Translating an idea from the prototype into a model.
For those of you
who are model railroaders this is a cheap and simple addition to your yard
scene. I included a couple photos of the prototypes that got this idea started
for me. The 40' steel box car resided in the D&H Hudson, PA yard. I took
the slide in 1982. This was shortly before the yard closed and operations moved
north to Taylor, PA. The model is made from an old
Train Miniature kit. The prototype idea for my wooden car came from seeing this
image of the M&U car in Middletown circa 1950. (the slide is not mine.
It came from a folio I recieved in an email) It resided south of the present
M&NJ engine house in Middletown. My model represents what may have
appeared in a Lehigh Valley setting. I don't know the manufacturer of the
model I used. I got it unboxed at a train show.
I did
not include cars from two eras just for show. I have a modest sized layout. To
increase my enjoyment, I'm set up to change out as many as three eras in the
same space. In addition to railroad equipment and vehicles I have to switch out
quite a few buildings. The two box cars, having the same footprint, make the
change easy.
Interested in the idea? As said, the re-purposed box cars or containers are simple to model. Want more of a challenge? Try a model of the D&H passenger car from Oneonta that Kip Grant included in his response to Chapter 12.
Hope you enjoy,
Wayne Sittner
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