On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Paul R. Tupaczewski wrote: > > I thought the blue boxcars were for the Kraft plant in Avon, > > NY (maker of Kool Whip). What cars am I thinking of? > > > The "Cool Whip" cars were the mechanical refrigerator cars they had - EL > 5000-5039 - which were bright orange with black ends and a white roof, > black lettering. The ELHS did these cars several years ago as a custom > run (the Con-Cor 57' mechanical reefer is an exact match) > > - Paul As I recall, the Con-Cor model was almost a hybrid of the two car orders. 5000 to 5019 had the logo on a large sheet metal placard, roofwalks and full ladders and the later order for 5020 to 5039 had the logo painted on the car side (across the rib), no roofwalks and cut down ladders. Is that assessment correct, oh Great EL Car Gurus? Henry J. Henry Priebe Jr. Blue Moon Internet Corp Network Administrator www.bluemoon.net Internet Access & Web Hosting www.railfan.net Railfan Network Services ------------------------------
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