Has anyone seen any 86' Auto Parts box cars recently either painted for or sublettered for CSX? Were they 4 or 8 door? I recently picked up a bunch of the ConCor [N] 86' cars for a good price and was thinking about sending them to the paint shop... Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
It appears that pictures of these boxcars are rather scarce... I found one on a Chessie website: http://www.trainweb.org/chessiephotos/photos/Boxcars/box26.jpg It still does not prove if they went to CSX, but is the most information I have found so far... Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by chessie: Has anyone seen any 86' Auto Parts box cars recently either painted for or sublettered for CSX? Were they 4 or 8 door? I recently picked up a bunch of the ConCor [N] 86' cars for a good price and was thinking about sending them to the paint shop... Chessie <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Hey guys - I've been away for a while - pretty busy lately, just moved to Colorado. But hopefully I can get caught up with all the action on the board. CSX has a bunch of both 4- and 8-door 86' cars. Most have been repainted in full CSX blue, but you can still find a few with Chessie cats. I've bought a bunch of photos at shows for 4-door cars - the 8-door cars are harder to find. I haven't managed to catch any myself, so I can't really post the photos I have, since they don't really "belong" to me. But here's a couple URLs for 4-door cars: http://www.csxfan.railfan.net/freightcars/csxbox/csxt179195.html http://www.csxfan.railfan.net/freightcars/csxbox/csxt180261.html And one with the good ol' Cat: http://www.csxfan.railfan.net/freightcars/csxbox/csxt189045.html I sent a couple scans to Athearn a year or so ago and got them to do their HO 4-door model in CSX - they had released the 8-door initially, which I thought was strange since those are more rare. But it was pretty exciting to see them use the photo I sent when they announced the 4-door on their web site. Walthers also offers the Pullman Standard version in HO. (Hope I did the HTML correctly) ------------------ Dave Railfanning & modeling modern CSX The MARC Railfan and Modeler Site
Wow Dave! Thanks for the reply. I knew someone would have the answer. Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
Although not 86 footers, here's a shot of some new CSX high cubes: http://www.jefflubchanskycpa.com/CSX167024-NWKNJ-MAR28-00DIGI11.jpg Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by chessie: Although not 86 footers, here's a shot of some new CSX high cubes: http://www.jefflubchanskycpa.com/CSX167024-NWKNJ-MAR28-00DIGI11.jpg <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Those are great looking cars - anyone know who built them? I'd love to see Athearn produce those in HO, but I don't know if they match any of the 60-foot versions that Athearn is offering in their Genesis line. It strikes me that modern boxcars are pretty straightforward in design - you could probably scratchbuild one of these in any scale with sheet and strip styrene, if you had good drawings or measurements and an appropriate door. ------------------ Dave Railfanning & modeling modern CSX The MARC Railfan and Modeler Site
I think this company named E&B Bought molds from E&C a couple of years ago and make them in the very CSX "big Blue" paint. they go here for a bout $14.98 (ouch!) ------------------ Appalachian & Atlantic Model Railroad "QUALITY at WORK with SAFTEY in MIND"
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by wt&c: I think this company named E&B Bought molds from E&C a couple of years ago and make them in the very CSX "big Blue" paint. they go here for a bout $14.98 (ouch!) <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Although slightly off topic, I don't mind adding what little I know.... LBF Models bought and took over the old E&C; although I model N scale, I was excited to see someone had bought their molds. Yes, the HO models of the "Big Blue" cars are available, but they are only 50' cars. Here's a picture: http://www.lbfcompany.com/images/1304n.jpg As far as HO modeling, didn't Roundhouse/MDC offer 50' hi cubes in HO like they did in N scale? If not, take heart... I have seen the "new" LBF cars offered on eBay for way below retail (~40% off) Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by chessie: As far as HO modeling, didn't Roundhouse/MDC offer 50' hi cubes in HO like they did in N scale? If not, take heart... I have seen the "new" LBF cars offered on eBay for way below retail (~40% off) [/B]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> The E&C model had some problems - I wasn't very fond of the shallow exterior post details, and the overall appearance in general, plus apparently the roof was wrong, so I passed on that model. Fortunately, Walthers should be releasing their HO version of this prototype any day now, which looks to be much better. There are a couple variations of this car, but fortunately for us, they're doing the one that fits the CSX Big Blue cars, with the wide post of the trucks. Here's a picture of the Wisconsin Central version of the model: http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/932-7104 I can't wait! ------------------ Dave Railfanning & modeling modern CSX The MARC Railfan and Modeler Site
