Most ridiculous...

[Brutus]

I might ad a crane lift with some radioactive waste containers and a flatcar next to the bean cars....

[FJ and G]

Gary,

I miss those posts (that used to be allowed).

[Frank53]

this is looking pretty absurd - sliding a few cases of explsoives down a 30 or so foot chute.

[garyseven]

The Greendale set gets my vote. On so many levels the set was ridiculous (so were the album sales.) Satan chasing a woman car?!? Let's all commemorate domestic violence! Unless you are, of course, one of the few that bought the album let alone, groked its deeper meaning.
Most ridiculous was the response by the rabid "Neil Young is God!" Thrasher Wheat Pinheads to some of the hobbiests on OGRForum. The whole thing spiraled downhill fast with personal attacks on both sides. The set was silly cross marketing, the response by hobbiests was silly, the reply by the music fans was silly... How ridiculous!

[darianj]

My vote goes for the Hurricane Katrina car too. What were they thinking?

[krapug1]

In addition to some of the ones mentioned.

I'll ad the "Elvis He Dared to Rock" Set by Lonel, and lets not forget the original Girls Train from 1957. Granted this turkey, of, all turkeys has spawned a number of recreations and reissues, but the original reason for this train was truly idiotic.

Ken

[Anonymous]

Sorry for posting on this topic so late but I have to throw in the lionel#44 missile firing engine.A diesel with full armament of missles sitting on a launcher on top ready to fire?
Never liked it, never bought it, reminds me of the edsel.. a clunker when it came out few were sold but are valuable today[2c]

[MartyE]

QUOTE: Did anyone ever do a Crapsman Tools train car?

If you mean Craftsman...yes MTH did one in 2004-2005.

[FJ and G]

Keith,

How about a shark on a train?

[1688torpedo]

Hello Dave- Never seen a Rat in a Gondola. They must have bribed him with some Cheese or maybe Peanut Butter![;)][:P][:)].

[Brutus]

I love the silly cars! I bought two baked bean vat cars for my eventual layout - I intend to have them parked next to a gas station! One represents me and the other a friend of mine - the two of us once cleared a room after a meal involving refried beans etc.

Did anyone ever do a Crapsman Tools train car? That would be perfect to represent another friend of mine.

How about an apple sauce car? I have another friend who lives on the stuff.

[FJ and G]

Well, the Capitol City Trackers did it again; this time in the renovated Roundhouse in Baltimore. In addition to the aquarium car, they had a rat in a gondola (perhaps representing a pachyderm????)

(wonder if the rodent was sedated? Ditto for the female guests)

[Cthetrains]

this reminds me of an article in Model Railroader about a decade ago..about Union Pacific..(I hope I don't get sued for posting their name)..attempting to use magnetic uncouplers on their real-life rails..it was an April-fool joke, of course..but whoever wrote it made sure it was so realistically detailed, it made a GREAT read..LoL

HEY..is that aquarium car still being used somewhere?..WHERE?...also..what ever happened to the eploding boxcars?

[Anonymous]

I recall the "Greendale" set generating a bit of heated discussion here:
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=-1&TOPIC_ID=19832&REPLY_ID=182605#182605

Picture window boxcars transporting giant-sized football helmets? Please!

Actually, there was a prototype for the picture window boxcar. I once ran across an ad in a 1950's TIME magazine, featuring such a boxcar that Southern Pacific used for employee training purposes, to demonstrate that the railroad carefully handled customer's shipments.

As for the space and military trains, I think that TMCC was made for the reissue Missile Launch Sets of the past few years (with the add-on sound car, of course!) Nothing like firing those missiles from the CAB-1!

Lou ("we have target.....Fire!..Fire!)

[palallin]

I've always felt the vaious cop-and-hobo cars were silly, especially the ones witht he truss mounted on top.

OTOH, I love the military cars. Every layout needs a defense force! My son and I have been known to fill gondolas and flatcars with troops, and pelt them with rolled socks as they run by us.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tonyh

Gee Whiz, Bill.

When the Osama car was first listed I just HAD to order it! It fits my warped sense of humor to a "T". While I haven't run it yet I am proud to have one. Besides, ole "W" ketched him!

Tony

Osama is still on the loose...it's Sadam who's bin ketched. Some flying carpets have stealth technology.

Bruce Webster

[Craignor]

Dave,

You are welcome.

I always wondered what became of the fish after the show...lunch???

Have to contact PETA.[:D]

[FJ and G]

Thx Craig; I'm downloading the photo this time for keeps. People who see it are pretty amazed; and fish seem to enjoy the ride.

[Anonymous]

Be glad that you have silly train cars and not just a boring list of container, waste and hopper cars.
I think that this what some Europeans (like myself) like in Americans. Creating, producing and actually selling makes the US.
I would state Silly Cars are an essential part of Americana culture.

When I first got a Vlasic Pickle reefer car in the 80's, I thought that that was the most extreme level of stupidity: who is running a car on his layout with advertisments on. A year later I got the "Old grand dad reefer" and was stunned that in the US they actually put the picture of a grand-pa on a train. Later I received catalogs with aquarium cars, mint cars and started to enjoy this typical American phenomena.
May be some suggestions from my side for future innovations:
-a Bill Gates self enrichment mint car
-a congressional passenger car with an exploding feature for your president candidate of choice that you do not like
-a Enron jail car
...

[Frank53]

there should be an "edit" button at the top of your specific post - along with "delete" and "quote"

[Anonymous]

I do second the motion for the Katrina car. Nothing funny that I could find in it.

If I could figure out how to edit my previous opinion I wouldn't have to post again. Any help guys?

Tony

[Anonymous]

Gee Whiz, Bill.

When the Osama car was first listed I just HAD to order it! It fits my warped sense of humor to a "T". While I haven't run it yet I am proud to have one. Besides, ole "W" ketched him!

Tony

[Anonymous]

IMHO the most #65279;ridiculous car was the K-Line “Osama bin Laden” car.
BillFromWayne
www.modeltrainjournal.com

[laz 57]

The Pennsylvania Fish Commision use to stock fish from railroad cars.Access the area by rail and then net the fish out to be stocked into the streams and lakes. The car was similar to the aqurium car but without the glass.
laz57

[Frank53]

THE OGR Hurricane Katrina car gets my vote. Yeah, lets have a car on our layouts commemorating a thousand or so peole dying and hundreds of thousdands displaced due to natural disaster. The intent was good, the method lousy. Morons.

[pbjwilson]

Come on, the alien cars are great. My kids always want the Area 51 set when I set up the trains. The colors and graphics are great.

The aquarium cars are all great. The halographic aquarium car is one of my favorites.

[1688torpedo]

I think the Alien Cars are also silly as is the Elvis Boxcar!

[wrmcclellan]

I personally am quite happy with my new MTH SpongeBob brakeman car!

I am looking forward to when my MTH SpongeBob acquarium car arrives! Excellent!

[daan]

As mentioned before, the cars with floating aliens, and second the chasing saddam car. (Which I think is political incorrect, war shouldn't be a subject when talking toytrains)