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RE: (erielack) EL blue boxcar



> > 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?


That's correct, sir!  Though the Con-Cor car has a separate roofwalk, which addresses the roofwalk/no roofwalk problem.

	- Paul

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