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CN White trailers
Posted by prairieboy2765 on Saturday, June 26, 2021 3:38 PM

Hey all. I'd like to make my own HO-scale version of the Canadian National (CN) white trailer fleet, or "camp vans" that were used in the 1970s and early 1980s. They sat on black flatcars as part of a MOW fleet. Does anyone know where I can information about these things? I'd like to include a picture of one but not sure how to do that.

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Posted by "JaBear" on Saturday, June 26, 2021 7:13 PM
Viewing a photo would be handy to know what you’re specifically asking for, (I’m obviously not asking Google the right question) but if you have one or two photos, and if you know the length of the TOFC flat car, you could then scale the dimensions of the “camp vans” using that information.
 
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EDIT. Is this one??
 

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Posted by NHTX on Saturday, June 26, 2021 7:21 PM

 

    A good place to start would be the CN Historical Association at www.cnrha.ca

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, June 26, 2021 11:15 PM

I believe this is the general idea the OP is looking for:  **

 CR 62628 by Todd Dillon, on Flickr

Regards, Ed

** different era, different railroad

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Posted by prairieboy2765 on Sunday, June 27, 2021 10:20 AM

Yes! That's exactly the type I was referring to. Thank you! Where on the flatcar is the length of the flatcar itself? Also, how do you identify the difference between a kitchen car, a dining car, or an office car? Any help is appreciated.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, June 27, 2021 10:38 AM

prairieboy2765
Thank you! Where on the flatcar is the length of the flatcar itself? Also, how do you identify the difference between a kitchen car, a dining car, or an office car?

The car in Ed's picture is a diner, but other than the label, I would have no idea how to identify it.

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Posted by doctorwayne on Sunday, June 27, 2021 11:24 AM

prairieboy2765
Where on the flatcar is the length of the flatcar itself?

The length of this one is 40'6" (just to the left of the white-outlined box). 

Clicking on the photo should yield a bigger image...

My guess is that the boxcar, at left, is the electrical power generator for the rest of the train.

Wayne

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