
and we've posted them under the OPMR (Other People Model 
Railroads) section of the web site at the bottom of the 
second page. Here is the URL:

http://TrainNut.Railfan.net/Otherlayouts/OtherLayouts2.htm

- -Joe Jordan


At 10:55 PM 11/30/01 -0500, Schuyler G Larrabee wrote:
>Harold said, about the 57' mech reefer:
>
>> (Maybe a better model for this period would be the Athearn
>> 57' mechanical reefer with roof-walk based on another thread here, but I
>need
>> to get the one with the correct roof, like the Tropicana cars.)
>
>Actually, the Athearn model isn't the best choice.  Con-Cor does the exactly
>correct car.  When the ELHS offered these cars, that's what we did the
>decoration on.
>
>At one point, I understood that Con-Cor had mimicked us, producing the car
>in their own line.  I don't know that for a fact, but it would not be the
>first time that's happened.
>
>SGL
>
>
>

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